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Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream

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'Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream' is a 2005 documentary film written and directed by Stuart Samuels, based on his book on the subject.[https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/31285/midnight-movies-from-the-margin-to-the-mainstream/ DVD Talk]

Summary



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).[https://www.timeout.com/london/film/midnight-movies-from-the-margin-to-the-mainstream Time Out London review]

Also portrayed in the film are the films 'Freaks' (1932) and 'Reefer Madness' (1936), which gained notoriety and a huge cult following thanks to midnight showings. Providing interviews are filmmakers George A. Romero, Alejandro Jodorowsky, John Waters, Perry Henzell, David Lynch, and Richard O'Brien, as well as film critics Roger Ebert, Jonathan Rosenbaum, and J. Hoberman and Ben Barenholtz.

Release



The film was screened out of competition at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.

Reception



On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an aggregate score of 91% based on 10 positive and 1 negative critic reviews.

See also



*'American Grindhouse'-2010 documentary similar in content

*Art film

*Cult film

References




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