The 70s Filmmaking Rebellion That Still Shapes Hollywood
TL;DR
Coppola, Lucas, and Spielberg broke free from the studio system in the 1970s, building independent ventures that produced landmark hits (The Godfather, Jaws, Star Wars, E.T.) and transformed Hollywood’s power dynamics; the piece argues their fight for creative autonomy inspired a new generation while inviting later executives to imitate and co‑opt their methods, a pattern echoed today as filmmakers seek ownership within a tentpole/IP‑dominated era.
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- Review | How the 1970s remade Hollywood The Washington Post
- Book Review: ‘The Last Kings of Hollywood,’ by Paul Fischer The New York Times
- Were the ’90s Really the Last “Golden Age” for American Cinema — and If Not, Who Comes Next? World of Reel
- "The Last Kings of Hollywood" Author Paul Fischer on Coppola, Lucas, and Spielberg Air Mail
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