Classic trash film maker Russ Meyer, director of such classics as Return to the Valley of the Dolls and Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! died on September 18th from complications stemming from pneumonia.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/09/25/DDGN48U0FD1.DTL&type=movies
I’m shocked that Eve or one of the other film oriented posters didn’t cover this.
I think Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! is one of the finest examples of the richness of black and white film making. I have to say, it’s just a damn fine trashy movie.