• 143. STAR WARS 2: THE 1970S FUN FACTORY

  • Feb 3 2025
  • Length: 28 mins
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143. STAR WARS 2: THE 1970S FUN FACTORY

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  • Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Exorcist director William Friedkin said that "Star Wars came out of nowhere like a juggernaut". But is this true? Today we meander through the 60s and 70s looking at what inspired the biggest movie of all time.

    WARNING 2! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more

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    NOTES

    WHAT IS THE HAYS CODE?

    https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-the-hays-code-1934/

    WHAT IS FRENCH NEW WAVE?

    https://nofilmschool.com/french-new-wave-cinema

    WHAT IS ITALIAN NEO-REALISM?

    https://www.movementsinfilm.com/italian-neorealism

    WHERE TO BEGIN WITH KITCHEN SINK MOVIES?

    https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/where-begin-with-kitchen-sink-drama

    1970S AMERICA

    https://www.history.com/topics/1970s

    THE UK THREE-DAY WEEK

    https://www.theblackoutreport.co.uk/2023/04/17/three-day-week-1974/

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