#American New Wave

[mostthingskenobi]

STAR WARS IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT

I'm really proud of this episode. I finally get to show off my film degree by discussing the New Hollywood era in cinema history--and how Star Wars does and doesn't fit the definition. New Hollywood included films like Bonnie and Clyde, Easy Rider, Taxi Driver, The Godfather, Chinatown, Midnight Cowboy...so, how does Star Wars measure up against these gritty, dark dramas?

The New Hollywood era (also known as Hollywood Renaissance, American New Wave, or New American Cinema) was a period in film history from the mid 1960s to the early 1980s . Famous directors like Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, and George Lucas were founding fathers of the movement, changing the face of cinema forever.

You'll learn what created this controversial and groundbreaking era in cinema, with influences ranging from changes in the film industry to social activism to politcal upheaval.

I hope you enjoy!!

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

THE FILM THAT PUT SCORSESE ON THE PROVERBIAL MAP -- ARRIVED IN NIPPON NEARLY A DECADE LATER.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on a rare 1980 movie poster design for 1973's "Mean Streets," the Martin Scorsese crime drama classic w/ Robert De Niro & Harvey Keitel (this was the film's first Japanese theatrical release).

MINI-OVERVIEW: "Celebrated as one of the most original American films of all time, Martin Scorsese’s "Mean Streets" holds a firm place among the best crime films we ever had the pleasure of seeing. It’s not easy to pinpoint what exactly makes it so damn good — whether it’s the memorable Keitel-De Niro on-screen collaboration, master Scorsese’s direction or the screenplay Scorsese wrote with his fellow student and frequent writing partner Mardik Martin — but it hardly matters anyway. It’s definitely one of the cinematic high points of the 70s and, as Ebert put it, "one of the source points of modern movies.""

-- CINEPHILIA & BEYOND, "The Impact of Martin Scorsese's "Mean Streets""

Sources: https://posteritati.com/poster/18521/mean-streets-original-1980-japanese-b2-movie-poster & Cinephilia & Beyond (blog).

[joyfullyglorioussong-blog]

(via GIPHY)

[cleopatragirlie]

❀ 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤 (𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟗) ❀

[sparrowlucero]

this is the iconic dinosaur horror jurassic park wishes it was

[gael-garcia]

El Crimen del Padre Amaro (2002, Carlos Carrera) 🇲🇽

With release delayed a few months to avoid collision with the Pope's visit, around the time the Catholic church was being exposed for pedophilia all over the world, the film broke box office records in Mexico after the country’s Catholic leadership and conservative / anti-abortion groups tried to ban it, driving even more people to see it.

It proceeded to be nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards and won Best Picture at the Ariel Awards.

[illustratus]

Mayflower II on her sailing trials in the waters off Brixham, South Devon, April 1957 by Montague Dawson

[candlemassive]

american murder song and/or strawberry switchblade blinkies mayhaps......?

Ofc!

[agelessphotography]

New York City heat wave, Peter Stackpole, 1953

[newwavesylviaplath]

happy birthday @taintandviolent !! (even though i'm a little late)

(remember when i said id make a moodboard for all my mutuals birthdays? bet u thought i forgot about that huh...)

[americanmarketplace]

Donald Trump

One man , his love for a country , his mission his soul purpose , to keep America alive. Giving this great country back to you me us himself . Thank you Mr Trump for your Sacrifice to save this country !

[sonicandvisualsurprises]

1980

This was Bush Tetras' first EP, featuring Too Many Creeps, Snakes Crawl, and You Taste Like Tropics.

Like my previous Bush Tetras post, I couldn't upload my own files, but luckily, these tracks are available on Bandcamp.

You can listen to the B-sides of their 2nd EP here : Cowboys in Africa /Rituals and to the whole compilation on Bandcamp here : Boom in the Night (Original Studio Recordings 1980-1983)

Also, I added a photo of the singer Cynthia Sley to @vintageblackandwhiteportraits.

Happy listening!

[nugothrhythms]

"La Tentaci​ó​n" by Costa Rican all-woman post-punk, new wave, and batcave-inspired band DYSTT off of their 2024 album Rito

[cleopatragirlie]

❀ 𝐉𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐠 ❀

[hard-eyes]

where nowhere was visible

[gael-garcia]

23 yr-old Gael García Bernal as 23 yr-old Che Guevara in Diarios de motocicleta (2004, Walter Salles 🇧🇷🇦🇷🇨🇱🇵🇪)