André Joseph is a movie features writer at Collider. Born and raised in New York City, he graduated from Emerson College with a Bachelor's Degree in Film. He freelances as an independent filmmaker, ...

When Urban Cowboy arrived in theaters on June 6, 1980, it wasn't just another movie release. The film, starring John Travolta and Debra Winger, helped launch a full-fledged cultural phenomenon, ...

Following an Oscar nomination for Best Actor for his lead role in Saturday Night Fever, John Travolta's rising stardom continued two years later alongside Olivia Newton-John in Grease, one of the best ...

Urban Cowboy was more than just a movie; for some country fans in the early 1980s, it was more like a way of life. For many moviegoers, director James Bridges' 1980 film starring John Travolta and ...