Modern Hollywood

Between 1972-77 the average production budget (or "negative Cost") for a single film increased by 178%.
Inflation and Conglomeration
1970 - Love Story (Arthur Hiller)
1970 - Airport (George Seaton)
1970 - M*A*S*H(Robert Altman) an iconoclastic comedy in the Korean War, absurdist edge, humor, hip service comedy.
1970 - Brewster McCloud (Robert Altman)- social satire, the absurdist follies of our times.
1971 - McCabe - Mrs.Miller (Robert Altman)British Columbia
1972 - Images (Robert Altman)-elegant film, L.A. Malibu, sardonic comment on contemporaru American narcissism in southern California.
1972 - The Poseidon Adventure (Ronald Neame)
1972 - The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola)
1973 - The Exorcist (William Friedkin)
1973 - The Sting (George Roy Hill)
1973 - Jesus Christ Superstar (Norman Jewison)
1973 - Main Streets (Scorsese)
1974 - Thieves Like Us (Robert Altman)about American rootlessness
1974 - Colifornia Split (Robert Altman)- gambling set in Las Vegas, about American rootlessness
1975 - Lucky Lady (Stanely Donen)
1975 - Nashville (Robert Altman) - about the nature of American society.
1976 - Buffalo Bill and the Indians(Robert Altman)
1977 -3 Women (Robert Altman)- the nature of the female psyche in surrealistic terms.The film begins as a social satire and mystic imagery and becomes more mysteriously
1977 - New York, New York (musicals of Big Band era)
1977 - Star Wars (George Lucas)
1977 - Saturday Night Fever( John Badham)
1978 - A Wedding (Robert Altman)
1978 - Grease (Randal Kleiser)
1979 - Quintet (Robert Altman)
1979 - A Perfect Couple (Robert Altman)
1979 - Apocalypse Now Coppola)
1980 -H*E*A*L*T*H (Robert Altman) -political satire
1980 - Popeye (Robert Altman)-musical
Altman produced high-risk mentality, original and sophisticated films.
1986- Fool for Love(Robert Altman)
1987 - Beyond Therapy(Robert Altman)
1988 - Tanner (Robert Altman)- political docume4ntary
1993 - Short Cuts (Robert Altman) the metaphor to southern California
1990s - The Long Goodbye (Robert Altman)- the amoral cynicism of the bad qyes from middle classe.
1990s - The Player (Robert Altman) -social criticism
1990s - Short Cuts (Robert Altman)- social criticism


The 1980s began with the single largest financial disaster - "teenpix" cathegory of films, filmmakers produced comedies with sexual/social themes, science fictions. Computer generated graphics, video.
1983 -Flashdance (Adrian Lyne) -music-video-style films
1979 - Apocalipse Now ((Francic Ford Coppola) -Vietnam War
1986 -Platoon (Oliver stone) Vietnam War
1987 -Full Metal Jacket (Stanley Kubrick)
1989 -Born on the Fourthof July (Oliver Stone)
Too many films about Vietnam.New film noir.Filmmmakers: Sydney Pollack,Roman Polanski///
1996 - Kansas City (Robert Altman)- drama
1999 - Cookie''s Fortune (Robert Altman) quirky comedy

Airport. Story: Based on the Arthur Hailey bestseller, this is the one that started the GRAND HOTEL type air disaster films of the 70''s and spawned three sequels. It is the story of one night at a busy airport, during a blizzard, and how lives are intertwined and affected. The airport manager, who has to deal with family problems, internal problems, and a paralyzed jet blocking his critical runway. The security manager, who has to deal with everyday problems. The married pilot who is having an affair with one of stewardess. Add to this a stowaway, a mad bomber, and you have the ingredients for an exciting motion picture. Nominated for ten Academy Awards including Best Picture (losing to PATTON), Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Sound, Best Original Score, Best Film Editing and Best Costume Design. Both Stapleton and Hayes were nominated for Best Supporting Actress, and Hayes won.


Born on the Fourth of July (Oliver Stone Collection)

As I mentioned, this story is true and based on the events that happen to Ron Kovic. Kovic wrote the book which serves as the basis for the screenplay, which was penned by Kovic along with director Oliver Stone. By keeping the subject and writer of the film close to the project, this ensures the passion and emotion resounds through the film itself. While Oliver Stone is considered one of the most respected and influential directors of this, and possibly all, time, his movies are wildly different one to the next, and fans of his films are scattered and varied as well. While all his films have a personal touch evident, his three films about the conflict in Vietnam stands as the most personal and emotional, and are starkly different from each other. The other two films, Platoon and Heaven & Earth, combine with this film to forge a total look at almost all aspects of the brutal conflict. This movie focuses not on the brutalities of the war itself like Platoon, or the Vietnamese perspective like Heaven & Earth, but on the effects the war had on one man, and the difference he makes. If you find yourself enjoying this movie, I suggest you seek out the other two as well. http://www.dvdauthority.com/reviews.asp?reviewID=437



Nashville (1975 film)
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Saturday Night Fever:
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"The Hitchhiker"
Jack Kerouak''''s The Subterraneans
Hippie and Robert Altman
Robert Altman
ILE Best Films of the 1970s