film analysis

Esoteric Hollywood: Jay w/Tim Kelly – Propaganda Decoded

“Jay Dyer returns to Our Interesting Times to discuss his recently released book Esoteric Hollywood: Sex, Cults and Symbols in Film. We begin by talking about Jay’s concluding lecture in his Tragedy & Hope series and then move on to discuss Hollywood and its role in social engineering and shaping culture. The discussion involves Tinsel Town’s ties to the Occult, intelligence agencies, military and organized crime and the film industry’s role in perception management.

POLTERGEIST (1982) – Youth Sacrificed to the Beast

Jay Dyer
21st Century Wire
Following the success of the 1974 extreme shock and awe horror Texas Chainsaw Massacre, director Tobe Hooper was recruited to direct a Spielberg project called Poltergeist that would be as much of a game-changer for the horror genre as Chainsaw.  Texas Chainsaw Massacre, however, was an innovation in the genre that pushed the limits of what censors were willing to tolerate.