The "New" Hollywood

This article begins with claiming that the 1960's was a time in Hollywood of style and innoviation. As the decade continued, however, Hollywood's films became very "anti-establishment" and directed at the youth. The article also mentions an interesting fact about the intended audience at this time, "By the early 1960s, an estimated 80 percent of the film-going population was between the ages of 16 and 25". This article should be useful on the project because it does a good job of naming the most important films of this time period and why they were significant. An example is the Graduate which the article claims, "celebrates a youthful rebellion."
The article also presents an interesting point that although the Vietnam war was one of the most controversial issues of the 1960's it was not seen in film until 1970. The article outlines several films that deal with this issue.

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