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Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream

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Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2007)

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Reviews Counted:8

Fresh:7

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.1/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 86 mins

Genre: Television

Synopsis: Startling, provocative, and often unsettling, midnight movies have left an indelible mark on American cinema. Beginning in the 1970s, these late-night cult events offered films that were unlike... Startling, provocative, and often unsettling, midnight movies have left an indelible mark on American cinema. Beginning in the 1970s, these late-night cult events offered films that were unlike anything else glimpsed on movie screens. Among the offbeat hits are some of cinema's most unique works. This fascinating documentary explores six midnight movies and their impact: John Water's trashy classic PINK FLAMINGOS; David Lynch's surreal take on fatherhood, ERASERHEAD; cinema's preeminent transvestite musical, ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW; Alejandro Jodorowsky's otherworldly Western, EL TOPO; the reggae-cum-gangster film THE HARDER THEY COME; and George Romero's genre-defining zombiefest, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. Packed with film clips and interviews with critics and the filmmakers themselves, MIDNIGHT MOVIES shows how these nocturnal showings offered audiences entry into cinematic worlds which were distinct from typical Hollywood fare, but later seeped into mainstream film culture. [More]

Starring: John Waters, David Lynch, George A. Romero, Alejandro Jodorowsky

Starring: John Waters, David Lynch, George A. Romero, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Perry Henzell, Richard O'Brien, Roger Ebert

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An extremely interesting film.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
02/26/08
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

Enjoyable, if blandly celebratory.

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02/26/08
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

Samuels' own enjoyment for midnighters comes through in his funky visual design -- visually spunky for a clips-and-talking-heads film -- and in the energetic editing.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
02/26/08
Robert Koehler
Robert Koehler
Variety
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For any movie nut who craves their exhibition history, this is a must see documentary.

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11/05/07
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
DVDTalk.com

Samuels' film both contextualises and celebrates these strange slices of subversive counter-culture

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08/02/07
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Eye for Film

It’s a celebration of cinema-going as a ‘ritual experience or trip’, a communal adventure with no real equivalent in the exquisitely atomised YouTubeverse.

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03/23/07
Ben Walters
Ben Walters
Time Out

A documentary about challenging and outrageous films should offer something more provocative than counter-culture filmmakers congratulating themselves on a job well done.

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03/20/07
BBC

In this affectionate glimpse into those countercultural times, filmmaker Stuart Samuels has compiled an engaging distillation of those nocturnal filmic emissions.

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06/03/06
Duane Byrge
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