Monday, January 31, 2011

JAN 31st - FEB 5th is GRINDHOUSE week!

"Grindhouse" is a term that describes a type of Movie Theater that would typically show exploitation films.  Grindhouse theaters would often show multiple films back to back that featured topics and themes that were frowned upon in the mainstream cinemas. Exploitation films generally have some kind of extreme or taboo topic in them and/or focus on a specific group to “exploit”.  Wikipedia lists the following categories of exploitation films:  1930s and 1940s cautionary films, Biker films, Blaxploitation, Cannibal films, Carsploitation, Chambara films, Eco-terror films, Giallo films, Mockbusters, Mondo films, Nazisploitation, Nudist Films, Ozploitation, Rape / Revenge films, Sexploitation, Shocksploitation, Slasher films, Spaghetti Westerns, Splatter films and Women in prison films [link].  With the advent and popularity of Video Cassette Recorders/Players, Grindhouse Theatres died out in the 1980s; however, exploitation films continued to be produced for play in the home on videocassette.
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