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A slew of nostalgic period films set during the first half of the 20th century mostly between the two World Wars were produced by Hollywood's major studios in the wake of The Godfather's enormous success. These films were usually star-studded and had generous budgets which allowed them to elaborately recreate the period settings. It is worth noting that some stars such as Robert Redford and Jack Nicholson crop up in this list more than others. Independent avantgarde films such as Inserts were also made, but were the exception rather than the rule.

By Mike Fleming Jr. Peter Bart and Mike Fleming Jr. In this occasional column, two old friends get together and grind their axes, mostly on the movie business. Still, many of the memorable films of that era embodied dark humor, not mere violence. I am thinking of Dr. Mel Gibson earned the highest grosses of any indie film in history, after surviving turn downs by every studio.

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In an era of post-Vietnam trauma, global energy crises, Richard Nixon, pornstaches, and fashions that are straight from the mind of peacock on LSD, movies finally busted out of their Technicolor shells to paint screens with the grainy, brutal, character-driven flicks that defined the s. And after they defined the '70s, they went on to define every film buff's movie shelf. It was a decade of gut-punching greatness for film, and its beautiful bruises still sting. Like they say: Bad times make good art.