AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE (2010); DVD
Documentary/Grindhouse/Exploitation/Sleaze DVD, Used
A documentary about the history of exploitation movies, from the silent movie era to the 1970s. This film begins with people debating on what a grindhouse film really is and after the release of the film GRINDHOUSE it seems like everyone was debating the true definition. This documentary covers pretty much everything that wasn't accepted by the mainstream. We cover a wide range of films starting with some early silents from Edison and then moving to Hollywood movies like FREAKS as well as trashier things like MANIAC, REEFER MADNESS and then going through other decades. Included are the "birth" films from the 40s, the nudist films of the 60s, the gore period starting with Herschell Gordon Lewis and then moving through the 70s with stuff like THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT and the blaxploitation pictures. John Landis, William Lustig, Ted V. Mikels, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Joe Dante, Kim Morgan, Fred Olen Ray, Fred Williamson, Allison Anders, Larry Cohen, David Hess, Don Edmonds and Jack Hill are just a few of the people interviewed here and they too have a wide range of opinions on the films covered here. The film also does a nice job at showing how certain production rules in Hollywood is what helped change the exploitation filmmakers and how Hollywood eventually had to drop what they were doing and offer people what they wanted.
NOMADS AND NO-ZONES Documentary; DVD
Documentary/Underground/Culture/Outsider/Punk DVD Rare
Drawn from the raw material of their drifts and detours, here's an album of radical diaries and personal documentaries from two of the West's bravest makers. Gritty glimpses of edgy experience in marginalized cultures, their authentic film stories afford rare access and insight into the lived poetry of a dozen-plus autonomous zones. A road-savvy Snider freight-hops her way up and down the Coast, tracking from Frisco punk rockers to apocalyptic messengers of the Sonoran desert, gambling and engaging with the losers and visionaries that she meets along the way. Criss-crossing her paths are the barefoot pilgrimages of Portand-based Renwick, whose wise eye and wild heart celebrate the secret meanings of animals and humble things, the agonies and ecstasies of outsider life.
DOPE (1968) Documentary (DVD)
Documentary/Drugs/UK/Rare DVD; New
A feature documentary about a young girl's descent into drugs. Shot in 1960s London, we see Caroline, a ravishing sixties naif, become a junkie, caught in the contemporary drug culture of the age. A protege of psychedelic artist Vali Myers, Caroline-tattooed head to toe in honor of her idol-cavorts with Myers in her famous mountain hideaway before spiraling downward from marijuana and psychedelics to heroin and cocaine. We come to understand not only the drug lure of the era, but also the soul of a free spirit who is caught in the grip of forces she cannot penetrate or comprehend. Like a butterfly caught in a web, Caroline struggles against her fate but its seductive attractions threaten to vanquish her. Featuring Caroline Thomson, Casey Deiss (later immortalized in a Shawn Phillips song "Ballad of Casey Deiss), with Vali Myers in a supporting role. Music by Geno Foreman.
DARK DAYS (2000) Documentary; DVD
Documentary/DJ Shadow/USA/Controversial DVD, Used
Near Penn Station, next to the Amtrak tracks, squatters have been living for years. Marc Singer goes underground to live with them, and films this "family." A dozen or so men and one woman talk about their lives: horrors of childhood, jail time, losing children, being coke-heads. They scavenge, they've built themselves sturdy one-room shacks; they have pets, cook, chat, argue, give each other haircuts. A bucket is their toilet. Leaky overhead pipes are a source of water for showers. They live in virtual darkness. During the filming, Amtrak gives a 30-day eviction notice.
BEATDOWNS The largest collection of real street fights ever assembled; DVD
Real Footage/Street Fights/Violence/Shocking DVD, Used
"The absolute most hardcore fight video to hit the scene, this is the most comprehensive collection of real street fights ever assembled on one DVD! Packed full of never-before-seen footage from all over the world. Brutal, bare- knuckle beatings, back-alley slugfests, police evidence assault videos, lynch mobs, bar brawls, gang fights, head-butts, take- downs, girl fights, and 1 blow KOs! All set to a slamming soundtrack of hip-hop & punk hits."
HOON CAPITAL (Documentary) 2015; DVD
Bogan/Lowbrow/Documentary/Bendigo DVD, New
Explores Hoonism from Bathurst in the 90's to contemporary Bendigo labelled by the media as Australia's Hoon Capital. With a blend of 'reality Mad Max' and the seamy underbelly of suburbia, Hoon Capital is a definitive study of Hoons in Australia and takes you on a journey into a subculture vilified by the popular media. Even if you're not interested in cars and car culture, this documentary is a must see, as we watch bogans, hoons and blokes strap in for the short ride to impoundment.
SNUFF PUPPETS Nyet Nyet's Picnic; DVD
Theatre/Art/Indigenous DVD, Used
Bunyips are creatures from Australian Indigenous mythology seen as servers of important warning from the land. They live in creeks, riverbeds, waterholes and swamps, emerging to terrify and sometimes devour animals and humans. In the 1880's bunyip sightings were reported in the Australian press and lonely, isolated white settlers/invaders wondered and worried about the existence of these native Australian monsters. The Snuff Puppets are honoured to co-present Nyet Nyet’s Picnic with a team of Indigenous artists. The show features over a dozen huge puppets and original live music with the world of bunyips comes to life through humour, terror and fun. The show premiered on the banks of the Yarra River as the cultural highlight of the City of Melbourne’s Reconciliation Week in 2005. This DVD is as rare as shit, and here is an example of the Snuff Puppets if you are not already a fan: https://youtu.be/CnbxO7P7Xnk
DRIFT (Lee Ranaldo/Leah Singer) 2005; DVD
Art/Experimental/Sonic Youth DVD, New
DRIFT is a collaboration started in 1991 between visual artist Leah Singer and musician and poet Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth. DRIFT is an immersive sonic/visual environment consisting of music, sounds and texts by Ranaldo in response to two 16mm analytical film projectors performed in real time by Singer. Much as a DJ scratches a vinyl record, Singer manipulates her films in a live improvisation with Ranaldo's guitar, poetry and soundscapes. Lee Ranaldo is the guitarist and a founding member of the band Sonic Youth. His books of poetry and prose include JRNLS80s and Road Movies among others. Leah Singer is a visual artist and photographer and her work has been seen in print, performances and in exhibitions around the world.
FIFTY24SF & Upper Playground - Dithers; DVD
Art/Street Art/Graffiti/Underground/Design DVD, Used
FIFTY24SF in collaboration with Upper Playground is proud to announce Dithers, an extraordinary showcase DVD featuring some of today's most influential fine, graffiti and street artist, designer and photographers. The double-sided DVD features interviews with 30 artists, including: BIGFOOT / TIFFANY BOZIC / DAVID CHOE / DUG ONE / GRAY / JEREMY FISH / JEST / SHEPARD FAIREY / BRIAN FLYNN / SAM FLORES / GIANT / RICH JACOBS / QUIK / ANDY HOWELL / JO JACKSON / DAVE KINSEY / STASH / ALBERT REYES / SEEN / ANDY JENKINS / ANDY MUELLER / RICKY POWELL / SSUR / DALEK / TEAM / KEVIN LYONS / KOSTAS SEREMETIS / REVOLT / JAMEL SHABAZZ / ZEPHYR (Cover may differ from image)
OTHER PEOPLES MIRRORS (Nick Zedd) 2004; DVD
Erotic/Art/Transgressive/XXX/Nick Zedd/Underground/Rare DVD, New
Other People's Mirrors is a pseudo sci-fi trip of pornographic proportions. The camera seems to be an extension of the character that it follows. The movie centers around the journey of Echo Transgression. Echo is a schizophrenic sex addict, who believes that if she follows the instructions being transmitted directly into her spine she will escape to her own version of nirvana. Underground legend Nick Zedd plays the alien phantom of Narcissus, a secret agent who makes sure she stays on course. Written and Directed by: KRISTIE ALSHAIBI Stars: ECHO TRANSGRESSION, NICK ZEDD
DYNAMIC:01 - The Best Of davidlynch.com (2007) David Lynch; DVD
David Lynch/Experimental/Art/Short Film/Cult DVD,New
David Lynch always said his movies were simply "moving paintings" as in they are extensions of how he perceives life to be at one particular instant. These shorts are all basically moving paintings. They are surreal imagery and very interesting. The movies can't really be called movies, they are more like art, except 'Lamp" which is just him making a lamp. If you like Lynch, and want to learn about him, laugh with him, and see how he sees the world, this is a DVD for you. Think art rather than cinema.
SONIC REVOLUTION - A Celebration of the MC5 (2004); DVD
Music/Rock/Proto-Punk/MC5/Concert/Documentary DVD, New
Full-length concert of back-to-back rock action with Dennis Thompson, Michael Davis and Wayne Kramer live with Dave Vanian (The Dammed), Lemmy (Motorhead), Nicke Royale (Hellacopters), Ian Astbury (The Cult, 21st Century Doors), Dr. Charles Moore and Buzzy Jones. The Television Program - The latest chapter in the band's rich story jam packed into 30 minutes with Jack White (White Stripes), Mani from Primal Scream, The Go, Richard Fearless (Death In Vegas),Swedish garage rock darlings Dollhouse, rock critics, deejays and the guest vocalists. Behind the Scenes - What in God's name were we thinking? We take 10 minutes to explain it to you with outtakes and stupid stuff.The Bonus Archives (available for the first time in mc-5's 35-year history!). From Robin Seymour's "Lively Spot" show of 1970 the group lip-synchs "Looking at You" and "American Ruse." From 1967's Conversations In-Depth, the band plays a mind-numbing version of "Black to Comm," replete with Nehru jackets and mod haircuts. Three selections of silent footage shot by the U.S. Dept. of Defense culled from the National Archives. The middle section is the MC5 being observed while playing the 1968 Democratic National Convention protest festival. The original "Kick Out The Jams" promotional film by John Sinclair and Leni Sinclair. Watch a transfer from the original or watch it with commentary from Dennis, Michael and Wayne. Photographer Emil Bacilla's rare home videos from the 1967 Belle Isle Love-In and footage from the Artists Workshop in Detroit featuring commentary from Dennis, Michael and Wayne.
