Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
The story
From 1970-1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films.
- 1970s
- filmmaking
- making of
- documentary filmmaking
- old footage
- cinema history
- expert opinion
- 70s
- midnight movie
- director interview
The bill
- Richard O'Brien — Self
- David Lynch — Self
- Ben Barenholtz — Self
- Alan Douglas — Self
- Robert Shaye — Self
- Jim Sharman — Self
- Seth Willenson — Self
- Roger Ebert — Self
- Jonathan Rosenbaum — Self
- J. Hoberman — Self
- Directed
- Stuart Samuels
- Written
- Stuart Samuels
Production
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 · 90 ratings
- Studio
- Stuart Samuels Productions
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