Wes Craven
Wes Craven’s SCREAM Turns 25!
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Wes Craven's SCREAM, Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group have released a new featurette honoring the late director.
Cinema Revisited: The Postmodern Horror of Wes Craven’s Scream
With the advent of the Internet, postmodernism found the perfect vessel. Today, a few clicks and an enter button can thrust you into any realm you so chose – along with a wink and plenty of ironic air quotations. This practice hasn’t solely applied to the common consumer either; tastemakers and artists have also sought this chic alternative in their works. Charlie Kaufman writes about his fictiona...[Read More]
Movie Review: Scream 4
Scream 4, the fourth installment in the Scream horror series, is all about expectations. To expect something as original and edgy as the original Scream (1996) will result in a huge disappointment for moviegoers. However, to expect a film that is above mediocre and more reminiscent of the original Scream than its two prior sequels will more likely result in an enjoyable movie-going experience. Tha...[Read More]
The Legacy of the Scream Films: A Fan’s Opinion
When Wes Craven’s original Scream motion picture was released in the winter of 1996, I was still too young to see the film in theaters unaccompanied by an adult. In fact, this was still true in 1997 for Scream 2, and also for the release of Scream 3 in 2000. However, despite the ardent efforts of my parents, the Motion Picture Association of America, and several very strict ushers, I still managed...[Read More]