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James Franco directs and stars as enigmatic filmmaker Tommy Wiseau in a riotously funny exploration of the making of midnight movie favourite The Room.

People couldn't help but be won over by the utter ineptitude they were witnessing, and soon The Room had become something akin to a modern - day Rocky Horror Picture Show — the stuff of midnight movie legend, with a devoted group of fans initiating their friends into an ever - growing cult movement.

Alejandro Jodorowsky's daring and psychedelic films of the early 1970's, EL TOPO and THE HOLY MOUNTAIN, cemented his status as the Godfather of the Midnight Movie.

The Room is a favourite of midnight movie audiences around the world.

It's an exceptionally unusual and engrossing work, a sort of midnight movie crossed with Masterpiece Theater.

But Team Frémaux obviously doesn't know either director's A material from their B material — To's phoned - in comedy thriller Blind Detective got a midnight slot, but it's not my idea of a midnight movie.

As «Beyond the Black Rainbow» director Cosmatos reinvents himself right before our eyes as a high - voltage action filmmaker, Cage ascends to status of Midnight movie god in one amazing (and amazingly gory) battle after the next.

Beyond The Black Rainbow Directed by: Panos Cosmatos — Starring: Michael Rogers, Eva Allan, Scott Hylands Summary: Set in the strange and oppressive emotional landscape of the year 1983, BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW is a Reagan - era fever dream inspired by hazy childhood memories of midnight movies and Saturday morning cartoons.

It's one of those midnight movies you watch with a crowd to laugh with and revel in its lunacy.Read More →

MGM released this in 2001 as part of their Midnight Movies DVD series.

As brutally violent as the film gets, Saulnier never loses his grip on its sense of levity, making Green Room a prime candidate for fans of midnight movies.

Not exact matches

It was fun to see a modern - day interpretation of a silent film, but it didn't bring much more to the table than that gimmick, and it doesn't hold a special place as a memorable and impactful movie the way its fellow nominees «The Tree of Life,» «Midnight in Paris,» and «Moneyball» do.

For no explainable reason, the show ended with a young comic named Steve Fessler reciting aloud the script of an obscure Bela Lugosi movie, Bowery at Midnight.

It is here that the title line of the film fits chronologically: but Welles chooses instead to flash - forward to this moment for the movie's opening, so we hear Falstaff say, «We have heard the chimes at midnight, Master Shallow,» before we know just why thinking of his youthful escapades makes him so heavy - hearted.

The truth is that we all would like to experience a romanced version of times past and perhaps this is the food and beverage equivalent of the movie, Midnight in Paris.

The group of eight of us that are going to the midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II are meeting up to watch Part I prior to heading out to the movie theatre.

Bella Thorne attended the premiere of her new movie «Midnight Sun» last Thursday, and to continue the celebrations, she and her co-stars had an after - party at Avenue nightclub in Hollywood, Calif..

I totally get the after midnight movie premiere high, although I haven't seen Guardians of the Galaxy yet.

Continuing on my wardrobe recap series, today I am covering another favorite wardrobe movie of mine — Midnight in Paris.

We spent the day blogging in the morning, going shopping in the afternoon at Target, Old Navy and Charming Charlie's, working out in the gym in the early evening, taking pictures of our outfits for our blogs, followed by more blogging while watching one of our favorite movies, Midnight in Paris.

I miss the fun of book releases and midnight movie premieres.

Instead of simply stating that you enjoy watching movies, share one of your favorite experiences at the theater (e.g., you stood in line at the midnight showing of «Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire»).

Nichols has yet to make a bad movie, and Midnight Special is not only within his usual style of excellence - despite that semi-wonky ending - it's also his most accessible film to date.

Starring writer - director - producer and enigmatic «auteur» Tommy Wiseau, who had unlimited funds but questionable talent, the $ 6 - million film has been hailed «The «Citizen Kane» of bad movies,» a fascinatingly inept and endlessly quotable cult sensation that has carved out a place for itself as a midnight - movie communal experience.

Regrettably, it's the movie version of John Berendt's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, a book still thumping its chest on the hardback best - seller list after more than three years.

Fortunately for most audiences — although perhaps unfortunately for midnight - movie sadomasochists — The Disaster Artist leans heavily toward the latter, its sublime storytelling and central performances courtesy of Franco (as Wiseau) and his brother, Dave (as Sestero), twisting and then elevating The Room's ultimate legacy into something approaching high art.

(CNN) «Fifty Shades Freed» should mark the merciful end of the movie trilogy unleashed by E.L. James» novels, and there's plenty of artfully - lit airbrushed sex — and unintended guffaws — for those with a taste for midnight - movie - style chewy badness.

Because his 2003 self - released movie, The Room, did find its audience, and has become an enduring source of joy to thousands of fans who celebrate the movie's ineptness in midnight screenings all over the globe.

If it's been a while since you've felt the cold blast and hard crunch of midnight - movie meanness, Zahler's shaping up to be your guy - the one selling illicit thrills out of the trunk of a well - restored, vinyl - topped LTD..

If it's been a while since you've felt the cold blast and hard crunch of midnight - movie meanness, Zahler's shaping up to be your guy — the one selling illicit thrills out of the trunk of a well - restored, vinyl - topped LTD — and with «Brawl,» he sets himself further apart from his more schlock - minded contemporaries in cult cinem

Jeff Nichols should already be a household name after Mud and Take Shelter, and with his new movie Midnight Special, the man has done nothing to break his incredible record of success with making deeply personal, ruminative, thrilling, and brilliant films.

A midnight movie for those fine with dozing off about twenty minutes in, once the charm of its single sentence log - line has worn off.

What makes After Midnight more than just another ménage à trois (in homage to Truffaut) is the way Ferrario, who also writes about movies, weaves the allure of early film into a contemporary story, shot with the latest high - definition technology.

Watch new trailers for The Wolverine, World War Z, Before Midnight, White House Down, Riddick, and Kick - Ass 2, plus catch up on the latest movie news with our quick roundup of the week's developments.

Then envision midnight - movie touches mixed into the filmmaking: flash cuts of predators and prey enhancing otherwise typical scenes of plans being hatched; monologues about brain capacity and the true meaning of time coupled with psychedelic visions and wormholes and explanatory objects materializing from thin air.

The Terror is a gripping descent into a deviant heart of darkness, and those with a fondness for true - life enigmas embellished with midnight - movie flourishes will take to its unsettling comingling of the factual and fantastical.

«Before Midnight» — This third installment in Richard Linklater's humane and heartfelt, one - of - a-kind movie experience follows «Before Sunrise» (1995) and «Before Sunset» (2004).

Per The Hollywood Reporter, this Jennifer Juniper Stratford film is a «science fiction tale told in the style of classic B - movies and outfitted with practical special effects, laser beams and lunatic ideas which are guaranteed to make it the next big midnight movie hit.»

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This is the auteur's second project to utilize the real - life passing of time as a storytelling device, following his Before series (whose latest entry, Before Midnight, was my favorite film of 2013), a trio of romance movies separated by 9 years each starring Hawke and Julie Delpy.

Ben Stiller / Owen Wilson Shared Filmography: «The Cable Guy» (1996), «Permanent Midnight» (1998), «Meet The Parents» (2000), «Zoolander» (2001), «The Royal Tenenbaums» (2001), «Starsky & Hutch» (2004), «Meet The Fockers» (2004), «Night At The Museum» (2006), «Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian» (2009), «Little Fockers» (2010), «Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb» (2010) «Zoolander 2» (2016) Given the incestuous nature of the modern comedy scene, with everybody cropping up for cameos in each other's movies, it's easy to overlook that Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson have appeared in eleven movies together (with a twelfth on the wayOf The Smithsonian» (2009), «Little Fockers» (2010), «Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb» (2010) «Zoolander 2» (2016) Given the incestuous nature of the modern comedy scene, with everybody cropping up for cameos in each other's movies, it's easy to overlook that Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson have appeared in eleven movies together (with a twelfth on the wayOf The Tomb» (2010) «Zoolander 2» (2016) Given the incestuous nature of the modern comedy scene, with everybody cropping up for cameos in each other's movies, it's easy to overlook that Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson have appeared in eleven movies together (with a twelfth on the wayof the modern comedy scene, with everybody cropping up for cameos in each other's movies, it's easy to overlook that Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson have appeared in eleven movies together (with a twelfth on the way).

Nichols is a rising director with the fantastic indie Mud under his belt, and he also has a sci - fi movie called Midnight Special coming in 2015, so maybe executives have already seen some impressive work from that movie to give them confidence in his tackling of a big screen comic book adventure.

I was so disappointed I couldn't muster up any sense of objectivity or enthusiasm for the movie I was supposed to watch at midnight, so I called it a night early.

Chronicling the making of The Room, which earned a so - bad - it's - good status to become a midnight movie cult classic, The Disaster Artist was largely in the awards season conversation until sexual misconduct allegations against Franco broke.

Meanwhile, Victor Frankenstein is moving from October 2 to November 25, where it'll face off against Pixar's The Good Dinosaur, the Rocky spinoff Creed, Jeff Nichols» Midnight Special, Jonathan Levine's still - untitled Christmas movie, and (perhaps most intimidating of all) the second weekend of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2.

Cuz I just saw the midnight showing of «The Grey» and was hoping to give my opinion and help urge people to go see that fantastic movie.

«Gigli,» directed by the historically competent Martin Brest («Beverly Hills Cop,» «Midnight Run,» «Scent of a Woman»), may be a patchwork of ideas that have been put to better use in other movies a glob of «Rain Man,» a dash of «Prizzi's Honor,» a schmear of «Chasing Amy» but it has a special badness all its own.

The film, which is considered the «' Citizen Kane of bad movies»,» became a cult hit, spawning midnight screenings across the nation and now worldwide where fans quote iconic lines -LSB-...]

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I always knew «The Diabolical» was more of a SXSW Midnight movie, and less of a Sundance or Tribeca Midnight movie.