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British Fantasy Society column revisits John Carpenter's 1974 Dark Star
Original: From the British Fantasy Society: Allen Ashley is training his eye on classic genre films, looking at not just the film
Writer Allen Ashley is continuing his series for the British Fantasy Society on classic genre films, examining not only the movies themselves but the context in which they were released. His latest instalment looks at 1974 and John Carpenter's cult stoner science fiction film Dark Star, placing the low-budget space comedy within its era.
Why now: Fans of classic science fiction and fantasy are following Ashley's ongoing series on genre films in their historical context.
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- From the British Fantasy Society: Allen Ashley is training his eye on classic genre films, looking at not just the film but the context in which they were released. For the latest instalment in his series, he's in 1974 for John Carpenter's stoner space bomb. https://… · spookygirl@mastodon.scot · 1
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