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Week Six
The 1970s
MON: A government in crisis, and a demoralized country. The rise of the rebel anti-hero in 1970’s filmmaking. Anti-government, anti-establishment themes permeate filmmaking. The Greatest Era in Film History, 10 Films from the 1970s, rock and roll in film, serious changing moral values, film violence changes.
TUE: The rise of film students as filmmakers. The counter-culture of the time influenced Hollywood to be freer, to take more risks and to experiment with alternative, young film makers, as old Hollywood professionals and old-style moguls died out and a new generation of film makers arose.
WED: TED TALKS (6)
THUR: Excerpts from: Jeremiah Johnson, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, The Godfather, Shaft, All the President’s Men, Klute, Taxi Driver, Network, and Apocalypse Now, The Exorcist will be screened and discussed.
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The 1980s
MON: A new age of conservatism in Hollywood, Reagan economics, and youth culture morality. After the groundbreaking cinema of the 70s the ‘80s were often seen as a bit of a disappointment when it came to addressing serious issues of the day.
TUE: MBAs take over the movie business and the bottom line takes precedent over the creative vision. Compared with the serious, gritty films of the previous decade, it’s easy to see why. But then the ‘80s were about something else. While the blockbuster only really took shape in the late ‘70s, the ‘80s saw it in its prime, delivering hit after hit, commercially and critically. Underneath the seemingly superficial cinema were influential voices prodding society to change its views.
WED: John Hughes and the Hollywood teen. Youth culture and the MTV generation change the way films are cut, faster and with less scoring, contemporary music is used to convey the message. It the ME generation at its best.