Eric D Snider

Joined: Jul 16, 2014

Eric D. Snider has been a writer since childhood, a film critic since 1999, and a beard wearer since 2008. He holds a degree in journalism and used to work in "the newspaper industry," back when that was a thing. He lives in Portland, Ore., and moved there before it was trendy.

Tom Cruise in 'Born on the Fourth of July'

Brokeback Mountain (2005) Original Trailer [FHD]

During the filming of Oliver Stone's ‘Platoon’ (1986).

Oscar Isaac stars in Joel and Ethan Coen's Inside Llewyn Davis (2013).

Robert De Niro stars in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976).

In the 1960s, films like 'Bonnie & Clyde,' 'The Graduate,' and 'Easy Rider' paved the way for a batch of young filmmakers to create a "New Hollywood" in the 1970s—which proved to be one of the greatest decades in movie history.

Paul Newman and Robert Redford star in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969).

Lovable outlaws, buddy comedies, and Westerns have long been part of the cinematic landscape. But it's this 1969 classic that first combined those elements into a box office smash.

Brenda Chase, Hulton Archive/Getty Images

After a decade of giving bold young directors free rein, the Hollywood studios took back control in the 1980s. Still, a number of excellent movies managed to get made—including some that achieved greatness by reinventing old genres and tropes.

Ian Holm and Sarah Polley in Atom Egoyan's The Sweet Hereafter (1997).

Oscar-winning horror flicks. Best Picture-nominated cartoons. Emerging independent filmmakers. Moviemaking legends creating some of the best work of their careers. The 1990s had it all.

Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, and Jason Statham in 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' (1998)

Sting's wife found it, Tom Cruise sold it, Brad Pitt loved it, and Madonna married the director of this quirky crime film, which is turning 20 years old.

The Oscar-nominated musical is also a history lesson about Hollywood in the late 1920s, when silent pictures were giving way to talkies.

Rob Bottin in John Carpenter's The Fog (1980).

'The Fog,' John Carpenter's eerie 1980 crowd-pleaser, overcame its tiny budget and DIY production to become a huge hit, earning 20 times what it cost to make.