The general feeling is that you "know your audience
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2025 9:47 am
Bracula photo courtesy of American Pictures International The counterculture movement in the United States gained momentum during the 1980s and continued into the 1990s. People are expressing dissatisfaction with government civil rights initiatives sweeping the country. Artists are using their platforms to criticize those in power. Blaxploitation films of the 2000s echoed these sentiments and challenged the stereotypes imposed on the black community for decades. Blackula is, as its name suggests, an adaptation of Stoker's story made primarily by blacks for blacks.
The late William Marshall plays Prince Mamuwalde, a Nigerian cayman-islands whatsapp list man who asks Count Charles Macaulay, the original Dracula, to intervene in the transatlantic slave trade. For his troubles Prince Mamuwald was turned into Bracula, sealed in a coffin and transported to America. In fact Count Blackula is a tragic anti-villain who was stripped of his identity and taken away from his country to fend for himself in a hostile environment. Allegorically innovative and truly terrifying, Blackula is worth watching—and post-screening analysis.
Lost Boys Photo Courtesy of Warner Bros. Everett Collection Druggy rock, , and excess were hallmarks of the decade—signs that naturally found their way into the films of the decade. The Lost Boys embodies this trend. "It's fun to be a vampire" is the film's tagline, a sentiment that was reinforced throughout its runtime. Vampires are timeless powerful beautiful creatures who live by their own rules and party like rock stars in The Lost Boys.
The late William Marshall plays Prince Mamuwalde, a Nigerian cayman-islands whatsapp list man who asks Count Charles Macaulay, the original Dracula, to intervene in the transatlantic slave trade. For his troubles Prince Mamuwald was turned into Bracula, sealed in a coffin and transported to America. In fact Count Blackula is a tragic anti-villain who was stripped of his identity and taken away from his country to fend for himself in a hostile environment. Allegorically innovative and truly terrifying, Blackula is worth watching—and post-screening analysis.
Lost Boys Photo Courtesy of Warner Bros. Everett Collection Druggy rock, , and excess were hallmarks of the decade—signs that naturally found their way into the films of the decade. The Lost Boys embodies this trend. "It's fun to be a vampire" is the film's tagline, a sentiment that was reinforced throughout its runtime. Vampires are timeless powerful beautiful creatures who live by their own rules and party like rock stars in The Lost Boys.