Nicolas Winding Refn
Filmmaker & compulsive toy collector.
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âBest book of the year Jimmyđ https://t.co/8ExTWXHtySâ (from X)
From 1965 to 1972, Andy Milligan made 20 exploitation movies, including Gutter Trash, Torture Dungeon, Bloodthirsty Butchers, and Fleshpot on 42nd Street. For Milliganâsadist, misogynist, maniacâexploitation was no joke; it was his reality. Based on hundreds of interviews, including many with Milligan himself, this is a tale of violenceâphysical, sexual, psychological. Even the author got sucked in, appearing in one of Milliganâs last gore-fests and nearly getting killed. But this biographyâprofusely illustrated with strange stillsâisn't just about a lunatic with a movie camera. Itâs also an anecdotal history of exploitation films, the birth of off-Broadway theater, the Warhol crowd, and the malevolent place called Times Square. The sick secrets revealed here will shock even hardcore grindhouse fans.