Criterion Now – Episode 124 – American Cinema in the 1970s

Criterion Now

Aaron is joined by Matthew Asprey Gear, who is an author, film historian, and teacher. We recently completed an online class about American Cinema in the 1970s, so we discuss some of the takeaways from that class and how the era is represented in the Criterion Collection. We also take a detour and discuss two other topics that he teaches — Film Noir and Orson Welles.

Episode Links

Dark City Confidential – A New Look at Classic Noir (1941 – 1961)
American Cinema in the 70s: A New Look at Hollywood
Matthew’s books
Letterboxd list of US Criterion films from the 1970s