Interviews
Serial Mom lands new Collector’s Edition Blu-ray from Shout! Factory
May 08, 2017
By Austin Trunick
Gloriously over-the-top and perhaps more satirical now than ever, Serial Mom arrives this week in a new Collector’s Edition Blu-ray. It was the second (and last) studio film from independent film maverick John Waters. In spite of fun performances Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterston, Ricki Lake, Matthew Lillard, and Mink Stole, it failed to capture an audience on its initial release. Over time, though, it’s gathered a big following of fans who’ve caught this dark comedy on cable or home video. To celebrate this deluxe release, John Waters took some time out to look back with us on the making of Serial Mom. More
Jan 01, 2007
By Matt Fink
As a true legend of outsider films, it should surprise no one that director John Waters also has a taste for the obscure and eccentric in music. Following 2004’s compilation CD A John Waters Christmas, his second set is a celebration of Valentine’s Day entitled A Date with John Waters, with a similarly unconventional set of songs designed to seduce you into submission. More
Reviews
Aug 08, 2018
By Kyle Turner
Female Trouble makes for a good thesis statement about Waters’ ouvre. More
Mar 27, 2017
By Kyle Turner
John Waters is so often heralded as the King of Filth, the Pope of Trash, and any number of tasteful/tasteless honorifics, but rarely is Mr. Waters ever recognized as the Poet of Trash, the Laureate of the Tasteless, the Lyricist of Litter, the Bard of Bad Taste. More
