KANSAS CITY BOMBER (1973)

Raquel Welch / Roller Derby

KENT STATE  (1980)

Keith Gordon and Ellen Barkin star in one of the greatest TV movies of all time,
telling the story of the accidental shooting of students by National Guardsmen in raw and
realistic terms, with a powerful emotional ending that really brings the incident home.
This is the 2 hr video edit, if you have the full length 3 hr original television edit, let me know!
(2:00) (A/A) - OP

KID BLUE  (1973)

In this western set at the turn-of-the-century, an outlaw (Dennis Hopper) finds himself at one
of life's crossroads as he must decide whether to go straight or continue a life of crime.
After bungling a train robbery he decides he should go straight and settle down. He chooses
the town of Dime Box, Texas.There he undertakes a series of simple jobs under the watchful, ever
suspicious eye of the town sheriff (Ben Johnson). Try as he might, the outlaw cannot resist the lure
of robbery.  He ends up stealing a local factory's Christmas payroll and taking off into the desert
with some renegade Indian pals.  With Peter Boyle, Warren Oates, Warren Finnerty,
Howard Hesseman.  Directed by James Frawley.  ~Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
(1:40)  (A/A) - UR

KILLERS THREE  (1969)

 Dick Clark - no review yet

THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE  (1968)

An aging British actress (Beryl Reid) in a rocky relationship with her lesbian lover
(Suzannah York) is distraught when her radio soap character is killed off.
From a play by Frank Marcus.  Ferociously acted.  (2:18)  (B/B)  -  OP

KNIGHTRIDERS  (1981)

Directed by George Romero.  With Ed Harris as the Arthurian leader of a troupe of traveling
Renaissance Faire motorcyclists.  Co-starring Tom Savini. (2:25) (A/A)  - OP

KOYAANISQATSI  (1981)

Godfrey Reggio's masterful stream-of-conciousness travelogue was a precursor to BARAKA.
Score by Phillip Glass.  Followed by POWAQQATSI.   (1:30)  (A/A) - OP

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
THE FABULOUS STAINS  (1981)

Punk rock musical featuring Diane Lane as an aspiring punker touring the country in support
of a fading rock star, and her ascendance as the next punk icon.  Cameos by members of the Clash,
the Sex Pistols, and the Tubes.  (1:30)  (B/B)  -  UR

THE LADY VANISHES (1979)

Elliot Gould, Cybill Shepherd

THE LAST AMERICAN VIRGIN  (1982)

One of the best teen comedies of the early 80s, this story of the sexual misadventures of Gary
(Lawrence Monoson), a hapless and embarassingly chaste pizza delivery driver hoping to lose his
virginity.   The film has it all:  gratuitous pizza parlor settings, a locker room penis-measuring
contest (with bizarre shades of homoeroticism), crabs, a fat-kid schmiel, and Diane Franklin
as the "nice new girl in town".  Look for Kimmy Robertson (Lucy from Twin Peaks) as Rose,
the real "nice girl" of the story, who Gary passes up in the climactic kegger scene (idiot).   The film
is long out-of-print, due to contractual problems over the classic new-wave soundtrack, with tunes
by The Police, Devo, Tommy Tutone, Journey, REO Speedwagon, U2, The Cars, and many others.
(1:45)  (A/A) - OP

THE LAST RUN (1971)

Directed by Richard Fleischer.  Starring George C. Scott, Tony Musante  (1:35) ( / )
no review yet

THE LATHE OF HEAVEN  (1980)

PBS scifi classic w Bruce Davison; original PBS broadcast version with Beatles song
that was changed for the rerelease (1:40) (C/B) - UR

LAWS OF GRAVITY  (1993)

Either loved or hated by the critics, this is the debut film by the 29-year-old writer/director, Nick Gomez.
A three-day slice-of-life in Brooklyn done in the cinema verite style, this is a violent movie portraying
two ruthless thieves and their friends involved in illegal activities--following them through the urban
underbelly as they commit their crimes and are pursued by the police. ~ Tana Hobart, All Movie Guide

(1:30)  (A/A) - OP

LEATHERFACE: TCM 3  (1989)

Editor's work-print, uncut violence, no music or chainsaw sound effects (1:25) (B/B) - UR

THE LEGACY  (1979)

Katherine Ross, Sam Elliot, and Roger Daltrey star in a violent horror mystery
that takes place in the lush English countryside   (1:45)  (A/A)  -  OP

LION'S LOVE (1969)

Agnes Varda and "Hair" writers

LIPSTICK (1976)

The infamous rape revenge drama with Margaux Hemingway,
containing the most excrutiating (and explicit) rape scene in motion picture history.
(1:30)  (A/A) - OP

LIQUID SKY(1985)

new wave cult classic

LITTLE FAUSS AND BIG HALSY  (1970)

Starring Robert Redford and Michael J. Pollard as dirtbikers, and Lauren Hutton
as the sexy hippie girl who comes between them; soundtrack by Johnny Cash
 (1:40) (A/A) - UR

LOOKIN' TO GET OUT  (1984)

Jon Voight starred and co-wrote the script for this comedy (directed by Hal Ashby) concerning
two gamblers on the run from their debts who try to score big in Las Vegas. When Alex Kovas
(Jon Voight) loses $10,000 to local New York City hoods Joey (Allen Keller) and Harry (Jude Farese)
in a poker game, he hightails it to Vegas with his pal Jerry Feldman (Burt Young).  In Vegas they make
friends with Patti Warner (Ann-Margret), a former call girl, and move into the MGM Grand Hotel after
winning big in the casino. But word gets out and Joey and Harry take a trip out West to pay the boys
a surprise visit. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

LOVE STREAMS  (1984)

Directed by John Cassavetes; Starring Gena Rowlands, Seymour  Cassel.
A very involving story about dysfunctional people  (2:25) (A/A) - OP

Click here for IM ALMOST NOT CRAZY and other rare JC  ----->JOHN CASSAVETES

THE LOVED ONE (1965)

Directed by Tony Richardson.  Starring Robert Morse, Jonathan Winters,
and an allstar cast  -- no review yet  (2:02)  ( / ) - UR

LA LUNA   (1979)

the infamous incest drama with Jill Clayburgh!   click here ----->    LA LUNA

LITTLE NOISES  (1991)

I cannot tell a lie:  it's Crispin Glover's worst film and performance, and one of Tatum O'Neal's.
Only for devoted fans and collectors of either actor, others avoid. (1:20)  (A/A) - OP

LUCKY LADY  (1975)

Starring Gene Hackman, Burt Reynolds, Liza Minnelli, Robby Benson as bootleggers.
No review yet  (2:00) (A/A) - UR

MACBETH (1970)

Directed by Roman Polanski.   Jon Finch stars in an extremely gory adaption of the
Shakespeare play, possibly a catharsis for the visions floating through Polanski's mind
after the Manson murders. Incredible location shooting, Im not a fan of Shakespeare but this
film was excellent!   (2:30)  (A/A) - OP

MAD MAX  (1980)

Directed by George Miller.  This is the undubbed Australian version, which is superior to the
American version, if for no other reason because you can hear Mel Gibson's real voice
instead of the nasally one that was dubbed over it   (1:30)  (B/B)  LETTERBOXED - UR

MAITRESSE  (1976)

Directed by Barbet Schroeder. Gerard Depardieu stars as Olivier, a restless young man
searching for a new job.  After unsuccessfully selling magazine subscriptions, he and his partner
resort to burglary.  What they thought was a wealthy landlady's apartment turns out to be the
dungeon of an S&M dominatrix named Ariane.  Caught, Olivier is instantly drawn to Ariane's
atypical demeanor.  However, he cant seem to reconcile his role as Ariane's lover with his ambivalent
concern over the way she earns a living.  Cinematography by Nestor Almendros.  (1:52) (A/A) - OP

THE MEPHISTO WALTZ (1971)

Starring Alan Alda, Jacqueline Bissett (1:45)  (A/A) - OP

METALSKIN (1995)

Director Geoffrey Wright's followup to the classic action film ROMPER STOMPER has a large dose
of Mad Max car action, a fair amount of RS realism (with lowerclass, intense boys and bizarre,
unbalanced girls), and a bit of satanism thrown in for good measure (1:45) (B/B) letterboxed - UR

MICKEY ONE (1965)

Directed by Arthur Penn.  With Warren Beatty as a second rate piano player running from a
major gambling debt he cant pay.  A good dose of surrealistic imagery.  (1:45)  (B/B) - UR

MIKEY AND NICKY  (1975)

Directed by Elaine May.  Starring John Cassavetes as a desperate man on the run from the Mafia,
Peter Falk as his seemingly caring friend (who may be setting him up to be hit), and Ned Beatty as
a hitman.  Excellent improvisational acting, plays very much like a Cassavetes-directed film.
(1:40) (A/A) OP

MONDO TRASHO  (1970)

Directed by John Waters.  After running over a man, a heavyweight transvestite (Divine)
stuffs the body in her car and drives through Baltimore. (1:35) (A/A) - OP

MOONLIGHTING  (1982)

Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski.  Starring Jeremy Irons as the leader of a group of illegal
Polish workers in London, and his attempts to shield the truth from them about the
political upheaval back home; a great film! (1:30) (A/A)  -  OP

MOVIE MOVIE (1978)

Two films in one with George C. Scott

MULTIPLE MANIACS  (1970)

Directed by John Waters.  Divine operates a "Carnival of Perversions", where the performers
set out to rob and kill audience members.  Lots of gross-out material in this underground favorite.
(1:23) (A/A) - OP

NIGHT OF THE JUGGLER  (1981)

 James Brolin stars as a vengeful ex-cop who is hunting for the
deranged kidnapper (Cliff Gorman) who is holding his daughter captive.
(1:40)  (A/A)  -  OP

OH! CALCUTTA  (1970)

Cinematic documentation of the infamous stageplay with an all-nude cast.
(2:00)  (B/B) - UR

THE OMEGA MAN (1970)

Charlton Heston battles zombies.  LETTERBOXED!

ONCE WERE WARRIORS  (1994)

An amazing, intenseNew Zealand film about a Maori family that is torn apart by a terrifyingly
violent father.  A classic film that is a valid and meaningful statement on the effects of
alcohol and poverty on all cultures.  (1:40) (A/A) also available w director's commentary track

ON THE YARD  (1979)

Directed by Raphael Silver (director of SHORT EYES and husband of Joan Micklin Silver).
This is a realistic portrayal of prison life that nonetheless manages to be entertaining.
It focuses on a murderer (John Heard) who runs afoul of the leader prisoner (Thomas Waites).
Above average performances and script.  (1:45)  (A/A)  -  OP

THE ORDEAL OF PATTY HEARST  (1978)

Above average TV film, with Lisa Eilbacher as the kidnapped heiress,
and Dennis Weaver as the FBI agent obsessed with finding her.
(2:30)  (A/A) - UR

PANIC IN YEAR ZERO  (1963)

A very well-done apocalypse film, about life after a nuclear strike.
With Ray Milland, Frankie Avalon.  (1:30)  (A/A) - UR

PARIAH (2000)

A new skinhead movie

THE PARTY(1965)

Peter Sellers and Birdy Num Num... LETTERBOXED!

PAYDAY  (1973)

Directed by Daryl Duke.  Starring Rip Torn as a self-destructive country singer
(very similar to both of the Hank Williams)  (1:45) (A/A) - OP

PINK FLAMINGOS   (1973)

Directed by John Waters.  Starring Divine, the classic queen. 20th anniversary
remastered edition of the cult / camp classic about the contest for
the "filthiest person in the world".  (1:45) (A/A)  - OP

POLYESTER  (1981)

Directed by John Waters.  Starring Divine as a middle-class housewife
who meets the man of her dreams, Tab Hunter  (1:26) (A/A)  - OP

POWWAQATSI  (1987)

Directed by Godfrey Reggio.  Not as good as KOYAANISQATSI,
but still a visionary film.  Score by Phillip Glass.  (1:30)  (A/A) - OP

PRAY FOR THE WILDCATS (1974)

Starring Andy Griffith, William Shatner, Marjoe, and Robert Reed as four businessmen
on a dirtbike trip down the Baja; Griffith murders a hippie couple and expects the others
to cover for him.   The first attempt by Griffith to change his "good guy" image
(followed the next year by "Savages") (1:45)  (B/B) - OP

PURPLE HAZE  (1983)

Directed by David Burton Morris.  An overlooked 80s attempt at a meaningful comedy
about the 60s.  Excellent soundtrack by Hendrix and others.   (1:40) (B/B) - UR

PUSHER  (19??)

German drug film, grim and intense  ( : ) (B/B) - UR

QUADROPHENIA  (1978)

w Phil Davies; excellent rendition of the battle between the Mods and the Rockers;
intense Who soundtrack  (2:00)  (A/A)  -  OP

QUIET DAYS IN CLICHY  (1970)

European Henry Miller film; extremely rare!  ( : )  (B/B) - UR

THE QUIET EARTH  (1985)

Directed by Geoff Murphy.  A fascinating sci fi film from New Zealand, a kind of
Omega-Man-Down-Under.   Starring Bruno Lawrence (Smash Palace).
(1:31)  (A/A) - OP

THE RAINBOW THIEF  (1995)

Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky; fairly mainstream outing
with Omar Sharif, Peter O'Toole  (1:40) (A/A) -  OP

RAMPAGE (1987)

rare William Friedkin serial killer film

RECKLESS  (1984)

Very underrated teen angst drama, with Aidan Quinn as a motorcycle-riding loner who
has a lot of James Dean intensity (but who, nonetheless, plays on the school football team)...
costarring Daryl Hannah as the cheerleader who he is having a secret romance with, and Kenneth
McMillan is his alcoholic father.  Great soundtrack with INXS and others, and a very memorable
dance sequence (back by Romeo Void).  (1:35)  (A/A)  -  OP

THE REFLECTING SKIN (1991)

Lynchian masterpiece about a strange boy who's little friends are disappearing
(possibly due to the satanic-looking gang of greasers driving around); he is also
convinced that the pale lady next door is a vampire that is after his brother;
unforgettable "exploding frog" opening scene  (1:40) (A/A) - OP

RHINOCEROS  (1973)

An American Playhouse presentation, with Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder in the story of a man
who becomes a beast.   Ultrarare and Ultrabizarre! (1:44) (B/B) - UR   some print glitches

RITUALS (1977)

low budget Canadian horror with Hal Holbrook

THE RITZ (1976)

Starring Jack Weston as a man on the run from the mob, who slips into a gay bathhouse for cover.
(1:35)  (A/A) - OP

ROLLING THUNDER  (1977)

Starring William Devane as a POW who returns home from a long imprisonment inVietnam,
only too watch his wife and child murdered by burglars.  They shove his hand into a garbage disposal,
but he survives (and has a metal hook grafted on in its place); with the aid of his warbuddy Tommy
Lee Jones, he travels to Mexico to seek revenge.  An incredibly violent and intense overlooked
masterpiece written by Paul Schrader.   (1:45)  (A/A)  -  OP

ROMPER STOMPER  (1992)

Directed by Geoffrey Wright.   Russell Crowe (long before his worldwide fame) stars as a crazed
skinhead who leads his gang into a confrontation with a mass gang of Vietnamese immigrants.
Jacqueline McKenzie (ANGEL BABY) costars as the troubled girl who fixates on him.  A hard-hitting
masterpiece that won Crowe the Best Actor award down under  (1:30)  (A/A)  NC-17 uncut

RUBIN AND ED  (1991)

 Directed by Trent Harris.  Starring Crispin Glover as a VERY warped young man who is carrying his
dead beloved cat through the desert in a watercooler, looking for a proper burial place; Howard Hesseman
is the businessman who hooks up with him by chance and is stifling the urge to kill him;
a very unique cult classic  (1:30) (A/A) - OP

THE SAILOR WHO FELL FROM
GRACE WITH THE SEA  (1976)

Starring Kris Kristofferson as the title sailor, who is having a hot affair with lonely lady
Sarah Miles.  Her young son watches them with jealous incestual feelings, and plots with his
warped young friends to get rid of the boyfriend.  Based on a story by Yukio Mishima
(1:55)  (A/A)  -  OP

SAINT JACK (1978)

Directed by Peter Bogdanovich.  Starring Ben Gazzara as Jack Flowers,
a pimp with a heart of gold living in Singapore.  Costarring Denholm Elliot (2:00) (A/A) - OP

SANTA SANGRE   (1989)

Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky.  A young man named Fenix sits in an asylum, believing he is a bird.
Flashbacks show his trouble childhood in a circus, where his enraged father cut off his mother's
arms with an axe; years later, the armless lady releases him from the mental ward, and they perform
a vaudeville act that must be seen to be believed:  he stands behind her, thrusting his arms through the
sleeves of her dress, and she seems to "possess" his mind and take control of his arms, using them as hers!
Only the director of EL TOPO could pull off a film as warped as this!  (2:00) (A/A) - OP   UNCUT NC17

THE SAVAGE IS LOOSE (1974)

Starrign George C. Scott. Trish Van Devere

THE SAVAGE SEVEN  (1967)

Dick Clark production

SAVAGES  (1975)

Yet another attempt by Andy Griffith to change his good-guy image.
He plays a murdering lawyer who chases his hunting guide (Sam Bottoms)
across the desert because the guide witnessed him murder an old miner.
A good double feature with "Pray for the Wildcats".  (1:15)  (A/A) - OP

SCARECROW   (1973)

Starring Gene Hackman as a cynical man who has just been released from prison,
and Al Pacino as a naive and upbeat man that joins him on a cross-country hobo roadtrip
by foot, thumb, and train; this is a true American film classic!  (1:45) (A/A) - OP

THE SENDER  (1980)

Kathryn Harrold

SHAME OF THE JUNGLE  (197?)

A hilarious and very dirty animated Tarzan parody; the filmmakers were sued by the
Burroughs estate, so every time the soundtrack said the name "Tarzan", they simply look
the phrase and reversed it to "Nazrat"!    (1:15) (A/A) -  OP

SHANKS  (1974)

Directed by William Castle.  Starring Marcel Marceau; Alex North score  (1:33)

SHORT EYES  (1977)

Directed by Raphael Silver (director of ON THE YARD and husband of Joan Micklin Silver).
This is a TRULY terrifying prison drama, with Bruce Davison as a man who may or may not
be a child molester, thrown into a small prison that is a hellish pit of vipers; unforgettable finale!
(1:45)  (A/A) - OP

THE SHOUT  (1979)

 A visionary masterpiece by Jerzy Skolimowski  (Moonlighting, Deep End).  John Hurt is a
sound engineer in a small English village, and Suzannah York is his sexual frustrated wife.
When Alan Bates returns from 20 years in the Australian outback, he brings with him the ability
to perform the "terror shout", an scream that must be heard to be believed (see below).  It will kill
every living creature for miles around. Bates takes over Hurt's house (and wife) in a fable with
haunting imagery, and a soundtrack by early members of Genesis.  (1:30)  (A/A)  -  OP

Click here to hear a WAV of "the shout" ----->   THE TERROR SHOUT

SINFUL DAVEY(1969)

early John Hurt; dir John Huston

SKINHEADS (1990s)

low budget Canadian actioner with Chuck Connors

SLAPSTICK OF ANOTHER KIND  (1984)

This sci-fi comedy is based on a novel by Kurt Vonnegut and features Jerry Lewis and
Madeline Kahn in dual roles as wealthy, respected parents who give birth to two gigantic, and
ugly twins.  The appalled parents try to keep them hidden away for they do not know that their
"children" are really alien ambassadors who have come to help make the Earth a better place.
Also starring Marty Feldman.  ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

(1:30)  (A/A) - OP

SLEEPING DOGS  (1977)

Directed by Roger Donaldson (his first film).  In a hypothetical Fascist New Zealand,
a man who's only wish is to be alone is dragged kicking and screaming into becoming a freedom
fighter.  Excellent early performance by Sam Neill.   Costarring Warren Oates costars as an
American military "advisor" more interested in partying than fighting.  An excellent and very
intelligent film  (1:45) (A/A) - OP

A SMALL CIRCLE OF FRIENDS (1980)

Karen Allen, Brad Davis, Jameson Parker in a wistful remembrance of the 60s.

(1:55)  (A/A) - UR

A SMALL TOWN IN TEXAS  (1976)

This by-the-numbers action-revenge drama that plays like several other similarly-plotted,
good ol' boy pulp flicks of its era, such as Billy Jack (1971) and Walking Tall (1973). Timothy Bottoms
stars as Poke Jackson, a convict who's just been released from prison after a stint for drug trafficking.
The catch is that Poke was  innocent, having been framed for the crime by a corrupt lawman, Sheriff Duke
(Bo Hopkins).   Poke makes his way home to his beautiful girlfriend Mary Lee (Susan George) and their
illegitimate son, only to find that Duke has moved into his place as Mary's lover. Incensed, Poke sets out
on a course of vengeance that will pit him against the tough cop and culminate in a lethal car chase.
With supporting characters named "Bull," "Cleotus," and "Buford," the redneck pedigree of A Small
Town in Texas is distinct. The film was penned by screenwriter William W. Norton, who wrote several better
examples of this high-octane, macho genre, including White Lightning (1973) and Gator (1976).
~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

(1:35)  (A/A) - OP

SMASH PALACE (1981)

Directed by Roger Donaldson.  Another great early film from the New Zealand director,
starring Bruno Lawrence as Al, a man obsessed with auto racing, to the detriment of his lonely wife;
she begins an affair, and Al kidnaps his young daughter and takes her into the wilderness, with the
police close behind.  Intense family-crisis drama  (1:50)  (A/A) - OP

SOMETHING EVIL (1971)

The "lost" TV film of Steven Spielberg!!

SOYLENT GREEN (1971)

theatrical trailer, making of docu.  LETTERBOXED

STATIC (1983)

 Keith Gordon directs and stars in this fable of a boy who works in a crucifix factory!
Also starring Amanda Plummer  (1:45) (B/B) - OP

STRAIGHT TIME   (1979)

Directed by Ulu Grosbard.  Starring Dustin Hoffmann as Max Dembo, fresh out of several years
in prison, and desperate to go straight; due to an uncaring parole officer (played by M. Emmett Walsh),
he takes up the life of crime again, and (with the aid of partner Harry Dean Stanton) plots a daring
daylight robbery of a Beverly Hills jewelry store.  This is, very possibly, Hoffmann's greatest
performance (it's one of his personal favorites, with good reason).  Also starring Theresa Russell
as the naive girl who hooks up with Max.   (1:50)  (A/A) - OP

STRANGER THAN PARADISE  (1984)

Directed by Jim Jarmusch.  Starring John Lurie (FISHING WITH JOHN).
A wonderfully understated comedy that put Jarmusch onto the independant film map!
(1:40) (A/A) - OP  b&w

THE STUNT MAN  (1980)

Directed by Richard Rush.  Starring Peter O Toole as a megalomaniacal film director.
Costarring Steve Railsback and Barbara Hershey.  This film more twists and turns
than a mountain road!  (2:10) (A/A)  - OP

SUBURBIA(1983)

Directed by Penelope Spheeris.  An early punk rock classic.

SURE FIRE (1991)

Directed by Jon Jost; a surreal and very Lynchian film
about a rite-of-passage hunting trip   (1:20) (A/A) letterboxed - OP

SUSAN SLADE (1965)

no review yet

TABLE FOR FIVE  (1982)

 Jon Voight takes his estranged kids on a Mediterranean cruise;
an overlooked family drama with beautiful location shooting (2:00)  (A/A)  -  OP

TALES FROM THE GIMLI HOSPITAL (1989)

Directed by Guy Maddin.  Includes short film "The  Dead Father" (1:30) (A/A) - OP

TALES OF ORDINARY MADNESS  (197?)

Ben Gazzara stars in a story by Charles Bukowski
(and plays a character very much based on the drunken poet) ( : )  (A/A) OP

TEMPEST  (1980)

Directed by Paul Mazursky.  Starring John Cassavetes as a frustrated man who moves
(with daughter Molly Ringwald) to a gorgeous Greek island; costarring Susan Sarandon
and Raul Julia (as a horny goat-herder)   (2:25) (A/A) - OP

TENDRES COUSINES

Directed by David Hamilton; dubbed

THE TERMINAL MAN  (1974)

A slick, visually compelling adaption of the Michael Crichton novel; a man who is plagued
by violent mental disorders has a computer-controlled regulator implanted in his brain;
the computer malfunctions and he goes on a murder spree.  Chilling and unforgettable.
(1:50)  (A/A)  -  OP

THAT SINKING FEELING  (1979)

Directed by Bill Forsyth.  The first film of the Scottish director,
it has many of the same castmembers as the later GREGORY'S GIRL  (1:22) (A/A)  - OP

THIS SPORTING LIFE   (1964)

Directed by Lindsay Anderson.  Starring Richard Harris as an angry
Welsh coalminer who becomes a Rugby star   (2:00)  (A/A)  -  OP

THOSE LIPS, THOSE EYES (1980)

A Broadway drama starring Frank Langella, Tom Hulce, Glynnis O'Connor.

(2:00)  (A/A) - UR

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TIMES SQUARE  (1980)

Rich girl Pammy (Trini Alvarado) is the sheltered daughter of a prominent politician.  Wild child
Nicky (Robin Johnson) is a tough runaway.  Together, the two teens escape from a psychiatric
hospital, and with the help of radio DJ Johnny LaGuardia (Tim Curry), become punk rock heroes
on the streets of New York City.  But just as their outrageous new life begins to come together,
they find that society wants to tear them apart.  Can a sisterhood that runs soul deep survive the
cold heart of the city?  Directed by Allan Moyle (Pump Up the Volume, Empire Records), and
featuring an excellent soundtrack of hits from Patti Smith, The Cure, Lou Reed, The Ramones,
The Pretenders, Roxy Music, Gary Numan, Suzi Quatro, The Talking Heads, Joe Jackson,
XTC, and more!    (1:51)  (A/A) - OP

TO THE DEVIL A DAUGHTER  (1976)

with the always beautiful Nastassia Kinski, and the always creepy Christopher Lee  (1:30) (A/A) - OP

THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN (1976)

A low-budget horror film about a lovers lane murderer that is surprisingly chilling.  Starring Ben Johnson
(once again doing the Melvin Purvis act), and Andrew Prine as the local sherriff.  (1:45)  (A/A) - OP

TROPIC OF CANCER  (1970)

Joseph Strick's take on the Henry Miller autobiographical novel.  Rip Torn plays Miller,
who is depicted as an expatriate author living and loving in Paris; the scenario is updated
from the 20's to the late 60's.  Costarring Ellen Burstyn in a nudity role.  (1:30)  (A/A)  -  OP

TUNNELVISION (1975)

More movie and TV parodies from the creators of "The Groove Tube"   (1:15) (B/B) - OP

TUSK (1978)

The other "lost" film of Alejandro Jodorowsky.

Perhaps meant as an experimental film with a dash of politics and two shakes of comedy,
this ultimately unpalatable mix by noted director Alexandro Jodorowsky might have had
too many cooks. Three people are cited as having had a hand in the story, written and
rewritten three times. The tale itself follows the life of a young British colonial woman in India
around 1900 or so and is based on a novel by Reginald Campbell. Rather than simply focus on
the woman (Cyrielle Clair), the tale juxtaposes her life with that of an elephant named Tusk
(convincingly played by Tusk, the elephant). The results are beautiful shots of the landscape
unmatched by the mix of characters ranging from a Maharaja to a reverend to a few idiotic
merchants and various types in-between.
~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

In French with NO subtitles.  (1:45)  (B/B) - UR

TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING (1978)

Directed by Robert Aldrich.  With Burt Lancaster as a nuclear terrorist.
(2:24) (A/A) - OP  parts of it are letterboxed to show splitscreen effects

TWILIGHT OF THE COCKROACHES  (1987)

Director Hiroaki Yoshida chose the much maligned cockroach as the subject of this allegorical
live-action/animated feature to represent the Japanese and the negative way in which they are
perceived in the world.  Throughout the film, the title insects' behavior subtly mimics that of
contemporary Japanese society and their underlying belief that eventually they may come to rule
the world (in the director's opinion). The symbolism will be most accessible to those familiar with Japan,
those who aren't will appreciate an off-beat tale that is filled with moments of humor and sorrow.
The tale is told from a roach's eye view and is set in the chaotic apartment of the slovenly bachelor Saito.
Though the apartment's previous tenants waged a continuous battle against the roach colony therein,
Saito and the insects have reached a pleasant detente that allows the bugs to become complacent
and decadent, until a miilitaristic roach from a neighboring building flies into their isolated world and Saito
falls in love with the woman who terrorizes the visitor's apartment, great changes ensue.
~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

(1:45)  (A/A) - OP

TWISTER  (1987)

Starring Crispin Glover and Harry Dean Stanton as members of a very strange family.
Cameo by William S. Burroughs  (1:30) (A/A)  - OP

UFORIA  (1983)

Talk about buried treasures. This film, shot in 1980 when Cindy Williams was still a TV star on Laverne
and Shirley, didn't actually reach theaters until 1985. Even then, it was barely released and remains a
       film more talked-about than seen. But it's a tidy little comic treat, starring Williams as a seeker in a
small town who believes that she is destined to be taken away by a flying saucer. Which makes her
seemingly easy pickings for a pair of dueling evangelists (including the ever-reliable Harry Dean Stanton)
-- but she's more intuitive than she seems, even to her long-suffering boyfriend, played with wonderfully
             gruff spirit by Fred Ward. This is one of those movies filled with unexpectedly funny moments while
never quite going where you think it will. --Marshall Fine

(1:30)  (C/B) - OP

ULYSSES  (1962)

Kirk Douglas in the greek fable.  Produced by Dino De Laurentiis. (1:40)  (A/A) - UR

ULYSSES  (1967)

Directed by Joseph Strick.  A faithful adaption of the vignettes from the classic
James Joyce novel. (2:00) (A/A) -  OP

UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD  (1991)

Directed by Wim Wenders.  Starring William Hurt, Sam Neill, Max Von Sydow.
understated but beautiful sci-fi classic in an international expanded print!
(3:00) (A/A) letterboxed, Japanese subtitles - UR

VOICES   (1979)

 Starring Michael Ontkean as an aspiring singer who falls in love with deaf girl Amy Irving.
(and, judging from his "singing", Id say she is very fortunate.) (1:55)  (A/A) - UR

WANDA (1970)

A classic low budget film from writer / director / star Barbara Loden (1:42) (B/B) - UR

THE WANDERERS  (1979)

Directed by Phillip Kaufman.  Immensely entertaining story of a Brooklyn gang in the fifties.
You will learn three things:  1)  dont mess with the Baldies, 2) dont mess with the Wongs, and
3) whatever you do, dont mess with the Ducky Boys!!   This is every bit as much of a classic as
"American Graffiti".  (1:55) (A/A)  - UR

WATERMELON MAN  (1970)

African-American activist and actor Melvin Van Peebles directed this comedy-drama
starring Godfrey Cambridge as Jeff Gerber, a white, middle class husband to Althea
(Estelle Parsons) and father of two who is also a mild bigot. One orning, Jeff wakes up to
discover that he has become a black man overnight. After trying in vain to remove his new
pigment, Jeff ventures out into the world, only to discover the hostility he once engendered
himself. After his neighbors petition to get him out of the neighborhood, his boss (Howard
Caine) tries to use his new identity to the company's advantage and his doctor suggests he
seek medical care elsewhere, Jeff comes to see the many sides of racism. The only rays of hope
in his situation are the friendship of several fellow black people, including a bus driver (D'Urville
Martin) and a restaurant counter man (Mantan Moreland). ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

WAVELENGTH   (1982)

Robert Carradine is a rock star on the comeback, living in the Hollywood Hills with his girlfriend,
who hears voices which seem to be coming from an abandoned Air Force facility.  With the aid of a
\crusty old prospector (Keenan Wynn), they attempt to discover the secrets hidden within.
(1:30)  (A/A) -  OP

WHAT aka FORBIDDEN DREAMS  (1973)

Directed by Roman Polanski.   English dubbed version of a film unreleased in the US.    (1:45)  (B/B)  -  UR

WHEN YOU COMIN BACK, RED RYDER?  (1979)

Marjoe Gortner as a psychotic Vet , click here --------> RED RYDER

WHERE HAVE ALL THE PEOPLE GONE (1974)

A classic scifi TV film with Peter Graves leading his teenage kids into LA after a
catastrophic solar flare wipes out most of humanity (1:20)  (B/B)  -  OP

WHICH WAY IS UP?  (1977)

Based on Lina Wertmuller's The Seduction of Mimi, this film follows the dilemma of California orange
picker Leroy Jones (Richard Pryor) as he inadvertently becomes involved in a dispute between the
unionized workers and the management and is forced to leave his family to look for work in Los Angeles.
He falls in love with another woman, then finds out his wife has also been having an affair (with a local preacher),
and he plots revenge by bedding the preacher's Christianly, spinsterish wife.  This is by far Pryor's greatest film,
and not only that, it's one of the most side-splittingly hilarious comedies of all time!!   He also
appears in the roles of Reverend Thomas and as Rufus Jones, Leroy's feisty father.
(1:40)  (A/A) - OP

WHO IS HARRY KELLERMAN AND WHY IS HE
SAYING THOSE TERRIBLE THINGS  ABOUT ME?  (1969)

Directed by Ulu Grosbard.  Starring Dustin Hoffmann as a frustrated musician
with a very strange life  (1:58) (A/A)  - OP

WHO'S THAT KNOCKING AT MY DOOR? (1968)

Shot over a period of several years and shown under the alternate titles I Call First and J.R., Martin
Scorsese's debut feature is an autobiographical look at the conflicted life of a young, Italian-American,
Catholic man in early 1960s New York.  J.R. (then-unknown Harvey Keitel) spends his days and nights
hanging out with his buddies in Little Italy, going to the movies, goofing around, and looking to score with
"broads." When he meets The Girl (Zina Bethune) on the Staten Island ferry, she rocks his world with a
shared admiration for John Ford's The Searchers (1956). A blond WASP beauty, the girl is more
sophisticated than J.R.'s parochial friends and shows him that there's more to life than the neighborhood.
J.R. falls in love, yet he refuses to soil her by sleeping with her. The girl, however, reveals that she is not a
virgin because of a date rape.  Locked in his Catholic virgin-whore complex, J.R. is disgusted by the
revelation, but, after a squalid evening with his friends, J.R. decides to do the righteous thing by forgiving
and marrying her.  The girl will have none of it, leaving J.R. to sort out his prejudices on his own. Originally
conceived as part of a trilogy with what would become Mean Streets (1973), the black-and-white Who's That
Knocking already has the acute grasp of daily life, fluid camera movements, and vivid editing of images to
music (such as the slo-mo scuffle to the lilting "El Watusi") that would define Scorsese's later work.
Despite a successful debut at the 1967 Chicago Film Festival, no distributor picked up the film until a soft porn
distributor agreed to release it if Scorsese added a nude scene. By the time, Who's That Knocking was finally
released in 1969, with J.R.'s sexy fantasy accompanied by The Doors's "The End," the loose counterculture
mood had made the focus on sexual repression seem out-of-date. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide

Click here for a Quicktime clip from the film
 WHO'S THAT KNOCKING AT MY DOOR? (clip)

THE WICKER MAN  (1971)

An incredible cult film about a devout Christian policeman (Edward Woodward) who travels to an island
of modern Pagans to investigate the supposed disappearance of a young girl.  Christopher Lee gives
his greatest performance as Lord Summerisle, the leader of the islanders.  You will never forget
the climactic scene!  (1:40) (A/A) uncut - OP

WILD SEED (1965)

Directed by Brian Hutton.  Starring Michael Parks, Celia Kaye; road film, no review yet
(1:39) (B/B) - UR

WILLIE AND PHIL   (1980)

 Directed by Paul Mazursky.  Starring Michael Ontkean, Ray Sharkey, Margot Kidder as a menage
a trois (based on Jules and Jim) going through the events of the 60s and 70s together.  (2:00)  (A/A) - UR

WUSA  (1970)

Paul Newman served as co-producer of this allegorical drama and stars as Rheinhardt, a opportunistic drifter
who ends up in New Orleans and hits up his old friend Farley (Laurence Harvey), a con man turned phony
preacher, for a job.  Farley is able to get Rheinhardt hired on as an announcer at a local radio station,
WUSA, but the station is a right-wing propaganda mill that devotes its air time to venomous tirades against
political and social progress. Rheinhardt is happy to be making decent money, and he makes the friendly
acquaintance of a local working girl, Geraldine (Joanne Woodward), so he refuses to look his gift horse
in the mouth. However, when he finds out that WUSA is actually involved in shadowy political actions,
he is at a loss for what to do, especially after a naive and troubled social worker (Anthony Perkins)
is tricked into a race riot. Robert Stone wrote the screenplay, adapted from his novel A Hall of Mirrors.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

(1:55)  (B/B) - UR

W.W. AND THE DIXIE DANCEKINGS  (1975)

Starring Burt Reynolds as a dashing daylight bandit with a classic bar, trying to make a second rate
country bar band into stars.   Costarring Art Carney as the zealous preacher who believes WW is Satan.
With Ned Beatty, Jerry Reed, and Conny Van Dyke.  One of Burt's best!  (1:45)  (A/A) - UR

WYATT EARP  (1994)

The only truly great Kevin Costner film, letterboxed and expanded by 20 minutes.
An epic western masterpiece!   (3:30)  (A/A)  - OP   LETTERBOXED!

YOU'RE A BIG BOY NOW (1967)

Directed by Francis Coppola.  Starring Peter Kastner as a naive and inexperienced young man who falls
in love with an unattainable model (Elizabeth Hartman).  Lovin Spoonful soundtrack.  (1:40)  (A/A) - UR

Z.P.G (ZERO POPULATION GROWTH)  (1970)

Rare science fiction film about a future where population control is mandatory,
and children are being replaced by android dolls.   No review yet, but soon...   ( : ) ( / ) - UR

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