David Church
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I agree that thinking of
I agree that thinking of exploitation cinema as more of a mode than a genre is very useful, in that a "mode" (following David Bordwell) would encompass distinct means of production, distribution, and exhibition. Schaefer's focus on "cl ... -
And another notable
And another notable difference is that "film noir" was, of course, a retrospective critical construction, whereas "exploitation" was a label applied to such films during their own time period--all of which doesn't make "explo ... -
I admit it’s perhaps an
I admit it's perhaps an obvious choice for nomination as "exploitation," but I was thinking of the film's exhibition and reception as part of what separates it from others. As Korine's only film to date with more than a limited ar ... -
I haven’t seen “Kids” in a
I haven't seen "Kids" in a long time, either, but I recall finding it overly exploitative even for its time. It seems to have been marketed by Miramax as such a contemporary slice of life (all the bad things that the KIDS are doing these da ... -
the new mondo?
Would it be useful to see Liveleak's beheading videos as part of a longer trend? Can we historicize them as connected to such older exploitation variants as the 1980s "Faces of Death"-type docs, 1960s mondo films, 1940s "atrocity" ... -
This may be taking the topic
This may be taking the topic further afield than the question of "exploitation" per se, but I can't help think that what you're all is pointing to with the qualities of Liveleak beheading videos (the speed of production/distribution, t ... -
Slow cinema as exploitation
Although there are a few historical precursors that I love for various reasons (such as 'Jeanne Dielman'), I can't help but find the recent (and, in my opinion, regrettably navel-gazing) vogue for "slow cinema" to be exploitative ... -
Well, maybe I’ll have to
Well, maybe I'll have to break down and finally become a comics fan for the first time since Donald Duck comics did something for me as a kid. "Bitch Planet" sounds delightful! I've been fascinated with feminist appropriations of WIP f ...