Cecil B. Demented
For the magazine's twentieth anniversary this year, a series of screenings has been planned on the double bill principle, with the main focus on a selection of rarely-seen films. Other movies in the program are also important milestones in the development of the critics' dialogue within one of Quebec's most dynamic film magazines.
Radical filmmaker Cecil B. Demented and his gang of followers kidnap a Hollywood star to force her into starring in their anti-commercial film.
John Waters
John Waters is an American filmmaker, actor, and cinema professor. An unconventional filmmaker who breaks down genres with his decidedly trashy cinema, he often highlights strong women in his films. In the early 1970s, he created his most violent films: Pink Flamingos (1972), for which he was fined for obscenity, and Female Trouble (1974), starring the drag queen Divine. Regarded as a cult filmmaker and a prominent figure in underground cinema, Waters gained international recognition with Polyester (1981), the first film in Odorama. He then reached a wider audience with an adaptation of the successful musical, Hairspray (1988), before showcasing Johnny Depp's talent in Cry-Baby (1990). He is also known for cult films such as Serial Mom (1994) and Cecil B. Demented (2000).
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