Pinku, Japanese, Roughie, Classic, Violent, Erotic, Cult, Torture; Arrow Blu-ray - New Sealed
“From the outrageous imagination of cult director Teruo Ishii (Orgies of Edo, Horrors of Malformed Men) comes this infamous omnibus of three shocking tales of crime and punishment based on true-life documented cases set during the reign of the Tokugawa shogunate.
The first tale sees the beautiful Mitsu (Masumi Tachibana) going to horrifying lengths to tend to her older brother Shinzō (Teruo Yoshida), a carpenter injured in a work accident, but the law catches up on them and metes out a terrifying retribution after they violate the ultimate taboo. In the second, unfettered passions in a Buddhist nunnery are not allowed to go unpunished after abbess Reihō (Yukie Kagawa) and her attendant Rintoku (Naomi Shiraishi) encounter a virile young monk from a neighboring temple. In the closing segment, a sadistic torturer (Fumio Watanabe) attempts to show a tattoo artist (Asao Koike) how to depict convincing expressions of faces of pain in his work by allowing him to sketch a selection of Europeans as they are tortured for entering Japan with the aim of spreading Christianity. Ishii’s notorious portmanteau of Edo-era excess signaled a change in direction for a director until then regarded for his crime and yakuza films, setting the ball rolling on the run of grotesque historical anthologies for which he is now best remembered. Vehemently denounced by the critics of the day, Shogun’s Joy of Torture set a new benchmark for the depiction of sex, sadism and depravity in Japanese exploitation, with Ishii staging his elaborate torture methods with an unmatched verve and inventiveness.
Subgenius, Bob Dobbs, Counter-culture, Underground; Paperback Book (352 pages) - VG Used condition (some creases and folds)
The SubGeniuses, followers of a satiric pseudo-religion, worship J. R. ``Bob'' Dobbs, the grinning, pipe-smoking salesman who, according to their legend, performs miracles, has sex with a four-ton giant slug and preaches a doctrine of ``slack'' (not being too disciplined). The myths of the SubGenii generally provide a platform for irreverent comment on government and religion. But this ragged collection of stories, all based on ``church'' lore, is devoid of literary merit. Many entries read as if they were stream-of-consciousness exercises assigned to male adolescents on LSD. Laser guns, spaceships, drugs, scantily clad women (``girls'') and penises (sometimes multiple or gigantic) are the dominant images. Time travel, conspiracy theories and flashing lights also figure prominently. Recommended for hardcore SubGeniuses only.
Avant Garde, Theory, Film, Experimental Film, Surreal; Paperback Book (136 pages) - VG+ Used condition
Avant-Garde Film: Forms, Themes and Passions examines the variety of concerns and practices that have comprised the long history of avant-garde film at a level appropriate for undergraduate study. It covers the developments of experimental film-making since the modernist explosion in the 1920s in Europe through to the Soviet film experiments, the American Underground cinema and the French New Wave, structuralism and contemporary gallery work of the young British artists. Through in-depth case-studies, the book introduces students not only to the history of the avant-garde but also to varied analytical approaches to the films themselves - ranging from abstraction (Richter, Ruttmann) to surreal visions (Bunuel, Wyn Evans), underground subversion (Jack Smith, Warhol) to experimental narrative (Deren and Antonioni).
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...
Z grade, Indie, Horror, Cheapo, Sleaze, Zombie; DVD - New Sealed
Young twenty-something Amanda (Kristi McKay) deciding to throw a party after her parents depart was quite possibly the worst idea she could have. She invites over several of her friends for a weekend of fun and carelessness, when their party is crashed by none other than midget zombies hellbent on destruction. The gang takes refuge in Amanda's house and simply tries to stakeout for as long as they possibly can under uncertain circumstances. For this reason alone, Midget Zombie Takeover lives up to its title because it gives the viewer exactly what they want. You know the score......
John Fahey, Autobiography, American Primitive, Avant Garde; Paperback Book - Ex Used condition
A collection of fictional but semi-autobiographical stories, this work comes from one of the most influential guitarists in music history. The tales are recalled in a conversational, feverish tone, following the musician in his childhood and young adulthood in post-World War II suburbia, pausing along the way for moments of clarity and introspection. The stories resist categorization—part memoir, part personal essay, part fiction, and part manifesto they simply stand alone, having their own logic, religious dogma, and mythological history.
The Necks, Australia, Soundtrack, Film Score, Jazz, Improv, Haunting; CD Digipak - Ex Used condition
The Necks ominously haunting soundtrack to Rowan Woods 1998 film 'The Boys' is as downright uncomfortable as the film itself. This is about as emotive as film soundtrack music gets. Just like the film, this soundtrack creeps under your skin and leaves you hanging in nervous anticipation. Stunning.....
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
Rare, Animated, Independent, Short Film, Academy Award; DVD and Booklet - Ex Used condition
Don Hertzfeldt is an American independent filmmaker whose animated films have screened around the world, receiving over 200 awards. VOLUME 1 collects the first ten years of his Academy-Award nominated work, from 1995 to 2005. The short films include: AH, L'AMOUR, GENRE, LILY AND JIM, BILLY'S BALLOON, REJECTED, and THE MEANING OF LIFE. The wealth of Special Features on the DVD include: WATCHING GRASS GROW: ANIMATING "THE MEANING OF LIFE", THE ANIMATION SHOW TRILOGY CARTOONS ("WELCOME TO THE SHOW", "INTERMISSION IN THE THIRD DIMENSION", "THE END OF THE SHOW"), THE BITTER FILMS ARCHIVES: AN EXHAUSTIVE 140+ PAGE GALLERY OF NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN MATERIALS AND VIDEO CLIPS (INCLUDING RARE FOOTAGE FROM DON'S EARLIEST CARTOONS, ORIGINAL PENCIL TEST FOOTAGE, DELETED SEQUENCES, AND MORE), "THE MEANING OF LIFE" SPECIAL EFFECTS FEATURETTE, "LILY AND JIM" DELETED DIALOGUES, "REJECTED" TRIVIA CAPTIONS, "REJECTED" AUDIO COMMENTARY, "LILY AND JIM" AUDIO COMMENTARY, A 16 PAGE RETROSPECTIVE BOOKLET, and a lot more!
Experimental, Plunderphonics, Noise, Glitch, Sampling, Electronic, TV Pow, DIY, Staalplaat; DVD - Ex Used condition
Anchortronic is a Time's Up audio project in cooperation with the music label Staalplaat. It is dedicated to experimental electronic music, in particular the process oriented techniques which in their attitude and technique imply and even demand a radical DIY aesthetic. Sampling, plunderphonics, clicks and cuts, generative sound from self-written applications - keywords and techniques that paraphrase the expressions of a global development, yet in no way set boundaries or categorise. They have in common an attitude that requires the adjective "punk" - without the prefix "cyber" or the postfix "is (not) dead." They are prepared to experiment, to take on ideas unconditionally and as such and to work towards their implementation in spite of, or even because of the fact that in the midst of the process, a new idea can radically alter the course of development, even turn it around. This attitude acts as a negation or as a (distorted) overdrive of established mainstream culture. Individual research and experiments are primal; results appear secondary. Product - often selfburnt CDRs - is distributed through independent or self created labels - mainly to document a momentary state or to include others in the process. The network(s) are close despite their globality, the trade or exchange is real. Exchange is one of Time's Up's core activities. The networking with people of similar interests, effects ongoing or planned wors, leads to concrete collaborations - overlaps experienced as enrichness.
Banned, Ukraine, Transgressive, Troma, Rare, Sleaze; DVD Special Edition - Ex Used condition
FILTHY! REPULSIVE! BANNED! Discovered in the lower depths of the Ukrainian black market, Troma proudly presents the infamous works of Soviet sleaze-maestro, Yakov Levi.With casts composed of real-life criminals, prostitutes, and narcotic addicts, this depraved anthology chronicles the mislead adventures of degenerate whores, possessed sadomasochists, and murderous undergarments. Available for the first time in America, Shameless, Tasteless: Trash Cinema from the Soviet Underground takes transgressive art to a new level of moral corruption.
Violent, Banned, Shockumentary, Sport, Real Footage, Documentary, Fights; DVD - Ex Used condition
Soccer truly is the world's game, and the dark side of that mania is the soccer hooligan. Many matches around the world are marred by violence between groups of (usually drunken) ruffians who engage in violent altercations with whoever crosses their paths. Hooligans & Thugs - Soccer's Most Violent Fan Fights lives up to its title containing little more than footage of some disastrous soccer hooligan incidents. Banned in the UK. Narrated by (Sex Pistols) Steve Jones.
