1979 marked the end of the greatest decade in Hollywood history, which laid the groundwork for the industry’s obsessions with blockbusters in the ‘80s. Many of the films released in 1979 were ...

1979 sits right at that fault line. Cinematically, it's a year defined by extremes: apocalyptic visions of the future, harrowing portraits of war, absurdist comedy, existential science fiction, and ...