Rise of the Blockbuster (1972-1984)

Read the Cinema in Context: Rise of the Blockbuster article on the FilmEdu website here:Rise of the Blockbuster article

Make notes in relation to key areas:

• the emergence of the multiplex
• the arrival of the blockbuster film and sequels
• home video, format wars, moral panic about unregulated content

The Emergence of the Multiplex

the emergence of the multiplex megaplex cinemas in out-of-town locations/shopping centres/ retail parks in the UK
the decline of city /town centre ‘fleapit’ cinemas

Resources
Film Reference
Screen Online
Kinoeye
The Guardian
FilmEdu
British Cinema Exhibition

The Rise of the Blockbuster

The rise of the blockbuster from jphibbert

Part 1 of a documentary about Hollywood cinema in the 1960s and 1970s.  This section outlines the decline of Hollwyood cinema in the post-war era and considers the situation studios were in by the 1960s.  It then considers how a new wave of filmmakers began to revitalise it, beginning with Bonnie and Clyde (Arthur Penn, USA, 1967).







Video Nasties Moral Panic




BBFC Student Guide to the Video Recordings Act
Julian Petley article on Moral Panic and Video Nasties