The film marks Waters' return to directing since 2004's "A Dirty Shame."
"They sent me a receipt that just said 'destroyed.'"
Waters adapted his own book of the same name — about a "feel-bad romance" — for the screen.
Paul Schrader's "Master Gardener," Pedro Almodóvar's "Strange Way of Life," and Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" also were recognized on the "Pink Flamingos" director's annual list.
“I might just pass out the opening night at the Academy show. I might just finally collapse from respectability, like a puddle,” Waters said of his new Academy Museum exhibit devoted to his life’s work.
He’s become a muse to Tim Burton, a captivating pirate, and so much more, but what are the must-see Johnny Depp performances?
Popular culture has often shown a distinct ambivalence regarding motherhood, and over the years, several films have shown mothers in a less-than-flattering light. Dangerous mothers frequently appear in horror movies, and just as often, she appears in comedies and other genres.
Flip through the slideshows for 20 songs that are essential additions to any Broadway playlist. Both casual theatre fans and Broadway devotees will find plenty of tunes to enjoy on this line-up of soundtrack classics.
The MCU has reached the National Film Registry. The Library of Congress has announced the 25 American films selected for preservation in the archive this year.
After almost two decades away, John Waters is returning to directing. Acclaimed cult filmmaker Waters will write and direct the adaptation of his novel “Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance,” as Deadline first reported. Village Roadshow Pictures has optioned the novel, with Steve Rabineau producing.
The so-called Pope of Trash talks about his novel, Liarmouth , the 50th anniversary of his film Pink Flamingos , why Catholics have the best sex, and more
Fifty years after the release of “Pink Flamingos” and John Waters is still banned from screening the film in Hicksville, Long Island. Waters explained to Entertainment Weekly that despite being a camp cult classic, “Pink Flamingos” was deemed obscene in multiple legal cases.
The Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angele is a tourist attraction all its own, with new actors, directors, and musicians receiving stars every year. This year’s crop of recipients spans all facets of media, honoring those whose time for recognition has come.
The pope of trash, the duke of dirt, the prince of puke. As cinema’s darling purveyor of filth, John Waters, at 76, has heard and seen it all, and he isn’t slowing down.
It’s a “Dirty Shame” that the film industry is abandoning “art movies,” according to John Waters. The “Hairspray” writer/director joked to The New York Times that the next generation of filmmakers is content with larger-scale productions without the same texture as Waters’ DIY films.
The Andy Warhol Diaries , premiering next month, will also feature commentary from John Waters, Rob Lowe, Fab Five Freddy, and others
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