HOW STAR WARS DID AND DIDN'T FIT INTO THE NEW HOLLYWOOD ERA IN CINEMA

The New Hollywood era (also known as Hollywood Renaissance, American New Wave, or New American Cinema) was a period in film history from the mid 1960s to the early 1980s . Famous directors like Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, and George Lucas were founding fathers of the movement, changing the face of cinema forever. Star Wars came out in 1977, and in this episode we discuss how the epic space opera full of lightsabers and magic (aka the Force) did and didn’t fit into this gritty era in cinema history. It’s a fascinating discussion you won’t want to miss!