Just an observation I made recently about films made in the 1960's: documentaries and books such as "Easy Riders, Raging Bulls" paint the 60's as an era when the studios were in turmoil, essentially making the same kind of movies they had always made, out of touch with the audience. Musicals, lavish costume period pieces and such that didn't see high numbers at the box office. But in reality there were some great movies that came out during the 60's and sometimes people try to classify the 70's as one of the great periods of filmmaking by highlighting some of the 60's weaker attempts like "Paint Your Wagon". They seldom mention or delve into the gold mine of movies that are mentioned in this thread. I do agree that the 70's had some excellent movies, but I also believe the 60's was an equally impressive period for cinema that is often overlooked in favor of focusing on the accomplishments of a select group of filmmakers such as Lucas, Spielberg, Scorcese, Altman, and others.