Indeed, the old New Hollywood, the iconoclast directors that were the new hotness (compared to geriatric John Ford and the like), are themselves the old and bus

Indeed, the old New Hollywood, the iconoclast directors that were the new hotness (compared to geriatric John Ford and the like), are themselves the old and busted new Old Hollywood, ready for disruption. They did not die as heroes, therefore lasted long enough to become villains.