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July 20, 2009
Movies
The “Easy Rider” soundtrack redefined movie music for the next 50 years. How it all came together.
Aug. 9, 2019
Books
‘Easy Riders, Raging Bulls’ ranks No. 9 on our list of the best Hollywood books of all time because its juicy anecdotes also tell a story about craft. But that doesn’t mean it’s perfect.
April 8, 2024
Autos
Despite reports that cast doubt on its provenance, a “Captain America” chopper purported to be the last remaining motorcycle used in the filming of the 1969 movie “Easy Rider” sold at auction Saturday night for $1.35 million -- or just more than $1.6 million, after auction fees are included.
Oct. 19, 2014
Born to be wild, and designed for the 1969 motorcycle road movie “Easy Rider,” the famous “Captain America” Harley-Davidson chopper will be on the auction block next month.
Sept. 22, 2014
Entertainment & Arts
Classic movies, film series and festivals in L.A., Sept. 1-8
Sept. 1, 2019
“Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill” actor Michael Madsen was so outraged by our story on the auction sale of a motorcycle purportedly used in the filming of “Easy Rider” that he telephoned, from a movie set in Romania, to voice his concerns.
Oct. 21, 2014
Obituaries
Bert Schneider dies at 78; ‘Easy Rider’ producer
Dec. 14, 2011
This weekend, the gavel will fall at a Calabasas auction of the “Captain America” chopper used in the filming of the 1969 movie “Easy Rider.”
Oct. 17, 2014
The iconoclastic producer of ‘Five Easy Pieces,’ ‘The Last Picture Show’ and the Oscar-winning ‘Hearts and Minds’ helped filmmakers break out of the studio system.