J's review
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood by Peter Biskind
Fascinating look at the movie culture in the '70's. And the many players' downfalls would be more of a tragedy if they hadn't all been such monumental dicks. The behavior of the likes of Bogdanovich, Friedkin, and particularly Coppola to their loved ones negates any goodwill they could have mustered from their movies. In fact, after reading this, I'm surprised any movies got made at all. The story of "Easy Rider"'s production was like reading a horror story. Also gave a great glimpse into the mind of George Lucas and explains pretty much everything about why the Star Wars franchise has become the creative void it's become. Both as a movie book and a history book, this was a great read.
