new hollywood is the period of hollywood from between the late 1960s to the late to mid 1970s where studios relinquished control to young directors in hopes of capturing these arthouse audiences, allowing for greater risk-taking and broader innovation.

stars from the new hollywood period:

• woody allen
• Warren Beatty
• René Auberjonois
• Karen Black
• Timothy Bottoms
• Christopher berry

some directors are

• Martin Scorsese
• Steven Spielberg
• Robert Altman

some films from new hollywood are

• taxi diver
• Bonnie and clyde
• China town
• badlands
• jaws

around this period the TV was rising in popularity

the civil rights act had just been past

the americans started the cold war with the USSR