Mise-en-scène

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! and Inglorious Basterds

I recently rediscovered the magic of Russ Meyer, and finally got around to watching what must be his most revered film. Faster Pussycat unfortunately has none of the usual Meyer nudity, but must have the funniest script Meyer ever handled. The hilarious and raunchy script - combined
with the lack of nudity - sees Meyer compose a thick atmosphere of sexual tension he rarely matched again. Tura Satana is superb as the sultry, bitchy leader of the Go-Go trio, Varla ("I never try anything. I just do it. And I don't beat clocks, just people! Wanna try me?") and spends most of the film ready to burst out of what little clothing she has on. There are rumours of a Tarantino-endorsed remake starring Tera Patrick as Varla - all we can hope is that this never happens. The up-and-coming Inglorious Basterds sounds more and more as if it may end up Tarantino's opus: a Sam Jackson-narrated, spaghetti-western-styled, World War II movie based on a little-known 1978 Italian original, whose title - when literally translated - meant That Damned Armored Train! Additionally, Brad Pitt and Eli Roth are on board to star as the US platoon's lieutenant and sargeant respectively.

Luckily this means we're probably going to remain in a world where Quentin Tarantino and Russ Meyer are still comfortably distant from one and other, and haven't succomb to the endless remake-and-repackage culture currently destroying the movie industry. Long live the midnight movie!



Check out the Inglorious Basterds trailer here.
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Download the Torrent file for Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! here