1970s america

Jonathan Taplin Counts His Blessings in Memoir ‘The Magic Years’

Jonathan Taplin Counts His Blessings in Memoir ‘The Magic Years’

Producer Jonathan Taplin’s memoir, The Magic Years, brings to mind Tom Hanks’ Forrest Gump, whose image is superimposed into impossible historical moments.

Ronald Brownstein Celebrates and Elegizes LA’s ’70s-Era Cultural Dominance

Ronald Brownstein Celebrates and Elegizes LA’s ’70s-Era Cultural Dominance

Ronald Brownstein’s ode to ’70s Los Angeles is, like so many California stories, less about a sustained moment than a bright and briefly thrilling mirage.

‘Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President’ Portrays an Over-Simplified Man

‘Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President’ Portrays an Over-Simplified Man

The nostalgic, feel-good documentary, ‘Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President’, explores Carter’s connections to the music world but misses a lot about this not-so-simple man.