The Last Theater

Wes Craven returned to the series he created with the seventh film in the Nightmare on Elm Street series, but would bringing Freddy into the real world be the right direction to go?

Show Notes

New Nightmare is a movie that draws upon the real world in order to breathe new life into an idea that had strayed far away from Wes Craven's original vision. Would this super-meta take on Freddy Krueger prove to be a welcome addition to the franchise? Find out in the seventh part of our ten-episode retrospective covering the entirety of the Nightmare on Elm Street film franchise!

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Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) - Podcast Episode 48

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Total Run Time: 1:11:48

Theme music: "Rising Game" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Additional Music:
Selections from the Wes Craven's New Nightmare soundtrack by J. Peter Robinson

What is The Last Theater?

Join chris and Joey as they explore the dark, forgotten side of film. From horror and exploitation, to b-movies, cult, trash cinema, and everything in-between, The Last Theater shows how even the movies mainstream audiences might find worthless have value. With reviews and discussions covering films and topics within the realm of the more extreme and often dismissed side of cinema, chris and Joey illuminate the vital role these types of films play in the larger pantheon of movie history.

Every movie has its audience, and every movie has value. One person's trash cinema is another person's treasure.