Rewinding the ’80s

While by no means the Golden Age of Hollywood, the 1980s offered their own fair share of contemporary classics that are being celebrated today as we move farther away from the years of their release.

John Malahy’s Rewinding the ’80s: Cinema Under the Influence of Music Videos, Action Stars, and a Cold War provides readers with profiles of many films from the 1980s and stories of their productions. In addition, Malahy examines how Hollywood studios reflected a new period of cultural change during that period. From technological change to emergent cultural movements, many film studios and filmmakers were inspired by the new facets of Hollywood throughout the decade.

Fans of TCM’s literary output are sure to enjoy this latest addition to their library.


Rewinding the ’80s: Cinema Under the Influence of Music Videos, Action Stars, and a Cold War is available for purchase via Running Press.

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About Annette Bochenek

Dr. Annette Bochenek of Chicago, Illinois, is an avid scholar of Hollywood’s Golden Age. She manages the Hometowns to Hollywood blog, in which she writes about her trips exploring the legacies and hometowns of Golden Age stars. Annette also hosts the “Hometowns to Hollywood” film series throughout the Chicago area. She has been featured on Turner Classic Movies and is the president of TCM Backlot’s Chicago chapter. In addition to writing for TCM Backlot, she also writes for Classic Movie Hub, Silent Film Quarterly, Nostalgia Digest, and Chicago Art Deco Society Magazine.
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