10/28 Athenaeum at 1pm- It’s Only a Movie: The Politics of the 1970s and 80s Horror Film by Nathan Wardinski

Just in time for Halloween! Join us on October 28, 2009 at 1pm for It’s Only a Movie: The Politics of the 1970s and 80s Horror Film, presented by Nathan Wardinski.

This presentation will look at the horror genre starting with Last House on the Left in 1972 to A Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984, examining how these films were groundbreaking and why they represented a serious political and countercultural statement and how that political edge was later lost to commercialization. Attention will be paid to the remakes of these films and the implications of these remakes for the genre and politics of the films.

WARNING: Due to the subject matter, this presentation will make use of graphic imagery.