COLD BLONDED MURDERS / IRISH WHISKY Double Feature; DVD
Canada/Horror/Short Film/Double feature/Slasher/Splatter/B-grade DVD; New
Chad and Abby have a new sexy neighbor. Unlucky for some, she is as deadly as she is lovely! Two short films from Canada totaling around 40 minutes. Rare independent release.
WINTERBEAST (Special Edition); DVD
(2008) B-grade/Horror/Claymation/Gore DVD, New
What an incredibly super B movie. Acting is bad, plot is paper thin, but... coupled with powerful hallucinatory imagery, some of which is truly disturbing, Winterbeast an absolutely unique viewing experience. The clay-animated monsters remind one of Art Clokey on a bad acid trip; they remain cute and likable as they graphically tear their victims to pieces. One sequence featuring a marvelous actor, Bob Harlow, wearing a clown mask and prancing about a dead body to an ancient recording of a childrens song, is as creepy as anything you'll ever see on film. "Winterbeast' is no-budget filmaking at its finest. If you are into strange,low budget, almost art movie horror, this is the unholy grail.
TOXIE'S TRIPLE TERROR Volume 3; 3 x DVD Box set
Cult/Trash/B-grade/Horror/Troma/Schlock 3 x DVD Box Set, Used
This triple feature includes a trio of low-budget efforts from the vaults of Troma Films. In CROAKED: FROG MONSTER FROM HELL, a giant killer frog guards a fortune in gold sunken beneath the murky depths of Shadow Lake. In HORROR OF THE HUNGRY HUMONGOUS HUNGAN, a Frankenstein-esque monster created by a mad doctor terrorizes an unfortunate group of teenagers out on a weekend camping trip. And in VIDEO DEMONS DO PSYCHOTOWN, students on a film school project become haunted by murderous nightmares spawned by their own moviemaking.
ZU WARRIORS From the Magic Mountain (1983); DVD
Kung Fu/Asian/Surreal/Fantasy DVD, Used (Special Collectors Edition)
This film illustrates the major difference between Western and Eastern fantasy films. A western version of this same film would attempt for some level of realism, some element of grittiness and angst. This film ignores realism entirely. Hey, its a fantasy already! Swordsman and monks float and dive in aerial battle, an old man's eyebrows are deadly weapons, whole armies of guys in brightly colored uniforms run about attacking each other for very poorly explained reasons, and blue eyed jawa clones swoop about the inside of evil temples. Although the ending is almost unintelligible, the first hour of the film is just one cool scene after another. The editing of this film would certainly make an epileptic have a seizure, but after five minutes you stop caring about the plot and dialogue and just start enjoying the wacky surreal action. I wish I could see this one on the big screen. Sheer brilliance.......
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
"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.
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!
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