The American Nightmare - A Celebration of Films from Hollywood's Golden Age of Fright
by Adam Simon
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Actor: David Cronenberg, George A. Romero, John Carpenter, Tom Savini, Wes CravenDirector: Adam Simon
Brand: New Video
Cinematographer: Immo Horn
Writer: Adam Simon
Editor: Paul Carlin
Producer: Caroline Kaplan
Producer: Colin MacCabe
Producer: Eliza Mellor
Producer: Jonathan Sehring
Producer: Paula Jalfon
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 73 minutes
Published: 2004-03-01
DVD Release Date: 2004-03-30
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: NVG9515
Studio: New Video Group
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- Disfigured knife-wielding murderers. Buxom teens fleeing for their lives through dark woods. Hordes of the undead limping along deserted streets. These images, now synonymous with horror movies, were born in the groundbreaking films of horror masters such as Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street), John Carpenter (The Fog, Christine), and George Romero (Dawn of the Dead). Go behind-the-scenes with
DVD Reviews of The American Nightmare - A Celebration of Films from Hollywood's Golden Age of Fright
DVD Review: Interesting Documentary Of Films From The Golden Age of Fright
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a documentary about horror films and their impact on the world between 1968-1979. We get to hear the points of views of the directors of some of the most frightening classic horror films ever made. IFC interviews Tobe Hooper, John Carpenter, David Cronenburg, John Landis, Wes Craven, George Romero and more. We get an in depth look at the politics and upheaval of the 60's and 70's and how they influenced everyones life and the horror genre.
The DVD contains clips from events in history such as the Vietnam War, assasinations of some of the most prominent figures in America, clips from classic horror movies and discussions on what horror is about and why we go to see these films. The directors discuss some of their inspirations for the films, what scared them as a child and the horrors of the real world. Theres many striking and powerful images in this documentary, both real and fiction.
In a way it reminds you reality can be just as frightening as fiction, the real events that happen can be compared to the horror films, just with a diffrent face. Some of these events do happen in real life, yet we dare to face them, facing it gives you the illusion of control or knowing and that is the first step. Confronting it. And you can even examine what parts frighten you and what parts you enjoy and ask yourself why?
Professor Tom Gunning's words- Why do you go to see a horror film? some compare it to a roller coaster ride, theres a desire in a funny way for stimulus, we sometimes get disatisfied with that protection and we want it to be pierced.
Director Adam Simon left out some important horror/thriller films of the 70's like The Exorcist, Jaws, Carrie etc.. But i assume the movies he covered were some of his personal favorites. The ones he covered were enough to satisfy but i would have liked to have seen more films discussed.
Very good documentary and Highly recomended.
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The explosion of gruesome horror cinema in the wake of George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" is explored in this serious documentary, which has a welcome respect for an easily derided genre. A few academics make piquant observations (no film critics, although Robin Wood pioneered this line of thinking years ago), but mostly we hear from the filmmakers themselves: Romero, John Carpenter (on "Halloween"), Wes Craven ("Last House on the Left"), Tobe Hooper ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"), and David Cronenberg ("Shivers"). The directors focus on those films, not their entire careers, which limits the scope of the movie. Juxtapositioning newsreel horrors with movie scenes introduces provocative ideas about where horror comes from, but also feels a little facile. Unexpected bonus: the enthusiasm of John Landis, in describing the out-of-kilter experience of watching these affronts to good taste, and suggesting why they thrill as well as scare us. "--Robert Horton"Bestsellers in DVD
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