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Nov 2, 2023 · This documentary explores how from 1970-1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films. Those films were El Topo, Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Harder They Come, Pink Flamingos, Night of the Living Dead, and Eraserhead.
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Filmmaker Stuart Samuels examines six cult movies that gained a late-night following, including "Night of the Living Dead," "Pink Flamingos" and "Eraserhead."
Aug 5, 2005 · Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream: Directed by Stuart Samuels. With John Waters, Ben Barenholtz, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Alan Douglas. From 1970-1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films.
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The film chronicles the period between 1970 and 1977 in which six low-budget films shown at midnight transformed the way films are made and watched: 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). Also portrayed in the film are the film...
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Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream at IMDbMidnight Movies explores the anything-goes era of 1970s cult films and their continuing influence on pop culture and modern society. It's an unforgettable trip down memory lane strewn with flesh-eating ghouls, transvestite extraterrestrials, reggae masters, alienated stepfathers with big hair and probably the most famous "eating" scene in ...
Mar 19, 2007 · That's the premise of Stuart Samuel's Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream, a new documentary profiling six films that embodied the counter-culture ethos of the 70s.
Filmmaker Stuart Samuels examines six cult movies that gained a late-night following, including "Night of the Living Dead," "Pink Flamingos" and "Eraserhead."
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