Splatting image
| Splatting image
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| description | German film magazine |
| First edition | 1989 |
| attitude | 2013 |
| Frequency of publication | quarterly |
| Editor-in-chief | Sven Regenstein, Thomas Schweer |
| editor | Sven Regenstein, Thomas Schweer |
| Web link | www.splatting-image.de |
| ISSN |
1866-0673 |
Splatting Image was a German film magazine that had appeared in Berlin since 1989 and which, according to its own information , dealt with the "suppressed film". It appeared quarterly until 2012. The last three issues were only published digitally as pdf in 2013, after which the magazine was discontinued. Well-known authors were Christian Keßler , Marcus Stiglegger , Jörg Buttgereit , Ekkehard Knörer and Konradin Leiner .
content
Started as a horror film magazine, the range of topics of the publication soon expanded noticeably. The focus was on the so-called “suppressed film”, that is, films that usually receive little or no attention. This includes splatter , underground and subculture films as well as trash , alternative and experimental porn , but also science fiction , horror, thrillers and documentaries. Right from the start, the company dared to look far beyond the horizon of current cinema operations: As a result, Asian cinema was given its own fixed section in the magazine early on. Even Bollywood was observed early and critically observed. Basically, the content of the magazine was not based on the German film offer, which is why the magazine was an important source of information for many people for the “other” international film scene, especially before the triumphant advance of the Internet .
In addition to current film reviews, magazine articles in the form of film historical reviews and essays, interviews, reports or festival reports were an integral part of every issue. The articles by Christian Keßler , who dealt with a certain type of B-movies in a very humorous way , had cult character .
The journal was characterized by a very heterogeneous composition of its team of authors. Some of the authors came from film studies and film journalism, alongside classic hobby fanzine authors with a high level of expertise in their field. There was no uniform “splatting image line” in the selection of films discussed and in the writing and approach.
The magazine stood out from most horror or splatter film magazines with its often differentiated and analytical texts. Films were usually not simply recommended or panned , but often placed in a larger context and critically analyzed. Cultural theoretical considerations were often the focus of the essays with a scientific touch.
Web links
- Splatting Image (Official Website)