Introduction
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The 70s in in movies was a time of extreme experimentation, building on the new ideas of the 60s and figuring out what was possible.
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#001 - Airport (1970)
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A look at 100 movies of the 1970s has to start somewhere. So why does it start with Airport?
Read MoreDeep Dive: Disaster Films of the 1970s
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Disaster films are some of the most distinctive genre films of the 1970s, not because it is the only time they were made, but because it features some of its most iconic titles. It is an odd genre to be so popular, considering that these films are mainly about seeing things get destroyed that society was proud of and seeing people killed en masse.
Read More#002 - Deadlock (1970)
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From this perspective, it is a telling snapshot of where German filmmakers found themselves.
Read More#003 - Wanda (1970)
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The film might seem amateurish on first glance but is actually carefully thought out and written, with Loden commanding every frame behind and in front of the camera.
Read MoreConnections - From Airport (1970) to Airplane! (1980)
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Airport marks the beginning of the first disaster film wave that was more or less over by the end of the 70s. Airplane! marks the beginning of the spoof wave that more or less lasted until the early 90s.
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