ALTERNATE ESSENTIALS of AMERICAN CINEMA -- 1970s

BEING THERE (1979, Hal Ashby)

MANHATTAN (1979, Woody Allen)

DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978, George Romero)

DAYS OF HEAVEN (1978, Terence Malick)

HALLOWEEN (1978, John Carpenter)

3 WOMEN (1977, Robert Altman)

ERASERHEAD (1977, David Lynch)

KILLER OF SHEEP (1977, Charles Burnett)

MARTIN (1977, George Romero)

OPENING NIGHT (1977, John Cassavetes)

THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE (1976, John Cassavetes)

MIKEY AND NICKY (1976, Elaine May)

DOG DAY AFTERNOON (1975, Sidney Lumet)

CALIFORNIA SPLIT (1974, Robert Altman)

THE CONVERSATION (1974, Francis Ford Coppola)

THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3 (1974, Joseph Sargent)

A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE (1974, John Cassavetes)

BADLANDS (1973, Terrence Malick)

THE LAST DETAIL (1973, Hal Ashby)

THE LONG GOODBYE (1973, Robert Altman)

MEAN STREETS (1973, Martin Scorsese)

PAPER MOON (1973, Peter Bogdanovich)

PAT GARRETT AND BILLY THE KID (1973, Sam Peckinpah)

DELIVERANCE (1972, John Boorman)

THE HEARTBREAK KID (1972, Elaine May)

WHAT’S UP DOC? (1972, Peter Bogdanovich)

HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971, Hal Ashby)

MCCABE & MRS. MILLER (1971, Robert Altman)

FIVE EASY PIECES (1970, Bob Rafelson)

GIMME SHELTER (1970, Maysles Brothers)

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