https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/18/violent-hollywood-and-the-death-of-creativity/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 02:15:25 -0400<![CDATA[It used to take skill, even finesse, to create horror. It used to take serious consideration of how to present an act of terror, where it might lie structurally in the story, how much or how little to show, to what extent the event should be visited—or revisited. There were silences, pauses, teases and innuendos. Alfred Hitchcock was a master, but even less talented directors labored to get it right.]]>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:40:21 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/18/violent-hollywood-and-the-death-of-creativity-n99349