…called “Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of The New Hollywood“, Harris’s short Criterion essay, “Spotlight on New Hollywood“, recorded in 2024, will give you a little taste.
It’s very satisfying and soothing to liaten to Harris explain what happened within the U.S film industry between 1966 or thereabouts (the beginning) and the debut of Star Wars in May 1977 (beginning of the end). “Spotlight on New Hollywood” is one of the supplements that compliment the Criterion Channel’s HD streaming of The Graduate.
I watched it late last night…no embed code but very nice. It lasts around 15 minutes. Here it is…watch it.
