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    Film introduction: Shock Treatment


    28 October 2024
    Words: Dr Sabina Stent Directed by Jim Sharman, and with a script and lyrics by Richard O’Brien, Shock Treatment is 1981’s non-canon parallel film to the events of 1975’s immensely popular The Rocky Horror Picture Show born of two…
  2. Kathleen Turner clutches a large kitchen knife, reday to stab somebody.
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    Film introduction: Serial Mom


    16 September 2024
    Words: Dr Sabina Stent In her July 2024 essay for CrimeReads, Julia Sirmons notes that “Serial Mom opens with title cards that mimic the typical true crime disclaimers: the film was based on interviews and witness testimony. And then,” she…
  3. A black and white still of Marlon Brando sitting in front of a ship, looking off camera to the left.
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    Film introduction: On The Waterfront


    25 August 2024
    Words: film academic Ed Jackson Mention On the Waterfront, and one scene in particular comes to mind. Former boxer Terry Malloy, played by Marlon Brando, is sitting in the backseat of a taxi with his brother Charley, played by Rod Steiger.…

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