THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935) with actress Else Lanchester in full costume and make-up.
The three primary uses of masks in film are entertainment, disguise and protection. From ancient Greek plays through Japanese Noh theater, masks are deeply intertwined in the universal language of entertainment and ritual, and its power as a transformative tool is so ritualized and timeworn that it is the unofficial logo for an entire artform. Since theater was an influence on early motion pictures (consider the framing and gestural acting of silent film), it figures that masks would be smuggled into movies, and some of the most enduring images from film history are now associated with masks. —Alex Vlahov
V for Vendetta (2005), The Mask (1961), The Mummy Returns (2001), Emerald City s01e06 (2016), Black Orpheus (1959), Judex (1963), The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Eyes Without A face (1960), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Squid Game s01e07 (2021), Knights of the Zodiac (2023), Onibaba (1964), Scream (1996)
Jo mullein from Far sector#10
not now daddy, kitten has been afflicted by the horrors again
Japanese sci-fi triple bill show from the 70′s with the films “FORBIDDEN PLANET”, “CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON” and “THIS ISLAND EARTH”
Creature From The Black Lagoon by Geoff Shupe
He/They. Comic writer. Occasional filmmaker. Part-time podcaster (LOST Legacies; The Adventures of Cinnamon & Oatmeal). Xavier Institute dropout. Doom Patrol reject. Future action figure. BLM. Free Palestine.
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