Archive for May, 2010
Alien series - Sigourney Weaver as Ripley, the Warrant Officer onboard the Nostromo and protagonist of the film. The decision to make the lead character a woman was made by Giler and Hill, who felt that this would help Alien stand out in the otherwise male-dominated genre of science fiction. Weaver, who had Broadway experience [ READ MORE ]
Mulvey is best known for her essay, “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema”, written in 1973 and published in 1975 in the influential British film theory journal Screen. It later appeared in a collection of her essays entitled Visual and Other Pleasures, and numerous other anthologies. Her article was one of the first major essays that [ READ MORE ]
Media products within the industry depend on the time of the films release. For example, movies prior to 2000 would generally be marketed with posters, tv adverts and slogans. Dario Argento’s ‘Deep Red’ (1975) was mainly marketed through obscene posters and slogans comparing the film to other well known horror movies at the time (The [ READ MORE ]
The African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968) refers to the movements in the United States aimed at outlawing racial discrimination against African Americans and restoring Suffrage in Southern states. This article covers the phase of the movement between 1954 and 1968, particularly in the South. By 1966, the emergence of the Black Power Movement, which lasted [ READ MORE ]
Tom Savini is an american actor, stunt man and director. He is known for his work on the Living Dead films directed by George A. Romero, as well as Creepshow, The Burning, The Prowler, and Maniac. He directed the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead. Though officially retired from special effects, he has [ READ MORE ]
Night of the Living Dead is a horror film released in 1990. It is a remake of George A. Romero’s 1968 film of the same name and was directed by Tom Savini. Romero rewrote the original 1968 screenplay co-authored by John A. Russo. Another remake would follow in 2006, titled Night of the Living Dead [ READ MORE ]
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