| Description |
2 videodiscs (56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Performer |
Narrator, Simon Barritt Arnstein. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast in truncated form on American Movie Classics in 2004. |
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Stereo mix or 5.1 surround sound. |
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Features: disc 1. Meeting and discussion between science fiction author Ray Bradbury and EC Comics editor Al Feldstein, moderated by comic book historian Jerry Weist. disc 2. Interviews with EC artists Jack Davis, Al Williamson, Jack Kamen and Marie Severin; EC Artist Jack Kamen takes a look back at his original artwork; interviews with EC Library publisher Russ Cochran and Comic Book Price Guide publisher Robert Overstreet; interview with famed horror movie director George A. Romero EC historian Roger Hill discusses EC's own censorship of their most infamous cover. |
| Summary |
Full, uncut version of this documentary including scenes not available in broadcast version. Tells the story of Entertaining Comics (EC) publisher William M. Gaines and details the controversy which erupted in the 1950s over his ground-breaking horror, crime and science fiction comic books. Using hundreds of comic book images and numerous clips from films and television series, this documentary highlights the life, death and rebirth of the most influential comic book company of all time. Interview subjects include EC editor and artist Al Feldstein, artists and comic historians like Jack Davis, Al Williamson, Jack Kamen, Marie Severin, Robert Overstreet and Russ Cochran. In addition, several authors and film directors, including John Carpenter, George A. Romero, Joel Silver and R.L. Stine, discuss how EC's horror comics inspired their work. Clips from such feature films as The Fog, Creepshow and Night of the Living Dead, as well as the Tales from the Crypt television series, are used to demonstrate this influence. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Gaines, William M.
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Horror comic books, strips, etc. -- History and criticism.
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Caricatures and cartoons -- Production and direction.
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Illustrators -- United States -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Selby, Chip.
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CS Films.
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American Movie Classics Company.
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| Added Title |
From comic books to television |
| ISBN |
0615126162 |
| Standard No. |
689076538220 |
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