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The Tura Satana Action Figure Is Here

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Get your very own Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! ass-kicking doll.

Russ Meyer On Casablanca

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The king of Bosomania discusses his favourite film on the BBC.

The Sight And Sound Greatest Films Poll: The Final Chapter

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Don’t say we didn’t warn you. This is our final word on this – at least for a decade.

The Ultimate Ultravixen – Kitten Natividad

Remembering the legendary star of Russ Meyer’s final films, burlesque shows, adult movies and cult classics, who has sadly passed away.

John Waters’ Yuletide Massacre

The Pope of Trash announces a festive, filthy US tour.

An Evening With Kitten Natividad

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A curious burlesque VHS short featuring Russ Meyer’s legendary muse.

Roger Ebert And The Strange Cult Of The Film Critic

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Mainstream film critics are the last people who we should be listening to about anything.

The Other Justine – A High Camp Cinematic Car Crash

The George Cukor and Joseph Strick directed all-star melodrama is a kitsch disaster that fans of the accidentally ludicrous may find very much to their taste.

Remembering Tempest Storm

Looking back at the extraordinary life and career of America’s burlesque queen.

Austin Powers – A Man Of His Time

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Looking back at the Austin Powers films, a series now almost as out of touch with modern sensibilities as the character himself. But does that matter?

Matinee Idol – The Last Gasp Of Adult Cinema’s First Golden Age

David F. Friedman’s love letter to an adult film industry that was already becoming a distant memory in the age of video.

This Is My Happening And It Freaks Me Out: When 20th Century Fox Strapped On Groovy Boy Russ Meyer