TV-MA | 3h 52min | Documentary, Film History | 01 June 2023 (USA)
If there is anything that the Hollywood hit machine is consistently great at, it is the conception, packaging, marketing, and distribution of what will eventually become nostalgia. Most movie fans (meaning at least 50%+1) believe films of the past are far better than those of the present, and certainly the future.
The “past” here is relative. For someone born in the ’40s, the movies from the ’50s and early ’60s tend to be the ones they like best. My favorite titles came out between 1967 and 1981, a period referred to as the “American New Wave.” With noted exceptions, each generation tends to relate to and gravitate towards films released during their formative years, which makes all kinds of sense….