"Oh my God, that's my daughter."

I really love 1970s films. They have a look, feel, color, taste, and sound all specific to that decade. Take for example the film Hardcore starring George C. Scott. First of all, the title sequence is absolutely amazing. An old country song plays while idyllic scenes from Christmas in Grand Rapids, MI roll by--the perfect set-up for a film about the underground pornography industry. As much as I love my 1940s and 50s musicals, I get a special kind of inspiration when I watch films from the 70s. I think it was the most innovative decade in film for sure. And I don't understand why films can't still have that gritty, brownish, tangible look to them still. It's absolutely fabulous. It makes me want to go to England and train to be a colorist (at least I think that's what they're called) in the entertainment industry.

And the music! Lord, it's just perfect when George the Calvinist is driving around the seedy parts of LA looking for his lost daughter. It just seems like such a dirty time in our country. Drugs, sex, tight pants, thick ties, more drugs, greasy hair...delightful!