Film (Alternity)

A list of major films released since 1970, many of which have been based on bestselling novels by authors like Tom Clancy or Ben Corrin. The 1980s brought about a revolution in films: full incorporation of 3D technology in the actual filming process and theatrical displays. The iconic 3D glasses introduced with the first 3D films in the 1950s are still used by many today, but are slowly being phased-out in favor autostereoscopic or so-called 'glasses-free' displays.

1950s
The 1950s brought about the first widespread use of 3D technology in the film industry, used in such classic films as The Day the Earth Stood Still, War of the Worlds, When Worlds Collide, and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, also launching the modern science fiction movie genre. The legendary Alfred Hitchcock was also "...at the top of his game..." in the '50s, releasing suspense/mystery classics such as Strangers on a Train, Rear Window, and North by Northwest. The monster flick reached new heights with the release of Gojira in a newly reconstructed Japan in the summer of 1955 (released in the USA in 1956 as Godzilla, King of the Monsters!). A sequel, Godzilla Raids Again, was released worldwide in 1958.

1960s
The '60s involved even more well-known films than the previous decade, including Psycho, The Birds, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Planet of the Apes, Dr. Strangelove, and 101 Dalmatians, many of which set standards for their respective genres, such as the horror/suspense genre with the last great Hitchcock movies Psycho and The Birds. The decade also launched the James Bond spy/action film series in 1962, starring Sean Connery as the titular character, a role in which he remained until 1971's Diamonds Are Forever - his last Bond movie.

1970s

 * The Exorcist (1973) - A classic of the horror genre, The Exorcist follows the efforts of American actress Chris MacNeil to deal with her 12 year-old daughter Regan when the girl suffers from demon possession and no medical technology or diagnosis can explain her affliction. Chris, an avowed atheist, calls upon a pair of Roman Catholic priests to perform an exorcism on Regan. One of the priests dies of a heart attack, while the other, younger priest successfully challenges the demon to leave the girl and take his body in exchange, upon which the priest hurls himself from Regan's bedroom window, killing himself, but giving Regan her life back.


 * Jaws (1975) - A giant great white shark terrorizes the resort of West Buell, New England, killing as many as six beachgoers before local sheriff Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) and oceanographer Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) seize the initiative and hire a World War II veteran, Quint (Robert Shaw) to hunt and kill the shark. Scheider's line of "You're going to need to bigger boat" is the most memorable quote of the film and one of the top quotes in film history.


 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1976) - The film follows a young hero named Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), a daring smuggler named Han Solo (Harrison Ford), and wise old warrior Ben Kenobi (Alec Guiness) as they seek to free a rebel princess named Leia (Carrie Fisher) from the clutches of the Galactic Empire and its watchdog Darth Vader (voiced by James Earl Jones) while also attempting to destroy a new superweapon capable of annihilating entire planets.


 * Jaws 2 (1978) - Sheriff Brody and Matt Hooper are again faced by a series of giant shark attacks in West Buell, New England, and this time, Brody's son Mike is caught up in the fight after he disobeys his father about sailing with his friends in the channel waters.
 * Alien (1979) - In the 22nd century, the crew of the commercial towing ship Nostromo encounter a mysterious lifeform en-route back to Earth, a lifeform that attacks one of the crew members, laying its egg inside the crewman, and later killing him as it bursts from his chest. Eventually, the creature fully matures and kills off the remainder of the crew one-by-one (one of whom is revealed to be an android on a mission for the Nostromo's employers) until only the ship's warrant officer, Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) remains. Ripley is forced to activate the ship's self-destruct and escapes in the Nostromo's shuttle just as the ship detonates, but discovers the alien stowed away aboard the shuttle. She finally blows it out into space and soon after enters stasis for the return to Earth.

1980s

 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) -


 * Jaws 3 (1981) -


 * Alien 2: Aliens (1983) -


 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) -


 * A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) -


 * The Terminator (1984) -


 * A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Dream Warriors (1986) -


 * Alien 3 (1987) -


 * A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Master (1987) -


 * Predator (1987) -


 * Die Hard (1988) -


 * The Hunt for Red October (1988) -


 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1989) -


 * Baja (1989) -


 * A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: Dream Child (1989) -


 * The Abyss (1989) -

1990s

 * Predator 2 (1990) -


 * Kindergarten Cop (1990) -


 * Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1990) -


 * Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990) -


 * Alien 4 (1991) -


 * A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: Freddy’s Dead (1991) -


 * Star Wars Episode II: The Clone Wars (1991) -


 * Patriot Games (1991) -


 * L’Anse Amour (1991) -


 * Loch (1992) -


 * Red Storm Rising (1992) -


 * The Cardinal of the Kremlin (1992) -


 * Predator 3 (1993) -


 * February 30th (1993) -


 * Clear and Present Danger (1993) -


 * Last on Mars (1994) -


 * Marine (1994) -


 * A Nightmare on Elm Street 6: New Nightmare (1994) -


 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (1994) -


 * Die Hard With a Vengeance (1994) -


 * Terminator 3 (1995) -


 * The Mariner (1995) -


 * Avatar (1995) - (also referred to as James Cameron’s Avatar)


 * The Sum of All Fears (1995) -


 * Alien 5 (1996) -


 * Freddy vs. Jason (1996) -


 * Independence Day (1996) -


 * Without Remorse (1996) -


 * Alien vs. Predator (1997) -


 * Baja II (1997) -


 * February 30th II (1997) -


 * Old Habits Die Hard (1997) -


 * Debt of Honor (1997) -

Upcoming/planned films

 * Last on Mars: Red Skies (1998) – post-production phase


 * Star Wars Episode VII: The New Republic (1998) – post-production phase


 * Alien vs. Predator 2: The Worthy Prey (1998) – entering final production phase


 * Saving Private Ryan (1998) – entering final production phase


 * Godzilla (1998) (American remake) – entering final production phase


 * The Mariner II (1999) – in first production phase


 * Executive Orders (1999) – in first production phase


 * Independence Day 2 (1999) – in first production phase


 * Avatar 2 (2000) – entering pre-production phase
 * Mass Effect (2000) - entering pre-production phase