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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Debuted 50 Years Ago Today, and Remains a Source of Fashion Inspiration
The cult film influenced fashion and queer culture, inspiring over 100 tribute events worldwide as its bold themes reshaped musical comedy horror, according to costume designer Sue Blane.
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50 Years Ago, A Sci-Fi Cult Classic Inspired An Iconic Cinematic Tradition
20th Century Fox/Michael White Prods/Kobal/ShutterstockUnlike many other cinephiles, I’m not a zealot about the theatrical experience. Yes, IMAX showings are impressive, but they’re not exactly accessible, and I had a much better time watching Sinners on HBO Max than I did at my small-town theater. Going to the theater is nice, especially if you care about Tom Cruise’s mission to save the movies, but it’s not the be-all and end-all. My stance ha…
The Rocky Horror Picture Show at 50: How A Musical Awoke A Generation
Read the original post on Flickering Myth here: The Rocky Horror Picture Show at 50: How A Musical Awoke A Generation Bella Madge on The Rocky Horror Picture Show as it celebrates its 50th anniversary… Fifty years ago, a rocket-ship from the planet Transsexual, in the galaxy of Transylvania crashed landed on Earth. With its blood-red swagger and sequined charm, the aliens inside it flooded our soundwaves and filled our dancefloors. It was an inf…
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The musical horror comedy “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” which premiered on August 14, 1975, about a naive young couple who end up in the castle of a mad transvestite scientist, would have been the last film for actress Susan Sarandon: the conditions on set were so brutal that she contracted pneumonia. At first, it seemed that Sarandon’s ordeal was in vain: the film was shot to the ground. However, it became a cult record that has been released co…
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