California Fever was an early teen drama, first aired by CBS in 1979 and lasting only 10 episodes before cancellation.
Posts Tagged: 1970s
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Teen Prodigies of the Spanish Cinema
Teenage is screening this weekend in Barcelona at the In-Edit Festival, so here’s a collection of highlights from the work of Spanish teen actors across the decades.
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Los Angeles, World Capital of Teen Fandom
Teenage is screening today at ArcLight Doc Fest in Los Angeles, so here’s a chronological compilation of LA teens doing what they do best — fawning over entertainers of all kinds in the entertainment capital of the world (the above photo is a Bee Gees concert in 1979!).
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Whither Punk?
What does “punk” mean in 2013? The Metropolitan Museum of art and Vogue hosted their punk-themed Costume Institute Gala this summer in New York City.
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Drowning in Unemployment!
This effective, inadvertently Buñuel-y 1979 ad for the Scottish Youth Opportunities Programme dramatizes the effects of youth unemployment in Scotland.
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Jones Valley High School of Birmingham, 1925-1974
Today Teenage is screening in Birmingham, Alabama at the Sidewalk Film Festival, so we’re celebrating Birmingham teens.
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Wiseman on Paul Simon and Mescaline
In 1968, an English teacher, no doubt in an attempt at relevancy, uses Simon and Garfunkel to “teach” her class about poetry.
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The Devils Rebels, Brooklyn Teen Gang
“A part of Brooklyn that few people see anymore, it is a battleground for police and young street criminals.”
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First Teens — Teens in the White House
In the White House today, the Obamas aren’t just celebrating America, but also Malia’s 15th birthday!
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Northern Soul
Northern Soul began in the working-class clubs of the north of England, where an unprecedented dance scene took hold of the 1970s generation.