Passage to Hollywood

The New Hollywood of the late 1960s and 1970s brought a wave of startling films to American theaters. It was a period of political and cultural upheaval, and cinema kept pace. Whether graduates of film school (including the movie brats Francis Coppola, George Lucas, Brian DePalma, and Martin Scorsese) or of the legendary producer/director Roger Corman s hands-on school of low-budget filmmaking (such as Paul Bartel, Peter Bogdanovich, Monte Hellman, and Dennis Hopper), or of both, this...
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The New Hollywood of the late 1960s and 1970s brought a wave of startling films to American theaters. It was a period of political and cultural upheaval, and cinema kept pace. Whether graduates of film school (including the movie brats Francis Coppola, George Lucas, Brian DePalma, and Martin Scorsese) or of the legendary producer/director Roger Corman s hands-on school of low-budget filmmaking (such as Paul Bartel, Peter Bogdanovich, Monte Hellman, and Dennis Hopper), or of both, this younger generation of filmmakers passionately explored edgy subject matter with a cutting-edge style. The stars of Old Hollywood were replaced with a new batch of young, money-hungry, silicone-filled, toothpick thin actresses. In modern days, this type of beauty is the norm and expected if a female dares to go far in the film industry. What happened to the days when glamour and sexiness was still classy and empowering towards women? Gone are the days of curve-hugging, shimmery cocktail dresses and pin-curled locks. But the memory and daring risks that the women took in the Old Hollywood days will live on.