CECIL B DEMENTED (John Waters) 2001; DVD
John Waters spoofs independent filmmaking at its most absurd fringe with this affectionate portrait of a guerrilla filmmaking collective that declares war on Hollywood drivel. Bitchy screen queen Honey Whitlock (Melanie Griffith, whose kewpie doll voice and aging baby face are right at home) is kidnapped by would-be auteur Cecil (Stephen Dorff), a slogan-spouting bottle blonde with a cult-like crew of cinema outlaws called "The Sprocket Holes." Cecil has declared war on Hollywood with the ultimate underground movie, "Raving Beauty," and his reluctant star Honey soon adopts her young misfit captors like a worried Mommy as her cultural cachet rises: the falling star has turned into a cult cinema rebel. It's a bizarre revision of the Patty Hearst story (with Hearst herself in a supporting role) full of film insider jokes and '60s revolutionary references, but it's more spoof than satire. Waters has always celebrated misfits, outcasts, and cultural rebels and their self-made families, and this is his most outrageous, anarchic such bunch in decades. Through all the shootouts, bomb throwing, and fights with angry teamsters and suburban moms, there's an odd sense of innocence to the enterprise. It's as if Waters wants to remind us: it's only a movie
REFLECTIONS OF EVIL - Director's Original UNCUT Version; DVD
Cult/Experimental/Surreal/Indie DVD, New (Rare!)
Damon Packard's Original 138-minute cult-film masterpiece. This original Packard self-produced DVD contains the Original uncut, unedited version of the film containing all the original music, sound bytes, tv commercials, film clips, sound efx, etc. that he had to remove for legal reasons from the later DVD release from Vital Fluids. Extras include The Early 70's Horror Trailer. It's hard to describe Damon Packard's experimental comedy/horror/satire masterpiece "Reflections of Evil." Stylistically, it bears some resemblance to cyberpunk films like "Tetsuo: the Iron Man" and low-budget gross-out films like "Street Trash." But there's really nothing out there like this film anywhere. "Reflections" is a study in contrasts. Throughout the film, the ugliness of present-day L.A., which Packard presents as a place of paranoia, hatred, and gushing bodily fluids, will be interposed with haunting scenes from a 1970s dreamworld. The plot, such as it is, is built on the wanderings of Packard's character "Bob," a grotesquely obese character. Bob is stuck in a hellish parody of Hollywood, constantly confronted by hostile dogs, police, and street people. The eccentricities of the people he encounters might be funny, except that Packard doesn't leave things at the point of comedy; he presses on until we realize how pathetic his characters are, and then it isn't funny anymore. If you've ever asked the question "What the hell did I just watch?", then prepare to ask it again. REFLECTIONS OF EVIL is definitely NOT for everyone! Some may say that it's not for anyone! An absurd-ist nightmare caught on film, it will never appeal to the casual movie watcher. They'll rip their eyes out over this! It's a meditation on two different time periods. One surreal and idealized, the other manic and paranoid. It's high art. A collection of scenarios and shots, filmed manically and masterfully. Highly recommended.
"The Beatniks" & Wild Guitar" Double Feature; DVD
Trash/Rock'n'roll/Beatnik/Surf/B-grade DVD, Used
DVD Double Feature "The Beatniks" Story of Street Thugs..Back in the Day..90 Min. & Wild Guitar" Young Guitarist Dreams Of Being a Star..75 Min.
VIDEO NASTIES: The Definitive Guide (2010); DVD
Sleaze/Banned/Exploitation/Horror/Video Nasties DVD; Used
Video Nasties: The Definitive Guide (2010) is a terrific three-disk set devoted to the uproar in Margaret Thatcher’s Britain over the availability of violent movies in the new home-video market, "The Video Nasties". Set includes all the original trailers for the 'Video Nasties' listed films, as well as a very well made documentary (directed by Jake West) called Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship and Videotape, featuring interviews with filmmakers, critics, academics and also two of the major players in stirring up the controversy and prompting the government to pass the law to ban the “nasties” — Graham Bright, at the time a neophyte Conservative back-bencher whose private member’s censorship bill eventually became law, and Peter Kruger, a senior police officer.
Stephen Romano Presents Shock Festival (2010); 3 x DVD set
Cult/Grindhouse/Exploitation/Trailer 3 x DVD set (2010), Used
Brimming with heroes, villains, monsters, aliens, mutants, cops, porn stars, etc. It's all over the map, from the B movie underground, to the Hollywood hills, and beyond.It's seven hours of blood, nudity, monsters, and makeup effects! Shock Festival features two feature length collection of exploitation/grindhouse trailers and two additional short collections. In addition, disk two features TV spots, many for films that I am surprised got advertised (Beyond the Door II, Cry of the Prostitute), ten trailers for Independent International Pictures' movies, and a short interview with Sam Sherman who used to own IIP. By owning shock festival you have enough content to have multiple movie nights with friends. The set has everything, the only thing you need to provide is alcohol, and friends to have an unforgettable experience in Grindhouse trash cinema. This set is absolutely amazing! You can tell the love of trash cinema was the driving force behind the project. It gave me everything I was looking for, and maybe even a little more. In the words of one Stephen Romano "Watch my DVD or I'll blow your fucking head off."
42nd Street Forever, Volume 3: Exploitation Explosion; DVD
Exploitation/Trailer/Horror/Schlock/Grindhouse DVD; Used
"Volume 3: Exploitation Explosion" is one of the best DVD's in the 42nd Street Forever series. If you are someone who loves trailers for drive- in/grindhouse movies, volume three offers a well balanced selection. As one might expect, there are trailers for action films, martial arts movies, sex comedies, docudramas, thrillers, and of course exploitation and horror films. The quality of the trailers is excellent, and the entire disk is a fucking great time. In addition, the DVD's commentary track by Fangoria editor Michael Gingold, Shock Cinema writer Chris Poggiali, and AV Maniacs editor Edwin Samuelson is cool. These guys are both entertaining to listen to and know their schlock.
DRIVE-IN DELIRIUM VOL 1; 4 x DVD set
Horror/Exploitation/Sleaze/Trailers/Grindhouse 4 x DVD set, Used
BAD MUTHAS! CHICKS IN CHAINS! NATURE GONE WILD! STALK 'N SLASH! and much, much more!
Take an eye-popping, jaw-dropping and trouser-bulging trip back to the “gory days” of big screen exploitation with this ultimate collection of the most insane trailer trash ever to up-chuck onto a drive-in screen! Bursting with almost 12 hours of non-stop sex, violence, monsters and mayhem - not to mention an unstoppable posse of foxy soul sisters stickin’ it to the man - DRIVE-IN DELIRIUM VOLUME ONE is a rip-roaring off-road rampage through a cinematic era when films were proudly FASTER, CHEAPER, BLOODIER and BLACKER! So bung in the DVD, crack open a tube and settle back for this mind-numbing cinematic orgy of blood, beasts, breasts and brothers - straight from the drive-in projector to your very own private grindhouse!
CHOPPAHEAD 2 - Chopper Animals and Mayhem Machines Vol 2; DVD
Kustom/Lowbrow/Choppers/Skate/Culture DVD, New
If you haven't seen volume 1, you might be asking yourself - "What the hell is this DVD series, anyhow?" Well, take a chopper documentary, an old skateboard video, and an episode of jackass - smash them together and there you have it....! From the back cover: Forget all those drama queen and diva-esque superstar builders! Like its predecessor, this DVD pays homage to the true essence of Kustom Kulture - the home builder and the underground chopper scene! Follow the crew as they go out on-location across the globe to spotlight some of the wildest home bike builders & customizers, small grassroots shops, and undergound kustom motorcycle and hot rod shows. You'll get an inside look into the madness, ingenuity, debauchery, and shenanigans that surrounds this world!
TWO WHEEL TERRORS (Custom Motorcycle), DVD
Kustom/Choppers/Lowbrow/Skate/Culture DVD; New
The Two Wheel Terrors Collection is filmed by Arie and Mark Van Schyndel. These two brothers have traveled around filming some of the Industries top dogs as well as new up and comers. This collection is a must have. Grab a cold beverage, your warm chick and watch these guys rip it up with their bad ass builds. Two Wheel Terrors DVD by The makers of the Hot Rod Havoc series. A motorcycle film featuring: Kutty Noteboom (Sinners) Max Schaaf, Jasin Phares, Master of Disaster (Duane Peters) Matt Davis, Dean Micetech (Dice Magazine) and many more! Knuckles, Pans, Shovels, Triumphs, Choppers, Bobbers, Skateboards, Girls, guns...all the good shit!
CHOPPERTOWN The Sinners (Custom Motorcycle Culture Documentary); DVD
Kustom/Lowbrow/Culture/Choppers/Hotrods DVD + Booklet, New
The award-winning movie that captured a moment in time like no other. Choppertown is the world's first motorcycle documentary about the renowned hot rod and motorcycle club, the Sinners. Modern day greasers, the Sinners are all about the old school. None of them is old enough to have experienced the hot rod heydays of the '50s and '60s, but still they live on the edge of society chopping cars and bikes and searching for vintage parts to make their Rat Rods, Trumps, Mercs, and Bobbers into rolling works of art. Featuring: Kutty Noteboom, Rico Fodrey, James Intveld, Jason Jessee, Cole Foster and the rest of the Sinners.
"Forget the so-called 'reality' chopper shows on TV. This is the real thing." ~Cycle World
"Quite simply the best documentary ever made about custom bikes." ~BSH Magazine
BRITTOWN (Custom Motorcycle Documentary); DVD
Kustom/Lowbrow/Chopper/Culture DVD, New
The second award-winning motorcycle movie from the directors of infamous biker documentary Choppertown... A modern-day homage to On Any Sunday, Brittown features Meatball from the Hell On Wheels bike shop in Anaheim, CA. As a master mechanic, vintage Britbike connoisseur and motorcycle racer, Meatball splits his time between family, his shop and his rock band Smiling Face Down. Join Meatball for several months as he runs his old BSA in vintage motocross races, hits the desert with the No Gooders bike club, flies down the Willow Springs straightaways on his Norstar, and uses all his skill to rebuild a vintage 650 Triumph Bonneville motor into a blazing road-ready screamer. Featuring an insider's view of the SoCal Britbike culture including vintage motocross, dirt track, road racing, custom street bikes, and even a wild vintage lingerie beauty contest! Brittown is a ride you won't soon forget. WINNER - BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY - 2009 EOTP Film Festival, England
DEVILS AND ANGELS (Lowbrow Customs) Japan; DVD
Hot Rod/Kustom/Lowbrow/Culture DVD, New
Lowbrow Customs Presents: Devils & Angels: Kustom Kulture is Alive and Well. Lowbrow Art, Hot Rods, Customs & Girls. We got interviews with all sorts a cool folks. We've corralled Japan's masters of striping Makoto, Mr. G and Grimb. Take a close-up look in studio with the amazing Doug Dorr, get a peek inside the twisted mind of Jeral Tidwell and spend the day with Hot Rod/Surf Art legend Damian Fulton. See up close the artists at work, and at play, and see what makes these characters tick... Take a ride with the Straight Jacket Kustoms car club to the Grand National Roadster Show, 'Weld This' Art Show, and finally Gasoline Gallery's 'California Screamin' Art & Hot Rod Show.
