Although it may seem hard to believe, once upon a time, American cinema was taken seriously. This was long, long ago, before character development and story were given a back seat to explosive set pieces, tired stereotypical characters, and pointless re-hashings of great movies that came from the earlier period before everything turned rubbish. Laugh at the misplaced optimism of these directors from the 70s, as they talk about American cinema’s last, great Cultural Revolution – read more.