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'''Extreme cinema''' (or |
'''Extreme cinema''' (or hardcore horror and extreme horror<ref name="hardcorehorror"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 24, 2024 |title=Extreme horror |url=https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/books/gore-guts-blood-extreme-horror-has-made-it-to-the-mainstream-is-that-a-good-thing/ |website=The Michigan Daily}}</ref>) is a subgenre used for films distinguished by its use of excessive [[Sexual intercourse|sex]] and [[Graphic violence|violence]], and depiction of extreme acts such as [[mutilation]] and [[torture]]. The rising popularity of [[cinema of Asia|Asian films]] in the 21st century has contributed to the growth of extreme cinema, although extreme cinema is still considered to be a horror film-based genre.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://complex.com/pop-culture/the-50-most-disturbing-movies |title=The Most Disturbing Movies of All Time |publisher=[[Complex Networks]]}}</ref> Being a relatively recent genre, extreme cinema is controversial and widely unaccepted by the [[mainstream media]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Dirks|first=Tim |url=https://filmsite.org/controversialfilms.html |title=100 Most Controversial Films of All Time |publisher=[[Filmsite]] |date=9 February 2016}}</ref> Extreme cinema films [[target audience|target]] a specific and [[niche market|small audience]] group.<ref>[http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/project/C6FD3EB5-9542-4A98-B2E1-3F2E834B88FF gtr.rcuk.ac.uk]</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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The history of extreme cinema can be traced back to censorship of [[art film]]s and advertising tactics for classical [[exploitation film]]s to Anglophone markets alongside later liberal representations of sex in the first half of the 20th century onwards.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oqq_CwAAQBAJ&q=+salo&pg=PA19|title=Extreme Cinema: The Transgressive Rhetoric of Today's Art Film Culture|first=Mattias|last=Frey|date=15 March 2016|publisher=Rutgers University Press|via=Google Books|isbn=9780813576527}}</ref> |
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The name "extreme cinema" originated from a "line of Asian films that share a combination of sensational features, such as extreme violence, horror and shocking plots".<ref>{{cite journal |id={{ProQuest|1718132381}} |last1=Lee |first1=Eunah |title=Trauma, excess, and the aesthetics of the affect: the extreme cinemas of Chan-Wook Park |journal=Post Script |volume=34 |issue=1 |date=Fall 2014 |pages=33–49 }}</ref> Extreme cinema can be rooted as "Asian Extreme", the term for Japanese and other Asian films used to its excessive nature. Early examples of Asian Extreme such as ''[[Ring (film)|Ring]]'' (1998) and ''[[Battle Royale (film)|Battle Royale]]'' (2000).<ref>{{Cite web |title=10 great Japanese films of the 21st century |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-great-japanese-films-21st-century |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=BFI |date=10 September 2015 |language=en}}</ref> |
The name "extreme cinema" originated from a "line of Asian films that share a combination of sensational features, such as extreme violence, horror and shocking plots".<ref>{{cite journal |id={{ProQuest|1718132381}} |last1=Lee |first1=Eunah |title=Trauma, excess, and the aesthetics of the affect: the extreme cinemas of Chan-Wook Park |journal=Post Script |volume=34 |issue=1 |date=Fall 2014 |pages=33–49 }}</ref> Extreme cinema can be rooted as "Asian Extreme", the term for Japanese and other Asian films used to its excessive nature. Early examples of Asian Extreme such as ''[[Ring (film)|Ring]]'' (1998) and ''[[Battle Royale (film)|Battle Royale]]'' (2000).<ref>{{Cite web |title=10 great Japanese films of the 21st century |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-great-japanese-films-21st-century |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=BFI |date=10 September 2015 |language=en}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Extreme cinema is highly criticized and debated by film critics and the general public. There have been debates over the hypersexualization that makes these films a threat to the 'mainstream' community standards.<ref name=":0">{{cite journal |last1=Pett |first1=Emma |title=A new media landscape? The BBFC, extreme cinema as cult, and technological change |journal=New Review of Film and Television Studies |date=2 January 2015 |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=83–99 |doi=10.1080/17400309.2014.982910 |s2cid=146431677 }}</ref> |
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⚫ | There has also been criticism over the increasing use of violence in modern-day films. Ever since the emergence of slasher-gore films in the 1970s, the rising popularity of extreme cinema has contributed to the casual violence in popular media.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Sapolsky |first1=Burry S. |last2=Molitor |first2=Fred |last3=Luque |first3=Sarah |title=Sex and Violence in Slasher Films: Re-examining the Assumptions |journal=Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly |date=March 2003 |volume=80 |issue=1 |pages=28–38 |doi=10.1177/107769900308000103 |s2cid=143908234 }}</ref> Some criticize the easy exposure and unintended targeting of adolescents by extreme cinema films.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Sargent |first1=James D |last2=Heatherton |first2=Todd F |last3=Ahrens |first3=M.Bridget |last4=Dalton |first4=Madeline A |last5=Tickle |first5=Jennifer J |last6=Beach |first6=Michael L |title=Adolescent exposure to extremely violent movies |journal=Journal of Adolescent Health |date=December 2002 |volume=31 |issue=6 |pages=449–454 |doi=10.1016/S1054-139X(02)00399-3 |pmid=12457577 }}</ref> |
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== Notable films == |
== Notable films == |
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| ''[[A Serbian Film]]'' || 2010 || <ref name="horrornews.net">{{cite web|url=https://horrornews.net/6534/extreme-cinema-top-25-most-disturbing-films-of-all-time-part3/|title=Extreme Cinema: Top 25 Most Disturbing Films of all time – part3 – HNN|website=horrornews.net|date=23 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-extreme-cinema.html|title=Extreme Cinema|website=Edinburgh University Press Books}}</ref><ref name="tasteofcinema.com">[http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2015/the-30-most-extreme-movies-of-the-21st-century-so-far/4/ The 30 Most Extreme Movies of the 21st Century So Far « Taste of Cinema]</ref><ref name="extremefarout"/><ref name="mainstreamextreme">[https://www.fangoria.com/original/mainstream-extreme-how-2022-made-disturbing-popular/ Mainstream Extreme: How 2022 Made "Disturbing" Popular – Fangoria]</ref> |
| ''[[A Serbian Film]]'' || 2010 || <ref name="horrornews.net">{{cite web|url=https://horrornews.net/6534/extreme-cinema-top-25-most-disturbing-films-of-all-time-part3/|title=Extreme Cinema: Top 25 Most Disturbing Films of all time – part3 – HNN|website=horrornews.net|date=23 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-extreme-cinema.html|title=Extreme Cinema|website=Edinburgh University Press Books}}</ref><ref name="tasteofcinema.com">[http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2015/the-30-most-extreme-movies-of-the-21st-century-so-far/4/ The 30 Most Extreme Movies of the 21st Century So Far « Taste of Cinema]</ref><ref name="extremefarout"/><ref name="mainstreamextreme">[https://www.fangoria.com/original/mainstream-extreme-how-2022-made-disturbing-popular/ Mainstream Extreme: How 2022 Made "Disturbing" Popular – Fangoria]</ref> |
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| ''[[August Underground]]'' || 2001 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.horrorsociety.com/2020/10/27/august-underground-trilogy-review/|title=August Underground Trilogy Review}}</ref><ref name="horrornewrev">{{cite web |last1=Alan |first1=Jay |title=Film Review: August Underground (2001) |url=https://horrornews.net/15789/film-review-august-underground-2001/ |website=HorrorNews.net |date=30 December 2015 |publisher=Jay Alan |accessdate=2 May 2019}}</ref> |
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| ''[[August Underground's Mordum]]'' || 2003 || <ref>{{cite web|url = http://thelastexit.net/cinema/special.html|title = Special Mention (Most Extreme Movies)|last = |first = |publisher = The Worldwide Celluloid Massacre|date = |website = thelastexit.net|accessdate = 21 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.refused-classification.com/censorship/films/m-3.html#Mordum|title = Film Censorship: M #3|last = |first = |publisher = Refused Classification|date = |website = refused-classification.com|accessdate = 7 May 2014}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://severed-cinema.com/exploring-august-undergrounds-modrum-review-of-the-colossal-limited-collectors-edition-from-unearthed-films/|title=August Underground Mordum Review}}</ref> |
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| ''[[August Underground's Penance]]'' || 2007 || <ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.digital-retribution.com/reviews/dvd/0678.php|title = ''August Underground's Penance'' (2007)|last = Phillips|first = Jared|publisher = Digital Retribution|date = 19 June 2007|website = digital-retribution.com|accessdate = 29 August 2013}}</ref><ref name="hardcorehorror">[https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2016/american-extreme/hardcore-horror/ "A Malignant, Seething Hatework": An Introduction to US 21st Century Hardcore Horror · Senses of Cinema]</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://pophorror.com/how-far-is-too-far-august-undergrounds-penance-2007-blu-ray-review/|title=How Far is Too Far? August Underground's Penance Review}}</ref> |
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| ''[[Act of Vengeance (1974 film)|Act of Vengeance]]'' || 1974 || <ref>[https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2020/05/extreme-cinema-rape-squad-1974/ Extreme Cinema – Rape Squad – Flickering Myth]</ref> |
| ''[[Act of Vengeance (1974 film)|Act of Vengeance]]'' || 1974 || <ref>[https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2020/05/extreme-cinema-rape-squad-1974/ Extreme Cinema – Rape Squad – Flickering Myth]</ref> |
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| ''[[The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover]]'' || 1989 || <ref>[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-cook-the-thief-his-wife-and-her-lover-1999 The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)|Roger Ebert]</ref> |
| ''[[The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover]]'' || 1989 || <ref>[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-cook-the-thief-his-wife-and-her-lover-1999 The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)|Roger Ebert]</ref> |
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⚫ | | ''[[Tumbling Doll Of Flesh]]'' || 1998 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/friday-13th-fright-fest-13-horror-slasher-movies-best-served-gory-626130|title=Fright Fest|website=[[International Business Times]] |date=13 March 2015 }}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://crypt.creepycatalog.com/japanese-extreme-horror-movies/|title=Most Extreme Japanese Horror movies|date=3 January 2024 }}</ref> |
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| ''[[Cannibal (2006 film)|Cannibal]]'' || 2006 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/26352/cannibal/|title=Cannibal|last=Weinberg|first=Scott|work=[[DVD Talk]]|date=2006-12-05|accessdate=2014-01-16}}</ref> |
| ''[[Cannibal (2006 film)|Cannibal]]'' || 2006 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/26352/cannibal/|title=Cannibal|last=Weinberg|first=Scott|work=[[DVD Talk]]|date=2006-12-05|accessdate=2014-01-16}}</ref> |
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| ''[[The Devils (film)|The Devils]]'' || 1971 || <ref name="horrornews.net1"/><ref>[https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3567561/butcher-block-ken-russells-controversial-devils-holy-trinity-violence-sex-religion/ (Butcher Block) Ken Russel's Controversial 'The Devils' Is a Holy Trinity of Sex, Violence and Religion – Bloody Disgusting]</ref> |
| ''[[The Devils (film)|The Devils]]'' || 1971 || <ref name="horrornews.net1"/><ref>[https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3567561/butcher-block-ken-russells-controversial-devils-holy-trinity-violence-sex-religion/ (Butcher Block) Ken Russel's Controversial 'The Devils' Is a Holy Trinity of Sex, Violence and Religion – Bloody Disgusting]</ref> |
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| ''[[Dogtooth (film)|Dogtooth]]'' || 2009 || <ref name="Frey Discourses and Modes of Distribution"/><ref name="extremefarout"/> |
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| ''[[Dogville]]'' || 2003 || <ref name="newextremeism"/> |
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| ''[[Faces of Death]]'' || 1978 || <ref name="ReferenceB"/><ref name="phasrmedia.com"/> |
| ''[[Faces of Death]]'' || 1978 || <ref name="ReferenceB"/><ref name="phasrmedia.com"/> |
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| ''[[Fat Girl]]'' || 2001 || <ref name="genretrouble"/> |
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| ''[[Frontier(s)]]'' || 2007 || <ref>{{cite web|author=Dargis, Manohla|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=After Making It Out of Paris, Finding There's No Escape|date=9 May 2008|accessdate=23 December 2016|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/movies/09fron.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601003820/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/movies/09fron.html|archivedate=1 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Ridley, Jim|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022235431/http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-05-06/film/xavier-gens-s-fronti-re-s/|archivedate=22 October 2008|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-05-06/film/xavier-gens-s-fronti-re-s/|title=Xavier Gens's Frontière(s)|work=[[The Village Voice]]|date=14 September 1972 |accessdate=18 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|author=Anderson, John|date=17 September 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113083406/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117934754?refcatid=31|archivedate=13 November 2012|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117934754?refcatid=31|title=Frontier(s)}}</ref> |
| ''[[Frontier(s)]]'' || 2007 || <ref>{{cite web|author=Dargis, Manohla|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=After Making It Out of Paris, Finding There's No Escape|date=9 May 2008|accessdate=23 December 2016|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/movies/09fron.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601003820/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/movies/09fron.html|archivedate=1 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Ridley, Jim|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022235431/http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-05-06/film/xavier-gens-s-fronti-re-s/|archivedate=22 October 2008|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-05-06/film/xavier-gens-s-fronti-re-s/|title=Xavier Gens's Frontière(s)|work=[[The Village Voice]]|date=14 September 1972 |accessdate=18 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|author=Anderson, John|date=17 September 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113083406/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117934754?refcatid=31|archivedate=13 November 2012|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117934754?refcatid=31|title=Frontier(s)}}</ref> |
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| ''[[Funny Games (1997 film)|Funny Games]]'' || 1997 || <ref name="Frey Discourses and Modes of Distribution"/><ref name="ReferenceA">[http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2015/the-30-most-extreme-movies-of-the-21st-century-so-far/3/ The 30 Most Extreme Movies of the 21st Century So Far « Taste of Cinema]</ref><ref name="extremefarout"/> |
| ''[[Funny Games (1997 film)|Funny Games]]'' || 1997 || <ref name="Frey Discourses and Modes of Distribution"/><ref name="ReferenceA">[http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2015/the-30-most-extreme-movies-of-the-21st-century-so-far/3/ The 30 Most Extreme Movies of the 21st Century So Far « Taste of Cinema]</ref><ref name="extremefarout"/> |
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| ''[[Gandu (film)|Gandu]]'' || 2010 ||<ref>[https://variety.com/2011/film/reviews/gandu-1117944458/ Gandu – Variety]</ref> |
| ''[[Gandu (film)|Gandu]]'' || 2010 ||<ref>[https://variety.com/2011/film/reviews/gandu-1117944458/ Gandu – Variety]</ref> |
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|''[[Gummo]]'' || 1997 ||<ref name="stupid comedy premise">[https://movieweb.com/trash-humpers-harmony-korine-movie/ Trash Humpers: How a Stupid Comedy Premise Became a Truly Disturbing Movie - MovieWeb]</ref> |
|''[[Gummo]]'' || 1997 ||<ref name="stupid comedy premise">[https://movieweb.com/trash-humpers-harmony-korine-movie/ Trash Humpers: How a Stupid Comedy Premise Became a Truly Disturbing Movie - MovieWeb]</ref> |
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| ''[[Hacksaw (film)|Hacksaw]]'' || 2020 || <ref name="VoicesFromTheBalcony">{{Cite web|url=https://www.voicesfromthebalcony.com/2021/01/08/hacksaw-2020-review/|title = Hacksaw (2020) Review|date = 8 January 2021}}</ref> |
| ''[[Hacksaw (film)|Hacksaw]]'' || 2020 || <ref name="VoicesFromTheBalcony">{{Cite web|url=https://www.voicesfromthebalcony.com/2021/01/08/hacksaw-2020-review/|title = Hacksaw (2020) Review|date = 8 January 2021}}</ref> |
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| ''[[Hated: GG Allin and the Murder Junkies]]'' || 1994 ||<ref name="ReferenceB"/> |
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| ''[[Infinity Pool (film)|Infinity Pool]]'' || 2023 ||<ref>[https://www.thecurb.com.au/infinity-pool-review-an-imperfect-experiment-of-extreme-cinema/ Infinity Pool Review – An Imperfect Experiment in Extreme Cinema – The Curb]</ref><ref>[https://www.thewrap.com/infinity-pool-review-alexander-skarsgard-mia-goth/ ‘Infinity Pool’ Review: Extreme Sci-Fi Tale Squanders a Promising Premise – TheWrap]</ref> |
| ''[[Infinity Pool (film)|Infinity Pool]]'' || 2023 ||<ref>[https://www.thecurb.com.au/infinity-pool-review-an-imperfect-experiment-of-extreme-cinema/ Infinity Pool Review – An Imperfect Experiment in Extreme Cinema – The Curb]</ref><ref>[https://www.thewrap.com/infinity-pool-review-alexander-skarsgard-mia-goth/ ‘Infinity Pool’ Review: Extreme Sci-Fi Tale Squanders a Promising Premise – TheWrap]</ref> |
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| ''[[In the Realm of the Senses]]'' || 1976 ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://horrornews.net/3179/list-asian-cat-iii-films-category-3-extreme-horror-hardcore-violence-grindcore/|title=Extreme Asian Horror – Cat III Asian Films|website=horrornews.net|date=26 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="extremefarout"/> |
| ''[[In the Realm of the Senses]]'' || 1976 ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://horrornews.net/3179/list-asian-cat-iii-films-category-3-extreme-horror-hardcore-violence-grindcore/|title=Extreme Asian Horror – Cat III Asian Films|website=horrornews.net|date=26 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="extremefarout"/> |
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| ''[[Kinatay]]'' || 2009 ||<ref>[https://ebin.pub/extreme-cinema-the-transgressive-rhetoric-of-todays-art-film-culture-2015021892-9780813576510-0813576512-9780813576527-0813576520.html Extreme cinema: the transgressive rhetoric of today's art film culture 2015021892 ... – EBIN.PUB]</ref> |
| ''[[Kinatay]]'' || 2009 ||<ref>[https://ebin.pub/extreme-cinema-the-transgressive-rhetoric-of-todays-art-film-culture-2015021892-9780813576510-0813576512-9780813576527-0813576520.html Extreme cinema: the transgressive rhetoric of today's art film culture 2015021892 ... – EBIN.PUB]</ref> |
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| ''[[Maniac (1980 film)|Maniac]]''|| 1980 ||<ref>[https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2020/06/extreme-cinema-maniac-1980/ Extreme Cinema – Maniac (1980) – Flickering Myth]</ref><ref>[https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3488608/butcher-block-tom-savinis-gore-effects-maniac/ (Butcher Block) Tom Savini's Gore Effects of 'Maniac' – Bloody Disgusting]</ref> |
| ''[[Maniac (1980 film)|Maniac]]''|| 1980 ||<ref>[https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2020/06/extreme-cinema-maniac-1980/ Extreme Cinema – Maniac (1980) – Flickering Myth]</ref><ref>[https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3488608/butcher-block-tom-savinis-gore-effects-maniac/ (Butcher Block) Tom Savini's Gore Effects of 'Maniac' – Bloody Disgusting]</ref> |
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| ''[[Mark of the Devil (1970 film)|Mark of the Devil]]''|| 1970 ||<ref name="ReferenceC"/> |
| ''[[Mark of the Devil (1970 film)|Mark of the Devil]]''|| 1970 ||<ref name="ReferenceC"/> |
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| ''[[Men Behind The Sun Quadriology]]'' || 1988-1995 || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.refused-classification.com/Films_manbehindthesun1&2.htm#manbehindthesun | title=Man Behind the Sun 1 & 2 | publisher=Refused-Classification.com | access-date=2006-12-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hicks|first=Jess|date=2016-12-20|title=The Awful Truth Of MEN BEHIND THE SUN|url=https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/12/20/the-awful-truth-of-men-behind-the-sun|access-date=2020-10-31|website=[[Alamo Drafthouse Cinema#Birth.Movies.Death.|Birth.Movies.Death.]]|language=en}}</ref> |
| ''[[Men Behind The Sun Quadriology]]'' || 1988-1995 || <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.refused-classification.com/Films_manbehindthesun1&2.htm#manbehindthesun | title=Man Behind the Sun 1 & 2 | publisher=Refused-Classification.com | access-date=2006-12-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hicks|first=Jess|date=2016-12-20|title=The Awful Truth Of MEN BEHIND THE SUN|url=https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/12/20/the-awful-truth-of-men-behind-the-sun|access-date=2020-10-31|website=[[Alamo Drafthouse Cinema#Birth.Movies.Death.|Birth.Movies.Death.]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/man-behind-sun|title=Man Behind the Sun (18)|work=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|date=August 22, 1988|access-date=February 4, 2019}}</ref><ref name="theage">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/04/22/1082530287330.html|title=The Man Behind the Sun|last=Hawker|first=Philippa|date=2004-04-23|work=The Age|access-date=2009-01-03}}</ref> |
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| ''[[Melancholie der Engel]]'' || 2009 || <ref name="leonard20">{{cite web |last1=Leonard |first1=Sean |title=Film Review: Melancholie der Engel (2009) |url=https://horrornews.net/99757/film-review-melancholie-der-engel-2009/ |website=HorrorNews.net |access-date=24 December 2020 |date=5 February 2020}}</ref><ref name="casta11">{{cite web |last1=Casta |first1=Ray |title=Melancholie der Engel (The Angels' Melancholy) Review! – Severed Cinema |url=https://severed-cinema.com/melancholie-der-engel-the-angels-melancholy-review/ |website=Severed Cinema.com |access-date=24 December 2020 |date=11 April 2011}}</ref><ref name="lawrence20">{{cite web |last1=Lawrence |first1=Gregory |title=The Most Disturbing Movies of All Time (Y'know, Some Light Reading!) |url=https://collider.com/most-disturbing-movies-of-all-time/ |website=Collider.com |access-date=24 December 2020 |date=31 July 2020}}</ref> |
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| ''[[Martyrs (2008 film)|Martyrs]]''|| 2008 ||<ref name="horrornews.net"/><ref name="tasteofcinema.com"/><ref name="mainstreamextreme"/> |
| ''[[Martyrs (2008 film)|Martyrs]]''|| 2008 ||<ref name="horrornews.net"/><ref name="tasteofcinema.com"/><ref name="mainstreamextreme"/> |
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| ''[[Natural Born Killers]]''|| 1994||<ref>[https://thecord.ca/exploring-the-popularity-of-squid-game-when-extreme-goes-mainstream/ Exploring the Popularity of Squid Game — When Extreme Goes Mainstream]</ref><ref>[https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2020/02/natural-born-killers-extreme-cinema/ Extreme Cinema – Natural Born Killers – Flickering Myth]</ref> |
| ''[[Natural Born Killers]]''|| 1994||<ref>[https://thecord.ca/exploring-the-popularity-of-squid-game-when-extreme-goes-mainstream/ Exploring the Popularity of Squid Game — When Extreme Goes Mainstream]</ref><ref>[https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2020/02/natural-born-killers-extreme-cinema/ Extreme Cinema – Natural Born Killers – Flickering Myth]</ref> |
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| ''[[Saani Kaayidham]]''|| 2022 ||<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/saani-kaayidham-movie-review/article65387761.ece Keerthy Suresh, Selvaraghavan are terrific in this bloody, yet focused revenge drama]</ref> |
| ''[[Saani Kaayidham]]''|| 2022 ||<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/saani-kaayidham-movie-review/article65387761.ece Keerthy Suresh, Selvaraghavan are terrific in this bloody, yet focused revenge drama]</ref> |
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| ''[[Schramm (film)|Schramm]]'' || 1993 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehorrorrevolution.com/schramm|title=Schramm}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/extreme-cinema-schramm/|title=Extreme Cinema - Schramm}}</ref> |
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| ''[[Snuff 102]]'' || 2007 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://latinhorror.com/review-snuff-102-brings-to-light-a-tragic-reality-in-the-paris-of-south-america/|title=Snuff 102}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tasteofcinema.com/2016/the-25-most-disturbing-horror-movies-of-all-time/3/|title=Top 25 Most Disturbibg Horror Films}}</ref> |
| ''[[Snuff 102]]'' || 2007 || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://latinhorror.com/review-snuff-102-brings-to-light-a-tragic-reality-in-the-paris-of-south-america/|title=Snuff 102}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tasteofcinema.com/2016/the-25-most-disturbing-horror-movies-of-all-time/3/|title=Top 25 Most Disturbibg Horror Films}}</ref> |
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| ''[[The Sadness]]''|| 2021 ||<ref>[https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3676443/fantasia-review-the-sadness-goes-jugular-transgressive-extreme-horror/ 'The Sadness' Review – Gory Virus Movie Goes for the Jugular With Transgressive, Extreme Horror|Bloody Disgusting]</ref><ref name="mainstreamextreme"/> |
| ''[[The Sadness]]''|| 2021 ||<ref>[https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3676443/fantasia-review-the-sadness-goes-jugular-transgressive-extreme-horror/ 'The Sadness' Review – Gory Virus Movie Goes for the Jugular With Transgressive, Extreme Horror|Bloody Disgusting]</ref><ref name="mainstreamextreme"/> |
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⚫ | | ''[[Grotesque (2009 film)|Grotesque]]'' || 2009 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://metropolis.co.jp/features/feature/bathed-in-blood/|title=Bathed in Blood: Director Koji Shiraishi's torture-porn flick Grotesque gets banned in Britain—and ignites a debate about Japan's splatter-film boom|date=September 24, 2009|publisher=Metropolis Magazine|accessdate=2009-09-28}}</ref> |
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| ''[[Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom]]''|| 1975 ||<ref name="edinburghuniversitypress.com">{{cite web|url=https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-cultivating-extreme-art-cinema-hb.html|title=Cultivating Extreme Art Cinema|website=Edinburgh University Press Books}}</ref><ref>[https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2021/06/extreme-cinema-salo-or-the-120-days-of-sodom/ Extreme Cinema – Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom – Flickering Myth]</ref><ref name="extremefarout"/><ref name="mainstreamextreme"/> |
| ''[[Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom]]''|| 1975 ||<ref name="edinburghuniversitypress.com">{{cite web|url=https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-cultivating-extreme-art-cinema-hb.html|title=Cultivating Extreme Art Cinema|website=Edinburgh University Press Books}}</ref><ref>[https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2021/06/extreme-cinema-salo-or-the-120-days-of-sodom/ Extreme Cinema – Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom – Flickering Myth]</ref><ref name="extremefarout"/><ref name="mainstreamextreme"/> |
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| ''[[Subconscious Cruelty]]'' || 2000 || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Condit |first1=Jon |title=Subconscious Cruelty (1999) |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/3698/subconscious-cruelty-1999/ |website=Dread Central.com |publisher=Jon Condit |accessdate=November 12, 2020 |date=2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://shaneryanstaley.com/movie-review-subconscious-cruelty-2000-%E2%98%85%E2%98%85%E2%98%85%E2%98%85/|title=Subconscious Cruelty}}</ref> |
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| ''[[Tetsuo: The Iron Man]]''|| 1989||<ref>[https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3596131/butcher-block-cyberpunk-body-horror-collide-tetsuo-iron-man/ (Butcher Block) Cyberpunk and Body Horror Collide in 'Tetsuo: The Iron Man' – Bloody Disgusting]</ref> |
| ''[[Tetsuo: The Iron Man]]''|| 1989||<ref>[https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3596131/butcher-block-cyberpunk-body-horror-collide-tetsuo-iron-man/ (Butcher Block) Cyberpunk and Body Horror Collide in 'Tetsuo: The Iron Man' – Bloody Disgusting]</ref> |
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| ''[[Trash Humpers]]'' || 2009 ||<ref name="stupid comedy premise"/> |
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| ''[[Un Chien Andalou]]''|| 1929 ||<ref name="ReferenceD"/> |
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== Notable directors == |
== Notable directors == |
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* [[Catherine Breillat]]<ref name="genretrouble">[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Genre_Trouble_and_Extreme_Cinema/Ex4-DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Genre Trouble and Extreme Cinema: Film Theory at the Fringes of Contemporary Art Cinema - Google Books]</ref> |
* [[Catherine Breillat]]<ref name="genretrouble">[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Genre_Trouble_and_Extreme_Cinema/Ex4-DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Genre Trouble and Extreme Cinema: Film Theory at the Fringes of Contemporary Art Cinema - Google Books]</ref><ref name="newextremeism">[https://www.google.com/books/edition/New_Extremism_in_Cinema/mdlvAAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 The New Extremism in Cinema: From France to Europe - Google Books]</ref> |
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* [[Carlos Reygadas]]<ref name="genretrouble"/> |
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* [[Gaspar Noé]]<ref name="lareviewofbooks.org" /><ref>[https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2021/06/irreversible-extreme-cinema/ Extreme Cinema – Gaspar Noé’s Irreversible – Flickering Myth]</ref><ref name="Frey Discourses and Modes of Distribution"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Repp |first=Mark |title=The 30 Most Extreme Movies of The 21st Century So Far |url=http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2015/the-30-most-extreme-movies-of-the-21st-century-so-far/4/ |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=Taste of Cinema – Movie Reviews and Classic Movie Lists |date=14 May 2015 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="extremefarout"/> |
* [[Gaspar Noé]]<ref name="lareviewofbooks.org" /><ref>[https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2021/06/irreversible-extreme-cinema/ Extreme Cinema – Gaspar Noé’s Irreversible – Flickering Myth]</ref><ref name="Frey Discourses and Modes of Distribution"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Repp |first=Mark |title=The 30 Most Extreme Movies of The 21st Century So Far |url=http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2015/the-30-most-extreme-movies-of-the-21st-century-so-far/4/ |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=Taste of Cinema – Movie Reviews and Classic Movie Lists |date=14 May 2015 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="extremefarout"/> |
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* [[Peter Jackson]]<ref name="horrornews.net1" /> |
* [[Peter Jackson]]<ref name="horrornews.net1" /> |
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* [[Uwe Boll]]<ref name="horrornews.net1" /> |
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* [[Bruno Dumont]]<ref>{{cite thesis |last1=Nicodemo |first1=Timothy |title=The New French Extremity: Bruno Dumont and Gaspar Noé, France's Contemporary Zeitgeist |date=21 August 2013 |url=https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/1586/ }}</ref> |
* [[Bruno Dumont]]<ref>{{cite thesis |last1=Nicodemo |first1=Timothy |title=The New French Extremity: Bruno Dumont and Gaspar Noé, France's Contemporary Zeitgeist |date=21 August 2013 |url=https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/1586/ }}</ref> |
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* [[Lars von Trier]]<ref name="lareviewofbooks.org">{{cite web |date=23 September 2015 |title=Against Happiness – Los Angeles Review of Books |url=https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/against-happiness/#!}}</ref> |
* [[Lars von Trier]]<ref name="lareviewofbooks.org">{{cite web |date=23 September 2015 |title=Against Happiness – Los Angeles Review of Books |url=https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/against-happiness/#!}}</ref><ref name="newextremeism"/> |
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* [[Takashi Miike]]<ref name="tasteofcinema.com" /><ref>[https://www.slashfilm.com/1142535/when-takashi-miike-heard-he-could-do-anything-for-masters-of-horror-he-put-that-to-the-test/ When Takashi Miike Heard He Could Do 'Anything' For Masters Of Horror, He Put That To The Test|/Film]</ref><ref>[https://gizmodo.com/takashi-miike-manga-iphone-15-pro-youtube-japan-horror-1851314159 One of the World's Most Extreme Horror Movie Directors Made a 19-Minute Film for Apple|Gizmodo]</ref> |
* [[Takashi Miike]]<ref name="tasteofcinema.com" /><ref>[https://www.slashfilm.com/1142535/when-takashi-miike-heard-he-could-do-anything-for-masters-of-horror-he-put-that-to-the-test/ When Takashi Miike Heard He Could Do 'Anything' For Masters Of Horror, He Put That To The Test|/Film]</ref><ref>[https://gizmodo.com/takashi-miike-manga-iphone-15-pro-youtube-japan-horror-1851314159 One of the World's Most Extreme Horror Movie Directors Made a 19-Minute Film for Apple|Gizmodo]</ref> |
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* [[Pier Paolo Pasolini]]<ref name="edinburghuniversitypress.com" /><ref>[https://offscreen.com/view/extreme Sex and Violence: Journey into Extreme Cinema – Offscreen]</ref><ref name="extremefarout"/> |
* [[Pier Paolo Pasolini]]<ref name="edinburghuniversitypress.com" /><ref>[https://offscreen.com/view/extreme Sex and Violence: Journey into Extreme Cinema – Offscreen]</ref><ref name="extremefarout"/> |
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* [[Michael Haneke]]<ref name="newextremeism"/> |
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* [[Eli Roth]]<ref>[https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3547379/butcher-block-eli-roths-flesh-eating-viral-frenzy-cabin-fever/ (Butcher Block) Eli Roth’s Flesh-Eating Viral Frenzy ‘Cabin Fever’ – Bloody Disgusting]</ref><ref name="ReferenceB" /> |
* [[Eli Roth]]<ref>[https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3547379/butcher-block-eli-roths-flesh-eating-viral-frenzy-cabin-fever/ (Butcher Block) Eli Roth’s Flesh-Eating Viral Frenzy ‘Cabin Fever’ – Bloody Disgusting]</ref><ref name="ReferenceB" /> |
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* [[Sion Sono]]<ref>[http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2015/the-30-most-extreme-movies-of-the-21st-century-so-far/2/ The 30 Most Extreme Movies of the 21st Century So Far « Taste of Cinema]</ref> |
* [[Sion Sono]]<ref>[http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2015/the-30-most-extreme-movies-of-the-21st-century-so-far/2/ The 30 Most Extreme Movies of the 21st Century So Far « Taste of Cinema]</ref> |
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* [[Harmony Korine]]<ref name="stupid comedy premise"/> |
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⚫ | Extreme cinema is highly criticized and debated by film critics and the general public. There have been debates over the hypersexualization that makes these films a threat to the 'mainstream' community standards.<ref name=":0">{{cite journal |last1=Pett |first1=Emma |title=A new media landscape? The BBFC, extreme cinema as cult, and technological change |journal=New Review of Film and Television Studies |date=2 January 2015 |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=83–99 |doi=10.1080/17400309.2014.982910 |s2cid=146431677 }}</ref> |
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⚫ | There has also been criticism over the increasing use of violence in modern-day films. Ever since the emergence of slasher-gore films in the 1970s, the rising popularity of extreme cinema has contributed to the casual violence in popular media.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Sapolsky |first1=Burry S. |last2=Molitor |first2=Fred |last3=Luque |first3=Sarah |title=Sex and Violence in Slasher Films: Re-examining the Assumptions |journal=Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly |date=March 2003 |volume=80 |issue=1 |pages=28–38 |doi=10.1177/107769900308000103 |s2cid=143908234 }}</ref> Some criticize the easy exposure and unintended targeting of adolescents by extreme cinema films.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Sargent |first1=James D |last2=Heatherton |first2=Todd F |last3=Ahrens |first3=M.Bridget |last4=Dalton |first4=Madeline A |last5=Tickle |first5=Jennifer J |last6=Beach |first6=Michael L |title=Adolescent exposure to extremely violent movies |journal=Journal of Adolescent Health |date=December 2002 |volume=31 |issue=6 |pages=449–454 |doi=10.1016/S1054-139X(02)00399-3 |pmid=12457577 }}</ref> |
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⚫ | Both ''Freaks'' and ''Pink Flamingos'' are inducted into the [[National Film Registry]].<ref>[https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/descriptions-and-essays/ Brief Descriptions and Expanded Essays of National Film Registry Titles|Library of Congress]</ref> ''Requiem for a Dream'' and ''Oldboy'' were named on the [[BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20160819-the-21st-centurys-100-greatest-films The 21st Century's 100 greatest films – BBC Culture]</ref> The behind-the-scenes look at ''Cannibal Holocaust'' was the subject of a Season 2 episode of the documentary series ''[[Cursed Films]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/cursed-films-season-2-trailer-shudder/|title='Cursed Films' Season 2 Trailer Reveals More Mysteries and Oddities From Famous Films|first=Shane|last=Romanchick|date=March 25, 2022|website=Collider}}</ref><ref>[https://movieweb.com/cursed-films-best-episodes/ Cursed Films' Episodes, Ranked - MovieWeb]</ref> |
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==See also== |
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Latest revision as of 09:26, 12 December 2024
Extreme cinema (or hardcore horror and extreme horror[1][2]) is a subgenre used for films distinguished by its use of excessive sex and violence, and depiction of extreme acts such as mutilation and torture. The rising popularity of Asian films in the 21st century has contributed to the growth of extreme cinema, although extreme cinema is still considered to be a horror film-based genre.[3] Being a relatively recent genre, extreme cinema is controversial and widely unaccepted by the mainstream media.[4] Extreme cinema films target a specific and small audience group.[5]
History
[edit]The history of extreme cinema can be traced back to censorship of art films and advertising tactics for classical exploitation films to Anglophone markets alongside later liberal representations of sex in the first half of the 20th century onwards.[6]
The name "extreme cinema" originated from a "line of Asian films that share a combination of sensational features, such as extreme violence, horror and shocking plots".[7] Extreme cinema can be rooted as "Asian Extreme", the term for Japanese and other Asian films used to its excessive nature. Early examples of Asian Extreme such as Ring (1998) and Battle Royale (2000).[8]
Notable films
[edit]Notable directors
[edit]- Catherine Breillat[39][38]
- Carlos Reygadas[39]
- Gaspar Noé[119][120][25][121][12]
- Peter Jackson[26]
- John Waters[122][123][124]
- Wes Craven[69][29][125][12]
- Uwe Boll[26]
- Bruno Dumont[126]
- Lars von Trier[119][38]
- Takashi Miike[11][127][128]
- Pier Paolo Pasolini[31][129][12]
- Michael Haneke[38]
- Eli Roth[130][29]
- Sion Sono[131]
- Herschell Gordon Lewis[26]
- Jim Van Bebber[69]
- Lloyd Kaufman[69][108]
- Harmony Korine[49]
Controversy and legacy
[edit]Extreme cinema is highly criticized and debated by film critics and the general public. There have been debates over the hypersexualization that makes these films a threat to the 'mainstream' community standards.[132]
There has also been criticism over the increasing use of violence in modern-day films. Ever since the emergence of slasher-gore films in the 1970s, the rising popularity of extreme cinema has contributed to the casual violence in popular media.[133] Some criticize the easy exposure and unintended targeting of adolescents by extreme cinema films.[134]
Both Freaks and Pink Flamingos are inducted into the National Film Registry.[135] Requiem for a Dream and Oldboy were named on the BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century.[136] The behind-the-scenes look at Cannibal Holocaust was the subject of a Season 2 episode of the documentary series Cursed Films.[137][138]
See also
[edit]- Art horror
- Arthouse action film
- Dogme 95
- Exploitation film
- Giallo
- Grindhouse
- Hurtcore
- Mondo film
- New French Extremity
- Snuff film
- Social thriller
- Splat Pack
- Splatter film
- Vulgar auteurism
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