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If there's one immediate connection one can establish between the Italian giallo and the traditional American slasher, it's that both have been on the end of pointedly barbed criticism. Popularity, of course, has never been an issue, but cultural gatekeepers have had their knives out for the slasher from day one, while the giallo has often been decried as nothing but violent misogynism told through incoherent plots. Even the original Mondadori novels from which the genre takes its name were denounced by Mussolini's fascist government—you couldn't ask for a better recommendation. But the other connection? Music.
In contemporary times and the advent of the DVD and more advanced Blu-ray, audiences have had access to the giallo like never before, meaning they can not only see these pictures almost for the first time, but also hear them, both of which have contributed to a reassessment of the giallo as art.
If there's one immediate connection one can establish between the Italian giallo and the traditional American slasher, it's that both have been on the end of pointedly barbed criticism. Popularity, of course, has never been an issue, but cultural gatekeepers have had their knives out for the slasher from day one, while the giallo has often been decried as nothing but violent misogynism told through incoherent plots. Even the original Mondadori novels from which the genre takes its name were denounced by Mussolini's fascist government—you couldn't ask for a better recommendation. But the other connection? Music.
In contemporary times and the advent of the DVD and more advanced Blu-ray, audiences have had access to the giallo like never before, meaning they can not only see these pictures almost for the first time, but also hear them, both of which have contributed to a reassessment of the giallo as art.
- 10/26/2020
- by Charlie Brigden
- DailyDead
Over the past fourteen years of the franchise, across multiple mediums, The Walking Dead has had it all. An endless stream of great characters, shocking deaths, an abundance of gore and violence, larger than life villains, alien invasions…
What? You don’t remember when Rick and co. battled extra-terrestrials, who were revealed to be behind the whole zombie apocalypse in the first place? Well, let’s jog your memory.
Back in 2010, issue #75 of the comic book included a “twist ending” as it saw Rick wake up in a full-colour comic book world where he and his friends wore superhero costumes and battled zombies and aliens with lightsabers and all kinds of cyborg embellishments. It only ran for about eight pages, but it so thoroughly jumped the shark in every way that some fans totally missed the fact that this was one big joke and subsequently complained that the comic was “ruined” forever.
What? You don’t remember when Rick and co. battled extra-terrestrials, who were revealed to be behind the whole zombie apocalypse in the first place? Well, let’s jog your memory.
Back in 2010, issue #75 of the comic book included a “twist ending” as it saw Rick wake up in a full-colour comic book world where he and his friends wore superhero costumes and battled zombies and aliens with lightsabers and all kinds of cyborg embellishments. It only ran for about eight pages, but it so thoroughly jumped the shark in every way that some fans totally missed the fact that this was one big joke and subsequently complained that the comic was “ruined” forever.
- 10/19/2017
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
"Fear the Walking Dead" made its debut on AMC on Sunday night, with a look at a major metropolis at the dawn of the zombie apocalypse.
When "The Walking Dead" premiered in 2010, Andrew Lincoln's Rick Grimes was our window into an already changed world. Due to a car chase-turned-shootout that left him in a coma though, viewers didn't get to see how society unraveled. Instead, we saw Rick wake up next to a bouquet of dead flowers, and once he opened his hospital room door, he was immediately immersed in a world infested with the undead.
Although ...
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When "The Walking Dead" premiered in 2010, Andrew Lincoln's Rick Grimes was our window into an already changed world. Due to a car chase-turned-shootout that left him in a coma though, viewers didn't get to see how society unraveled. Instead, we saw Rick wake up next to a bouquet of dead flowers, and once he opened his hospital room door, he was immediately immersed in a world infested with the undead.
Although ...
Copyright 2015 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
- 8/24/2015
- by access.hollywood@nbcuni.com (Access Hollywood)
- Access Hollywood
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