Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
| Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream | |
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Starz Encore Entertainment | |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Countries | Canada United States |
| Language | English |
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream is a 2005
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:[4] 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).[5]
Also portrayed in the film are the films
Release
The film was screened out of competition at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.[6]
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an aggregate score of 91% based on 10 positive and 1 negative critic reviews.[7]
See also
- American Grindhouse-2010 documentary similar in content
- Art film
- Cult film
References
- ^ BBC review
- ^ WorldCat.org
- ^ DVD Talk
- ^ Viennale
- ^ Time Out London review
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- ^ "Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
