A fresh look at the cinema of the 70s - the breeding ground for the talent that brought us contemporary cinema. Today's cinema is dominated by film-makers like Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Francis Coppola, George Lucas, Brian DePalma - all of whom came of age in the 70s, when the climate of the times allowed them the opportunity to show what their particular vision of cinema could be. Only by looking at how Jaws, Taxi Driver, Carrie and Star Wars came into being can we appreciate A.I., Gangs of New York, The Phantom Menace and Mission Impossible and the rest of contemporary cinema.