First, a little context: Walt Disney Studios have worked in cycles since the 30s, and historically, the movies fall into a series of stages. The Golden Age covers the first few films – Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Dumbo, Fantastia, Bambi, Pinocchio and is considered the benchmark for quality. The Silver Age follows, with … Continue reading
Some forty years ago, director Bernardo Bertolucci made Last Tango in Paris, a taunt and claustrophobic movie focusing on the obsessive and heavily sexualised relationship of its leads, Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider. It was a great controversy in the early 70s, but became something of a critical benchmark, leading to Bertolucci shot up as … Continue reading
George Lucas’s Star Wars changed cinema forever. Released in 1977, and with a little help from the blockbuster monster that was Spielberg’s Jaws, the movie set a new precedent for blockbuster movie making and changed the industry forever. Star Wars (later released as A New Hope) marked the end of the 70s Renaissance, and though … Continue reading
