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THE ARENA (1974): Bloody & Barbaric, Corrupt & Sensuous and that’s just the trailer!

I saw Django Unchained the other night at the New Beverly, which presented the feature within a program that began with a rarely seen and frankly disturbing Looney Tunes cartoon about a hound dog and a Southern Plantation Owner, called … Continue reading

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Exploit This! — "Exploitation Trailer" is Redundant

An exploitation film is a genre of film that exploits itself through advertising and forbidden elements, rather than relying on meaningful or intrinsic content, They are shot on a low budgets, with very poor production values, and thus are regarded … Continue reading

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