FULL EXPLANATION OF MIDNIGHT MOVIES
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What is Midnight Movies?
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stoneeman. this time as the captain of the ship from stoneeman.com I would like to give
some explanations related to 'Midnight movies; which stoneeman has been
mentioning in every article Review of the movie that Stoneeman has published.
In this topic,
stoneeman will discuss the
definition of 'midnight movies' along with the literature on the beginning of the emergence
of the term & developments and
examples of films that can be classified as
Become a Midnight Movie.
If you are an
activist or can be said
to be 'movie hollic', 'Movie maniac' or commonly said as a movie hunter,
of course you must know the term
midnight movie which is one of the The
benchmark for cult classic
movie fans in categorizing cult classic movies that are suitable to watch at
night.
Oh yes before we
get into the topic of discussion about 'Midnight movie' of course this
term will relate to the cult classic movie discussion that I have
previously revealed, If you want to read the explanation of 'What is a cult classic movie ? ; You can read
some of the articles below :
Now that you
understand the term cult classic
movie from the article above,
let's examine the term 'Midnight movie'
along with the development literature from the beginning of its
appearance & development to the present.
Definition of the term 'Midnight Movies'
Midnight movies are one of
the terms that are widely used
When you want to watch a movie at night,
most people know that midnight movie
is a routine that is usually done by movie fans when want to watch movies that are suitable to watch at
night.
It can indeed be interpreted as
such, but if we explore &
study more deeply, midnight movie has become a market targeted by cultivators/directors as a spectacle that
can only be enjoyed at night. As a result
of many enthusiasts who liked midnight movies, the term midnight movie was formed and coined in the 1970's.
History of the emergence of 'midnight movies'
As I
mentioned above, Midnight Movie is like
a trading market for the cultivators/directors
who have preserved this term from the 1950's.
The term midnight
movie arose because it has its roots in several cultivators who have practiced
and pursued its development since the 1950's on local television stations in
the United States.
At that time midnight movies were made
in such a way with a budget that was certainly not large and used
visuals that were still black-and-white
at that time (low budget).
After entering the packaging years of the development of films precisely in the 1960-1980's began to emerge cultivators who
preserved cult classic movies which
penetrated into many genres along with elements that
cannot be classified as one, but
will be explained below.
Is midnight movies a derivative of cult classic movie?
From the literature that Stoneeman has studied, Midnight movies also come
from films – cult classic films whose development developed very rapidly in the 1970's where visuals, sounds, effects , genres, etc. developed in that era.
More precisely,
the beginning of the emergence of cult classic
movies was followed in line with the development of 'midnight movies' from the
1970's to the present. The phenomenon
of midnight movies has also developed
since the cult classic movie in the 1970's because many cultivators/directors
began to preserve and develop a trend
that became a cultur in America
to date.
Oh yes, if you are curious about the meaning of 'what is a cult classic
movie?' you can immediately see the article below :
Types of films underlying the development of 'Midnight Movies'
From the explanation
above, if you have read the article discussing cult classic movies, just like the ' cult classic movie' midnight movie is also one
of the
film groups that has nuances, sensations & distinctive elements that can
be grouped as midnight movie.
After the film
noir period ended in the 1960's,
in 1970's midnight movies appeared with a new face that was identic with horror movies or suspense movies that had begun to be
modern because in the golden year of the 1970's there were many changes in the
film industry ranging from genres, visual effects, editing, sound, etc.
In the 1970's
there were several cultivators who specialised in preserving & developing the cultivation of
this midnight movie,From several directors in the 1970's who followed the development of cult classic movies & midnight movies one of
them is 'Jim Sharman' an Australian cultivator who worked on 'The Rocky Horror
Picture Show 1975; The film is one of the midnight movie phenomena that has succeeded in changing the economy in the underground film industry
/ film exhibition in the United States.
Alejandro
Jodorowsky, stanley Kubrick, and other cult classic producers also helped develop the phenomenon of midnight movies in the
golden year to be precise
starting in the late 1960s to 1980 and even continuing to grow until the moment this.
So basically
midnight movies are not only based on genres – horror/suspense or thriller genres, you
need to know that Midnight movies are
also similar to cult classic movies
because they develop in time in the
industry movie.
The movie that entered the terms of 'midnight movies'
There is a rumor
that not all horror films can be classified as 'midnight movies' and not all midnight movies are horror movies, because there are 2 factors that
make midnight movies
can be classified as Midnight
Movie :
1.Low-budget
commercial films
2. Underrated
film that earned the title of cult
classic movie
In the 1960's there was a fairly progressive explosion of
progress in the development of
cult films following midnight movies that had become a culture of watching movies/theatrical events at night in the
united states of america . Because of the screening of these strange films or commonly referred to as underrated movies at night in the
1970's finally the phenomenon of 'midnight
movies' spread widely throughout the country and became
a trend that was very much in demand by
some circles so that the films that were always screened in the middle of the night built
an audience / audience who liked
the midnight movie show so that A cult/community was formed that encouraged the development of Midnight Movie itself.
Some examples of midnight movies that you must watch
The term midnight
movie was formed because of the market /
audience that really worships cult classic movies, so there are several cultivators who are indeed examples in following the development of this midnight
movie, here is are some examples of
movies that you must watch if you are a true
midnight movie devotee:
Old Midnight movies that became a pioneer
Ø
Lolita
1962 ( Stanley Kubrick )
Ø
El
Topo 1970 ( Alejandro Jodorowsky )
Ø
The
Devils 1971 ( Ken Russell )
Ø
The
Hourglass Sanatorium 1973 ( Wojciech Has )
Ø
Gothic
1986 ( Ken Russel )
Ø
Prince
of Darkness 1987 ( John Carpenter )
New era midnight movies
Ø
Two
Evil Eyes 1990 ( George A.romero & Dario Argento )
Ø
The
Silence of the Lambs 1991 ( Jonathan Demme )
Ø
Brain
Dead 1992 ( Petter Jackson )
Ø
Basic
Instinct 1992 ( Paul Verhoeven )
Ø
Requiem
for a Dream 2000 ( Darren Aronofsky )
Ø
Donnie
Darko 2001 ( Richard Kelly )
Ø
The
Butterfly Effect 2004 ( Eric Bress )
Ø
Under
the Silver Lake 2018 ( David Robert Mitchell )
Some of the
film titles above are examples of films that are included in the 'midnight
movie' group from their golden era to their development to the present
day which continues to be generational in each – annually. Not only in the horror.suspense genre, thriller which can be classified as a 'midnight movie'
there are several underlying factors if
you already understand the literature & elements that can be characterized whether it is in the form of narrative, visual, or even
editing style in the film, it will all
look very clear and become a difference from commercial films others.
So that's the
whole interpretation that Stoneeman has explained, and hopefully the information
that Stoneeman has explained above can
be useful and useful for you loyal readers of
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