this be a great compendium of interview and excerpt form the film of the late sixty and early 70 that be a counter movement to the big studio film of the late sixty . direct by ted demme and it be obviously a labor of love of the film of the period and but it give short shrift to the masterpiece of the time . many of the filmmaker of this period be influence by truffaut and antonioni and fellini and bergman and and of course john cassavetes . unfortunately the documentary logging in at 138 minute be too short . the film be rich with interview and opinion of filmmaker . some of the people interview be represent martin scorsese and francis coppola and robert altman and peter bogdonovich and ellen burstyn and and roger corman and bruce dern and sydney pollack and dennis hopper and and jon voight . bruce dern have a moment of truth when he say that he and jack nicholson may not have be a good look a the other star that come before them but they be interest . this summarize the other area of this period of film making in american history . the filmmaker be deal with a lack of funding from the studio because they be express unconventional attitude about politics and sex and drug and gender and race issue and and americas involvement in overseas conflict like the vietnam war . there be a great interview with francis coppola say that he get the chance to make the conversation because the producer know he have be train by roger corman to make a movie with nothing so they bankroll his film . another interview be with jon voight who be direct by hal ashby in coming home a clear anti war film about a cripple soldier immerse himself back into society after his facing battle . voight talk about how his work method help him achieve an emotional telling point when ashby say that they be do a rehearsal take and it end up be the take use in the film it be well because it be so un rehearse and not drain of it freshness by be over rehearse . there be also many fine excerpt from al pacino break through film the panic in needle park and and interview from dennis hopper on the making of easy rider and and interview from sydney pollack about make film . all in all the documentary be a fine jumping off point for any film lover who want to see great example of what the new voice in film be like in the seventy . many of the sundance folk and where this film make a big splash and be unaware of just how much the independent film maker today owe to the film of john cassavetes and milos foreman and william friedkin and and roger corman . rent it from your favorite shop . it will at least perk you up to some film you may not have see before and can enjoy today . amazon . com have it for as little a $ 11 . 50 and if you want to buy right out .