Infamous, Cult, Creepy, Surreal, Weird, Childrens, Dark, Foreign; DVD - New / Sealed
The Singing Ringing Tree, partly due to its foreignness as both fairy tale and for the unfamiliarity of its German production, was 'indelibly carved on the psyches'of english speaking western cultures who viewed it as one of the most frightening things ever shown as a children's producton. The story they tell has an authentic Brothers Grimm feel, and not at all like the Disney versions of their works. Even Grimm had characters that children can feel comfortable with, but there are none in this outlandish fable. The Prince starts out charming enough and then turns into a bear, and a nasty bear at that. The Princess is spoilt and cruel, and gets turned into something hideous. These are the nearest to a ‘good’ people you get, everyone else seems to be either mad, ugly or an evil dwarf. The giant fish that totally terrified ususpecting kids is actually meant to be ‘friendly’, but the way it looked and moved freaked out most who saw it. It was otherworldly, and not something that anyone would consider comfortable...... this film is a strange and creepy trip indeed.
Snuff, Gore, Slasher, Uncut, Uncensored, Cult, Controversial; DVD (Euro Cult) - Ex Used condition
Touted as the film that sparked the urban legend of the "Snuff" film, Snuff (or American Cannibale, as the German version was called) is one of the most legendary Grindhouse efforts of the 70s, a low-budget gore flick directed by Michael and Roberta Findlay. Originally a mere slasher film called Slaughter, it quickly became controversial when the film's distributor, Alan Shackleton, added new scenes to the ending, supposedly showing a woman being murdered by the film crew of Slaughter. This is English language Uncut version.
Jandek, Outsider, Acoustic, Live, Concert, Experimental; DVD - New
Quite spirited bass and drum accompaniments, but a fairly "by-the-numbers" performance as far as the Corwood rep is concerned. Bonus points for "Whose Mister Is This", which might be one of the creepiest-sounding things Jandek has ever released, and that's saying a lot.
Skate, Skateboard, Special Edition, Bonus, Poster; DVD (2005) - Ex Used condition
Zero Skateboards New Blood Special Edition DVD. Released 2005. With all the special edits.. and of course a poster of Tommy Sandoval! Don't sleep on owning DVDs that you need to have in your collection!
Comedy, Satanic, Experimental, Mixtape, Counter Culture, Everything Is Terrible; DVD - New
The beauty in this insane bowl of VHS mashed potatoes is how, after 72 minutes, everything feels like it is exactly in the right place, and what a terrible terrible place that turns out to be. What makes EIT's TGS great is that it clearly relishes in the nihilist fringe of the culture-jammers. Nihilism, in these troubled, modern times, can be a wonderful thing and that's what we have here. That it makes a fool out of the leaders and followers behind "Satanic Panic" type movements/media is just gravy. Let The Great Satan wash over you.......
Japan, Shock, Gore, Blood, Infamous, Nasty, Erotic, Roughie, Disturbing; DVD - New Sealed
Two females seem to suffer from past traumas. Both commit blood-filled suicides with way more imaginary/graphic ways than just shotgun-to-mouth. There is no dialogs at all, porn-movie-like music plays on background while the girls are getting cut and so on. If you like blood, more blood, toothbrush, a fork, and japan shock, this is a must see. Low-grade, Japanese obscurity Women's Flesh: My Red Guts consists of two shot-on-video segments depicting grueling scenes of graphic self-mutilation, all designed to appear as gut-churningly real as possible: in the first, a woman chews off one of her fingers and chokes herself to death with a scarf; the woman in part two stabs herself in the leg with a fork, cuts open her belly, chows down on her guts, slices off her tongue, and eventually kills herself by thrusting the fork into her forehead. There's no plot to speak of and hardly any dialogue—just plenty of extremely bloody imagery designed to appease fans of ultra-violent, transgressive pseudo-snuff. This super-sick effort certainly has the right look and feel to it
Controversial, Masterpiece, Religious Fanatic, Brutal, Nasty, Banned, Uncensored; 2xDVD and booklet - Ex Used condition
A few movies are so controversial that the Movie industry does their best to kill them off (see Terry Gilliams' "Brazil"). Such was the case with "The Devils" First, to clear a few things up...this did NOT come from a play, nor was it a novel. It is based on Aldous Huxley's painstakingly researched religious history of the famous Loudun exorcisms during the time of Richelieu. Two years before 'The Exorcist' hits the screen, Ken Russell puts the Catholic Church in the spotlight by filming one of the most disturbing films of all times. Except from being a sheer technical and aesthetic masterpiece, 'The Devils' provokes as a film with its relentless sense of anarchy. Religious hysteria and illusions, the horror of human arrogance and depravity and the love that turns to cherishing that turns to hatred. It's hard to put it in words, one must simply watch it to understand the simple splendor of this film. This film was met with great controversy and opposition due to its contents and depictions of blasphemy. Cited by director Alex Cox and critic Mark Kermode as one of the ten greatest achievements in cinema of all time. This film is for open-minded viewers only...
Rare, Animation, Hubley, Academy Award, Short; DVD - Ex Used condition
The first volume of a three-disc survey of the films of the innovative Hubley Studio offers two of their best known shorts: the Academy Award-winning "Moonbird" (1959) and the Oscar-nominated "Windy Day" (1967). In these shorts, independent animators John and Faith Hubley explored new ways of presenting a child's world through film. They recorded their children's voices as they spun out fantasies to create a giggling, rambling soundtrack. In "Moonbird," two brothers prowl their backyard by night, seeking to capture the shy moonbird. Two sisters spend an summer afternoon at the seashore, playing games and speculating about what the future may hold for them in "Windy Day." The upbeat "People, People, People" (1975) examines the history of human habitation in North America, from 17,760 B.C. to A.D. 1976. Benny Carter's genially propulsive score helps the filmmakers present even unpleasant aspects of history with imagination and good humor. In "Enter Life" (1981), carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen atoms assemble to form the molecules essential to all life in a series of chemical reactions that suggest a microcosmic dance. "Amazonia" (1989) draws on indigenous myths to present a plea to save the rapidly vanishing Brazilian rain forest. --Charles Solomon
Porn, Parody, Erotic, Cult, Taboo, Spoof, HP LOVECRAFT; DVD with extras - Ex Used condition
BurningAngel.com icon Joanna Angel in her very first movie—a taboo-busting pornification of H.P. Lovecraft’s classic tale.
Winner of 2006 AVN award for "Most outrageous sex scene"!
Erotic, Violent, Gore, Boyd Rice, NON, Richard Wolstencroft, Rare, Special Edition, Cult; 2 x DVD set - Ex Used condition
Runtimes 82 mins & 96 mins. Special Features 'Pearls Before Swine': Trailer; Camera Test; Audio Commentary with Boyd Rice, Richard Wolstencroft, David Thrussell & Douglas P; 'Extremism Breaks My Balls' Short Film by Nicholas Debot. Special Features 'Bloodlust': Trailer; Camera Test; Deleted Scenes; Audio Commentary with Richard Wolstencroft & Jon Hewitt; Bloopers & Outtakes; Cast & Crew Interviews.
Pier Paolo Pasolini, Rare, Collection, Box Set, Import; DVD Box Set (2003) - VG Used condition
Pier Paolo Pasolini Collection, Vol. 1 a three box collection of the works (Oedipus Rex / Porcile / Love Meetings) by Pier Paolo Pasolini.
Adult, Violent, Claymation, Exploitation, Gore, Indie; DVD - New
Shot in super eight, this movie is amateur film-making at its most primitive that includes Gore, Claymotion, it works as a whole package for lovers of the genre. A must for sick and twisted cult fanatics who worship the Kuchars and Norbert Moutier. In other words, this movie is an explosion reel in its purest form, which when it comes to this genre means lots of crazy antics. A film with one thing in common: love for good old American exploitation movies. As expected of 70's B-movies, the acting is painfully bad, nevertheless, the main stars, have sick scenes, and Jeanin Lake shines among the whole cast. The story also defies categorization. It is anything but porn, per se, to anybody who takes a glimpse of the cover art but there are sequences of adventure and gore. The special effects are laughably amateurish but, it doesn't feel that way for the entire runtime. As I said the film is so wrong in so many ways not to mention utterly offensive by today's standards. I can't add much more to what's already been said about this exploitation gem. If you have a stomach for blood and guts, over-the-top antics you should see this movie.
