Tag: Cannibal Holocaust
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Wes Anderson, Edward Berger and More to Hold Venice Film Festival Masterclasses
While it’s still uncertain how many U.S. movie stars will be attending the upcoming Venice Film Festival, the fest has announced a series of masterclasses to be held by top directors including Wes Anderson, Edward Berger, Damien Chazelle and Nicolas Winding Refn.Several of the Venice masterclasses are dedicated to helmers being lauded by the fest…
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The True Story Behind Cannibal Holocaust, One Of Horror’s Most Disturbing Films
Editor’s Note: With news today that Ruggero Deodato died today, I am heartbroken. Despite my best efforts, I never got the chance to interview him. Cannibal Holocaust had a huge impact on me growing up. I first saw it when I was 16, on a terrible, blurry bootleg VHS I found in a bin at…
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Best Found-Footage Horror Movies, From Rec to Paranormal Acitivty
Found footage is an ideal technique for the horror genre. It gives filmmakers the freedom to add realism in a way that can be truly terrifying. Generally, they do not require a high budget or a large cast or crew, and as a result, countless found-footage horror movies have been made. To add to the…
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Cannibal Holocaust Review: A Macabre Work of Exploitation Cinema
If one were to mention the 1980 horror film Cannibal Holocaust in casual conversation, especially to those not steeped in exploitation cinema, you’re likely to get a few stares. Even for those that have heard of director Ruggero Deodato’s most notable work, it isn’t exactly one of those films that many would see all that…
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Why A Serbian Film Is Misunderstood, And More Relevant Than Ever
Some films are so disgusting, repellent, violent, prurient, or tasteless that audiences find themselves unable to easily define them.Films like Pier Paolo Pasolini’s “Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom,” Lars Von Trier’s “Antichrist,” Gaspar Noë’s “Irreversible,” Ruggerio Deodato’s “Cannibal Holocaust,” Takashi Miike’s “Ichi the Killer,” Tom Six’s “The Human Centipede” trilogy, or even John…
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The Legendary Cannibal Holocaust Controversy Explained
The 1980 Italian cannibal exploitation movie “Cannibal Holocaust” has become the stuff of legend. It’s a gruesome fake documentary that features some very real on-screen animal death and very convincing human kills. It was so convincing, in fact, that director Ruggero Deodato was arrested and charged with murder. When “Cannibal Holocaust” came out in 1980, found footage horror wasn’t…