ABC in their Oscar leadup coverage had a special that listed 15 Films That Changed American Cinema. It's a good list to introduce anyone to the history of american films (and in some way culture). Now I have to go watch Lilies of the Field (the only one I haven't seen)
15 Films That Changed American Cinema
- Star Wars (1977) - World Building, Expanding movies beyond the theater
- Gone with the Wind (1939) - Epics, Romance
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) - Animation
- Psycho (1960) - Horror, (and toilets)
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - Sci-fi
- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) - Modern Acting
- The Birth of a Nation (1915) - Feature length films, Editing
- Easy Rider (1969) - the 60s, Jack Nicholson, Rock Music Score
- I'm No Angel (1933) - Sex, strong women
- The Godfather Part II (1974) - Sequels
- Lilies of the Field - Sidney Poitier, a black lead, Black cinema
- Jaws (1975) - Summer Blockbusters
- A Hard Day's Night (1964) - Music Videos
- Sixteen Candles (1984) - Teenagers
- Toy Story (1995) - Modern Animation
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