Before Jaws made us afraid of the water, Hollywood made it the hottest place on Earth — filled with tans, tunes, and teenagers who never stopped dancing. From the late ’50s to the late ’60s, ...

Greek mythology holds that Calliope, the goddess of eloquence and epic poetry, is considered the chief of the Muses. She was the one to whom writers — such as me — would hopefully invoke for ...

A movie still from Stanley Kubrick's 1968 science fiction film '2001: A Space Odyssey' starring Gary Lockwood. The 1960s were a decade of change in America and around the world. Minority rights were ...

The 1960s marked a turning point in American cinema, as filmmakers began pushing past traditional storytelling boundaries. They were emboldened to make movies their way, which was often shocking to ...