MYSTERIOUS OBJECT AT NOON (2003); DVD Art/Surreal/Thailand/Experimental/Improvised/Documentary DVD, Used Based around the surrealists' 'Exquisite Corpse' game, the film was assembled over 3 years from mostly improvised footage, with everyone involved a simultaneous actor/collaborator/creator of this grand experiment. The footage was then edited down to the final 85 minute running time. The inspiration for MYSTERIOUS OBJECT AT NOON was the Surrealist storytelling technique known as Exquisite Corpse, wherein a variety of writers would contribute to an ongoing story one sentence at a time, largely oblivious to what came before. Thai independent filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul used this technique to interview people throughout Thailand, asking them to contribute to the film's evolving story, and, in the process, learning a little bit about their vivid, largely unexamined lives. What emerges is at once a portrait of Thailand's disenfranchised lower classes -- farmers, fruit vendors, village performers -- and their collective story about a handicapped boy and his tutor, a mysterious woman named Dogfahr.  A bit of patience is required to tap into the subtle pleasures of this lo-fi but lovely Thai film, and those willing to ride out its fragmented structure will be rewarded with a quirky meta-documentary about the nature of storytelling. Director and Thai native Apichatpong Weerasethakul took a volunteer crew into the southern and northern villages of Thailand over a three-year period, and asked the residents to contribute to a story about a wheelchair-bound boy and his tutor. The result is a sort of organic version of the Surrealist writing exercise known as Exquisite Corpse, shot through with the melodrama of Thai popular media. Weersethakul's 16mm footage is often overexposed, but the experiment itself, and the opportunities it affords to witness everyday life in rural Thailand, makes up for any technical quibbles. Plexifilm's DVD includes an eight-minute interview with the director, in which he discusses his motivations for the film.

TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED Roald Dahl (1979-80); DVD Twisted/Black Comedy/Unexpected/Macabre DVD; Used (Various DVD episodes available - Price per each DVD) Sinister and with a touch of the macabre Tales of the Unexpected holds, at its heart, a core of black humour that makes each story both compelling and surprising, with a twist in each tale that delighted audiences throughout the country. Although Roald Dahl is best known for his children's books, his most famous and sinister adult creation was Tales of the Unexpected. Sometimes gory, but always surprising, the stories all have a twist to entertain and, more often than not, shock the viewer. Adapting works from Dahl himself, this highly acclaimed series ran for an impressive nine years from its first transmission on ITV in 1979. Its iconic title sequence and haunting theme tune (from prolific TV composer Ron Grainer) ensured that Tales of the Unexpected was memorable viewing. *We have a number of DVD's containing multiple episodes each.  Contact for details.

BANNED IN AMERICA Volume 6 (Brain Damage Films); DVD Gore/Violent/Underground/Shockumentary Rare! DVD, New What if I were to tell you that none of it compares to the horrors of real life footage and the impact of horror it can leave in your mind. The “Banned in America” DVD's are just that brand of stomach churning reality that no-one should see. Some of the most sickening dark moments caught on tape that truly will never appear on broadcast.  “Banned in America” is the real McCoy. No re-enactments, just cold , brutal moments caught on tapes presented in full uncensored style. The level of realism is heightened simply because it is what you see.   It’s humanity at its worst darkly horrifying and gruesomely real. You can’t look at it, and yet can’t turn away.

RECTUMA (2003); DVD B-Grade/Comedy/Surreal/Schlock DVD, Used Waldo Williams is raped in the ass by a Mexican butt-humping bullfrog while on vacation with his bitchy, unfaithful wife Valveeta. His prostate infected by the frog's goo, Waldo seeks help from proctologist, Doctor Coldstone, who refers him to Doctor Wansamsaki, a scientist who has been developing a radical cure that involves the insertion of a radioactive rod up the rectum. Unfortunately, Wansamsaki's ass-obsessed assistant Wanger botches the procedure causing Waldo's butt to slowly mutate, eventually turning into a Godzilla-sized radioactive rear that goes on a rampage.  True story......