Category: Movie Review

Artists in Horror Movies: Candyman with Kate Robertson

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In the 1992 horror film, Candyman, the Candyman monster is an artist whose painting hand was cut off and replaced by a hook. In the 2021 remake, the Candyman haunts a clique of arists, art dealers, and critics in contemporary Chicago. Using the Candyman films as a jumping off point, we discuss the surprisingly deep history of murderous art and artists in the horror genre, from Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Oval Portrait” through the present.

We’re joined by Kate Robertson, author of “Blood Lust: Realism, Violent Inspiration, and the Artist in Horror Cinema.” Learn more about Kate’s work here: https://katerobertson.me/about/

Clips from:

Candyman (1992)

and Candyman (2021)

We also discuss House of Wax (1953)

 

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Style Wars Revisited: Graffiti Then and Now E05

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Colin and Mariel watch “Style Wars,” a classic documentary about New York City graffiti in 1982, and explore what this documentary can tell us about the politics of today.

 

References:

Style Wars (1982): https://youtu.be/CO9YgJXzRmk?si=Alsm22cBTOlZxOY1

Footage of the Burning of the Bronx from the 1977 World Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnVH-BE9CUo

Interview with Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant. Hip Hop Slam: https://www.hiphopslam.com/articles/artic_StyleWarsDVD.html

Map: “How the Burning of the Bronx led to the Birth of Hip Hop,” originally from  “Nonstop Metropolis: A New York City Atlas” Joshua Jelly-Shapiro and Rebecca Solnit eds. Featured on Independent Lens. PBS. https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/how-the-burning-of-the-bronx-led-to-the-birth-of-hip-hop/

Rahn, Janice. “Painting Without Permission” https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/painting-without-permission-9780897898102/

 

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