Mark Harris has enjoyed watching horror movies since the age of about 10 or 12. Growing up in the 1980's with so few Black characters on TV or in movies, he always noticed when there was a person of color onscreen. It stood out even more in horror, and the Black character would inevitably end up dead since they were never the main character. As an African Am ... Show More
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Mihai Mălaimare Jr.: creating poetic reality in Megalopolis
The Cinematography Podcast Episode 317: Mihai Mălaimare Jr. For cinematographer Mihai Mălaimare Jr., ASC, his work with director Francis Ford Coppola from Youth Without Youth to Megalopolis has been a journey of constant education and evolution. Coppola, known for embracing new t ... Show More
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Stephen Murphy, BSC, ISC: embracing darkness in Say Nothing
The Cinematography Podcast Episode 315: Stephen Murphy The FX and Hulu limited series Say Nothing is a historical drama that explores the harrowing period known as The Troubles in Northern Ireland, spanning four decades from the 1970s to the 1990s. The series delves into the comp ... Show More
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Black Sabbath| Monster Attack! Ep.187
Jim reflects on one of the most influential films from his childhood, Mario Bava's classic "Black Sabbath," starring Boris Karloff, Mark Damon, Jacqueline Pierreux and Michele Mercier. Karloff introduces three tales of suspense and horror based on stories from Tolstoy and Checkov ... Show More
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Oct 2023
Breaking Down the Color of Horror with LatinXorcists’ Ricardo Martinez
Ricardo Martinez is a multi-hyphenate Editor, Writer, Director. He is known for his award-winning documentary, The Wall, which won the 2010 SF Latino Film Festival and screened on PBS. If we had to describe Ricardo’s work, we would say he is an expert at “finding the horror and b ... Show More
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Feb 2021
The Color Purple — Danez Smith
The Color Purple is about the traumas and triumphs of a Black woman named Celie. Set in the Jim Crow South, the story radically centers complicated relationships between Black people, even as whiteness and racism loom in the background. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the movie ada ... Show More
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Best Of: 'The Pitt' Star Noah Wyle / 'Sinners' Director Ryan Coogler
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ryan Coogler's movies include both Black Panther films and Creed. His latest fillm, Sinners, is a vampire thriller about twins, both played by Michael B. Jordan, opening a juke joint in 1930s Mississippi. The film explores race, faith, and American histo ... Show More
48m 43s
Jul 2024
Heidi Honeycutt, "I Spit on Your Celluloid: The History of Women Directing Horror Movies" (Headpress, 2024)
I Spit On Your Celluloid: The History of Women Directing Horror Movies (Headpress, 2024) by Heidi Honeycutt is the first book-length history of female horror directors from the late 1800s to present day. Having conducted hundreds of interviews and watched thousands of horror film ... Show More
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