The living dead is one of the most powerful and enduring icons in horror cinema. The collective imagination is marked by the unstoppable horde, the
When we think of Halloween, our minds inevitably run to iconic images: the mask of Michael Myers in John Carpenter’s Halloween, or the lighter atmospheres
Splatter movies is a subgenre of horror film that focuses on visual depictions of gore and extreme physical violence. These independent films, usually with the
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There is today a great confusion about what arthouse films are, a discussion that has been going on for more than a century. Is cinema
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Cult movie is a very flexible, abstract concept which is applie to many types of cinematographic works but which can be easily manipulated for commercial
A documentary is a film, short or long, shot filming reality without a pre-established script, and without an intent to manipulate real facts. The director
Introduction: The Philosophy of Cinematic Revelation The phrase “Cinéma Vérité” does not merely identify a genre but a genuine philosophical and aesthetic movement that profoundly
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