THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) 35th Anniversary Special: The Legacy of Hannibal Lecter

THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) d. Jonathan Demme (USA)
MANHUNTER (1986) d. Michael Mann (USA)
HANNIBAL (2001) d. Ridley Scott (USA)
RED DRAGON (2002) d. Brett Ratner (USA)
HANNIBAL RISING (2007) d. Peter Webber (USA)

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This week, we’re talking about 1991's The Silence of the Lambs, that rare beast that’s both mainstream Oscar-winning success as well as a first-rate horror film. A masterful blend of psychological terror and physical violence, screenwriter Ted Tally’s dynamite script (adapted from Thomas Harris’ bestselling novel) examines ambitious young FBI trainee Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) and her efforts to track down the serial killer Buffalo Bill – a nickname he’s earned by skinning his victims.

DAVID CRONENBERG'S THE BROOD (1979): ALIVE AT 45!!!

THE BROOD (1979) d. David Cronenberg (Canada)

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Canadian writer/director David Cronenberg has become so synonymous with the term “body-horror” that when a project is referred to as being “Cronenbergian,” we actually have an idea of what this might mean. Cronenberg has often said that he does not see disease and mutations as good or bad – they simply are – a viewpoint that shows up time and again in his cinematic output.