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The Warriors (1979)
Walter Hill’s The Warriors (1979) intends to make the viewer uncomfortable from the very start. He plunges us into a New York City overrun with street gangs, with no traditional audience surrogate, no Serpico. The opening credits of red spray … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Action, Dystopia, Gangs, Science Fiction, Subway, Walter Hill
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100 Essential Films of the Fantastic (76-100)
Part 4 of the 100 Essential Films of the Fantastic. See Part 1 for an introduction. To view all 100, visit the list’s contents page. #76 Heavy Metal (1981) D: Gerald Potterton Animated anthology based on Heavy Metal magazine … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's, 90's, Animation, David Cronenberg, Dystopia, fairy tale, Fantasy, George Lucas, George Miller, Harrison Ford, horror, Japan, Jeunet & Caro, Mad Max, Ridley Scott, Robot, Science Fiction, Steven Spielberg, Sword and Sorcery, Terry Gilliam, Werewolf, Wim Wenders
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100 Essential Films of the Fantastic (1-25)
First off, this list is entirely personal. You will have 100 of your own. The intention is to draw a broad outline of fantasy films since the start of cinema in hopes that the reader might find some helpful recommendations. … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 Essential Films of the Fantastic, 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's, Aleksandr Rou, angel, Animation, Arabian Nights, Beauty and the Beast, Bela Lugosi, Charles Laughton, Dante's Inferno, Douglas Fairbanks, Dracula, Dystopia, F.W. Murnau, fairy tale, Frankenstein, Fritz Lang, Georges Méliès, German Expressionism, Jean Cocteau, Magician, Michael Powell, Musical, opera, Powell & Pressburger, Robot, Russian, Science Fiction, Silent, Stop Motion, The Devil, Universal Monsters, Val Lewton, Vampire, Walt Disney, Werewolf, William Cameron Menzies, Witch, witches, Wizard of Oz
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