Candyman /

"When Candyman was released in 1992, Roger Ebert gave it his thumbs up, remarking that the film was "scaring him with ideas and gore, rather than just gore." Indeed, Candyman is almost unique in 1990s horror cinema in that it tackles its sociopolitical themes head on. As critic Kirste...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Towlson, Jon, 1967- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leighton Buzzard : Auteur, 2018.
Colección:Devil's advocates.
Temas:
Rose, Bernard, > 1961- > Criticism and interpretation.
Barker, Clive, > 1952- > Film adaptations.
Barker, Clive, > 1952-
Candyman (Motion picture : 1992)
Horror films > History and criticism.
Motion picture producers and directors > United States.
Films d'horreur > Histoire et critique.
Producteurs et réalisateurs de cinéma > États-Unis.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
Horror films
Motion picture producers and directors
United States
Film adaptations
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"When Candyman was released in 1992, Roger Ebert gave it his thumbs up, remarking that the film was "scaring him with ideas and gore, rather than just gore." Indeed, Candyman is almost unique in 1990s horror cinema in that it tackles its sociopolitical themes head on. As critic Kirsten Moana Thompson has remarked, Candyman is "the return of the repressed as national allegory": the film's hook-handed killer of urban legend embodies a history of racism, miscegenation, lynching, and slavery, "the taboo secrets of America's past and present."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (133 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781911325550
1911325558
9781800347151
1800347154

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