1970s Archives: 07/2025

Jack Nicholson - Frank Costello - The Departed - 2006

The role Jack Nicholson was devastated he didn’t get to play: “A mega hit”

He missed out.

Jul 28, 2025

Record - Vinyl - General - Vintage - Retro - Grammophone - LP

What is the best-selling classic rock song of the 1970s?

A competitive decade.

Callum MacHattie

Jul 23, 2025

Patti Smith - 1970s

Patti Smith’s insane battle to recruit a band in the 1970s: “They’d come in, see it was with a girl, and just leave”

“I had trouble…”

Jul 18, 2025

Film - Filmaking - Trailer - Hollywood - Cinema - Movie - General

What was the best-selling movie of the 1970s?

A huge sensation.

Jul 17, 2025

Record - Vinyl - General - Vintage - Retro - Grammophone - LP

What was the best-selling album in 1979?

What a time.

Callum MacHattie

Jul 16, 2025

David Fincher - 2023 - London Film Festival

David Fincher’s three favourite movies of the 1970s: “Still the best”

A great decade for movies.

Jul 12, 2025

Exploring the influential partnership between John Waters and Divine

The most outrageous ‘Pink Flamingos’ demands: “Few are as brave as actors who work with John Waters”

Shocking.

Jul 8, 2025

Turntable - Vinyl - Record - Arm - Needle

‘The End’: The single greatest needle drop in all of 1970s cinema

Setting the scene perfectly.

Jul 6, 2025

New Wave - General - 1970s - Music - Generic

What was the best-selling album of 1977?

A new dawn of youth culture.

Jul 3, 2025

The five best movies from the 1970s that nobody remembers

The five best movies from the 1970s that nobody remembers

Overlooked.

Jul 3, 2025

Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart - 2009

Jeff Bridges picks the definitive movie of the mid-1970s: “A vibe of the times”

It’s pretty out-there.

Jul 2, 2025