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1990s in film

  • Slasher filmA killer stalking a group of people with a bladed tool defines the core of this horror subgenre. Film analysts distinguish these movies from monster films or…
  • Disney RenaissanceWalt Disney died in 1966, and his brother Roy followed him five years later. The studio leadership passed to Donn Tatum, Card Walker, and Ron Miller.
  • Blockbuster (entertainment)In May 1943, advertisements in Variety and Motion Picture Herald described the RKO film Bombardier as "The block-buster of all action-thrill-service shows!"…
  • New HollywoodBy 1957, Life magazine called the 1950s "the horrible decade" for Hollywood. The Paramount Case had ended block booking and ownership of theater chains by…