Brook K
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Ok, this may not work but I'm giving it a shot. The problem is there's a pretty nebulous demarcation that should be included and those that shouldn't. I'm talking about those films that opened up American cinema, provided new voices, new ways of storytelling, and a fresh vision of life in the good 'ol US of A that made the 1967-1975 era so exciting.
But what to include and what not to? Obviously prestige pics need not apply, large scale productions, musicals, the Pattons, 2001's, Oliver!'s etc, even stuff like Bananas, Jaws and Blazing Saddles is not what I'm going for. Maybe someone will be able to explain it better than I can, but hopefully you'll get the idea from the movies I'm placing in the tournament:
Carnal Knowledge
Five Easy Pieces
Harold & Maude
Coffy
Play Misty For Me
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
American Grafitti
Two-Lane Blacktop
The Boys In The Band
Cool Hand Luke
The Swimmer
Sweet Sweetback's Badassss Song
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
In Cold Blood
Fritz The Cat
Electra Glide In Blue
Johnny Got His Gun
The Long Goodbye
Salesman
Rancho Deluxe
Fat City
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
Superfly
The Beguiled
Pink Flamingos
High Plains Drifter
Hearts And Minds
THX 1138
Sisters
Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls
They Shoot Horses Don't They?
The Last House On The Left
Advance to Second Round
MASH
Klute
Bonnie & Clyde
Shaft
Midnight Cowboy
A Woman Under The Influence
Point Blank
Serpico
Straw Dogs
Monterey Pop
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Billy Jack
Night Moves
The Last Detail
Phantom of the Paradise
The King Of Marvin Gardens
Advanced to Third Round
Don't Look Back
The Wild Bunch
Vanishing Point
Medium Cool
Dog Day Afternoon
Mean Streets
Easy Rider
Nashville
Advanced to Quarter Finals
Badlands
Targets
Night Of The Living Dead
The Honeymoon Killers
Advanced to Semi-Finals
The Parallax View
The Last Picture Show
The Conversation
Minnie & Moskowitz
But what to include and what not to? Obviously prestige pics need not apply, large scale productions, musicals, the Pattons, 2001's, Oliver!'s etc, even stuff like Bananas, Jaws and Blazing Saddles is not what I'm going for. Maybe someone will be able to explain it better than I can, but hopefully you'll get the idea from the movies I'm placing in the tournament:
Carnal Knowledge
Five Easy Pieces
Harold & Maude
Coffy
Play Misty For Me
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
American Grafitti
Two-Lane Blacktop
The Boys In The Band
Cool Hand Luke
The Swimmer
Sweet Sweetback's Badassss Song
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
In Cold Blood
Fritz The Cat
Electra Glide In Blue
Johnny Got His Gun
The Long Goodbye
Salesman
Rancho Deluxe
Fat City
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
Superfly
The Beguiled
Pink Flamingos
High Plains Drifter
Hearts And Minds
THX 1138
Sisters
Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls
They Shoot Horses Don't They?
The Last House On The Left
Advance to Second Round
MASH
Klute
Bonnie & Clyde
Shaft
Midnight Cowboy
A Woman Under The Influence
Point Blank
Serpico
Straw Dogs
Monterey Pop
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Billy Jack
Night Moves
The Last Detail
Phantom of the Paradise
The King Of Marvin Gardens
Advanced to Third Round
Don't Look Back
The Wild Bunch
Vanishing Point
Medium Cool
Dog Day Afternoon
Mean Streets
Easy Rider
Nashville
Advanced to Quarter Finals
Badlands
Targets
Night Of The Living Dead
The Honeymoon Killers
Advanced to Semi-Finals
The Parallax View
The Last Picture Show
The Conversation
Minnie & Moskowitz