Cult Films

VHS Massacre: Cult Films and the Decline of Physical Media Movies

Posted by at Nov. 14, 2022

VHS Massacre: Cult Films and the Decline of Physical Media (2016)
This lively documentary explores the rise and fall of physical media from the origin of film all the way through the video store era into digital media, focusing on B-movie and cult films. With icons like Joe Bob Briggs (MonsterVision), Lloyd Kaufman (Toxic Avenger), Greg Sestero (The Room), Debbie Rochon (Return to Nuke 'Em High), Deborah Reed (Troll 2), Mark Frazer (Samurai Cop), James Nguyen (Birdemic) and many others.

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The Cult Next Door (2017) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Oct. 1, 2019

Youngman Films new documentary feature, "The Cult Next Door" is scheduled for release in early 2017. The film investigates Bill Gothard, the founder of The Institute in Basic Life Principles located in Oak Brook Illinois. His cult like teachings urged followers to shun things like short skirts and rock music. Gothard and leaders in his ministry are accused of sexual abuse, harassment and cover-up. Gothard, who urged Christians to focus on their "biblical character" and have large families, has never himself been married.

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Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era Movies

Posted by at March 28, 2022

Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era (2011)
Three girls living in Los Angeles, CA in the 1980s found cult fame when they "accidentally" transitioned from models to B-movie actresses, coinciding with the major direct-to-video horror film boom of the era. Known as "The Terrifying Trio," Linnea Quigley (The Return of the Living Dead), Brinke Stevens (The Slumber Party Massacre) and Michelle Bauer (The Tomb), headlined upwards of ten films per year, fending off men in rubber monster suits, pubescent teenage boys, and deadly showers. They joined together in campy cult films like Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-a-Rama (1988) and Nightmare Sisters (1987). They traveled all over the world, met President Reagan, and built mini-empires of trading cards, comic books, and model kits. Then it all came crashing down. This documentary remembers these actresses - and their most common collaborators - on how smart they were to play stupid

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Snuff: A Documentary About Killing on Camera Movies

Posted by at Dec. 11, 2020

Snuff: A Documentary About Killing on Camera (2008)
This documentary examines the existence of films in which people are murdered on camera and the culture surrounding them. Through interviews with former FBI Profilers, Cultural Academics, and Film Historians the documentary delves into the disturbing history and myth of Snuff Films. The FBI claims there is no evidence to prove the existence of Snuff and, therefore, Snuff Films are a myth. This documentary analyzes the relationships between war, cult films, serial killers and pornography to prove whether or not this pervasive myth is, in fact, reality.

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Not Quite Hollywood (2008) Movies

Posted by notbanned at July 8, 2019

Not Quite Hollywood is an eye-popping celebration of Australian cult films of the '70s and early '80s. It irreverently documents an era when Australian cinema got its gear off and flashed the world a full-frontal explosion of sex, violence, horror and foot-to-the-floor action. Bursting with adrenaline-pumping film clips and outrageous anecdotes from Ozploitation fans and survivors, including Quentin Tarantino, Dennis Hopper, Jamie Lee Curtis and Barry Humphries.

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Friedkin Uncut Movies

Posted by at Dec. 21, 2022

Friedkin Uncut (2018)
An introspective insight into the life and artistic journey of William Friedkin, an extraordinary and offbeat director of cult films such as The French Connection, The Exorcist, Sorcerer, Cruising, To Live and Die in L.A. and Killer Joe. For the first time Friedkin opens up, guiding the audience on a fascinating journey through the themes and the stories that have influenced his life and his artistic career.

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The Complete Lady Snowblood (1973-1974) [The Criterion Collection #790 and #791] Movies

Posted by Someonelse at Aug. 21, 2021

The Complete Lady Snowblood
Lady Snowblood (1973) + Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974)
2xDVD9 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC 16:9 | 01:37:07 + 01:29:16 | 7,65 Gb + 5,95 Gb
Audio: Japanese (日本語) AC3 1.0 @ 384 Kbps | Subtitles: English
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller | The Criterion Collection #790 and #791

A young woman (Meiko Kaji), trained from childhood as an assassin and hell-bent on revenge for the murders of her father and brother and the rape of her mother, hacks and slashes her way to gory satisfaction in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Japan. Rampant with inventive violence and spectacularly choreographed swordplay, Toshiya Fujita’s pair of influential cult classics Lady Snowblood and Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance are bloody, beautiful extravaganzas composed of one elegant widescreen composition after another. The first Lady Snowblood was a major inspiration for Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill saga, and both of Fujita’s films remain cornerstones of Asian action cinema.

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Sadist with red Teeth (1971) + Forbidden Paris (1970) [Mondo Macabro] Movies

Posted by Someonelse at Nov. 14, 2019

For the first time ever on home video anywhere in the world, this astonishing double bill presents two rarely seen films from one of European cinema's most maverick talents.

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BBC - Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema (2018) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Sept. 28, 2018

Film critic Mark Kermode presents a fresh and very personal look at the art of cinema by examining the techniques and conventions behind some classic genres: romcoms, heist movies, coming-of-age stories, science fiction and horror. In each episode, Mark uncovers the ingredients needed to make a great genre film and keep audiences coming back for more. How do you stage, shoot and edit a gripping car chase or orchestrate the shock moment in a horror movie? What is the secret to sizzling on-screen chemistry?

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BFI - A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at Feb. 13, 2023

This is Martin Scorsese's contribution to the British Film Institute's "Century of Cinema" series. In 1994, the British Film Institute commissioned a set of films to mark the centenary of the movies. They would trace the history of several national cinemas, and the BFI's choice for interpreting the history of American film fell to director Martin Scorsese, a longtime champion of film history and preservation.

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