THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE Horror Documentary Part 3
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- Release date: 2003
- Runtime: 73 min
- Genre: Documentary, Horror
- Starring: John Carpenter, Carol J. Clover, Wes Craven, David Cronenberg ... See all
- Director: Adam Simon
- Plot: Horror films have often been more than simple scares. At their best, they reflect society's anxiety's and concerns. In this film, major horror film makers such as George Romero and... Read more
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Baltimore City Paper
But it's the directors' comments on their films and the climate in which they were made that make American Nightmare worth watching.
Carpenter and contemporaries Wes Craven, David Cronenberg, Tobe Hooper, and George Romero are interviewed at length in this sometimes fascinating, sometimes tedious look at an era of super-violent American films and the times that helped shape them.
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| Oct 27, 2000Austin Chronicle
He was just the best actor he knew.
This documentary persuasively argues that the images and ideology of their groundbreaking films were influenced by the mood of the times.
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The Demise of Horror Culture?
popmatters.com –
2008-05-13
In this installment of Dread Reckoning , we continue our celebration of the 40th anniversary of the American Nightmare. As discussed last month, in 1968 four revolutionary films were unleashed into the world, and they completely changed horror culture: George... ... Full Article
The cast of characters reads like a Who's Who of the modern horror film: Romero.Carpenter.Savini.Cronenberg.Craven.Hooper.Even -- a stretch here -- Landis. ... Full Article
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