Most cinephiles consider the 1970s a high point for American movies ... insert moments of high drama in the last act of the movie, but the best parts of Cooley High let viewers just watch the ...

Before we count down the best movies of the 1970s, lets first take a look at the cinematic landscape of the decade. Without a doubt, the highest-grossing movie of the 1970s was Star Wars.

Thus, it’s worth looking at the best films set in the 1970s to see just how the US (and, to a lesser extent, the UK) has grappled with this fascinating period.

Some movies just sort of lose their luster. Some, but not all. Harkening back to the 1970s — to many the best decade of American movies — here are a selection of films that hold up and are ...

Movie soundtracks as albums were just beginning to take off by the 1970s. Of course, there were earlier examples, The Graduate featuring Simon and Garfunkel from 1967 for example. The 1970s though ...