While the modern blockbuster began in the 1970s with films like Star Wars and Jaws, the 1980s cemented their status as the major format for mainstream moviegoing (and moviemaking) in Hollywood.

Horror thrived in the 1980s with groundbreaking classics that shaped the genre, from slashers like Friday the 13th to masterpieces like The Shining.

The 1970s invented the Hollywood blockbuster, first with Jaws and then with Star Wars. But the true blockbuster came of age in the 1980s. During that heady decade, Hollywood figured out how to make ...

Despite the odds, Blockbuster is turning 40 — and cinephiles nostalgic for the ’90s and 2000s are invited to join in on the celebration. Well, kind of. Blockbuster launched in 1985 and hit its peak ...