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My favourite film decade

11 April 2018

  • Raiders of the Lost Ark still

    'The 1960s changed Hollywood forever': readers on their favourite film decades

    It’s got to be the 80s ... or maybe the 20s? Readers respond to our series looking for the defining movie decade

6 April 2018

  • Morgan Freeman in Seven – one of many great 1990s movies.

    From Seven to The Matrix – why the 1990s is my favourite film decade

    The 90s was a decade that saw the rebirth of the American indie and thrilling blockbusters that weren’t reliant on superheroes

5 April 2018

  • Still of Rear Window (1954).

    From Godzilla to Some Like it Hot – why the 1950s is my favourite film decade

    The decade that invented teenagers and giant radioactive lizards also gave birth to the melodramas of Douglas Sirk, the wry satires of Billy Wilder and saw Hitchcock at his finest

4 April 2018

  • Deadly civil war chase … Buster Keaton in 1927’s The General.

    From Nosferatu to The General – why the 1920s is my favourite film decade

    Chaplin and Keaton made millions laugh, but silent cinema’s greatest classics were the fruit of wild European fancy … and then Hollywood invented the talkies

3 April 2018

  • 1975, PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK<br>ANNE-LOUISE LAMBERT Film 'PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK' (1975) 02 February 1975 CTG21776 Allstar/Cinetext/ATLANTIC **WARNING** This photograph can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above film. For Editorial Use Only

    From Don't Look Now to The Godfather – why the 1970s is my favourite film decade

    While Jaws and Star Wars spawned the blockbuster, groundbreaking film-makers pushed cinema to the limits with edgy drama and sparkling comedy

2 April 2018

  • The Wizard of Oz, 1939.

    From The Wizard of Oz to Top Hat – why the 1930s is my favourite film decade

    Depression-era audiences escaped into a whirl of glamour, fantasy and monsters in a decade that ushered in Hollywood’s golden age

30 March 2018

  • The ultimate sci-fi head trip … 2001: A Space Odyssey.Mandatory Credit: Photo by MGM/Everett/REX/Shutterstock (408664o) '2001: A Space Odyssey', Ape with bones - 1968 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY

    From Blow-Up to Bonnie and Clyde – why the 1960s is my favourite film decade

    Rebellion against ‘le cinema du papa’ was the rallying cry of new waves worldwide in this golden era of studio-funded oddness

29 March 2018

  • 2014, BOYHOOD<br>ELLAR COLTRANE Character(s): Mason Film 'BOYHOOD' (2014) Directed By RICHARD LINKLATER 19 January 2014 AFB6792 Allstar Collection/UNIVERSAL PICTURES **WARNING** This Photograph is for editorial use only and is the copyright of UNIVERSAL PICTURES and/or the Photographer assigned by the Film or Production Company &amp; can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above Film. A Mandatory Credit To UNIVERSAL PICTURES is required. The Photographer should also be credited when known. No commercial use can be granted without written authority from the Film Company. 1111z@yx

    From Boyhood to Get Out – why the 2010s is my favourite film decade

    The last seven years has given us career bests from visionary veterans and a horde of hungry up-and-comers ready to drag Hollywood into modernity. The death of cinema? We’ve never had it so good

28 March 2018

  • Double Indemnity - 1944<br>No Merchandising. Editorial Use Only. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Everett Collection / Rex Features ( 993756a ) 'Double Indemnity' - Fred MacMurray Double Indemnity - 1944

    From The Naked City to Double Indemnity – why the 1940s is my favourite film decade

    War changed everything, destroying whole film industries and heralding a new era of realism, grit and shoots on location

27 March 2018

  • Back To The Future Trilogy - 1985<br>No Merchandising. Editorial Use Only. No Book Cover Usage Mandatory Credit: Photo by Snap Stills/REX (2115495cc) Michael J Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Back To The Future Trilogy - 1985

    From Top Gun to Stand By Me – why the 1980s is my favourite film decade

    It was the best of times for action, romance, teen and time-travel movies. It was also surprisingly liberal and diverse. But most of all it was fun

26 March 2018

  • 2005, CACHE ; HIDDEN<br>DANIEL AUTEUIL &amp; JULIETTE BINOCHE Film ‘CACHE ; HIDDEN’ (2005) Directed By MICHAEL HANEKE 14 May 2005 SSG25605 Allstar Collection/ARTIFICIAL EYE **WARNING** This photograph can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above film. A Mandatory Credit To ARTIFICIAL EYE is Required. For Printed Editorial Use Only, NO online or internet use.

    From Hidden to No Country for Old Men – why the 2000s is my favourite film decade

    Featuring Coen brothers masterpieces and an astonishing run by Michael Haneke, this was the decade in which film rediscovered its history – and explored its future – thanks to digital technology
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