Aren’t all genre films structuralist in nature? Isn’t everyone either obeying or disobeying genre conventions?”
–Andrew Repasky McElhinney
Retreats from Oblivion contributing editor William Blick interview Andrew Repasky McElhinney about his film Chronicle of Corpses, which celebrates is 25th anniversary this year:
“A Chronicle of Corpses still endures to this day. It is a macabre nod to Expressionism, and creates atmospheric renderings and compositions that are once horrific and aesthetically pleasing. The film allows one to delight in the innovation and ingenuity that transcends limitation recalling the classic indie-horror films….”
Read the full interview at Film International Online.
William Blick is a film and literary/crime fiction critic; a librarian; and an academic scholar. His work has been featured in Senses of Cinema, Film Threat, Cineaction, and CinemaRetro, and he is a frequent contributor to Retreats from Oblivion: The Journal of Noircon. His crime fiction has been featured in Close to the Bone, Pulp Metal Magazine, Out of the Gutter, and others. He is an Assistant Professor/Librarian for the City University of New York.
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