The 70s are often considered the second golden age of Hollywood. Emboldened by the success of Dennis Hopper’s Easy Riderthat closed out the 60s, many of the studios showed a willingness to entrust young producers, writers and directors to give a whole new voice to cinema.
The result was a unique slate of classics from The Godfather, Rocky, etc. and it’s stark in comparison to previous decades where female-led films like My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music, etc., to name a few.
How they differed from previous greats was through forgoing classicism for a closer association with reality, through more sounds or rock ‘n roll songs instead of scores, through more intimate plots in following a character more than their story and venturing off the sound stage and out into the real world.
“Toho Champion Festival — Daigoro vs. Goliath / Panda! Go Panda! / Godzilla Den-Geki Daisakusen” (東宝チャンピオンまつり『怪獣大奮戦 ダイゴロウ対ゴリアス』『パンダ・コパンダ』『ゴジラ電撃大作戦』), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1972 First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O209
“Toho Champion Festival — Daigoro vs. Goliath / Panda! Go Panda! / Godzilla Den-Geki Daisakusen” (東宝チャンピオンまつり『怪獣大奮戦 ダイゴロウ対ゴリアス』『パンダ・コパンダ』『ゴジラ電撃大作戦』), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1972 First Release, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O209
“Toho Champion Festival — Son of Godzilla × Rainbowman × Gatchaman” (東宝チャンピオンまつり『ゴジラの息子』『レインボーマン』『科学忍者隊ガッチャマン』), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F72
“Toho Champion Festival — Son of Godzilla × Rainbowman × Gatchaman” (東宝チャンピオンまつり『ゴジラの息子』『レインボーマン』『科学忍者隊ガッチャマン』), Original Japanese Movie Poster 1973, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) F72
