Drafthouse Films has snapped up North American rights to Abel Ferrara‘s 1981 classic revenge thriller “Ms. 45,” which follows a mute garment seamstress (the late Zoe Lund) who starts a homicidal ...

11 years before he made his most famous film, Bad Lieutenant, director Abel Ferrara was already exploring sex and drugs and violence in New York. Ms. 45 starred Zoë Lund as a mute seamstress who goes ...

35 years ago today, New York indie filmmaker Abel Ferrara’s third feature, Ms. 45 (1981), arrived in cinemas. A violent, striking tale of trauma and revenge, it announced the arrival of filmmakers no ...

Editor's Note: The following contains references to sexual assault. Abel Ferrara has never shied away from controversy. In films like King of New York and the NC-17 rated Bad Lieutenant, the maverick ...

The 1980s saw a very direct carryover from '70s New Hollywood cinema in which directors were taking risks and studios were allowing it. A lot of stylized, grounded and realistic work came out of this ...

Dismissed as an exploitation film, the shocking 1981 revenge flick gets a second chance. By Chris O'Falt Ms. 45 Still - H 2013 Ms. 45 is Ferrara’s second feature — third if you include the ...

Much has been said about Zoe Tamerlis. Much has been written about Ms.45. So I’ll try to be brief. At the end of this article, you will find my tribute to both—an all-new original movie poster ...

After Werner Herzog was told that Abel Ferrara, the director of 1992’s “Bad Lieutenant,” was miffed that Herzog was remaking his film (released in 2009 as “The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call — New ...

Hobo With A Shotgun director Jason Eisener cut this fantastic trailer for Abel Ferrara’s 1981 revenge thriller, Ms. 45, which is being re-released December 13 with VOD following March 25. Check out ...

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