1960's+Movies

Taylor Allison =1960's Film History=

The end of the Hollywood Studio System
Cinema in the 1960's was a decade of fun, fashion, rock 'n' roll, social changes and cutural values. The decade was aslo filled with monumental change, tragedies, cultural events, assassinations and deaths.

= **Major Themes** =
 * Cold war [[image:lifestyle1960s/cold_war.jpg width="122" height="122" align="right" link="http://www.amazon.com/CNN-Perspectives-Presents-Cold-War/dp/B000DZTCQ0"]][[image:lifestyle1960s/women_rights.gif width="107" height="104" align="right"]]
 * Vietnam
 * Civil Rights Movement
 * Women's Rights MovementSan Francisco Haight[[image:lifestyle1960s/pop_art.jpg width="106" height="121" align="right"]]
 * Rock 'n' Roll
 * PopArt &Warhol
 * Riots and Protests
 * Assassinations

=**The Era of Independent Underground Cinema**=
 * 1963 was the worst year for U.S film production in 50 years, only 121 features release**

=** Major American Folm Companies change Entertainment **=
 * Records
 * Publishing
 * TV movies
 * Production of TV Series

**Fun Fact**
 * No more contract stars and directors
 * Major studios increasingly financed/distributed
 * Average ticket prices were a$1 and average film budget was slightly over $1.5 million

= Famous Movies = =The Apartment=

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 * 1961 Academy Awards**


 * Best art Direction
 * Best Director
 * Best film edition
 * Best Picture
 * Best writing story and screenplay

= = =**The Raisin In the Sun 1961**=



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=Seven Days in May 1964= []
 * **Prize-Winning Drama**
 * **Won NBR Award**
 * **Gary Cooper Award**
 * **Thiller/drama**
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