DEATH PROOF: Deconstructing The Slasher Film. “I thought DePalma’s Raising Cain (pic below) was a blast.
I had a total blast out of watching it. But part of the fun about the movie – which I don’t know, if the studio liked it that much – was the fact that it almost, the whole thing works to annoy the viewer because, it, like- you’ve got a man [DePalma] who’s like- ‘Look, I created, more or less, in these last 20 years, this type of film. Alright, and, and I do it better than anybody, but you know what? I’m bored with doing it now. Alright, so the only way I can make it interesting for ME, is to completely dissect it and not pay you off…”- QT gives his views on the concept behind Brian DePalma’s psychological thriller.
“I never do proper genre movies. “I realized I couldn’t do a straight slasher film, because with the exception of women-in-prison films, there is no other genre quite as rigid. Foreword In this multi-part article we will be examining what Quentin Tarantino’s slasher film really set out to do. Afterword. Giallo Cinema: Spaghetti Slashers - The Deuce. Listing of Giallo Films What is a Giallo?
Giallo translated to English means yellow. It is a reference to the cheap yellow paperback horror thriller books that were sold in Italy during the mid 20th century. You could even call them Italian "pulp fiction" paperbacks. Giallo is now an expression used to describe the specific Italian subgenre murder mystery thrillers that became popular in the late 60s-70s. Mario Bava: Master of Atmospheric Gothic Horror Mario Bava was a true pioneer and master of atmospheric horror cinema. Dario Argento: The Beauty of Nightmares After Mario Bava, another Italian director named Dario Argento would become the new master of the giallo genre. Lucio Fulci, Sergio Martino and Other Italian Giallo Masters Other Italian maestros include the great horror auteur Lucio Fulci who created the classic gialli Don't Torture A Duckling (1971), A Lizard In A Womans Skin (1971), The Psychic (1977) and The New York Ripper (1982).
Top 10 things you didn’t know about Tarantino films - 7mate - Channel 7 - Yahoo!7 TV - StumbleUpon. Anyone who’s ever seen a movie by boy-wonder Quentin Tarantino knows that the director has a very unique – often copied but never matched – style.
The quirky dialogues, the many pop-culture references, the winks and nods to other films and directors, the stylised violence, and the feet... Tarantino flicks are a hoot, no doubt about it. And because we’re sure you’re looking for an excuse to watch them all over again, here are the top 10 things you didn’t know about Tarantino films. Red Apple cigarettes For Quentin Tarantino, there is only one brand of cigarettes worth smoking: Red Apple. Female feet fetish Tarantino loves female feet. Captain America All the girls in Kill Bill's Deadly Viper Assassination Squad are named after snakes and members of the Marvel Comics fictional organisation The Serpent Society – sworn enemies of Captain America. Trunk with a view. Not Just Pulp Fiction (September 30, 1996) - Library of Congress Information Bulletin - StumbleUpon.
By ERIC A.
JOHNSON and COLLEEN R.C. STUMBAUGH By most accounts, the origin of science fiction as a distinct literary genre dates back to 1926, when Hugo Gernsback started publishing what he called "scientifiction" in a new magazine known as Amazing Stories. Under U.S. Copyright Law, creators are required to deposit one or two copies of a work, depending on medium. Seventy years after its birth, science fiction has become an integral part of American popular culture. Thanks once again to the Copyright Law, major Hollywood films - as well as television episodes originating on American network television, like the "X-Files," "Babylon 5" and "The Twilight Zone" - are now among the holdings of the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division.
Like many elements of American popular culture, science fiction has old European roots. With the appearance of H.G. By the early 1950s, American science fiction had clearly outgrown the pulp magazines in which it had been born. Mr. Eric A.