Remaking Horror: Hollywood's New Reliance on Scares of Old
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (964 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786470887 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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. He lives in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. James Francis, Jr., teaches English literature and composition at Middle Tennessee State University, and is an internationally-published portrait, fashion and art photographer
Staple horror franchises--Halloween (1978), Friday the 13th (1980), and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)--are highlighted along with their remake counterparts in order to illustrate how the genre has embraced a phenomenon of remake productions and what the future of horror holds for American cinema. Gus Van Sant's 1998 remake of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) is investigated as the watershed moment when the genre opened its doors to the possibility that any horror movie--classic, modern, B-movie, and more--might be remade for contemporary audiences. More than 25 original films, their remakes, and the movies they influenced are presented in detailed discussions throughout the text.. This book chronicles the American horror film genre in its development of remakes from the 1930s into the 21st century
Staple horror franchises--Halloween (1978), Friday the 13th (1980), and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)--are highlighted along with their remake counterparts in order to illustrate how the genre has embraced a phenomenon of remake productions and what the future of horror holds for American cinema. More than 25 original films, their remakes, and the movies they influenced are presented in detailed discussions throughout the text. . Gus Van Sant's 1998 remake of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) is investigated as the watershed moment when the genre opened its doors to the possibility that any horror movie--classic, modern, B-movie, and more--might be remade for contemporary audiences. From the Inside Flap This book chronicles the American horror film genre in its development of remakes from the 1930s into the 21st century
Another loser from Mcfarland Once again the good folks at Mcfarland press have released an over priced book on horror movies. Sadly they ,once again, failed to do any fact checking. 35 books is an awful lot to pay for an editorial that isn't even all that informed.