( : ) - approx running time
  (A-F / A-F) - pic/sound quality
   OP - video is Out of Print
      UR - UnReleased on video & UltraRare!

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"54"  (1999)

A full two hour workprint of the much-maligned disco drama, 30 mins longer than the butchered release
print.  Yes, most of the film is as cheesy as a Village People concert, but it does contain an absolutely
brilliant peformance by Mike Myers as the jaded club-owner that should have been recognized with an
Oscar nomination.   Worth another look in it's unexpurgated form.   (2:00)  (B/B) - UR

"1776"  (1971)

An expanded print (by about 40 minutes) of the classic musical about the signing of the Declaration of
Independance; includes many extra dramatic scenes, and the excised song "Cool Considerate Men".
I have the regular version, and the same print with commentary (by director Peter Hunt) and
isolated musical score.  (3:00) (A/A)  letterboxed  - OP

THE ADVENTURES OF
BUCKAROO BANZAI (1984)

 A cult film that mixes movie genres and changes tones rapidly.  When physicist Banzai (Peter Weller)
accidentally frees some evil aliens from the eighth dimension, he and his scientist cohorts have
to set things straight.  With John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Jeff Goldblum, and Christopher Lloyd.
This is an EXPANDED print in rough cut format, containing about 20 extra minutes
not included in the original theatrical release.  (2:00)  (B/B)  -  UR

ALICE TO NOWHERE  (1986)

 A gritty Australian miniseries about a harrowing 350-mile trek through the Australian outback,
kind of like "Wages of Fear" (aka "Sorcerer") down under. (3:30)  (A/A) - OP

ALL THAT JAZZ  (1979)

Bob Fosse's truly brilliant musical drama about a self-destructive Broadway choreographer /
filmmaker who bears a very strong resemblance to Fosse himself!  In fact, several of Fosse's
real life girlfriends (including Ann Reinking) play "themselves".   Roy Scheider gives the greatest
performance of his career as "Joe Gideon".   A stunning cinematic achievement.  (2:00)  (A/A) - OP

ALOHA, BOBBY AND ROSE  (1975)

Bobby has a '68 Camaro and a dead-end job.  Rose has a young son and a nowhere life.  One night,
they meet, fall in love, and share a dream of leaving the seedy side of Hollywood for the easy life of
Hawaii.  But when an innocent prank goes tragically wrong, Bobby and Rose are on the run from the
law and for their lives.  As they take to the highway, they find that paradise is just out of reach...
and that "aloha" can also mean "goodbye". A drive in classic, starring Paul LeMat and Dianne Hull,
with Robert Carradine, Tim McIntire, and Edward James Olmos.  Featuring a classic soundtrack by
Bob Dylan, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Junior Walker and the All-Stars, The Temptations,
and most notably and extensively Elton John (Bennie and the Jets, Tiny Dancer).
(1:30)  (A/A) - letterboxed

APOCALYPSE NOW  (1979)
 the famous five hour roughcut!!
click here ----->   APOCALYPSE NOW

ARABIAN ADVENTURE  (1979)

Christopher Lee in a family-friendly take on the Arabian tales  (1:30)  (A/A) - UR

ARIZONA DREAM   (1993)

Director Emir Kusturica and screenwriter David Atkins crafted this absurdist comedy in which Johnny
Depp plays Axel Blackmer, who lives in New York State and is obsessed with fish. He tags fish and
monitors their habits for a living, but his greatest curiosity is when and how they dream. Axel's uncle,
Leo Sweetie (Jerry Lewis) would prefer Axel take over the family business, a Cadillac dealership in
Tucson, Arizona; against his better judgment, Axel drives from New York to Arizona to check out
the lot and attend Leo's wedding to Millie (Paulina Porizkova), a woman who is hoping that marriage will
keep her from crying all the time. While watching the Cadillacs, Leo meets Elaine Stalker (Faye Dunaway),
the sexy widow of a wealthy mine owner, and the two strike up a romance, while Elaine's daughter Grace
(Lili Taylor) wanders through her mother's home playing "Besame Mucho" on the accordion to her
pet turtles.  Needless to say, Warner Bros, the film's United States distributor, didn't figure this was a
sure bet for box-office success, and they trimmed Arizona Dream of 22 minutes before putting it into
limited release and eventually dumping it onto home video without opening it in most major cities. Kusturica's
original 142-minute cut was released in Europe (where it did respectable if not ground-shaking business)
and to a few art houses in America; the shortened 120-minute version is available on home video.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

(2:00)  (A/A) - OP
WANTED:  the uncut 2 hr 22 min version!

BAD LIEUTENANT  (1992)

Directed by Abel Ferrara.  The banned video edition, which was pulled from distribution
after Led Zeppelin won an injunction against the film, for using the hard-hitting Schooly D
rap song "Signifying Rapper" that heavily sampled the LZ song "Kashmir".   This song
(with very explicit lyrics) pounds loudly on the soundtrack during the nun rape scene, a couple
of Harvey Keitel freakout scenes, and the end credits. It was replaced by a cheesy, bland
instrumental track that is now the only version available.  It takes a lot away from the film.
This is, of course, the NC-17 version. (1:36)  (A/A) - OP

BAD RONALD   (1974)

"Bad" Ronald (Scott Jacoby) has been in hiding in a secret room ever since going off the deep end and
killing a teenaged girl who'd made fun of him. Ronald's mother (Kim Hunter) helps her son to remain hidden,
even when the house in which he is sequestered is rented by a family. As luck would have it, three of the
family members are nubile young girls--perfect targets for the lonely, and looney, Ronald.  In the original
John Holbrook Vance novel on which this TV-movie is based, Ronald abducts, repeatedly rapes
and ultimately kills two women.  ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide  (1:18)  (A/A) - OP

BAD TIMING: A SENSUAL OBSESSION  (1980)

Directed by Nicholas Roeg; with Teresa  Russell as a manic depressive girl that attempts suicide,
Art Garfunkle as the psychiatrist who takes advantage of her (and who harbors a dark secret
about the moments before the ambulance was called), and Harvey Keitel as the detective
with apparent psychic abilities who senses that Garfunkle is lying.  A deeply disturbing masterpiece!
Music by The Who and Tom Waits, among others. (2:04) (A/A)  - UR

BANK SHOT  (1974)

Most contemporary critics commented that Bank Shot seemed more choreographed than directed,
attributing this to the extensive dance background of director Gower Champion. Based on a novel
by Donald E. Westlake (the sequel to his best-selling The Hot Rock), this crime-caper film stars
George C. Scott as a visionary thief. He doesn't merely intend to rob a bank; his plan is to steal
the whole bank!  This is accomplished by lifting the structure with house-moving machinery in the
dead of night, then painting it pink and squirreling it away in a trailer park. Strange as it seems,
the basic premise of Bank Shot is quite believable. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

(1:25) (A/A) - OP

BASH: LATTERDAY PLAYS (1999)

Neil Labute stageplay, no review yet

THE BEAVER TRILOGY

The complete 3-film compilation by Trent Harris, about a nerdy kid from a small town who idolizes
Olivia Newton John, and takes his obsession to extremes by portraying her in a local talent show.
The first film is the ACTUAL original documentary footage, with the REAL subject of the film
portrayed.  The second film features Sean Penn in the role, and is closer to the personality of the
actual individual.  However, it's the THIRD film, THE ORKLY KID, that has become famous
over the years.  It stars Crispin Glover in the role, and his nervous (and rather poignant)
weirdness makes it an unforgettable viewing experience.  Crispin has gone on record many times
that it's his personal favorite of all his classic roles.   (1:30)  (B/B)  -  UR

CRISPIN GLOVER                                         SEAN PENN

THE BED-SITTING ROOM  (1969)

The specter of atomic warfare raises its head once again in this bizarre 1969 black comedy,
directed by Richard Lester and hatched from the mind of twisted British comic Spike Milligan.
  England lays in ruins after World War III, and a number of dazed survivors try to carry on
as if nothing is wrong, even when one woman (Rita Tushingham) announces that she is seventeen
months pregnant, and others begin to mutate into parrots, wardrobes, and bed-sitting rooms.
 The often slapstick comedy provides a surreal foreground for the bleak, devastated settings,
portions of which were filmed in actual, environmentally blasted industrial areas in Wales.
Milligan's partners from Britain's famous Goon Show, Dudley Moore and Peter Cook,
appear as hapless government officials, while Marty Feldman makes his screen debut in a film
that could best be described as England's answer to Dr. Strangelove. ~ Don Kaye, All Movie Guide

BEGOTTEN  (1991)

Directed by Edmund Elias Merhige; an indescribably bizarre film that is similar to ERASERHEAD,
a haunting horror opus who's subject is the death of God and the birth of nature.
No dialogue or music, just very eerie sound effects  (1:20) (A/A)

BETWEEN THE LINES  (1977)

Directed by Joan Micklin Silver; with John Heard, Lindsay Crouse, Stephen Collins, Jeff Goldblum,
Jill Eikenberry.  Early independant comedy-drama focusing on an underground newspaper
about to be bought by a media tycoon, and the problems and lives of its staff. (1:41)  (A/A)  -  OP

BEYOND THE EDGE OF DEPRAVITY

The twisted films of Otto Muehl! Low-budget, fastly edited 8/16mm flashes of food orgies and
depravities, sort of like Stan Brakhage with sick fetishes; includes Papa und Mama, Sodoma.
(2:00)  (C/C)  screenshot - UR

BIG TROUBLE  (1988)

The last film of John Cassavetes, and definitely not one that he wrote himself...
it comes off as a rather silly attempt to reteam the costars of THE IN-LAWS,
Peter Falk and Alan Arkin.  Only for Cassavetes completists.
Also starring Charles Durning.    (1:40) (A/A) - OP

BILITIS (1979)

Directed by David Hamilton; the story of a young student (Patty D'Arbanville)
and her first romance.   Lush Euro imagery.  (1:35)  (A/A) - OP

BLOOD RED  (1989)

Eric Roberts, Giancarlo Giannini, Dennis Hopper, Julia Roberts; no review yet

BOARDING SCHOOL   (1978)

An early film by yummy Nastassia Kinski, about a group of precocious schoolgirls
more interested in the facts of life than any academic subject.  Flirtatious Kinski is the
ringleader of this daring bevy of beauties, an American schoolgirl who has decided
to make her time at the Swiss finishing school more fun and profitable.  She and her
friends form a business organization designed to offer their charms to the boys at a
nearby school.   (1:40) (A/A) - OP

BOBBIE JO AND THE OUTLAW  (1975)

Lyle Wheeler (Marjoe Gortner) lives on the edge -- the edge of danger and the edge of the law.
He has a fast draw, a big heart, and troubles as large as the whole New Mexico desert.  When his car
breaks after a rodeo competition, he steals another one and races right into the life of Bobbie Jo Baker
(Lynda Carter), a hash-slinging beauty with a face like an angel and a voice like a country western singer.
 She's never met anyone like Lyle ... and neither has her sister, Pearl (Merrie Lynn Ross).  Soon,  Pearl's
conman boyfriend, Slick, involves Lyle in a bungled holdup, and before they know it,  the whole gang is
wanted by every Sherriff west of the Mississippi.  The stage is set for a slam-bang tour through the
Southwest in this fast paced tale of life and love on the edge.  Infamous during the Wonder Woman days,
because Lynda showed a bit of tit.  (1:30)  (B/B) - OP

BOBBY DEERFIELD (1978)

Starring Al Pacino, Marthe Keller  (2:10)  (A/A) - UR

BORDER RADIO  (1989)

Directed by Alison Anders; w John Doe (lead singer of visionary 80s LA punk bad "X")
as a rock star who steals a lot of money from some thugs and ends up running for his life.
The only good film to come from fat overrated Anders.   (1:40) (A/A) -  OP

THE BRAVE (1997)

Directed by and starring Johnny Depp, unreleased in the US.
Also with Marlon Brando, Frederic Forrest; in English with Portuguese subtitles
(2:03)  (B/B) - UR

BREAKING GLASS  (1980)

A memorable new wave soundtrack permeates this poignant rags-to-riches story of a talented
and rebellious young songwriter.  Hazel O'Connor gives a tour de force performance as Kate,
the lead singer of the rock group "Breaking Glass".  Kate's socialist ideals are juxtaposed to her
pragmatic rock manager, Danny (Phil Daniels, the young hero of Quadrophenia), a street-wise
hustler who discovers her and develops her into a star.  The film pivots around the struggle for artistic
recognition and an energetic singer whose talent and sanity are jeopardized by the music business
power structure.  O'Connor wrote 13 songs for the film. (1:35)  (A/A) - OP

BREEZY (1971)
Clint Eastwood's directoral debut, starring Kay Lenz, William Holden

BRING ME THE HEAD OF
ALFREDO GARCIA  (1974)

Directed by Sam Peckinpah; starring Warren Oates as a down and out piano player who
stumbles across the very valuable head of a wanted man, which becomes a close friend as he
travels across Mexico to cash it in. One of his most underrated films, hilarious in a warped way.
 LETTERBOXED!  (2:00)  (A/A) - OP

BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING (1965)

Based on the mystery novel by Marryam Modell (using the pseudonym Evelyn Piper),
Bunny Lake Is Missing is a bizarre study in motherhood, kindred, enigma, and insanity.  Ann Lake
(Carol Lynley), an American freshly relocated to England, wishes to drop off her daughter Bunny
for the girl's first day at a new nursery school. Oddly, Ann cannot locate any teachers or administrators,
only the school's disgruntled cook (Lucie Mannheim). She is forced to leave Bunny unsupervised
in the building's "first day" room, under the reassurance that the cook will be responsible for the child.
When Ann returns in the afternoon, the cook has quit and Bunny Lake is missing. The school's remaining
employees vehemently deny ever seeing the child, and Ann desperately calls her older brother Stephen
(Keir Dullea) for help.  Ann was raised fatherless and never married; she and Bunny have lived under
Stephen's care and protection for the majority of both their lives. Stephen is enraged by the irresponsibility
of the staff, but as Scotland Yard begins its investigation, it comes to light that he had never officially
enrolled a child at the school. When Police Superintendent Newhouse (Laurence Olivier) begins to
unravel the Lakes' lives and search their belongings, he discovers that not only did Ann once have an
imaginary childhood daughter named "Bunny," but that the young Bunny seems to have no tangible
possessions at the Lake apartment. Bunny Lake (whom we have yet to see onscreen) may not be missing:
she may not even be real. Terrified that Newhouse will now abandon the search for the girl, the hysterical
Ann sets out to prove her sanity and, in the process, surprisingly uncovers the true psychosis
behind the disappearance of her little Bunny Lake. ~ Aubry Anne D'Arminio, All Movie Guide

(1:47)  (A/A) - UR

CANDY MOUNTAIN (1987)

A rock and roll road film from Robert Frank (director of Cocksucker Blues) and Rudy Wurlitzer
(screenwriter of Two Lane Blacktop), about a mediocre musician (Kevin O'Conner) who convinces
a music scene heavyweight (David Johansen) that he can find an elusive and legendary craftsman,
the maker of the greatest guitars in the world.  Thus begins his journey of a lifetime.   Costarring
Harris Yulin, Tom Waits, Bulle Ogier, Leon Redbone, Joe Strummer, and Dr. John
(1:30)  (A/A)  -  OP

CANNONBALL  (1976)

Paul Bartel rips off his own Death Race 2000 in this mindless car-crash saga, containing more twisted
metal than a bombed-out steel mill. The nominal storyline concerns an illegal auto race from Los Angeles
to New York that promises the winner $100,000. David Carradine is Coy "Cannonball" Buckman,
the race leader who drags his girlfriend Linda (Veronica Hamill) along for the ride. Cade Redman
(Bill McKinney) tools around in a loud orange Trans Am, while Cannonball's nemesis Terry McMillan
(Carl Gottlieb) barrels along in a big, black Plymouth, trying to outsmart Cannonball at every turn and exit
ramp.  The pile-ups keep building, and the cameos (Roger Corman, Martin Scorcese, Sylvester Stallone,
Joe Dante, Paul Bartel) keep coming, but Cannonball must make it to New York to collect his winnings.
~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

(1:33)  (A/A) - OP

CAPONE (1975)

Directed by Roger Corman.  Starring Ben Gazzara, John Cassavetes, Sly Stallone

CAPTIVE  (1987)

 A European bondage film with a soundtrack by U2's Dave "The Edge" Evans!  ( : ) ( / ) - OP

CARDIAC ARREST (1976)

EXCELLENT and overlooked mystery with Garry Goodrow as an eccentric Bay Area cop who is
on the trail of an organization that is murdering people for their hearts (to sell for transplant operations).
Memorable not for the horrific plotline, but for the human elements Goodrow brings to his character.
(1:45)  (A/A) - OP

CHASTITY (1969)

An ultrarare film, directed by Sonny Bono, and starring Cher.

(1:30)  (A/A) - UR

CHILLY SCENES OF WINTER  (1979)

Joan Micklin Silver's writing and direction are at the heart of this wistful recollection of a romance,
based on Ann Beattie's novel Chilly Scenes of Winter. The film concerns Charles (John Heard), who
recalls his love affair with Laura (Mary Beth Hurt). It has been a year since Laura has left him and
returned to her husband Ox (Mark Metcalf) and stepdaughter Rebecca. But Charles thinks about her
all the time and even has imaginary conversations with her. Charles met Laura in the filing room at
Utah's Department of Development in Salt Lake City, and it was love at first sight. Laura was married
but had moved out of her house six weeks before. Charles musters up the courage to ask her out, and soon
after they are living together. Living with Charles, Laura has never been happier. But she feels she doesn't
deserve her happiness, since she has walked out on a family who had done nothing wrong to her. She can't
understand why Charles loves her so much, "You have this exalted view of me, and I hate it. If you think
I'm that great then there must be something wrong with you." So Laura decides to move back in with Ox.
As Charles muses, Laura is more comfortable with "someone who loves you too little over someone who
loves you too much." Charles becomes obsessed with winning her back from her family, watching her pick up
her daughter from school, driving past her house, and becoming friendly with her flirtatious fellow worker
Betty (Nora Heflin) in order to find out more about Laura. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

(1:37)  (A/A) - OP

CHRISTIANE F.  (1983)

A German teenage girl falls deeply into the heroin underworld; one of the most
horrifyingly realistic films about drug addiction you will ever see
(2:10) (A/A)  dubbed - OP

CITIZEN'S BAND aka HANDLE WITH CARE
(1977)

Directed by Jonathan Demme; an incredibly intelligent and entertaining film
about the 70s radio craze; w Paul LeMat, Candy Clark, and Charles Napier
(1:40) (A/A) -- OP

COCKFIGHTER (1978)

Directed by Monte Hellmann; A controversial film (censored in many places) about the "sport"
of rooster fighting.   Warren Oates added yet another sleazy character to his roster.  Uncut,
with fight scenes intact.  ( : ) ( / ) - OP

COMES A HORSEMAN  (1978)

Starring Jane Fonda, James Caan, Jason Robards, and Richard Farnsworth;
An underrated 20th century western, set in Montana, with an Oscar nominated
performance by Farnsworth.  (1:58)  (A/A)  -  OP

CRACKING UP  (1983)

Jerry Lewis reprises his previous movie persona, this time as Warren Nefron, a man unable
to successfully kill himself, while Herb Edelman is Dr. Jonas Pletchick, the psychiatrist out to
cure him of his failure, in this undistinguished slapstick comedy. Many of Lewis' past routines
crop up again through the device of flashbacks, as he sits in the doctor's office and remembers
vignettes from his past.  As usual, the French love his humor and flocked to see this film when
it was first released. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

(1:30)  (A/A) - OP

CRIMES OF THE FUTURE / STEREO

Two very bizarre early short films by David Cronenberg -
old print shows lots of wear, UPGRADE NEEDED!  (1:00 / 1:10) (B/B) - UR

CURSE OF THE DEMON  (1957)

Directed by Jacques Tourneur; a famous psychologist (Dana Andrews) investigates a
colleague's mysterious death and enters a world of demonology and the occult, climaxing in a
confrontation with a cult's patron demon.   A classic chiller that was years ahead of it's time.
(1:30)  (A/A)  -  OP

DAYS OF HEAVEN (1978)

A visual masterpiece by Terence Malick; LETTERBOXED!   (1:40)  (A/A) - OP

THE DELINQUENTS (1959)

Directed by Robert Altman.  Starring Tom Laughlin.

DE SADE (1969)

Controversial rarity that was originally rated "X" ; Starring Kier Dullea as the whip-loving Sadist,
and John Huston as his perverted uncle; many lavish sets that seem to be left over from the
classic Vincent Price / Roger Corman "Poe" films  (2:00)  (A/A)  -  UR

DESPERATE LIVING (197?)

Directed by John Waters; a satire with Mink Stole starring as a suburban housewife convalescing
from a mental breakdown; she and her maid end up in a community of criminals controlled
by the crazed, tyrannical Queen Carlotta  (1:30) (A/A) -- OP

THE DOMINO PRINCIPLE (1977)

Starring Gene Hackman as a con who takes a deal to get out of prison in exchange for assassinating
a powerful figure from a helicopter.  The only problem is, the company doesnt want to let him stop
at just one job.  Co-starring Candice Bergen in yet another histrionic performance.  (1:55)  (A/A) - OP

DR. GOLDFOOT & THE BIKINI MACHINE

Vincent Price

DR. GOLDFOOT & THE GIRL BOMBS

Vincent Price

DR. TARR'S TORTURE DUNGEON  (1976)

 A mysterious man is sent deep into the forest to investigate the bizarre behavior of the notorious
Dr Tarr.  What he stumbles upon is the doctor's torture dungeon, a hellish asylum completely cut off
from civilization, and presided over by the ultimate madman.  Innocent people have been savagely
chained, tortured, and stuck in glass cages, and then forced to take part in gruesome games of ritual
slaughter.  Directed by Claudio Brook,  a protege of Alejandro Jodorowsky.  (1:30)  (B/B) -  OP

DRIVE-IN  (1976)

A great comedy from the 70s about a great American pastime!  Click here ----->    DRIVE-IN

THE DUCHESS AND THE DIRTWATER FOX
(1976)

 George Segal and Goldie Hawn in a charming old west fable.
(1:50) (A/A) - UR    LETTERBOXED

DUNE  (1984)

An extended (and more coherent) TV print by "Alan  Smithee" (aka David Lynch).
Japanese video version.   (2:55) (A/A) - UR

DYNAMITE CHICKEN  (1972)
A collection of skits and parodies, w Richard Pryor, appearances by Jimi Hendrix and others
(1:30) (A/A) - OP

EL TOPO (1971)

Alejandro Jodorowsky's cult masterpiece!
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EMPEROR OF THE NORTH (1973)

Starring Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine. (2:00)  (A/A) - UR

EQUINOX(1971)

classic low budget horror

ERASERHEAD  (1977)

Directed by David Lynch.  The strangest film ever made, hands down, as a young couple
faces the difficulties of raising a mutant baby that resembles a fish and squals like a demon!
(1:40)  pan & scan version -- (B/B)     letterboxed version -- (A/A)

EQUUS  (1977)

Directed by Sidney Lumet, written by Peter Shaffer; a psychiatrist (Richard Burton) undertakes
the most challenging case of his career when he tries to figure out why a stable-boy (Peter Firth)
blinded horses.   with Jenny Agutter, Joan Plowright, Colin Blakely.  (2:20)  (B/B)  -  OP

EYES WIDE SHUT(1999)
UNCUT VERSION

The international print of Stanley Kubrick's controversial final film.  For some reason, the idiots in charge
of these things at Warner Brothers still believe that Americans cant handle watching one of Kubrick's
most brilliant sequences in the unedited form that the master director intended (either that, or they are
so pathetically proud of their moronic "digital editing" that they cant bear to remove it from the film).
At any rate, this is still the only way to see it!   (2:40)  (A/A) - UR

FANDO AND LIS (1968)

Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky; long thought to be lost, this bizarre first film by the
surrealist director is a warped masterpiece  (1:36) (A/A)  in Spanish  with English subtitles.
DVD transfer.  Also available with Jodorowsky commentary track.

FEAR AND DESIRE  (1955)

Directed by Stanley Kubrick; his first film, the one that he tried to have supressed.
Its not as bad as he made it out to be, and is essential to your Kubrick collection.
(1:00) (B/B) - UR

FEMALE TROUBLE  (1975)

Directed by John Waters; an underground chronicle of the rise and fall of a crime goddess
(Divine).  Violence, sex, and one-liners, all tastelessly done. (1:35) (A/A) - OP

FIRE SALE  (1977)

Alan Arkin directed and starred in this anarchic comedy. Benny Fikus (Vincent Gardenia) is the owner
of a department store that's on its last legs, with his nebbishy son Russell (Rob Reiner) serving as his
second-in-command.  Benny's brother Ezra (Arkin) used to work with him at the store, but he quit to
coach basketball in the midst of a long losing streak. Ezra's wife Marion (Anjanette Comer) desperately
wants a child, and Ezra needs a new star player, so he thinks he's helping both of them when he adopts a
black teenager (Byron Stewart) who shoots mean hoop. Benny, looking for a way out of the store's
irrevocable financial slump, wants to burn the place down for the insurance money, but rather than hire an
arsonist, he tries to convince his out-of-it father, Zabbar (Sid Caesar), that the store is actually a Nazi
stronghold so Dad that will do the deed on his own. The supporting cast also includes Sally K. Marr,
whose son was Lenny Bruce.  ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide  (1:28)  (B/B) - OP

FOOLIN' AROUND (1980)

An overlooked comedy from Canada, starring Gary Busey as a naive Oklahoma boy who goes to
a swanky university and falls for a beautiful and rich coed (Annette O'Toole), while incurring the wrath
of her snobbish fiance "Whitley".   Costarring Eddie Albert (his best performance next to
THE HEARTBREAK KID), Cloris Leachman, and Tony Randall as a muttering, frustrated butler.
A classic long overdue for rediscovery. (1:40)  (B/B) - UR

FREEBIE AND THE BEAN (1975)

With James Caan and Alan Arkin as two manic undercover cops. (1:45)  (A/A) - OP

FUN WITH DICK AND JANE (1977)

George Segal and Jane Fonda star as a desperate upper-income-bracket couple
who turn to robbery after Segal is layed off by his company. (1:40) (A/A) - OP

GAL YOUNG UN (1979)

Directed by Victor Nunez.  During the Prohibition era, a lonely widow from the Florida back country
is victimized by a fast-talking bootlegger; she watches as her new husbands depletes her savings,
destroys her reputation, and erodes her self-respect; but when he brings home a younger woman,
he's finally gone too far.  From Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, author of "The Yearling" and "Cross Creek"
(1:45)  (A/A)  -  OP

GANJA AND HESS  (197?)

A rare vampire film w Duane Jones (of "Night of the Living Dead" fame)
( : ) (A/A)  - OP   LETTERBOXED!

THE GLASS HOUSE(1972)

A hard-hitting prison drama. Alan Alda stars as a middle-aged college professor,
convicted on a manslaughter charge, who is sent to a maximum security prison and must learn
to deal with life inside; filmed at Utah State Prison (with real prisoners as supporting cast).
Vic Morrow costars as the leader inmate.  with Clu Gulager, Billy Dee Williams,
Dean Jagger, Kristopher Tabori.  (1:30)  (A/A)  -  OP

GOING HOME (1971)

Starring Robert Mitchum, Jan Michael Vincent, Brenda Vaccaro, Sally Kirkland - no review yet  (1:37)

THE GONG SHOW MOVIE  (1980)

 During the 1970s, the Gong Show was a game/talent show phenomenon. With equal
measures of parody, camp and pure lowest-common denominator exploitation, it
presented a bizarre assortment of talented and untalented contestants (for example, the
musician who played his trumpet with his bellybutton) making their bid for stardom, and
a ridiculous prize of $516.32 while three rambunctious minor celebrity judges looked on
offering scores for acts they liked, or instantly stopping showing disapproval by pounding
furiously on a large Chinese gong. The co-creator, producer and acid-witted but
smarmy daytime host of this tawdry kitsch pastiche was Chuck Barris (AKA "Chuckie
Baby"). This attempt at a serious drama chronicles a day in his hectic life as he tries to
prepare a new episode of his crazy show. As he deals with a seemingly unending string of
increasingly freaky acts, the pressure begins to get to the sensitive, caring (as portrayed in the
film) Barris and by the day's end he becomes a true lunatic. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

(1:30)  (C/C) - UR

THE GREAT SCOUT
AND CATHOUSE THURSDAY  (1976)

Lee Marvin stars as a grizzled old scout, Kay Lenz costars as a delicious lady of ill repute,
and Oliver Reed is quite memorable as an Indian!   (1:50)  (A/A)  -  UR

GREGORY'S GIRL  (1981)

Directed by Bill Forsyth; classic Scottish comedy about growing up and deep infatuation
with the opposite sex.  Hilarious and unpretentious! (1:30) (A/A) - OP

THE GREY FOX   (1981)

Starring Richard Farnsworth as a turn-of-the-century bandit
who turns from robbing stagecoaches to trains   (1:45)  (A/A)  -  OP

GLEN AND RANDA  (1971)

Directed by Jim McBride; w Shelley Plimpton in an underrated sci-fi film
about a post-apocalyptic Adam and Eve.  (1:30) (A/A) - OP

THE GROOVE TUBE  (1973)

 R-rated parodies of TV & films, with Chevy Chase (1:15) (B/B) - OP

GUYANA:
CRIME OF THE CENTURY  (1979)

Originally titled GUYANA: CULT OF THE DAMNED, this exploitation film
caused somewhat of a controversy upon its release because of its swift production
and release (to capitalize on the horrific event as quickly as possible), and because
of its raw sexual nature.  This is apparently an "uncut" version.  No review yet.

HAIL  (1972)

Any resemblance between the U.S. president in Hail and Richard M. Nixon was purely intentional.
Faced with rebellious teenagers and college students, paranoid chief executive Dan Resin comes up
with a brilliant idea: lock all the malcontents in concentration camps.  Unfortunately, this leads to
ramifications that turn the Good Ol' USA into an armed stockade.   Amusing at first, the film's
satirical content is compromised by repetition and predictability.  Also known as Hail to
the Chief and Washington BC, Hail was released in 1973 -- though, incredibly, it was completed
before the Watergate incident. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

HALLS OF ANGER  (1969)

Jeff Bridges, Calvin Lockhart

THE HAND  (1980)

Directed by Oliver Stone.  Starring Michael Caine as a cartoonist
who loses a hand but gains a stalker  (1:45)  (A/A) - OP

HANGAR 18  (1980)

A scenario based on the Roswell crash, and the hiding of alien bodies in the infamous airplane
hangar.  With Darren McGavin, Robert Vaughn, Gary Collins, Joseph Campanella,
and Pamela Bellwood.  Directed by James L. Conway.  (1:30)  (A/A)  -  OP

HANNA K. (1980)

Directed Costa-Gavras; Starring Jill Clayburgh, a controversial love story
that takes a pro-Palestinean stance.  (1:55)  (A/A) - UR

HANNIBAL BROOKS (1969)

Starring Oliver Reed, Michael J. Pollard

HAPPY NEW YEAR  (1987)

Starring Peter Falk and Charles Durning as two aging crooks that plan to rob
a local jewelry store but things go hilariously awry; remake of a French film
(1:26) (A/A)  - OP

HARDCORE (1979)

Directed by Paul Schrader.  Starring George C. Scott as a devoutly religious man who's faith
is tested when he must go into the seedy Los Angeles porno sub-culture in order to find his
daughter, who has disappeared (only to show up in a low budget 8mm loop film).  Peter Boyle
costars as a sleazy detective hired to follow Scott.  A masterpiece. (1:55)  (A/A) - OP

HARDCORE: THE FILMS OF
RICHARD KERN

  1)  The Manhattan Love Suicides (85), The Right Side of the Brain (84), You Killed Me First (85),
Submit to Me (85), Death Valley 69 (86), Nazi (91)   (1:30)  (A/A)

  2)  Goodbye 42nd Street (83), The King of Sex (86), Fingered (86), Submit to Me Now (87),
The Evil Cameraman (87-90), X is Y (90), Moneylove (91), Pierce (85)  (1:30) (B/B)

HARD ON THE TRAIL  (1968)

A porno western with a "starring" cameo appearance by Lash Larue,
filmed at SPAHN RANCH!  (1:30)  (B/D)  VERY poor sound quality

HARDLY WORKING  (1980)

Jerry Lewis' comeback film is vastly underrated, telling the story of an out-of-work circus
clown who tries to find gainful employment in another field and who bungles it every time.
 Many classic Lewis slapstick bits.   It's time for a reappraisal of this unfairly maligned man's work!!
(1:31)  (A/A) - OP

HARRY IN YOUR POCKET  (1971)

James Coburn as a pickpocket, Michael Sarrazin as his apprentice (1:55) - (A/A)  -  UR

HAXAN: WITCHCRAFT
THROUGH THE AGES  (1925)

Remastered silent film/documentary with narration by William Burroughs
(1:50) (A/A) - OP

HEARTBEEPS  (1981)

The infamous flop... I would normally list this in CAMP, but since it stars cult figure
Andy Kaufman, Im putting it here.  Also starring Bernadette Peters, Randy Quaid,
Kenneth McMillan, Christopher Guest, and Melanie Mayron. (1:18)  (A/A) - OP

HEARTS OF THE WEST  (1972)

A comedy about the making of silent western films, with Jeff Bridges and Andy Griffith.
No review yet.

HITLER: A FILM FROM GERMANY (1977)

The complete 7 hour masterpiece from Hans Jurgen Syberberg

click here  ---------> OUR HITLER

THE HOLY MOUNTAIN  (1973)

Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky; ultrabizarre followup to EL TOPO, sort of like
The Bible on ACID.  A group of jaded bourgeoisie (led by a Christ clone) search for
a mythical mountain that is supposed to hold the key to immortality.
(1:50) (A/A) letterboxed  - UR

HOME MOVIES (1980)

Directed by Brian DePalma.  A half-successful attempt to capture the spirit of his early
counterculture comedies, GREETINGS and HI MOM (listed in that section).
(1:45)  (A/A) - OP

HONKY TONK FREEWAY (1981)

An underrated (and infamously over-budgeted) comedy from John Schlesinger, light-hearted
and amiable in the way that Clint Eastwood's "Ape" films are... especially memorable is Daniel Stern
as a cheerful drug dealer ("... yep, goin to the Superbowl ... gonna sell CO-caine!").
(1:50)  (A/A)  -  OP

HOPSCOTCH (1980)

Starring Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Sam Waterson

THE HOURS AND TIMES  (1991)

In 1963, just months before Beatlemania swept the world, John Lennon and the Beatles' manager,
Brian Epstein, took a four-day vacation together in Barcelona.  They were there to relax after a
grueling series of concerts, but the trip remained charged with an unspoken tension.  Those four
emotional days are embodied in The Hours and Times, a flight of imagination that evokes the
complex relationships between Lennon and Epstein.  Candid, intelligent, and loaded with
backstage conjecture, the movie captures masterfully the fleeting moments of their intense
friendship before celebrity washed over intimacy.  (1:00)  (A/A) - OP

HOW TO BEAT THE
HIGH COST OF LIVING  (1980)

 Jane Curtin, Susan Saint James, Jessica Lange star as desperate housewives
who turn to robbery to pay the bills.  There was a lot of that going on at the time
(ie, FUN WITH DICK AND JANE). (1:40) (A/A) - UR

THE HUNTING PARTY  (1970)

A controversial, Peckinpah-esque western, starring Gene Hackman as a brutal rancher who's
wife is kidnapped by a group of outlaws (led by Oliver Reed).  Hackman gathers together a posse,
and arms them with a newly-invented long-range rifle that has a telescopic sight.  From a distance,
they start picking off the outlaws (who cant even see where the bullets are coming from).
The infamous final scene has Hackman shooting Bergen in the crotch for her infidelity with Reed.
 (1:45)  (B/B)  -  UR

HUSBANDS  (1970)

Directed by John Cassavetes.  With Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk -- this is, hands down, the most
hilarious film about drinking ever made, and one of the greatest comedies of all time.  Three pals
go on a worldwide binge after the death of a fourth.  Lots of great improvisational acting throughout!
  (2:25)  (A/A) - OP

Click here for THE MAKING OF HUSBANDS and other rare JC  ----->  JOHN CASSAVETES

THE ICEMAN COMETH  (1975)

Starring Lee Marvin, Robert Reed, Fredric March (b'jeez), Jeff Bridges, Bradford Dillman, and
Moses Gunn, in an American Playhouse production of the classic Eugene O'Neill play about the
need for illusions in a group of hopeless drunks.   Perfect for your next AA meeting! (3:30) (B/B)  - UR

ILSA, SHE-WOLF OF THE SS  (1975)

An infamous horror / exploitation film about a bitch of a concentration camp warden.
(1:30) (A/A)  - OP

THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN (1977)
Rick Baker fx

THE INCUBUS  (1981)

John Cassavetes in another lowbudget horror film he did to pay the bills!
(1:30) (A/A) - OP

IN GOD WE TRUST (1980)

Directed by and starring Marty Feldman as Brother Ambrose, a naive monk who travels
to the big city to raise money for his failing monastery, where he has spent his entire life.
Feldman encounters a number of characters who are obsessed with religion, money, or both,
including the chilling Armageddon T. Thunderbird, played brilliantly by Andy Kaufman.
Also starring Peter Boyle, Louise Lasser, and Richard Pryor... as GOD!   (It would make
a nice double feature with WHOLLY MOSES, in which Pryor plays the Pharaoh!)
(1:38)  (A/A)  -  OP

THE INNOCENTS (1960)

classic horror, no review yet

INSERTS (1976)

An overlooked masterpiece of sorts, VERY X-rated with Richard Dreyfuss as a jaded and drunken
porno film director, Veronica Cartwright as his star (who shows everything possible), Jessica Harper
as an up-and-comer looking to break the director out of his alcohol-induced impotence,
and Bob Hoskins is his manic producer.  Lives up to it's infamous reputation,
but it's also hilarious throughout.  (2:00)  (A/A) - OP

INSIDE OUT (1986)

 Elliot Gould as man afraid to leave his house.  Extremely well done,
a barely released film that ranks as one of Gould's best performances.
(1:45)  (A/A) - UR

JOSEPH ANDREWS  (1977)

Directed by Tony Richardson. Starring Ann-Margret, Peter  Firth,
another comedy in the bawdy "Tom Jones" genre   (1:39) (A/A) - OP

JOYRIDE  (1977)

 A low-budget Canadian road film, with Robert Carradine, Desi Arnaz Jr, Melanie Griffith,
and Anne Lockhart running from the law through the Alaskan wilderness.
Memorable location footage.  (1:40)  (A/A) - OP

JULIEN DONKEY-BOY (1999)

I can almost forgive Harmony Korine for making the truly reprehensible GUMMO after seeing his
Dogma95 followup, a film which is often disturbing and hilarious at the same time, especially when
co-star Werner Herzog rants and raves at his retarded son.  A unique small masterpiece.  (1:30) (A/A)

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