The Midnight Ramble

A blog by Tim George. Follow my other work at http://www.tewahanui.nz/by/tim.george, http://www.denofgeek.com/authors/tim-george, and theatrescenes.co.nz.

Tuesday, 19 April 2016

The Meyer Files #17: Up! (1976)

This might be the nastiest movie Russ Meyer ever made -- and that's including Blacksnake . If Supervixens showed how Meyer could up...

Saturday, 16 April 2016

Scorsese's picks: Murder by Contract (Irving Lerner, 1958)

I first heard about Murder by Contract from Scorsese on Scorsese , a book of interviews on the filmmaker's career. He mentioned as ...

Scorsese's picks: Leave Her to Heaven (John M. Stahl, 1945)

This is a new feature I am going to be trying out. Scorsese is extremely vocal about the films that have influenced him, so I thought I wou...

Tuesday, 12 April 2016

RAMBLIN' RANT: One change that could have made KINGSMAN better

I liked Kingsman: The Secret Service . Didn't love it, but the things I liked about it I really liked. My major issue with it was h...

Thursday, 7 April 2016

The Meyer Files #16: Supervixens! (1975)

Maybe my favorite Meyer film, 1975's Supervixens! was the movie that brought him back into the public consciousness after the disas...

The Meyer Files #15: Blacksnake (1973)

After his escape from 20th Century Fox, Russ Meyer attempted a comeback with the slave revolt epic Blacksnake . Whatever possessed...

Interlude: Russ Meyer at Fox (1970-1971)

Don't worry, my next Russ Meyer review is on the way. But first, some history. After the blockbuster success of Vixen! , Meyer...

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