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  • David Gregory – Tales of the Uncanny (2020)

    David Gregory2011-2020DocumentaryUSA

    A documentary exploring the subject of horror anthology movies.Read More »

  • Michael Benveniste & Howard Ziehm – Flesh Gordon (1974)

    1971-1980CampEroticaHoward ZiehmMichael BenvenisteUSA

    Emperor Wang is leader of the planet Porno and sends his mighty “Sex Ray” towards Earth, turning everyone into sex-mad fiends. Only one man can save the Earth, football player Flesh Gordon.Read More »

  • Gaspard Augé, Xavier de Rosnay, Romain Gavras & So-Me – A Cross the Universe (2008)

    Gaspard Augé2001-2010DocumentaryPerformanceRomain GavrasSo-MeUSAXavier de Rosnay

    Synopsis
    Extraordinary things always happen when unexpected. During the 18 months Justice spent touring, “extraordinary” didn’t necessarily mean “amazing”, or “great”, (though it sometimes did) but “surreal”, “weird”, “horrendous”, “fascinating”, “paranormal”, etc. To cut a long story short, it means that without anyone to film you twenty-four/seven, no one will believe or get the essence of every moment you’d like to tell them about. So as Justice were about to tour the USA for the second time, multi-awarded directors and intimate friends of the band Romain Gavras and So-Me taped every second of that 3 week tour that looks like it lasted 3 years. This documentary isn’t a report of a Justice live show (the audio CD is here for that), but is all about the extraordinary things that can happen when a bunch of frogs get dropped in dreamy America.Read More »

  • Leslie Zemeckis – Behind the Burly Q (2010)

    2001-2010DocumentaryLeslie ZemeckisUSA

    Synopsis from allmovie.com:
    In the days before hardcore pornography attained mainstream accessibility in America, a more docile and suggestive form of adult entertainment proliferated in and around big cities, especially Manhattan: the classic burlesque show. Populated by musicians, comedians, and strippers, and cloaked in an overarching gaudiness, “burly” shows typically cost a dime for a single admission. Especially during difficult eras such as the Great Depression, the shows enabled male attendees to temporarily cast their troubles aside. As helmed by Leslie Zemeckis (documentarist wife of Robert Zemeckis), this chronicle examines the burly tradition by interviewing authors, historians, and burlesque participants including former strippers, comedians, and novelty acts. Taken together, the personal reminiscences not only reflect a broad spectrum of emotions, from triumph to tragedy, but add up to a historical chronicle of a unusual, now-extinct subculture that will remain forever tied to the early to mid-20th century. — Nathan SouthernRead More »

  • Harold D. Schuster – Marine Raiders (1944)

    Harold D. Schuster1941-1950DramaUSAWar

    Synopsis:
    A U.S. Marine major tries to keep his captain on the right track through combat on Guadalcanal, training new recruits in San Diego, and a relationship with a WAAAF while on leave in Australia.Read More »

  • Peter Askin & Douglas McGrath – Company Man (2000)

    Douglas McGrath1991-2000FrancePeter AskinUSA

    In the 60’s, Alan Quimp (Douglas McGrath) is a school teacher of English grammar and married with the very demanding woman Daisy Quimp (Sigourney Weaver). In order to avoid the constant mockery in Daisy’s family, Alan says that he is a secret CIA agent. Daisy tells everybody, the CIA acknowledges the lie, but due to a coincidence, Alan has just helped and hidden the professional Russian dancer Petrov (Ryan Phillippe) who wanted to leave Russia. The CIA decides to hire Alan as an agent, to get the credits of bringing Petrov to USA, and immediately decides to send him to a very calm place, Cuba. Again due to a fortunate coincidence, Alan disclosures the identity of a double agent (Dennis Leary). Then, Fidel Castro (Anthony LaPaglia) makes the revolution and deposes Fulgêncio Batista (Alan Cumming). Read More »

  • Joseph W. Sarno – Red Roses of Passion (1966)

    1961-1970EroticaFantasyJoseph W. SarnoUSA

    A man-hungry suburban woman feels frustrated since she lives in the home of her prudish aunt and cousin, who interrupt and criticise her amorous liaisons. A co-worker brings her to a tarot-card reader, who introduces her to a club of women who meet occasionally to share an intoxicating brew, tease each other erotically with long-stemmed roses and honour the heathen god Pan. The occultist manages to corrupt the aunt and cousin, and lure the woman into full-fledged membership so she might participate in its climactic ritual.Read More »

  • Joseph W. Sarno – Moonlighting Wives (1966)

    1961-1970EroticaExploitationJoseph W. SarnoUSA

    One of Joe Sarno’s first color movies, Moonlighting Wives is supposedly loosely based on a true story about a group of bored suburban women who ran a prostitution ring in their neighborhood. Interesting material for one of Sarno’s suburban psycho-sexual melodrama’s to be sure, but those expecting boat load’s of kink and softcore bump and grind action might be taken aback by how tame this film really is when compared to much of his other work.Read More »

  • Joseph W. Sarno – Pandora and the Magic Box (1965)

    1961-1970CampComedyJoseph W. SarnoUSA

    When King Minos discovers Theseus is on a mission to locate the rightful ruler of Greece, he sends his buxom servant Pandora to disrupt the search.
    Meanwhile, Zeus selects Theseus to protect a wooden box “full of trouble.”
    Add a handful of Amazons and one king in drag, and you have Sarno’s zany spin on a classic Greek myth.Read More »

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