1970s
 In 1971, Olivia Newton-John released her first solo album in the USA. In 1978 she starred in the movie Grease with American actor The film stars John Travolta. | John Travolta (also started American pop music and dance genre with Greece film release). A) Grease is a 1978 American musical romantic comedy film based on the 1971 musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Written by Bronte Woodard and directed by Randal Kleiser in his theatrical feature film debut, the film depicts the lives of greaser Danny Zuko and Australian transfer student Sandy Olsson who develop an attraction for each other. The film stars John Travolta as Danny, Olivia Newton-John as Sandy, and Stockard Channing as Betty Rizzo, the leader of the Pink Ladies. The film will set the tone for an entire generation of Disco and Pop music. Most popular bands in the 70's were the Bee Gees and Blonde! Overall music wise, 70s was night clubs, disco, and also partner dancing era. B) Woodstock is a 1970 documentary film of the watershed counter culture Woodstock Festival which took place in August 1969 near Bethel, New York. Entertainment Weekly called this film the benchmark of concert movies and one of the most entertaining documentaries ever made. The film was directed by Michael Wadleigh. Seven editors are credited, including Thelma Schoonmaker, Martin Scorsese, and Wadleigh. Woodstockwas a great commercial and critical success. It received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Schoonmaker was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, a rare distinction for a documentary.Dan Wallin and L. A. Johnson were nominated for the Oscar for Best Sound. |
1960s
 Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn's on-screen personality varied across her films, but she was known for her sensitivity, vulnerability, and compassion. She has quickly became a Fashion Icon in the 1960's. | Breakfast at Tiffany's a 1961 American romantic comedyfilm directed by Blake Edwards and written by George Axelrod, loosely based on Truman Capote's 1958 novella of the same name. Starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard, and featuring Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen, Martin Balsam, and Mickey Rooney, the film was initially released on October 5, 1961, by Paramount Pictures. Audrey Hepburn will become the artist of the decade. Singer - Cher gained popularity in 1965 as one-half of the folk rock husband-wife duo Sonny & Cher after their song "I Got You Babe" reached number one on the American and British charts. The 1960's gave birth to all time incredible rock bands, including the Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Pink Floyd, and many more. |
1950s
 Marilyn Monroe was our 1950's - 1960's Pop Icon. She was exceptionally bright and determined woman with a sly sense of humor — a far cry from the sweet but dumb blonds she played in such hits as 1953's “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and "Some Like It Hot". | Some Like It Hot is a 1959 American black and white romantic comedy film set in 1929, directed and produced by Billy Wilder, starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon. The supporting cast includes George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown, Joan Shawlee, and Nehemiah Persoff. The screenplay by Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond is based on a screenplay by Robert Thoeren and Michael Logan from the French film Fanfare of Love. The film is about two musicians who dress in drag in order to escape from mafia gangsters whom they witnessed commit a crime inspired by the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre. Marilyn Monroe will become the artist of the decade. |