Episode 42: Peter Biskind

Bill speaks to Peter Biskind about his various endeavors in film culture, from editing for publications like American Film and Premiere to writing books like THE SKY IS FALLING, DOWN AND DIRTY PICTURES and EASY RIDERS, RAGING BULLS: HOW THE SEX-DRUGS-AND-ROCK-'N'_ROLL GENERATION SAVED HOLLYWOOD. Topics discussed include: Biskind's work as a documentarian, Brandon Films, getting reprimanded by Francis Coppola, the development and reception of EASY RIDERS, RAGING BULLS, comic book movies and extremism in popular entertainment, Harvey Weinstein and having to axe a piece by Christopher Hitchens because of his insufficient notes. Buy The Sky Is Falling  - How Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism https://thenewpress.com/books/sky-falling Visit Simon & Schuster's author page for Peter Biskind: http://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Peter-Biskind/1327513 Visit the official site for FilmColumbia 2018 film festival: https://crandelltheatre.org/filmcolumbia/ Listen to the Movie Geeks United interview with Peter Biskind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuDtq22AvsY&t=5s Watch Peter Biskind discuss film and technology with Robert Rodriguez and Richard Linklater at SXSW 2001: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEzlQCIqkhk Read Thunder on the Left: The Making of Reds - https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2006/03/reds200603