Looking Back on Hollywood’s Second Golden Age
Jake Blucker
Hey Hollywooders! For this week’s HollyGOOD Tuesday we’re taking a look at the Second Golden Age of Hollywood.
The 1920s and ‘60s are widely regarded as Hollywood’s Golden Age, but what many people may not know is that Hollywood had what was considered to be its Second Golden Age in the 1960s and ‘70s. This period of time is also known as New Hollywood, the Hollywood Renaissance, or American New Wave.
New Hollywood brought about loosened restrictions on obscenity and controversial, non-family-friendly content in films.
Hollywood’s Second Golden Age: Background
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LINDSEY BAHR, AP Film Writer
June 2, 2021
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1of6This image released by Samuel Goldwyn Films shows a scene from Edge of the World. (Samuel Goldwyn Films via AP)APShow MoreShow Less
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4of6This image released by Samuel Goldwyn Films shows Dominic Monaghan in a scene from Edge of the World. (Samuel Goldwyn Films via AP)APShow MoreShow Less
5of6This image released by Samuel Goldwyn Films shows Josie Ho, left, and Dominic Monaghan in a scene from Edge of the World. (Samuel Goldwyn Films via AP)APShow MoreShow Less