In competition with Turner Classic Movies airing nothing but Oscar awarded and nominated movies this month, The Trio Channel is showing classics from the "New Hollywood". The term refers to the generation from the 1960's to the 1970's who redefined Hollywood with a more director-driven iconoclastic film style. These include Dennis Hopper (The Last Movie and Easy Rider), Martin Scorsese (Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore), and George Lucas (THX-1138). The specific flavor of that time, where social change was reflected on screen, is attributed to this group of people fresh out of film school who made their own movies before the age of the blockbuster. Independent films are their spiritual children.