Assistant Professor, Dr Steve Jones on Movies That Changed Your Life: Nightmare On Elm St, Horse Feathers, Irreversible

Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with Assistant Professor, Dr Steve Jones a film scholar and a leading authority on extreme imagery and the intersections between horror and pornography, in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Nightmare On Elm St’s analysis, Horse Feathers influence, and Irreversible’s impact on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Steve also discusses his book THE METAMODERN SLASHER FILM. Through personal biography and storytelling, discover how these three films shaped some Steve’s life, perspective and film fandom.   Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out how Dr Steve Jones became a leading authority on extreme imagery and the intersections between horror and pornography, how he wrote the book The Metamodern Slasher Film  and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.   The Metamodern Slasher Film [2:30] How Dr Steve Jones became a leading authority on extreme imagery and the intersections between horror and pornography [6:20] What is metamodern? [10:30] How his perception of slasher films changed from writing the book. [17:50] Alone In Dark authors Haydn Watkins and Phil Morrison share their love of slasher films. [21:20] Subjectivity when researching and analysing slasher films Nightmare On Elm St Analysis  [31:20] Dr Steve Jones shares how Nightmare On Elm St (1984) is his favourite horror film of all time, how video shop artwork of Freddy caught his eye while his mum was choosing something nice for him and cemented his love of the slasher film sub-genre. Horse Feathers impact  [37:19] Dr Steve Jones shares how Horse Feathers’s (1932) represents those magical moments in his teenage years when he had his own TV in his bedroom and could stay up late to watch whatever is one and how this new found freedom changed his attitude towards film forever. Irreversible’s Influence   [45:38] Dive into Irreversible’s influence on Dr Steve Jones Phd thesis, reflecting on what horrifies him, how confronting himself with film made him cry and how this one viewing experience really shaped his academic career. Key Takeaways:   - Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth. - Learn what metamodern means and how an academic analyses films  - Understand cinema’s transformative power through Nightmare On Elm St, Horse Feathers, Irreversible  - Full show notes and transcript:  About the Guest:   Dr Steve Jones is a film scholar and a leading authority on extreme imagery and the intersections between horror and pornography. He is the lead for Northumbria’s Horror Studies Research Group. To get in touch see https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/j/steve-jones/ For his latest books: THE METAMODERN SHASHER https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-metamodern-slasher-film.html THE POSTMODERN SLASHER https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-postmodern-slasher-film.html Resources: Get Involved:  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review to tell us which 3 films that impacted your life.   Credits:   Intro/Outro music: *Rocking The Stew* by Tokyo Dragons (⁠https://www.instagram.com/slomaxster/⁠)  Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](⁠https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/⁠)     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices