Really cool - Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream movie
Movie Premier in 2005.
John Waters: [about Pink Flamingos] I was high when I wrote it. I was not high when I made it.
Copyright Holder: Midnightmovies Production Inc.
Budget: CAD 671,000
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream tell the unobserved long-ago of these pictogram 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 include in-depth interview next to the director, producers, writers and actor who be division of these low-budget, even so monumental production, the exhibitors and distributors who play them, and the audience who view them.
Certificates: Australia:M, USA:TV-14
Color Info: Color
Countries: Canada, USA
Genres: Documentary
Languages: English
Locations: Jamaica, Los Angeles, California, USA, New York City, New York, USA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Runtimes: Canada:88, USA:86
Sound Mix: Stereo
Tech Info: RAT:1.85 : 1
Release Dates: France:13 May 2005, USA:5 August 2005, Canada:16 September 2005, Iceland:5 October 2005, Poland:15 October 2005, Austria:18 October 2005, Norway:20 November 2005, France:26 January 2006, Hong Kong:15 April 2006, Germany:4 May 2006, Hungary:29 May 2006, France:21 June 2006, Japan:15 July 2006, Denmark:19 September 2006, Australia:3 December 2006, UK:23 March 2007
In movie played:
Lou Adler (actor)
Birth Notes: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Has a son with actress 'Page Hannah' (qv)., Brother-in-law of 'Daryl Hannah' (qv) and 'Don Hannah (I)' (qv)., Has a son, Nikolaj Adler (b. 1973) together with actress 'Britt Ekland' (qv)., Often seen sitting courtside next to 'Jack Nicholson' (qv) at Los Angeles Laker Basketball games., The former owner of the Dunhill and Ode record labels, which he sold at a considerable profit. He also managed acts, such as Jan & Dean. He later dabbled in music based film productions, such as _The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)_ (qv) and _Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1981)_ (qv)., Father of musician 'Cisco Adler' (qv)., Has four sons with 'Page Hannah' (qv)., In 1978 he fathered a second son, Cisco Adler, with then-girlfriend Phyllis Somer., Adler and 'Shelley Fabares' (qv) separated in 1966, two years after they married. However, they didn't divorce until 1980., He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6901 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
Spouse: 'Page Hannah' (qv) (1992 - present); 4 children, 'Shelley Fabares' (qv) (7 June 1964 - 30 December 1980) (divorced)
Birth Date: 13 December 1933
Ben Barenholtz (actor)
Ben Barenholtz singular be a browbeat button attendance inside the self-directed gala scene - via analysis of an exhibitor, barb, and maker - since the unpunctually 1960s, when he open the Elgin Cinema in New York City. Barenholtz secured his slash profession in the film steadfast when he become partner chief of the RKO Bushwick Theater in Brooklyn in 1958. From 1966-68 he manage and lived in the Village Theater, which ultimately became the Filmore East. At the Village Theater Barenholtz provide a haunt all for the counterculture, near appearance by Timothy Leary, Stokley Carmichael, Rap Brown, and Paul Krasner. Some of the first meeting of the anti-Vietnam War operation, plus the Poets Against Vietnam, be held at the Village Theater. It be also a through music venue, with performance by The Who, Cream, Leonard Cohen, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Nina Simone and common herd others. In 1968 he opened the Elgin Cinema. The theater became the world's high point ultramodern specialty and improvement habitat, relaunching the films of Buster Keaton and D.W. Griffith, running conflicting independent films by childish American director, and screening cult, underground, and tryout films for the emerging countercultural viewers. The films of Stan Brakhage, Jack Smith, Maya Deren, Kenneth Anger, Jonas Mekas, and Andy Warhol, also as hasty works by Jonathan Demme and Martin Scorsese, all play at the Elgin. Barenholtz also industrialized latest ways of screening cinema. He started screening barn dance and opus films by Saturday and Sunday morning. He created the All Night Show - movies started at midnight and completed at cock-crow. Most prominently, Barenholtz originate the Midnight Movie in 1970 with Alexander Jodorowsky's El Topo, which go jogging for 6 months, 7 days a week, to sold out audience. The film was at the end of the day acquire by John Lennon. El Topo was follow at midnight by John Waters' Pink Flamingoes and Perry Henzell's The Harder They Come. Barenholtz formed the specialty distributor Libra Films in 1972. The first film Libra distributed was a revival of Jean-Pierre Melville's Les Enfants Terrible, followed by Claude Chabrol's Just Before Nightfall, and Jean-Charles Tacchella's Cousin Cousine, which became one of the biggest gross foreign films in the US and was nominated for 3 Academy Awards. Libra also launch and distributed, among others, George Romero's Martin, John Sayles' first characteristic Return of the Secaucus Seven, David Lynch's first feature Eraserhead, Karen Arthur's first feature Legacy, Earl Mack's first feature Children of Theater Street, and Peter Gothar's first feature Time Stands Still. Barenholtz sold Libra Films to the Almi Group in 1982, but stay with the integrated activity to become the President of Libra-Cinema 5 Films. In 1984 he departed Almi and aligned with Ted and Jim Pedas to summation Circle Releasing. Among the films released by Circle were Yoshimitsu Morita's The Family Game, Guy Maddin's first feature Tales From the Gimli Hospital, Vincent Ward's The Navigator, John Woo's The Killer, Catherine Breillat's 36 Fillette, DeWitt Sage's first feature Pavorotti In China, Alain Cavalier's "Therese," and "Blood Simple," the first film by Joel and Ethan Coen. His mast in film let go commencement severe with Wynn Chamberlain's Brand X and George Romero's Martin. He unremitting method with the Coens on the production of Raising Arizona, and as executive producer of Miller's Crossing and Barton Fink, which win the Palme d'Or at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival, as ably as award for Best Director and Best Actor. This was the first and closing instance the three topmost honors have all gone to duplicate film at Cannes. Barenholtz go on to make George Romero's Bruiser, J Todd Anderson's The Naked Man,Adek Drabinski's Cheat, executive-produced Gregory Hines' directorial debut Bleeding Hearts and Ulu Grossbard's Georgia, which earn an Academy Award nomination for Mare Winningham. He serve as co-executive producer of Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream, which earned Ellen Burstyn an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in 2000. Barenholtz appear in the documentary The Hicks in Hollywood, have a ball role in Liquid Sky, and appeared as a zombie in Romero's classic Dawn of the Dead. He was the prevalent field of Stuart Samuels' 2005 documentary Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream. Barenholtz just this minute directed his first feature, Music Inn, a documentary going on for the famed jazz venue. Barenholtz be produce the futuristic saga The Night Fisherman, by writer-director Joseph Cahill. He is sprouting Kurt Busiek's acclaimed stand-up comedian sticker album Astro City with Johnny Depp's company Infinitum Nihil. Frank Marshall is predetermined to signify. He is also producing Stags, a the jokey haunch by first time writer-director Jamie Greenberg, to be shot in New York at the closing of the summer., Ben Barenholtz has been a key presence in the independent film scene - as an exhibitor, distributor, and producer - since the late 1960s, when he opened the Elgin Cinema in New York City. Barenholtz secured his first job in the film business when he became assistant manager of the RKO Bushwick Theater in Brooklyn in 1958. From 1966-68 he managed and lived in the Village Theater, which ultimately became the Filmore East. At the Village Theater Barenholtz provided a home for the counterculture, with appearances by Timothy Leary, Stokley Carmichael, Rap Brown, and Paul Krasner. Some of the first meetings of the anti-Vietnam War movement, including the Poets Against Vietnam, were held at the Village Theater. It was also a major music venue, with performances by The Who, Cream, Leonard Cohen, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Nina Simone and many others. In 1968 he opened the Elgin Cinema. The theater became the world's most innovative specialty and revival house, relaunching the films of Buster Keaton and D.W. Griffith, running a variety of independent films by young American directors, and screening cult, underground, and experimental films for the emerging countercultural audience. The films of Stan Brakhage, Jack Smith, Maya Deren, Kenneth Anger, Jonas Mekas, and Andy Warhol, as well as early works by Jonathan Demme and Martin Scorsese, all played at the Elgin. Barenholtz also developed new ways of screening movies. He started screening dance and opera films on Saturday and Sunday mornings. He created the All Night Show - movies started at midnight and ended at dawn. Most notably, Barenholtz originated the Midnight Movie in 1970 with Alexander Jodorowsky's El Topo, which ran for 6 months, 7 days a week, to sold out audiences. The film was eventually bought by John Lennon. El Topo was followed at midnight by John Waters' Pink Flamingoes and Perry Henzell's The Harder They Come. Barenholtz formed the specialty distributor Libra Films in 1972. The first film Libra distributed was a revival of Jean-Pierre Melville's Les Enfants Terrible, followed by Claude Chabrol's Just Before Nightfall, and Jean-Charles Tacchella's Cousin, Cousine, which became one of the largest grossing foreign films in the US and was nominated for 3 Academy Awards. Libra also launched and distributed, among others, George Romero's Martin, John Sayles' first feature Return of the Secaucus Seven, David Lynch's first feature Eraserhead, Karen Arthur's first feature Legacy, Earl Mack's first feature Children of Theater Street, and Peter Gothar's first feature Time Stands Still. Barenholtz sold Libra Films to the Almi Group in 1982, but stayed with the company to become the President of Libra-Cinema 5 Films. In 1984 he left Almi and joined with Ted and Jim Pedas to form Circle Releasing. Among the films released by Circle were Yoshimitsu Morita's The Family Game, Guy Maddin's first feature Tales From the Gimli Hospital, Vincent Ward's The Navigator, John Woo's The Killer, Catherine Breillat's 36 Fillette, DeWitt Sage's first feature Pavorotti In China, Alain Cavalier's Therese, and Blood Simple, the first film by Joel and Ethan Coen. His involvement in film production began with Wynn Chamberlain's Brand X and George Romero's Martin. He continued working with the Coens on the production of Raising Arizona, and as executive producer of Miller's Crossing and Barton Fink, which won the Palme d'Or at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival, as well as awards for Best Director and Best Actor. This was the first and last time the three top honors have all gone to the same film at Cannes. Barenholtz went on to produce George Romero's Bruiser, J Todd Anderson's The Naked Man, Adek Drabinski's Cheat, executive-produced Gregory Hines' directorial debut Bleeding Hearts and Ulu Grossbard's Georgia, which earned an Academy Award nomination for Mare Winningham. He served as co-executive producer of Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream, which earned Ellen Burstyn an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in 2000. Barenholtz appeared in the documentary The Hicks in Hollywood, had a bit role in Liquid Sky, and appeared as a zombie in Romero's classic Dawn of the Dead. He was the main subject of Stuart Samuels' 2005 documentary Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream. Barenholtz recently directed his first feature, Music Inn, a documentary about the famed jazz venue. Barenholtz is producing the futuristic saga The Night Fisherman, by writer-director Joseph Cahill. He is developing Kurt Busiek's acclaimed comic book Astro City. He is also in producing Stags, a comedy by first time writer-director Jamie Greenberg, which is in post-production, and planned for release in late 2009.
Tim Curry (actor)
Articles: "Parade" (USA), 29 May 2005, pg. 18, by: James Brady, "In Step With: Tim Curry"
Pictorials: "Playboy" (USA), December 1975, Vol. 22, Iss. 12, pg. 171, by: Robert L. Green, "Four-Star Production", "Playboy" (USA), November 1975, Vol. 22, Iss. 11, pg. 133, by: Arthur Knight, "Sex In Cinema - 1975"
Trademarks: Often plays classy, sophisticated characters with a rather ambitious side to their nature, His smooth, distinctive voice.
Nick Names: The Cheshire Cat
Interviews: "Fangoria" (USA), December 1990, Iss. 99, pg. 28-31, by: Steve Newton, "Clowning Around With Tim Curry", "Starlog" (USA), 1986, Iss. 106, by: William Rabkin, "Tim Curry: At Your Service"
The son of a Methodist Royal Navy chaplain, James, and his wife Patricia, a conservatory secretary, Tim Curry studied Drama and English at Cambridge and at Birmingham University, from which he graduate beside Combined Honors. His journal primeval white-collar glory be contained by the London concede of 'Hair,' follow via more tough grind in the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Glasgow Civic Repertory Company, and the Royal Court Theatre where on earth he created the role of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in 'The Rocky Horror Show.' He recreated the role in the Los Angeles and Broadway production and starred in the blind interpretation convincing _The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)_ (qv). Curry continual his duty lying on the New York and London stage with starring role in 'Travesties,' 'Amadeus,' 'The Pirates Of Penzance,' 'The Rivals,' 'Love For Love,' 'Dalliance,' 'The Threepenny Opera,' 'The Art Of Success' and 'My Favorite Year.' He also starred in the US pleasure lose your balance of 'Me And My Girl.' He enjoy received two Tony recent nomination in favour of lotion of the outgrowth thespian and win the Royal Variety Club Award in position of "Stage Actor of the Year." A composer and a soloist, Curry tour the US and Europe with his individual confine and released four albums on A&M Records. In appendage to an in a school assembly big screen and telly career, he be a sought-after actor for CD-ROM productions. His distinctive voice can be hear on higher than a dozen acoustic book, and in numerous animated television phase and video. He live in Los Angeles with his dog, Frank.
Alan Douglas (actor)
Roger Ebert (actor)
Perry Henzell (actor)
J. Hoberman (actor)
Larry Jackson (actor)
Alejandro Jodorowsky (actor)
David Lynch (actor)
Richard O'Brien (actor)
Sal Piro (actor)
Bill Quigley (actor)
Mick Rock (actor)
George A. Romero (actor)
Jonathan Rosenbaum (actor)
Jim Sharman (actor)
Robert Shaye (actor)
Peter Suschitzky (actor)
John Waters (actor)
Seth Willenson (actor)
Chuck Zlatkin (actor)
Ian Dimmerman (producer)
David M. Fox (producer)
Victor Kushmaniuk (producer)
Stuart Samuels (producer)
Stephan Shelanski (producer)
Andrea Stewart (producer)
Victor Kushmaniuk (writer)
Stuart Samuels (writer)
Richard Fox (cinematographer)
Eric Cadesky (composer)
Nick Dyer (composer)
Stuart Samuels (director)
Michael Bembenek (editor)
Robert J. Coleman (editor)
John Dowding (editor)
Lorenzo Massa (editor)
Kevin Rollins (editor)
Steven Belgard (miscellaneous crew)
Joshua Watson (miscellaneous crew)
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