It's really an interesting watch for those who love horror films, and the addition of interviews with people like Joe Dante, John Carpenter, and George Romero makes it even more interesting. It actually starts out well. They talk about monsters, ghosts, demons, serial killers, and the unstoppable forces. John Carpenter and numerous other exceptional horror film directors reflect on this from the silent film era to date (2009). It would had work better.

The commentaries from the filmmakers, such as John Carpenter, Roger Corman, George A. Romero, Wes Craven, and others, would had more to say. Trailer JustWatch. There is also several nice directors who know the genre best, the entire ensemble includes: Wes Craven, John Carpenter, Rob Zombie because he know horror, George A. Romero, and Guillermo Del Torro, along others. Additionally, the filmmakers take a staunchly liberal perspective on American culture, which (while some horror directors likely share) lacks objectivity. Just confirm how you got your ticket.Fandango

The changing times definitely reflected the tone of the movies and inspired most of the genre films. | Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film is a feature-length documentary based on the book of the same name by Joseph Maddrey. Nightmares in Red, White and Blue (2009) *** (out of 4) Lance Henriksen narrates this documentary that takes a look at the history of horror movies in American cinema. It doesn't make much sense. Was this review helpful? All rights reserved. Just leave us a message Please reference “Error Code 2121” when contacting customer service.You're almost there! October 7, 2009

Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! There is a constant link made between the different subcategories of horror that have emerged over the years and the different social and political ties that drive them. You actually paid money for this? Don’t worry, it won’t take long. This highlights the films to the Giant monster era (1950's) to the beginning of the slasher genre. It got a bit muddled when it entered the 30's and 40's...I feel like they were trying to make too many political points where none really existed. As accessible as it is smart, Nightmares in Red, White and Blue provides a unique perspective on the rise of the American horror film to meet the demands of a changing society. Was this review helpful? Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film Production: A Fox Lorber release of a Lux Digital Pictures presentation of a Midnight Movies production. "Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film" doesn't present the film clips in their original aspect ratios, which means, that some of the film footages are zoomed way, too much to fit with the documentary's 1.78:1 frame or seemed cropped. 5 out of 7 found this helpful. 2 out of 9 found this helpful. Because of this, the film gives, somewhat half-ass blurry images of some of the subjects, tarnishing how good, these original films sources, honestly looked. This is the closest I've ever seen to a "Ken Burns" history lesson on Horror Movies.
I not only loved it, I learned something.

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film is a 2009 American documentary film directed by Andrew Monument, based on a book of the same name by Joseph Maddrey.The film is examines the appeal of the horror film genre to audiences and the relationship that the genre has to events in the United States during the 20th and 21st centuries. This documentary directed by Andrew Monument & adapted from the book of the same name by author Joseph Maddrey, tries to showcases that, by exploring its humble beginnings with silent era Gothic to 1930s Universal Monsters, to the Sci-Fi nightmares of the Atomic Age, to the present day reflection of real-world scares with 200 film clips of the various types within the horror genre, intercuts with archive news footages throughout the years.

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