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<\/figure>\nWhen you think about memorable periods in American film history, the classic Hollywood cinema of \u201cCasablanca\u201d and \u201cThe Maltese Falcon\u201d might come to mind. Or the independent cinema of the 1970s defined by masterworks such as \u201cMean Streets\u201d and \u201cThe Godfather.\u201d<\/p>\n
What isn\u2019t often mentioned as an age of incredible filmmaking is the 1980s.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n snray tuohtiw su eht taht eganeet sdnabtaews ,stnemetats syas emas fo ton ,tirem si tulg evag noihsaf are citamenic rohtua sa dna a leahciM .yhalaM annodaM nhoJ nhoJ ,noskcaJ sehguH eelbmahC tuB<\/p>\n gnidniweR\u201c :s08\u2019 eht eht dnats fo wen sekam ni tnirpmi citsalconoci sih sih morf koob dna a a \u201d,raW ,soediV rednU renruT ,sratS gninnuR .sserP cisuM seivoM yhalaM ecneulfnI dloC cissalC ameniC noitcA <\/p>\n A new book by Atlanta author John Malahy examines the films of the 1980s. (Courtesy of Turner Classic Movies)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n remmuS\u201c yendiS\u201c owt ,seltit neht eht .loohcs rehto fo fo evitan reganam si etaudarg remrof rof dnarb rohtua dednetta ta dna na snoitavitca kroY ohW sU ,ytisrevinU ytisrevinU renruT ehT ehT MCT dehcnerD-nuS sehceepS :reitioP weN :seivoM ,seivoM devoM sihpmeM yhalaM nocI taerG \u201d.drawroF yromE \u201dscissalC cissalC A 03<\/p>\n<\/article>\n I\u201c I\u201c \u201d.s08\u2018 ,s08\u2018 s08\u2018 \u2014 ohw hctaw saw saw eht eht eht .dias yllaer yllaer yllaer dehsup elpoep fo fo ton flesym ,seivom seivom tol tol wonk s\u2019ti ti ni ni eh t\u2019ndah rof derolpxe t\u2019ndid suoiruc noitasrevnoc deredisnoc cissalc yb tub nrob koob esuaceb dnuora dna na tuoba a a \u201d,MCT I I I <\/p>\n<\/article>\n \u201dredlo\u201c \u201dcissalc\u201c s\u2019erehT\u201c s08\u2018 s05\u2018 s03\u2018 ohw ohw tahw ew ,egatniv \u201d,ot ot hguorht hguoht skniht eht eht eht eht eht mees .dias enifeder gnihcaer elpoep tuo redlo fo fo ton wen thgim noitareneg morf rof smlif .mlif naf are dluoc setutitsnoc eb rohtua sa dna na na a ,Z MCT slainnelliM neG dnA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n ehT\u201c \u201dhsalpS\u201c \u201d,snilmerG\u201c hcihw erew saw .noisiv lausu rieht eht stnelat stcepsus emos .sresaelp fo fo seton ekil sti ti si gnidulcni ni ni dehsilbatse edaced rednad dworc gnirevoc evisneherpmoc citamenic citamenic llufkcohc koob ,hcaorppa dna dna dna ,osla yldettimda a ehT ekipS s\u2019yhalaM ,yhalaM hcnyL ,eeL \u201ddiK etaraK miJ hcsumraJ divaD tuB s0891 .)4891( )4891( )4891( <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201d,sneerehtimS\u201c s\u2019namrehS\u201c htiw esohw saw ot ot ot ,emit eht eht eht eht eht hcus wohs stuotuohs hcraes .dias ykriuq no fo fo fo ddo xelpitlum seivom sexim maertsniam evol ecneulfni tnednepedni gnidulcni edulcni ni ni ni tnatropmi sih labolg morf rof smlif smlif rekammlif mlif eraf ,are seiratnemucod ylpeed citamenic amenic strahc sdrib dnoyeb tiab sa dna dna dna osla nasuS .htuoS s\u2019namledieS ssoR eewlEcM \u201d,hcraM yhalaM yhalaM gnoK napaJ tI gnoH s\u2019doowylloH ,dnalgnE doowylloB<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI pushed for an \u201880s book because it\u2019s not really considered classic by a lot of people who watch TCM,” says author John Malahy, a former brand manager at TCM. (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Discovery )<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201dredlo\u201c \u201dcissalc\u201c s\u2019erehT\u201c s08\u2018 s05\u2018 s03\u2018 ohw ohw tahw ew ,egatniv \u201d,ot ot hguorht hguoht skniht eht eht eht eht eht mees .dias enifeder gnihcaer elpoep tuo redlo fo fo ton wen thgim noitareneg morf rof smlif .mlif naf are dluoc setutitsnoc eb rohtua sa dna na na a ,Z MCT slainnelliM neG dnA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n ehT\u201c \u201dhsalpS\u201c \u201d,snilmerG\u201c hcihw erew saw .noisiv lausu rieht eht stnelat stcepsus emos .sresaelp fo fo seton ekil sti ti si gnidulcni ni ni dehsilbatse edaced rednad dworc gnirevoc evisneherpmoc citamenic citamenic llufkcohc koob ,hcaorppa dna dna dna ,osla yldettimda a ehT ekipS s\u2019yhalaM ,yhalaM hcnyL ,eeL \u201ddiK etaraK miJ hcsumraJ divaD tuB s0891 .)4891( )4891( )4891( <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201d,sneerehtimS\u201c s\u2019namrehS\u201c htiw esohw saw ot ot ot ,emit eht eht eht eht eht hcus wohs stuotuohs hcraes .dias ykriuq no fo fo fo ddo xelpitlum seivom sexim maertsniam evol ecneulfni tnednepedni gnidulcni edulcni ni ni ni tnatropmi sih labolg morf rof smlif smlif rekammlif mlif eraf ,are seiratnemucod ylpeed citamenic amenic strahc sdrib dnoyeb tiab sa dna dna dna osla nasuS .htuoS s\u2019namledieS ssoR eewlEcM \u201d,hcraM yhalaM yhalaM gnoK napaJ tI gnoH s\u2019doowylloH ,dnalgnE doowylloB<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n rehtona\u201c \u201ds\u2019ykroP\u201c gnitirw hcihw nehw deirt ot eganeet neet hcus srats thgif-doof-dna-xes ,weiver evitpecer yhcnuar eno \u201d.eivom ti ni flah evag smlif neve gnillac eb sa dna tuoba a a regoR ,yltsoM yhalaM trebE 1891<\/p>\n<\/div>\n rehtona\u201c \u201ds\u2019ykroP\u201c gnitirw hcihw nehw deirt ot eganeet neet hcus srats thgif-doof-dna-xes ,weiver evitpecer yhcnuar eno \u201d.eivom ti ni flah evag smlif neve gnillac eb sa dna tuoba a a regoR ,yltsoM yhalaM trebE 1891<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n I\u201c I\u201c htiw nehw dehctaw gniyrt ot kniht kniht eht eht \u201dgnihtemos .tes yas dias nepo fo .eivom \u201d,dnim s\u2019ti ti ti ti si si are bmud t\u2019nod na niaga tuoba a sthgiR .yhalaM I liviC s0591<\/p>\n ylnevaeH\u201c \u201d,rotagillA\u201c htiw ohw .oot ot neht eht eht eht eht emos ezis srewes .rewes serusaelp no eivom gnivil bal detcejni ni ni rorroh senomroh sah ytliug htworg sworg rotag morf mlif gnideef suomrone depmud edaced slamina dna dna na na retfa sciborea tuoba detcerid-eugaeT ekiL siweL eH s\u2019ogacihC \u201dseidoB 0891<\/p>\n m\u2019I\u201c I\u201c tnaw ot esoht :deracs .dias yllaer ,nosrep \u201d,seno ton em ekil rorroh yfoog \u201d.doog tnaig t\u2019nod tub eb ,lamina a a yhalaM m\u2019I I eviG<\/p>\n<\/article>\n S08\u2018 S\u2019YHALAM NHOJ SMLIF ETIROVAF ROHTUA 5<\/p>\n .T.E\u201c eht detcerid yb nevetS )grebleipS \u201dlairtserreT-artxE ,2891(<\/p>\n gnuoy ohw erehw ot .stsitneics evas no elbavol sdnal mih eh sah tnemnrevog morf yob sdneirfeb neila a ,)samohT ttoillE htraE A yrneH(<\/p>\n I\u201c tey dluow ohw hcihw syaw \u201d.saw saw saw mraw rotisiv yllausu siht siht siht kniht eht ,gniyfirret .elat nabrubus .ffuts oiduts os ,if-ics tcefrep ,tsap fo fo ynam elttil elttil ekil ekil dnik tsuj tsuj tsuj s\u2019ti ti tneconni ni ni evah deldnah .gnikammlif yriaf elpmaxe tnereffid etuc suoiruc neeb sa sa dna yllautca tuoba s\u2019tI s\u2019tI ttoillE gnidne-htraE dnA<\/p>\n yksiR\u201c luaP \u201dssenisuB )namkcirB ,3891(<\/p>\n<\/article>\n htiw ohw pu snrut smaet roines loohcs ,elor \u2019stnerap si otni emoh emoh sih hgih lrig gninifed-reerac llac .lehtorb dna enola a a a a moT nI esiurC<\/p>\n tI\u201c lataF\u201c s08\u2018 uoy dluow htiw yrev ,rellirht siht eht eht taht sekat erus ffuts esnes ees trap trap fo fo ton ,rion elttil ekil retal dnik dnik dik s\u2019ti s\u2019ti ni fi mlif neve citore tnereffid .ydemoc \u201d.tsilatipac gnimoceb .hcaorppa tuoba a a a m\u2019I s\u2019tI s\u2019tI \u201d.noitcarttA<\/p>\n \u201dnoissessoP\u201c )ikswa\u0142u\u017b jezrdnA ,1891(<\/p>\n efiw tneloiv ot egnarts lacigolohcysp no fo efil ni rorroh mlif .egreme sliated s\u2019elpuoc sretnec pukaerb nigeb sa a tseW sihT nilreB s\u2019annA )inajdA ellebasI(<\/p>\n s\u2019tI\u201c .s08\u2018 !dliw driew saw saw ot siht siht s\u2019ereht ereht neht rieht eht eht eht eht eht eht eht taht taht sekat larutanrepus larutanrepus yps tros ,erehwemos stohs tohs ehs terces pihsnoitaler trap ,nwo .revo fo fo fo fo fo fo fo .eivom ,eivom .egairram egairram evol ekil ekil efil dnik s\u2019ti s\u2019ti ti ti ti si si ni ni ni ni woh \u201d.rorroh emoh reh sah morf gnillaf tnemele ylrae yrtnuoc noitcennoc semoc nekorb nekorb neewteb gnieb gninnigeb yllacisab ta era .trapa dna dna dna dna dna dna dna tuoba a a a .llaW oS maS traP llieN s\u2019tI tI ellebasI I eH eH tsaE tuB ,nilreB nilreB nilreB inajdA<\/p>\n<\/article>\n gninnuR\u201c no yendiS )temuL \u201dytpmE ,8891(<\/p>\n s06\u2019 ohw ot rieht eht eganeet yduts pots nos .gninnur kcabhsup deusrup ecilop yllauteprep tsap cisum deedsim sgnol gnitteg morf rof yb era dna stsivitca a owT )xineohP reviR(<\/p>\n \u2026 reviR\u201c \u2014 htiw ohw nehw stnaw detnaw pu pu pu ,oot ot ot ot yeht yeht .meht rieht eht eht eht eht .taht reganeet tros nos nos ydobemos emos nur reyalp deyalp kcip onaip onaip nwo \u201d.tuo no fo fo fo ,won evom .efil .bal dnik peek si si ni ni yfitnedi sih s\u2019eh eh gnivah evah dah dah werg teg sdnif enod nwolb esuaceb gniripsa era dna dna dna dna dna na ,osla a a rehtaeW dnuorgrednU yehT ,eessenneT xineohP ithaL dduJ I I I I ,hcsriH enitsirhC tuB dnA dnA )s0691 seitivitca(<\/p>\n Bill Nunn played Radio Raheem in Spike Lee\u2019s 1989 film \u201cDo the Right Thing.\u201d (CONTRIBUTED)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n oD\u201c eht \u201dgnihT ekipS thgiR )eeL ,9891(<\/p>\n<\/article>\n eht eht snoisnet remmus remmis stnediser airezzip renwo no fo fo doohrobhgien lacol toh .yad neewteb dna a a kroY laicaR weN nailatI kcalB tnasevyutS-drofdeB naciremA<\/p>\n \u2026 I\u201c ,KO\u2018 uoy ekow ohw nehw \u201d.yaw dehctaw dehctaw saw pu hguorht siht neht eht eht eht eht s\u2019taht detrats ,esnes .tser detner yllaer eno fo fo ,thgin txen ,ekil ,efil etal ,wonk tsuj s\u2019ti ti ti si \u2019.gnitseretni eidni ni ni ni ,ruoh stih ,nuf .naf yranidroartxe yranidroartxe elpmaxe rotcerid .yad yad yad ,esruoc looc niatrec tub skaerb ta dna dna dna na na na na a a a a ]dna[ s\u2019tI s\u2019tI I I I I retsubkcolB dnA dnA )evitelpxe(<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.ajc.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Arts & Entertainment Rising directors like Spike Lee and David Lynch helped redeem the decade, John Malahy writes in his new book \u2018Rewinding the \u201980s.\u2019 Drew Barrymore stars in “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” one of Atlanta author John Malahy’s favorite ’80s movies. 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