Sunday, February 1, 2026

Ten from the Popular American Counterculture (1966-1971)

First of all, I had no choice but to be independent in my life because I wasn’t happy with my life. I wanted to change it. And that carried over into everything: how I lived my life, how I found my jobs or education. When I came to making movies, there was this streak in me of being counter, being against. Not for, but against something. And I was against Hollywood.

Bob Rafelson


Brewster McCloud (Robert Altman, 1971)


Little Murders (Alan Arkin, 1971)


Two-Lane Blacktop (Monte Hellman, 1971)


Hi, Mom! (Brian De Palma, 1970)


Zabriskie Point (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1970)


Taking Off (Miloš Forman, 1971)

Cult of the Damned (Robert Thom, 1969)


Head (Bob Rafelson, 1968)

Skidoo (Otto Preminger, 1968)


Easy Rider (Dennis Hopper, 1969)



Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, "Dropout Boogie"


Erlton, Calgary, February 1, 2026







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