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Grease 2 (1982)
Paul McClure

The evolution of camp cinema

Is the joyous, glitzy vulgarity of films like Grease, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Pink Flamingos still present in filmmaking today?
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Zombie horde in Day of the Dead (1985) © Umbrella Entertainment
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

Zombies: living history through the living dead

From Haitian folklore to brain-eating monsters on film, the zombie has captured our imaginations – and reflected our fears – for longer than you may think.
Robert Bresson gesticulating with his left arm
Melbourne Cinémathèque

Model and Soul: The uncompromising cinema of Robert Bresson

Notes for the 1–15 March 2023 Melbourne Cinémathèque program.

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