Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2005)
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2005)
DVDRip | MKV | 718x480 | x264 @ 1416 Kbps | 86 min | 0,98 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Documentary
DVDRip | MKV | 718x480 | x264 @ 1416 Kbps | 86 min | 0,98 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Documentary
Director: Stuart Samuels
Writers: Victor Kushmaniuk (additional writer), Stuart Samuels
Stars: John Waters, Ben Barenholtz, Alejandro Jodorowsky
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream tells the hidden history of these landmark films, El Topo (1970), Night of the Living Dead (1968), The Harder They Come (1973), Pink Flamingos (1972), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), and Eraserhead (1977). The documentary includes in-depth interviews with the directors, producers, writers and actors who were part of these low-budget, yet monumental productions, the exhibitors and distributors who played them, and the audiences who viewed them.
Absorbing documentary about midnight movies–how they started, why they existed and did so well and what killed them. It deals with six key movies–El Topo; Night of the Living Dead; The Harder They Come; Pink Flamingoes; Rocky Horror Picture Show and Eraserhead. They interview the directors and distributors of all six films and they discuss how they got them out and the reactions of critics and audiences. It also explains why these movies were only successful as midnight movies (Rocky Horror was a disaster when it came out as a regular movie).
I'm old enough to remember midnight movies and how much fun they were. They're gone forever but this wonderful documentary brought it all back to me. Also there's a HUGE amount of footage from each film. Highly recommended.
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Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2005)
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