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Subversive Horror Cinema
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Author : Jon Towlson
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-04-03
Subversive Horror Cinema written by Jon Towlson and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-03 with Performing Arts categories.
Horror cinema flourishes in times of ideological crisis and national trauma--the Great Depression, the Cold War, the Vietnam era, post-9/11--and this critical text argues that a succession of filmmakers working in horror--from James Whale to Jen and Sylvia Soska--have used the genre, and the shock value it affords, to challenge the status quo during these times. Spanning the decades from the 1930s onward it examines the work of producers and directors as varied as George A. Romero, Pete Walker, Michael Reeves, Herman Cohen, Wes Craven and Brian Yuzna and the ways in which films like Frankenstein (1931), Cat People (1942), The Woman (2011) and American Mary (2012) can be considered "subversive."
Subversive Horror Cinema
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Author : Jon Towlson
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-03-13
Subversive Horror Cinema written by Jon Towlson and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-13 with Performing Arts categories.
Horror cinema flourishes in times of ideological crisis and national trauma--the Great Depression, the Cold War, the Vietnam era, post-9/11--and this critical text argues that a succession of filmmakers working in horror--from James Whale to Jen and Sylvia Soska--have used the genre, and the shock value it affords, to challenge the status quo during these times. Spanning the decades from the 1930s onward it examines the work of producers and directors as varied as George A. Romero, Pete Walker, Michael Reeves, Herman Cohen, Wes Craven and Brian Yuzna and the ways in which films like Frankenstein (1931), Cat People (1942), The Woman (2011) and American Mary (2012) can be considered "subversive."
Candyman
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Author : Jon Towlson
language : en
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Release Date : 2018-05-15
Candyman written by Jon Towlson and has been published by Liverpool University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-15 with Performing Arts categories.
Jon Towlson considers how Candyman might be read both as a "return of the repressed" and as an example of nineties neoconservative horror. He traces the film's origins as a Clive Barker short story; discusses the importance of its real-life Cabrini-Green setting; and analyzes its appropriation and interrogation of urban myth.
The Subversive Zombie
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Author : Elizabeth Aiossa
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2018-02-09
The Subversive Zombie written by Elizabeth Aiossa and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-09 with Art categories.
Historically, zombies have been portrayed in films and television series as mindless, shuffling monsters. In recent years, this has changed dramatically. The undead are fast and ferocious in 28 Days Later... (2002) and World War Z (2013). In Warm Bodies (2013) and In the Flesh (2013-2015), they are thoughtful, sensitive and capable of empathy. These sometimes radically different depictions of the undead (and the still living) suggest critical inquiries: What does it mean to be human? What makes a monster? Who survives the zombie apocalypse, and why? Focusing on classic and current movies and TV shows, the author reveals how the once-subversive modern zombie, now more popular than ever, has been co-opted by the mainstream culture industry.
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
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Author : Jon Towlson
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2016-09-06
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind written by Jon Towlson and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-06 with Performing Arts categories.
For many, Close Encounters of the Third Kind (CE3K) is not so much a movie as a religious experience. On its release in 1977, CE3K virtually redefined the science fiction film, shifting it away from spaceships, laser guns, and bug-eyed monsters into a modified form of science fiction that John Wyndham once called ‘logical fantasy’. What would it be like if extra-terrestrials made contact with people on Earth? How would it feel? Like 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Steven Spielberg’s primary inspiration, CE3K is concerned with mankind’s evolution towards the stars, towards a state of transcendence. But Spielberg’s vision hinges not so much on cool scientific intellect being the key to our next stage of evolution, as on the necessary development of emotional intelligence. To that end, we must regain our childlike curiosity for what lies beyond the skies, we must recover our capacity to experience wonder. Intensity of emotion is inherent to the film’s meaning, and the aim of this book is to explore this in detail. Along the way it delves into the film’s production history, explores Spielberg’s remarkable cinematic realisation of the film (including a comparison study of the three different release versions), and considers in detail how CE3K fits into the Spielberg oeuvre.
Hardcore Horror Cinema In The 21st Century
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Author : James Aston
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2018-08-21
Hardcore Horror Cinema In The 21st Century written by James Aston and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-21 with Performing Arts categories.
The first of its kind, this study examines the exemplars of hardcore horror--Fred Vogel's August Underground trilogy, Shane Ryan's Amateur Porn Star Killer series and Lucifer Valentine's "vomit gore" films. The author begins with a definition and critical overview of this marginalized subgenre before exploring its key aesthetic convention, the pursuit of realist horror. Production practices, exhibition and marketing strategies are discussed in an in-depth interview with filmmaker Shane Ryan. Audience reception is covered with a focus on fan interaction via the Internet.
Dawn Of The Dead
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Author : Jon Towlson
language : en
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Release Date : 2022-05-13
Dawn Of The Dead written by Jon Towlson and has been published by Liverpool University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-13 with Performing Arts categories.
George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead (1978) is celebrated both as a ‘splatter’ movie and as a satire of 1970s consumerism. One of the most financially successful independent films ever produced, Dawn of the Dead presented a strong vision to audiences of the time in terms of its excessive, often shocking violence. It challenged censorship internationally and caused controversy in the United States and the UK. The film created problems with distributors because of its length and its graphic content; with the MPAA who awarded it an ‘X’ in America (a rating usually reserved for pornography); with the BBFC in the UK who completely recut it; and in various European territories where it was released in several versions. Arguably, excess is at the heart of Dawn of the Dead, integral to its meaning: not only in its scenes of gore, its in-your-face social satire and its gaudy pop-kitsch style but in the production history of the film itself. This Devil’s Advocate explores the various ways in which Romero took Dawn of the Dead into areas of extremity during its scripting, production and distribution; and the responses of industry, censorship bodies, reviewers and audiences of the time to the film’s excesses. Taking the approach of a micro-historical study, Jon Towlson offers a close analysis of the film’s production context to explore the cultural significance of Dawn of the Dead as a ‘rebel text’ and an example of oppositional cinema.
Horror Films For Children
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Author : Catherine Lester
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2021-10-21
Horror Films For Children written by Catherine Lester and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-21 with Performing Arts categories.
Children and horror are often thought to be an incompatible meeting of audience and genre, beset by concerns that children will be corrupted or harmed through exposure to horror media. Nowhere is this tension more clear than in horror films for adults, where the demonic child villain is one of the genre's most enduring tropes. However, horror for children is a unique category of contemporary Hollywood cinema in which children are addressed as an audience with specific needs, fears and desires, and where child characters are represented as sympathetic protagonists whose encounters with the horrific lead to cathartic, subversive and productive outcomes. Horror Films for Children examines the history, aesthetics and generic characteristics of children's horror films, and identifies the 'horrific child' as one of the defining features of the genre, where it is as much a staple as it is in adult horror but with vastly different representational, interpretative and affective possibilities. Through analysis of case studies including blockbuster hits (Gremlins), cult favourites (The Monster Squad) and indie darlings (Coraline), Catherine Lester asks, what happens to the horror genre, and the horrific children it represents, when children are the target audience?
25 Films That Made Horror Cinema Part One
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Author : Laura Cremonini
language : en
Publisher: Self-Publish
Release Date : 2020-06-21
25 Films That Made Horror Cinema Part One written by Laura Cremonini and has been published by Self-Publish this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-21 with Performing Arts categories.
This book is the assembly of various texts that are freely available on the web, especially from Wikipedia. The next obvious question is: why buy this book? The answer: because it means you avoid having to carry out long and tedious internet searches. (12 different topics grouped in one book) The topics are all linked to each other organically, and as a function of the subject and, in most cases, contain additional unpublished topics, not found on the web. Moreover, the inclusion of images completes the work so as to make it unique and unrepeatable. (Over 100 poster and film scenes) In addition, each film is linked to Youtube and in most cases the films are viewed in full Movie.. Contents of the book: 25 films that made Horror Cinema: The Mummy (1932), Il mulino delle donne di pietra (1960), La maschera del demonio (1960), The Innocents (1961), La frusta e il corpo (1963), I lunghi capelli della morte (1965), Night of the Living Dead (1968), The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971), La corta notte delle bambole di vetro (1971), The Legend of Hell House (1973), Burnt Offerings (1976) and Suspiria (1977). Of each film: Plot, Cast, Production, Development, casting, Filming, Post-Production, Musical Score, Release, Critical Response, Home Media, Legacy, References, Bibliography, Posters and Fim Scenes.
European Nightmares
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Author : Patricia Allmer
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2012
European Nightmares written by Patricia Allmer and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Performing Arts categories.
Essays focusing on European horror cinema from 1945 to the present. Features new contributions by distinguished international scholars exploring British, French, Spanish, Italian, German and Northern European and Eastern European horror cinema.