Counterculture
Unconventional appearance, music, drugs, communitarian experiments, and sexual liberation were hallmarks of the sixties counterculture, most of whose members were white, middle-class young Americans. To some Americans, these attributes reflected American ideals of free speech, equality, and pursuit of happiness. Other people saw the counterculture as self-indulgent, pointlessly rebellious, unpatriotic, and destructive of America's moral order. Authorities banned the psychedelic drug LSD, restricted political gatherings, and tried to enforce bans on what they considered obscenity in books, music, theatre, and other media. Parents argued with their children and worried about their safety. Some adults accepted elements of the counterculture, while others became estranged from sons and daughters.
Berkeley in the Sixties (1990)
7.6/10
Director: Mark Kitchell
Starring: Martin Luther King, Allen Ginsberg, Joan Baez
An acclaimed film of the major events of the 1960s, including the civil rights movement, free speech protests and anti-war rallies, as seen by 15 lead... Read more
Billy Jack Collection: Born Losers / Billy Jack / The Trial of Billy Jack / Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977)
Director: T C Frank
Starring: Clark Howat, Tom Laughlin, Jane Russell, Jeremy Slate, Delores Taylor, E G Marsh...
Truly controversial at the time, the popular 'Billy Jack' movies feature Tom Laughlin - who also penned the scripts and directed (under the pseudonym... Read more
Danger 5 (2011)
8.4/10
Director: David Ashby, Dario Russo
Starring: David Ashby, Sean James Murphy, Natasa Ristic
Set in a bizarre 1960's inspired version of World War II, this action comedy series follows a team of five spies on a mission to kill Hitler. The acti... Read more
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015)
7.3/10
Director: Stanley Nelson
On May 2, 1967, twenty-four black men and six white women dressed in blue shirts, black berets, and black leather jackets ascended the steps of the ca... Read more
A Technicolor Dream (2008)
7.1/10
Director: Stephen Gammond
Starring: Roger Waters, Nick Mason
This documentary revisits the events that led up to "The 14 Hour Technicolor Dream" on April 29th, 1967, 'a musical happening' at Alexandra Palace tha... Read more
No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg (1997)
6.4/10
Director: Colin Still
Starring: Dick Cavett, Allen Ginsberg, Paul McCartney
Witness the last days of the Beat poet whose works would capture the very essence of the 1960 counter-cultural movement in an informative documentary... Read more
Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice (1969)
Director: Paul Mazursky
Starring: Natalie Wood, Elliott Gould, Robert Culp, Dyan Cannon
Paul Mazursky made his directing debut with this landmark Swingin' Sixties satire, about a sexually liberated couple (Robert Culp and Natalie Wood) wh... Read more
Beat Street (1984)
6.5/10
Director: Stan Lathan
Starring: Rae Dawn Chong
The Bronx is the hippest place in America, as breakdancers, graffiti artists, DJs and rap musicians converge for an exciting street scene. Grandmaster... Read more
The Doors ( Blu-ray ) (1991)
7.2/10
Director: Oliver Stone
Starring: Frank Whaley, Kathleen Quinlan, Kevin Dillon, Kyle MacLachlan, Meg Ryan, Michael...
A vivid impression of Jim Morrison and his group's rise to fame and eventual undoing, and recreating the sights and sounds of the rock and drug era of... Read more
Cheech and Chong's Hey Watch This (2010)
Director: Christian Charles
Starring: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong
Cheech and Chong are back in an all new adventure as they bring their hilarious antics to the live stage across America. The tour has been a resoundin... Read more