Turkish Remakes, International Films, Mod Rock Movies, Asian Horror

INTERNATIONAL FILM

	A DEGREE OF MURDER Germany 1967 Despite its film noir trappings, director Volker Schlondorff’s dispassionate thriller transcends its sub-genre to become a more broad-based study of alienation and angst in West Germany during the 1960s. Clearly a product of its time, the film stars erstwhile sex symbol Anita Pallenberg (Performance) as Marie, who shoots her ex-lover (Werner Enke) when he comes to her apartment and attempts to rape her. Afterward, she pays two strangers to dispose of the body, becoming their lover in the process. Although there is a good deal of passion on display, both criminal and carnal, Schlondoff presents his characters as lacking even the most rudimentary emotional involvement. This is by design and represents the so-called “German cinema of alienation” at its most bemusing. Brian Jones (Rolling Stones), who was dating Pallenberg at the time, makes a brief appearance in the film as well as writing and performing the bouncy, psychedelic score just months before his untimely death. It is the only recording he ever made as an ex- Rolling Stone. English/ Color/87 MIN/1967 click on movie title to order
	ANNA France 1966 Released in 1966, this was the first color film made for French TV. Starring Anna Karina (of Godard film fame), Marianne Faithfull (who sings one song) & Serge Gainsbourg (who also wrote the amazing music). Anna is a bizarre pop art/comedy/musical filled with bright vibrant colors, strange, hallucinatory scenes and some of the best songs Serge ever wrote. The story is about a man obsessively looking for a woman he saw in a photograph. A truly charming and entertaining movie that any Gainsbourg fan should see, even if you don’t speak French. This disc is in French with no English subtitles. French with no English subtitles/Color/87 Min./1967 click on movie title to order
	ARREBATO Spain 1979 This incredible art film by Spanish director Ivan Zulueta tells the delusional story of an independent filmmaker and his bizarre dissent into drugs, vampirism and his own cinematic visions. While watching, one can't help but see the connections to David Cronenberg's Videodrome which this film predates by 5 years! This daring film combines the best elements of Bunuel, Arrabal, Cronenberg and Lynch without ever seeming derivative, phony or self-conscious. Arrebato is without a doubt a lost classic that needs to be revived. Simply put, this is one of the most haunting, strange and original films you will ever see! Spanish with no English subtitles/Color, B&W/ 110Min./ 1979 click on movie title to order
	ASESINO DE OTROS MUNDOS Mexico 1971 Santo, the masked Mexican wrestling superstar returns! This is one of the more unusual Santo movies out there, mainly because it strays from much of the normal Santo cinema formula. Gone are the long stretches of stock footage wrestling as well as numerous scenes of a turtle necked Santo drinking tea and driving his European sports car. No my friends, this one features more of the superhero Santo, complete with cape, taking on a Hitler like millionaire out to destroy the human race whose headquarters contains a moon room and guards with giant flame throwers! Not to mention the impending horror of the evil man eating blob. And did we mention the Ornette Coleman like free jazz soundtrack? It truly does not get much better than this one! Spanish with no English subtitles/Color/ 82Min. /1971 click on movie title to order
	BATMAN EN ROBIN Filipino 1993 This mind melting genre hodgepodge is a Filipino musical action comedy romance parody of the American TV show “Batman”. Filled with bizarre song and dance numbers centered around classic American oldies, like The Everly Brother’s “Bird Dog” or Danny & the Juniors “At the Hop!” the movie conveys a sense of humor that seems to be totally confined to it’s own corner of the world. For the rest of us, the effect is stupefyingly wonderful, in a painfully sublime kind of way. In other words, any and all fans of weirdo international cinema will certainly be hitting the proverbial jackpot when viewing this. click on movie title to order
	BATTLE OF THE GODFATHERS Germany/Italy 1973 An Italian/German co-production starring Henry Silva as mafia hot shot Luca Messina who comes to Hamburg with the main intention of taking it over. However, the local German crime lord isn’t particularly down with Mr Messina’s plan and a bloody gang war ensues. Directed by vertern crime/exploitation/TV filmmaker Jürgen Roland, the movie is considered by many to be the best German crime film to come from the 1970's. Filled with violence, depravity & the usual blitzkrieg one associates with 70's Euro crime films, "Battle of the Godfathers" is about as good as it gets! Highly recommended! click on movie title to order
	THE BED-SITTING ROOM United Kingdom 1969 Based on the Spike Milligan play of the same name, The Bed-Sitting Room (directed by Richard Lester, the man who brought us HELP!, Superman II, The Knack & Royal Flash) stars Dudley Moore, Peter Cook, Spike Milligan & Ralph Richardson. The story takes place in a post apocalyptic world where a group of bizarre people travel from one pile of burning rubble to the next, repeatedly told by police to “keep moving”. Using a surreal starting point, the film establishes a fevered kind of satire about the evolution of man via objects, possessions and technology. English/Color/ 90 Min./1969 click on movie title to order
	BIG COMMOTION Japan 1968 This episodic Help! inspired Japanese mod rock film is essentially a vehicle for the band The Spiders whose sound comes off as a weird hybrid of The Beatles, The Ventures and The Electric Prunes. The film starts with The Spiders tearing away from an overrun bus depot filled with screaming teenage fans as they make a break for it in their 64 Ford Galaxy 500 station wagon only to have a mod girl in a sports car crash into them. After undergoing some bizarre treatments in the hospital, it’s off to practice for their big Tokyo show that night. And from there, the films delves into weird episodic fantasy romps involving a battlefield, a soccer game, a wedding, a Sgt. Pepper’s inspired moment, a Charlie Chaplin segment and more. Mixing live concert footage; staged backstage practice sessions; and absurdly comic moments reminiscent of The Monkees, Big Commotion is like no rock film you have ever seen. Japanese with no English subtitles/Color/ 95 Min. /1968 click on movie title to order
	BLUE DEMON Y LAS SEDUCTORAS aka Blue Demon and the Seductresses Mexico, 1969 In this amazing Ed Wood inspired science fiction film, Blue Demon must do battle with a manipulative race of space women who seduce men and turn them into mindless slaves for their evil doing here on Earth. They come to earth in a space ship that looks a lot like a Christmas ornament, hide under water in a lake, and come to the surface using their alien sex appeal to prey on unsuspecting lecherous old men. But when they tangle with Blue Demon, they may have met their match! Spanish with no subtitles/Color /87 minutes/1969 click on movie title to order
	CAN DIALECTICS BREAK BRICKS? France 1973 "Directed" by the French situationist Rene Vienet, this film is an exercise in intellectual absurdity: A Hong Kong martial arts movie overdubbed with French political diatribes and philosophies which is designed to entertain and amuse while providing a number of artistic and political points. The "story" details the epic battle between the proletariats and the bureaucrats with a martial arts school as the utopian commune. Filled with amazingly absurd humor and political satire that will make you feel all intellectual inside, it’s an amazing combination of near slapstick comedy with Godardian experimentation. In many ways Vienet is trying to make some very important statements- such as the way cinema feeds ideology- as well as an intense anger over the sad failure of socialism. It is considered the only remaining film vision of the situationist's technique called "détournement." Just think of it as a kind of Mystery Science Theatre for fans of Guy Debord and Wilhelm Reich. French w/ English Subtitles/B&W/90 Min./1973 click on movie title to order
	CANNABIS France 1969 Starring a stubble faced, chain-smoking Serge Gainsbourg and a completely naked Jane Birkin, Cannabis is a French gangster movie that boasts a top-notch soundtrack by Gainsbourg.The story is about an international drug smuggling conspiracy and its eventual violent end. Featuring a memorable shoot out in a chicken coop, Cannabis is a guaranteed blast for fans of Gainsbourg and Birkin. French with no subtitles/Color/ 85 Min./1969 click on movie title to order
	THE CASTLE OF THE MUMMIES OF GUANOJUATO Mexico 1976 If it's a Mexi-wrestling horror movie that you're looking for, then there is no better place to start than with this smorgasbord of South of the border, body flying, mummy killing, evil dwarf filled fun fest! Masked Mexican wrestling greats Superzan, Blue Angel & Tinieblas battle the evil Dr. Dallier and his menacing army of murderous dwarfs and killer mummies. Along they way they stop at a burlesque show for a sing along as well as some hot interaction with some lovely ladies. It’s James Bond meets Boris Karloff meets Mr. Wrestling No. 2 all in one! Spanish with no English subtitles/Color/90 minutes/1976 click on movie title to order
	CHINESE SUPER NINJAS Hong Kong 1982 This is without a doubt the best film ever produced by the brothers Shaw, bar none! When his school is destroyed and his colleagues are slaughtered by supreme ninja Cheng Yun and his five element ninjas (gold, wood, water, fire and earth), Tsiau Chin Hau sets out to take his revenge. But stopping the elemental ninjas is an awesome task. Chin studies the art of the elemental ninjas and takes his remaining cohorts on a mission of death against Cheng Yun. Filled with some of the most violent and colorful fight scenes ever conceived for a SB epic, Chinese Super Ninjas is a must see for any fan of the Martial Arts genre. Dubbed in English/Color/107 Min. /1982 click on movie title to order
	CIGARETTE GIRL OF MOSSELPROMA Russia 1924 As she works in her tedious office job, Maria Ivanovna dreams about being married, and she has particular hopes that her co-worker Nikodim Mityushin will take an interest in her. Nikodim, though, is in love with Zina, who sells cigarettes on the sidewalk, and he frequently buys cigarettes from her even though he does not smoke. One day, a film crew uses Zina as an extra in an outdoor scene, and the cameraman, Latugin, falls in love with her. Latugin soon arranges an acting job for Zina. To complicate matters further, Zina has yet another admirer in Oliver MacBride, an American businessman who is visiting Moscow. Directed by Yuri Zhelyabuzhsky, this charming silent comedy captures a time and place not many Russian films did. click on movie title to order
	THE CLONES OF BRUCE LEE Hong Kong 1977 It’s "Brucesploitation" time again and what better way to spend it then with this amazing piece of celluloid psychosis that has been called the Plan 9 of Hong Kong cinema? Watch as a scientist uses Bruce Lee brain cells to create a deadly trio of Bruce Lee clones he affectionately names "Bruce Lee One," "Bruce Lee Two," and, you guessed it, "Bruce Lee Three"! See them go on deadly undercover missions against the evil Dr. Nye and his army of bronze men! It all ends in a tornado of kung fu action as the 3 Bruce Lee clones fight to the death in an attempt to decide who the better clone is. Chinese/Color/ 90 Min./ 1977 click on movie title to order
	THE COMMITTEE United Kingdom 1968 Directed by Peter Sykes and featuring a rare soundtrack by Pink Floyd, The Committee is a Kafkaesque existential study detailing a wandering man (known only as a Draughtsman) as he becomes part of a mysterious institution known as The Committee. Also on this disc is the amazing 18-minute film San Francisco, directed by Anthony Stern detailing 24 hours in the life of San Francisco in 1966. The soundtrack is a truly brilliant live version of Interstellar Overdrive. And finally we have the rare 16 minute Syd Barrett documentary R.K. Barrett: A Day so Dark, so Warm. Made in 1999 this film is basically a travel log of Barrett’s life in the UK. The big payoff is a long shot of Barrett strolling down a Cambridge street in a wife beater and black socks! English/B&W & Color/58 Min/1968 click on movie title to order
	DARNA VS THE PLANET WOMEN Philippines 1975 The tenth movie adventure of the superheroine Darna, in which she battles multi-colored Amazon women from outer space. Crippled girl Narda finds her boyfriend paralyzed by a mysterious beam shot from a UFO. Together with her brother Ding, she prays for help for her boyfriend. A mysterious voice answers and sends Narda a magic stone which, when swallowed, allows her to become the superheroine Darna. With her new powers, she fights against alien women who are trying to make the earth a colony of their own planet. Darna was created by comic book writer Mars Ravelo in 1947 and made her screen debut in 1951, followed by other films and T.V. series that have continued until the present day. Playing Darna in this movie is Vilma Santos, the actress who is still most identified with the role. Santos later entered politics and is now the governor of Batangas Province in the Philippines. click on movie title to order
	DATELINE DIAMONDS United Kingdom 1965 Fans of mid-60's mod rock have no doubt heard of this great crime film featuring amazing performances from The Small Faces (with their original line up), The Chantelles, Kiki Dee and DJ Kenny Everett! The story concerns an ex-con who finds success in managing pop acts. He's on his way to the straight and narrow life when he gets roped into helping a jewel thief smuggle diamonds into Amsterdam. Directed by Jeremy Summers who also directed Ferry Cross The Mersey and starring Steve Marriott and David Hemmings, this is a classic mod-crime film that combines great music with a great plot! Special added bonus: VERY RARE Small Faces footage including the Colour Me Pop episode where they perform Ogden's Nut Gone Flake album along with Stanley Unwin. Plus a color video of Itchycoo Park! English/B&W/ 70 Min./1965 click on movie title to order
	DEADLY CORPSE Indian 1989 AKA Khooni Murdaa (Deadly Corpse) a low rent A Nightmare on Elm Street rip-off complete with dance numbers about a razor fingered killer who comes to get you in your dreams! Ranjit, an obsessive murderous lover relentlessly pursues Rekha until he is burnt alive in a scuffle with Rekha’s friends. But that’s not the end of him, as his corpse comes back to take revenge, ala Freedy Kruger. This film is a prime example of Indian copycat horror popular in the 1980’s & early 1990’s. Fans of Turkish Cinema and weird international horror will not be disappointed with this whacked out piece of goofy Bollywood gold. Indian/Color/ 127 minutes/ 1989 click on movie title to order
	DEADLY DARLING Hong Kong 1985 This amazing Hong Kong rape/revenge flick is filled with some of the most ridiculous death scenes and dialogue ever caught on film. It appears to be a hodgepodge of two or three movies edited together to form the most delirious action packed woman on a rampage revenge movie you'll ever see! Awoman is raped by a gang of unsavory Hong Kong thugs and once she recovers from this nightmare, she transforms herself into an unstoppable killing machine. One by one she kills the culprits with more and more creative and painful deaths. One man finds human eyeballs in his fried rice, an act that scares him so badly he runs right into the Deadly Darling's trap; another is killed with a meat hook; another on a bed of spikes; and the rest meet similar and gory fates. If you loved I Spit on Your Grave, you'll flip your wig over Deadly Darling! Chinese/Color/ 91 Min./1985 click on movie title to order
	DEATH WARRIOR Turkey 1984 If it's over the top, incomprehensible, mind blowing action you are looking for, look no further than Death Warrior! The plot is buried somewhere underneath all of the ridiculous open field martial arts battles; flying through the woods camera shots; bleeding from the eyes monster attacks; car chases; and ninja battles to the death! Starring the Harrison Ford of Turkey, Cuneyt Arkin, Death Warrior is a non-stop onslaught of insane violence, bikini clad women, cardboard ninja swords, hairy-handed mummies, and more! Do we even need to tell you that this one comes with our highest possible recommendation?! Turkish with no English subtitles/Color/ 90Min. /1984 click on movie title to order
	DEMON ON THE ISLAND France 1983 A young female doctor, who has recently undergone a personal tragedy, seeks solace in the seclusion of a small French island. After living there for a short time, she begins to notice strange and terrible things happening to various people around the island when everyday household objects, such as coffee makers, microwaves & wine glasses become death-wielding tools of the devil! The doctor tracks the origin of the objects to the same small local shop. Could the Devil be terrorizing this town through supply & demand? The Demon on the Island is a quality French horror movie that turns the mundane into the horrific. Filled with gore and a strong sense of dread, the film is a rare example of effective French horror. In French with English subtitles/Color/ 102Min./ 1983 click on movie title to order
	THE DEVIL Hong Kong 1980 This amazingly weird film is about a witch who casts an ancient curse on people, apparently just for fun. The plotline nears the unintelligible, but the content of the film is so jaw dropping, so shocking, and at times so hilarious, it is hard to avoid its bizarre charms. Working as a jarring welcome into the world of the ultra gross low budget Honk Kong horror films, The Devil is filled with what would become familiar staples of the genre; such as, seemingly endless scenes of people convulsing and vomiting worms, snakes, slime and maggots. And when someone is not dying via snake vomiting there are scenes involving goofy kids (one named Ding Dong!) having a good time, none of which seems to match up with the grotesque scenes that revolve around the witch's ancient curse. What is it all about? We're not sure, but we do know that if people melting and throwing up worm like creatures is your idea of a good time, then The Devil is for you! Chinese/Color/ 90 Min./ 1981 click on movie title to order
	THE DEVILS DAUGHTER Italy 1991 It has been called “Rosemary’s Baby” on crack, an incomprehensible mess and a challenging and frightening thriller. It’s the Dario Argent penned, Michele Soavi directed satanic horror hodgepodge The Devils Daughter aka The Sect. The movie centers upon a schoolteacher whose life becomes a living hell after she is chosen to bear the son of Satan. Her horrible ordeal begins when an ultra weirdo vagrant stumbling through the desert places an ancient insect up her nose. It crawls into her brain. She soon begins having terrifying dreams and more. When she learns the awful truth about her relationship with the Dark Master things get even worse. Big surprise! 1991/Color/112 click on movie title to order
	THE DEVIL STRIKES AT NIGHT Germany 1957 From director Robert Siodmak, who made his name making such top notch Film Noirs during the 1940’s as “Criss Cross” & “The Killers”, comes this terrific serial killer film filled with commentary on the inferiority of the Aryan police and the Nazi regime. The movie is very much like “M” for the masses, but Siodmak’s skill and experience at making suspense and a foreboding sense of dread make this something all its own. Juggling political commentary with a Hitchcock like pace, the film is a brilliant, if dated, exercise in experimental suspense. English/B&W/ 105 Min/1957 click on movie title to order
	DIANNA RIGG IN THE DIADEM AND MINI- KILLERS United Kingdom 1966 & 1969 Two obscure and mysterious short films starring Diana Rigg after her tenure as the black cat suited, sexy secret agent Emma Peel on the British TV show, The Avengers. The Diadem features mucho Emma Peel like moments of pseudo Karate moves and ultra relaxed sex appeal in a fast paced jewel theft adventure. It starts with Diana flying in a plane then jumping into a groovy convertible chased by an unknown man. Mini-Killers, a much bigger budget affair, finds Diana trying to stop an assassination attempt which involves a baby doll that squirts deadly gas. English/Color/ 45 Min/1966,1969 click on movie title to order
	THE DRAGON LIVES AGAIN Hong Kong 1976 In this life changing, one of a kind film, we experience the little known genre of “Brucesploitation” in its purest and finest form. Forget about all of those Bruce Lee cash in rip offs like “Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave”, “Bruce vs. Bill” and the ever illusive “Bruce Lee vs. Gay Power”, this is the most offensive, bold, insane and indescribable post mortem Bruce Lee movie ever made! Set in Hell, we find Bruce Lee going through an Egyptian like afterlife experience. Along his treacherous journey, Bruce Lee has a major erection; befriends Popeye; and fights James Bond, Zatoichi, Emmanuel, an army of mummies, Dracula and his team of skeleton zombie assassins', and “Clint Eastwood” in the character of the "Man with no Name"! And once the film reaches its mind blowing climax, you will never be the same again. Chinese/Color/ 90 min/ 1976 click on movie title to order
	EMPEROR TOMATO KETCHUP Japan 1970 Directed by controversial Japanese filmmaker Shuji Terayama, Emperor Tomato Ketchup is a high concept underground art film about a world where children rebel against their oppressive parents and create a new society made up of sex, role playing, and eventual violence. Kind of like a perverse Lord of the Flies, the film piles on the style and shocking imagery in order to create the utmost artistic affect on the viewer. It has gained a cult following, due largely to the fact that Stereolab named their 1996 album after the film. This DVD contains 2 versions of the film, the shorter black and white version and the longer color tinted version. Nether version has subtitles, but the overall purpose of the movie is to transmit message through imagery. Japanese w/ no English subtitles/Color, B&W/ 90 Min./ 1970 click on movie title to order
	EYES OF THE MUMMY Germany 1918 Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, famous for helming such classic films as Trouble in Paradise, The Shop Around the Corner & Heaven Can Wait, this 1918 silent film is a tale of revenge set in Egypt. A young English artist (played by Harry Liedtke) goes on a student trip to Egypt, where he encounters a strange and mysterious woman while traveling through the deserts of Cairo. Upon returning to his hotel, he overhears a conversation about the burial chamber of Queen Ma and how anyone who visits the tomb will encounter disaster. The next day he begins searching for a guide willing to take him to the tomb. The film was a major change for Lubitsch, who had become known for his comedies. With “The Eyes of the Mummy”, he took his artistic approach in an entirely new direction. click on movie title to order
	FABULOUS BARON MUNCHAUSEN Czechoslovakia 1961 Brilliant film adaptation of the incredible stories of Baron Munchausen mixing animation with live action, as well as incorporating a seemingly revolutionary technique of applying distinct and wildly varying color jells throughout the movie. Directed by Karel Zeman, who is known as the father of Czech animated film, “The Fabulous Baron Munchausen” is an astounding work of film genius, crafted with painstaking detail and dedication to truly capture the whimsical nature of Munchausen’s breezy, airy tall tales. Anyone who loves the Terry Gilliam Munchausen film should certainly see this for a fascinating take on the same story. Karel Zeman certainly deserves a real revival and appreciation as a true visionary filmmaker. click on movie title to order
	FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE Czechoslovakia 1958 Karel Zeman’s 1958 masterpiece is a breathtaking film, filled with visionary use of animation, graphics, painted sets, stop action animation and live action that bring the words of Jules Verne’s book “Facing The Flag” to life. Told in a muted late Victorian style, the film creates a world that seems both familiar and totally alien at the same time. Filmed in crisp black & white, the visuals are non stop astounding, driving the viewer into sensory overload with its elaborately painted sets made up of designs so ornate and impressive, they call for the pause button throughout. click on movie title to order
	FEMALE INQUISITOR aka RUSTED BODY Japan 1987 If it's a "hard to forget" experience that you're looking for, look no further than this pseudo bondage, sexploitation, historical epic! This has to be one of the most insane, bizarre, sick and hilarious movies ever made. In the Female Inquisitor aka Rusted Body, old-fashioned torture by pain is supplemented by pleasure overload with the Woody Allenesque "Amplified Simultaneous Orgasm Bed" machine, in which unwilling participants are strapped to and forced to endure mind blowing orgasm after orgasm! And that is only the beginning of this out of control movie filled from beginning to end with strange sexual practices such as a very imaginative use of a barrel full of eels and a great way to prolong ejaculation! Japanese w/ English Subtitles/Color/ 70 Min./ 1987 click on movie title to order
	FIGURES IN A LANDSCAPE United Kingdom 1970 Based on the novel by Barry England and directed by the criminally overlooked Joseph Losey, Figures in a Landscape stars Robert Shaw & Malcolm McDowell as two convicts on the run. Running through an unnamed Latin American totalitarian country, the two men find themselves constantly followed by a menacing black helicopter that attempts to gun them down at will. As they try to evade the helicopter, they meet people who share the same contemptuous nature towards the mysterious powers that be. We never know what crimes they have committed or why the helicopter is after them, but their fate is eventually revealed. English/Color/ 110 Min./1970 click on movie title to order
	THE FIRM MAN Australia 1975 This seminal effort from Australian filmmaker John Duigan stars Peter Cummins in the title role. Not much is known about the firm for which businessman Gerald Baxter (Cummins) works, but it seems to have a negative effect on everyone involved. Baxter just sits at a desk and plays with toys all day, while being spied on by two mysterious men in trench coats. The hero begins to experience bizarre visions, such as vanishing naked hippies, while his wife (Eileen Chapman) commences an affair with a friend of the family. Sited as some as a psychedelic damnation of the materialistic backlash of the 1970’s and others as a drug induced mess, The Firm Man is a fascinating and intriguing lost film. English/Color/85 Min./1975 click on movie title to order
	FOUR NIGHTS OF A DREAMER France 1971 The 'dreamer' is Jacques, a young painter who by chance runs into a woman, Marthe as she's contemplating suicide on the Pont-Neuf in Paris. They talk and agree to see each other again the next night. Gradually he discovers that Marthe's lover promised to meet her on the bridge that night but failed to show up. Over the next couple of nights, Jacques falls in love with her. But on the fourth night, her lover returns. For director Robert Bresson, this is a much lighter film than his usual fare but he turns the story into a beautiful human meditation on love, loss and life. French w/ English Subtitles/Color/ 87 Min./ 1971 click on movie title to order
	FREELANCE AKA CON MAN UK 1971 Ian McShane stars in this 1971 British crime film about a small time con man who accidentally steps in the middle of a gangland hit and stops it. As a result, the mafia is out to get him, forcing him into hiding. But being that his income comes from elaborate schemes, he has to find a way to lay low while still maintaining a presence on the streets. Fans of “Get Carter” & Ian McShane will no doubt draw a lot from this unknown gem of a crime film. click on movie title to order
	GIMME GIMME OCTOPUS Asian The most accurate summary of this late 60's Japanese kids show is "An octopus and a peanut are in love with the same walrus." Playing kind of like a Sesame Street segment on an entire sheet of acid, Gimme Gimme Octopus boggles the mind with its impenetrable story lines and bizarro rubber suite characters. In one segment the octopus and the walrus steal a sleeping dragon's smoking bowl, sit in a tree and get high off the smoke. Makes the Mighty Mouse magic dust controversy seem tame in comparison. Japanese w/ no English Subtitles/Color/ 90 Min./ 1973 click on movie title to order
	GODSPEED, YOU BLACK EMPEROR Asian 1976 This obscure documentary is director Mitsuo Yanagimachi's first film. Documenting the exploits of the Japanese biker gang, The Black Emperors, from their "club" meetings to some near rumbles with other bike gangs, the film crew is allowed into just about every aspect of the gang’s existence. Watching this film certainly shows the vast difference between Japanese bikers and American bikers which happens to be a monumental difference with the Japanese gangs seeming more like a social club than a lifestyle. Turned into a much sought after cult film thanks to the band of the same name, this subtle documentary is certainly deserving of its new found fame. Japanese with English subtitles/B&W/ 91 Min./ 1976 click on movie title to order
	GROUPIE GIRL United Kingdom 1971 Directed by the amazingly neglected Derek Ford, this British coming of age film has been strangely repackaged as a sexploitation film. Sure there is some nudity and sex, and its director made such classic sex films as Sexplorer and The Sex Express, but it's far from the skin soaked celluloid of much of the early 70's grindhouse films. It's actually a pretty right on youth film about a girl who dreams of meeting rock stars. She becomes a groupie and goes from band to band to band and eventually ends up addicted to drugs and surrounded by tragedy. In many ways it’s a damnation of the British rock scene of the 70’s, presenting the rock stars as drug using assholes (what a shock!). The soundtrack is about as good as they get (if you're into late 60's garage rock) and the film is actually quite good, despite its now bizarre exploitation associations. It packages much of the mood and feel of the late 60's and holds up nicely as a document of that time. A highly recommended lost film. English/Color/ 90 Min./ 1971 click on movie title to order
	HANNIBAL BROOKS United Kingdom, 1979 Most road movies follow a similar formula but this 1969 film, starring Oliver Reed, certainly paves its own path. Mixing comedy with real drama and social commentary, Hannibal Brooks is a rare breed of adventure movie. A WWII prisoner of war (Oliver Reed) working at a zoo gets the chance to escape from the Germans, so he does and takes with him the elephant that he’s been caring for. Together they head for the Swiss border and freedom. Also starring Michael J Pollard, James Donald, Helmut Lohner and directed by Michael Winner, who also directed Reed in I’ll Never Forget What’s ‘is Name. Hannibal Brooks is a lost film filled with charm, wit and excitement. English/Color/ 101 Min. / 1969 click on movie title to order
	HEAD AGAINST THE WALL United Kingdom 1958 Director Franju is best known for his films Eyes Without a Face, Judex and the harrowing documentary Blood of the Beasts. Franju's prior training in documentary film helps bring a veneer of reality to this harrowing glimpse within the walls of an insane asylum. Pierre Brasseur plays Marbeau, a traditionalist "head doctor" who takes on the case of young Francois (Jean-Paul Mocky). Though not really insane, Francois has been institutionalized for daring to defy his wealthy father. The story is told from Francois' point of view as he teeters on the edge of madness during his involuntary internment. The film is essentially a plea for a more sensible treatment of the mentally disturbed and the emotionally distressed, calling for much needed widespread reforms. Italian w/ English Subtitles/B&W/ 95 Min./ 1958 click on movie title to order
	THE HIDDEN ROOM aka THE OBSESSION United Kingdom 1949 Dmytryk’s Hidden Room is based on Alec Coppel’s suspense play, A Man About a Dog. Robert Newton stars as Dr. Clive Riordan, the insanely jealous husband of Storm Riordan (Sally Gray). Not content with merely murdering Storm’s American lover, Bill Kronin (Phil Brown), Riordan chains up the poor fellow in a deserted building. His reasoning, should the police accuse Riordan of Kronin’s murder, the doctor can always produce the live victim who is blindfolded with no idea who his captor is. Once the investigation into the man’s disappearance has subsided, Riordan intends to kill Bill and dispose of the body in an acid bath. There's only one problem with his plan, the doctor is unaware that his wife’s dog has accidentally been locked up with the helpless Kronin. English/B&W/ 98 Min./ 1949 click on movie title to order
	HIGH ROLLING IN A HOT CORVETTE Australia 1977 In this Australian action comedy, Texas and Alby (Joseph Bottoms and Grigor Taylor) work as roustabouts at carnivals but they are bored with the kind of work they do and take to the road together, looking for some fun and adventure. They are picked up in a beautiful green Corvette owned by a well-heeled man named Arnold (John Clayton). When Arnold starts putting the romantic moves on Alby, Texas and his buddy beat him up and steal his wallet and car. Once underway, they discover that the Corvette is full of drugs and the wallet is full of money. They pick up Lynn (Judy Davis), a lovely and idealistic female hitchhiker who brings out Tex's protective instincts. The duo's gift at seeking out trouble continues to provide them with adventures throughout the film. English/Color/ 89 Min/1977 click on movie title to order
	HINDU SUPERMAN A young baby from the doomed planet Krypton is sent to Earth where he is adopted by an elderly couple in India who name him Shekhar. As an adult he learns about his origins and powers and goes to the city in search of his school sweetheart, Gita, now a newspaper reporter. Verma, Shekhar’s rival for Gita’s affection in their school days, has gone on to become a crime lord and general supervillain. Verma hatches a plan to become rich by devastating part of India with natural disasters, then buy all the abandoned land. Will Shekhar be able to put a stop to Verma’s evil plan? Will he win Gita’s heart? Will he keep his double identity a secret? Will he be able to overcome the extreme budget limitations and fly? Color/ 135 Min. /1987 click on movie title to order
	HOUSE Asian 1977 Seven sisters visit their grandmother in a strange house which turns out to be a demon that eats young virgins. One girl is eaten by a piano, another is consumed by her bedding, and the rest are even more weird and strange. The real insanity of the film comes in the form of its visual sense. Director Nobuhiko Obayashi fills his film with so many off the wall visual moments, it's like watching a film made by 30 different directors. There is animation interspersed with live action, weird back projection visuals, strange lighting, visual proportion manipulation and a lot more. Plus the film is so categorically disjointed it can only be described as a satire/slapstick/horror/gore/coming of age/genre bending masterpiece. Japanese w/ no English subtitles/Color/ 110Min./ 1977 click on movie title to order
	THE IMAGINARY VOYAGE France Directed by legendary filmmaker Rene Clair, “Le Voyage Imaginaire” is full of suggestions in which different genres are mixed (avant-garde, comedy, surrealism) without any real connection. It’s a really bizarre film that relates the complicated relationship between three bank clerks (and their boss) for the typist girl that works with them. Clair creates a dream world which plunges the audience into a universe full of fantasy. There are lady fortunetellers, fairies, classic story characters and even modern heroes such as “Charlot”, not to mention the “Notre Dame” roofs and the museum “Grévin”. Overall it seems to be a kind of deluded fairy tale, extravagant, anxiously exaggerated and very rich in film ideas. That mixed dream world benefits from using all the special effects known at that time (slow motion, double exposure, optical effects) combined with simple backgrounds that are perfect for the formal aspect of the story. It all creates an unreal atmosphere, incredible and dumbfounding at times. This is a French silent film with English subtitles. click on movie title to order
	INDIAN FRIGHT NIGHT India Get ready for more Bollywood rip-off fun with this 1989 remake of the 1985 horror comedy Fright Night. The origianl title of the film Wohi Bhayanak Raat translates to That Same Horrifying Night about a club-hopping vampire who hypnotizes party girls with his mind control eye lasers until one day, he picks up the wrong girl, a reincarnation of a centuries old lover. For an Indian film this one has its share of gore and violence, and even some implied forced sex. Needless to say, Indian censors were in an uproar over this one, but it somehow managed to make its way to movie theaters, becoming a big hit in its native land. Indian w no English subtitles/Color/ 127 minutes/ 1989 click on movie title to order
	INVASION OF THE DEAD Mexico This hilariously awful Blue Demon “horror” movie has been called the Plan 9 of Mexico and rightfully so. The story is about a space ship that lands on earth, sending a signal that causes the dead to rise from their graves and seek human flesh. Only Blue Demon and the effeminate escape artist Zovek can save Mexico from the wrath of the zombies! Featuring an army of boring zombies, a giant cannonball shaped space ship, a few random werewolves, and a zombie who can drive a helicopter. Color/ 85 min/ 1973 click on movie title to order
	JE T'AMIE, MOI NON PLUS France 1976 Written and directed by Serge Gainsbourg and starring his frequently naked wife Jane Birkin & Andy Warhol super stud Joe Dallesandro, Je T'Amie, Moi Non Plus is a strikingly erotic and assaulting film. The story concerns a truck stop waitress named Johnny (Birkin) and her bizarre and violent relationship with Krassky (Dellesandro), a gay truck driver who finds himself strangely attracted to the waif like woman. Not surprisingly, Krassky's truck driving lover, Padovan, takes a strong dislike to Johnny and plans to kill her. Filled with amazingly graphic, erotic, and violent sex scenes, Gainsbourg's film is like nothing ever seen before, an art film roughie with homosexual overtones and an amazing film score. Color/ 90 Min./1976 click on movie title to order
	THE KILLER RESERVED NINE SEATS Italy 1974 Veteran Italian filmmaker Giuseppe Bennati tries his hand at the early '70s glut of Giallo thrillers with this bloody and erotic variation on the Ten Little Indians plot line. Considered by many to be one of the best examples of the Italian Giallo film, this movie mixes amazingly creepy suspense and overtly sexual moments with the kind of gut wrenching gore we've all come to expect from those wacky Italians. The plot is about nine people connected in one way or another (i.e. by blood, intrigue or rivalry) who are invited to an abandoned theatre. Once there, they find themselves trapped and learn that an entire family was slaughtered in the theatre years ago. Eventually one by one they are systematically killed in various horrific ways by a mysterious assassin hiding in the shadows who may or may not be of supernatural origin. Filled with disturbing and spooky imagery and moments, The Killer Reserved Nine Seats is a great introduction to the Giallo genre. . Italian Dubbed in English/Color/ 90 Min./1974 click on movie title to order
	THE KILLING MACHINE Japan 1975 It’s like a trip back through time to 42nd street at the highth of its grindhouse days, just without the junkies, fights and sticky floors. Get ready for a martial arts double feature featuring Sonny Chiba (The Street Fighter) & Wang Yu (The One Armed Swordsman) complete with kung fu trailers in between the features! 1975 & 73/ Color/87 & 96 min click on movie title to order
	THE KILLING OF SATAN Phillipines 1983 A brilliant example of the kind of insane genre techniques 80’s Filipino directors filled their films with. In this 90-minute supernatural horror film you get more insane moments of absolute jaw dropping madness than 40 American horror films combined! You get a zombie with googly eyes jumping out of the water; a strange lizard midget monster with a very out of place vaginal slit; a woman who turns into a toad; spinning heads; people morphing into snakes; cartoon like levels of violence; and an amazing all out battle to the death between the hero and Satan himself! And that is just a small sample of what this movie has to offer. The story is about a man chosen by his dead uncle to battle the forces of evil. First, he must fight a being called “The Prince of Magic” who shoots rays from his hands, can make heads spin around and hypnotize people. For the grand finale, he finally faces Satan himself and engages him in a battle of magic that simply must be seen to be believed! Filipino dubbed in English/Color/ 90 Min/ 1983 click on movie title to order
	THE SECRET FORMULA AKA LA FORMULA SECRETA Mexico 1965 Strange, semi-surrealist nightmares (somehow related to Mexican realities) form the matrix of this work. A corpse is carried on a flour truck, a boy knifes a cow, a couple kiss before a blood- bespattered wall, and clerical students imitate the crucifixion. Perhaps the best scene is of a Mexican staring out silently toward the Mexican plateau. After awhile, the camera pans away from him to concentrate on the landscape. Stubbornly, he re-enters the frame and assumes his former position, but the camera pulls away again, and again he returns ... a perfect visual metaphor. Director Rubén Gámez occupies a place of honor in motion picture history. The fabulous medium-length La Fórmula Secreta (The Secret Formula) is an irreverent treatment of national symbols and a playful approach to formal experimentations. An irrational essay, unified only by the author's unique voice, full of surreal moments and provocative scenarios related to intellectual debates about the Mexican national character. Gamez relates the film to the supposed passivity of the Mexican people, for whom the film serves as a wake-up call. Spanish with no English subtitles/B&W/50 minutes/1965 click on movie title to order
	LADYBUG LADYBUG United Kingdom 1963 Director Frank Perry’s scathing critique of the mass hysteria surrounding the nuclear age of the 1950’s/60’s tells the supposedly true story that occurred during the atomic terror of the Cuban missile crisis. The tragedy begins when a civil defense siren is accidentally tripped while a school is in session. The panic-stricken children are immediately sent home. One young girl has an air-raid shelter in her backyard and invites many children inside. A less popular girl begs to be let in, but the first girl makes excuses and shuts her out leaving the terribly frightened child to hide out in an abandoned refrigerator where she dies. English/B&W/ 82 Min./1963 click on movie title to order
	THE LAST SHARK Italy 1982 From Trash Director extraordinaire Enzo G. Castellari,1990: The Bronx Warriors, Keoma, The Big Racket, comes this brilliantly awful Jaws rip off, The Last Shark. Banned by Universal Pictures when it was released in 1982 due to its blatant plot similarities to Jaws, The Last Shark is a virtually unseen trash classic with a giant killer shark that at times looks like a big blow up doll. Filled with great shark attacks; amazing scenery chewing performances by Vic Morrow, James Franciscus & Joshua Sinclair; and enough bitten off limbs to satisfy any gorehounds out there; The Last Shark is a great way to spend a night with friends. The Last Shark is considered by many to be the crown jewel of bad movies and without a doubt the best of the worst. English/Color/ 88 Min./ 1982 click on movie title to order
	LIFE SIZE Italy 1974 Great 1974 Italian weirdo sex comedy starring iconic actor Michel Piccoli (La Grande Bouffe, Danger: Diabolik) about a man whose wife grows tired of his enormous amount of sexual kinks and eventually finds him cheating on her with his new lover, a life size love doll. Everything seems wonderful for the weirdo until he begins to think his new love doll may be cheating on him! Filled with amazingly absurd straight-faced sex scenes between Piccoli and the love doll, Life Size is a brilliantly deadpan sex farce that deserves to be seen! Also starring Italian genre actress Rada Rassimov and written by Rafael Azcona who wrote many of Marco Ferreri’s best films! click on movie title to order
	MARY, MARY, BLOODY MARY Mexico 1975 Made in 1975, one year before George Romero’s “Martin” hit cinema screens, this creative Mexican horror production presented the idea of the vampire as a human, suffering with the need for blood. Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky cohort Juan Lopez Moctezuma, who had previously created the whacked out horror classic “Mansion of Madness” & would soon direct the amazing “Alucarda”, this film contains the style of shock and sex that would become associated with his work. But under the sensationalism is a truly tragic story of addiction and loss, involving the title character and her lonely need for blood to survive. A true lost slasher classic! In English/Color/ 101 Min./ 1975 click on movie title to order
	MELODY NELSON VIDEO France 1970 You don't need to speak French to fall in love with Serge Gainsbourg's seductive voice narrating the story of the night his Rolls Royce hits a young girl on her bike and falls madly in love with her, only to lose her. If you are a fan of Serge Gainsbourg then you must own this visual interpretation of his conceptual masterpiece Histoire de Melody Nelson, performed by Serge Gainsbourg and his wife Jane Birkin. The entire album is presented as one long music video; seamlessly intertwining the lustful lyrics and bass heavy music with soft focus, pop art imagery. Also included on this disc is a rare television interview with Gainsbourg & Birkin during the recording of the Melody Nelson album. French w/ No Subtitles/Color/ 28 Min./ 1970 click on movie title to order
	Monster Shark Italy 1984 Directed by Lamberto Bava, son of Mario Bava, the literally titled “Monster Shark” represents another Italian try at creating a “Jaws” clone. And as in the past, with films like “The Last Shark”, it turned into a spectacular failure, the kind of failure b-movie coinsures flock to like, well, sharks to blood. The story concerns a marine biologist, a dolphin trainer, a research scientist and a local sheriff who try to hunt down a large shark/octopus hybrid that is devouring swimmers and fishermen off the south Florida coast. The beast is called “Shark rosso nell’oceano” which apparently translates into Devilfish, and the movie is called “terrible” which translates into some truly wonderful cinematic hilarity! A must see for bad movie lovers the world over! click on movie title to order
	O ASSALTO AO TREM PAGADOR Brazil 1962 O Assalto ao Trem Pagador a.k.a. The Train Robbers is a classic work of Brazilian cinema. Made in 1963 the stark black and white film tells the story of a group of small time thieves from the slums of Rio de Janeiro who plan and execute the robbery of a train carrying money on it’s way to the Bank of Brazil. Local authorities, stumped with no real leads, begin to suspect that an international ring of thieves committed the crime. The leader of the gang, played by Eliezer Gomes, makes the other thieves agree to only spend 10% of the stolen money during the first few years in order to keep any suspicious eyes away, but greed eventually rears it’s ugly head and spoils the job for all of them. click on movie title to order
	P.A.C. ITALIAN TRAILER COLLECTION Italy 1970's & 70's This is an amazing two-hour collection of trailers from Produzioni Atlas Consorziate in Italy, known as P.A.C. for short. They covered just about every single element of the exploitation genre you can thing of, Euro-Crime, sex comedies, horror, Giallo and so on! Color and B&W/ 120 Min./1960's & 70's click on movie title to order
	PIG CHICKEN SUICIDE Asian 1981 Directed by Japanese underground legend Yoshihiko Matsui, most famous for his epic film Noisy Requiem and his early work with maverik Japanese director, Sogo Ishii (Gojoe, Crazy Thunder Road). Pig Chicken Suicide is a veritable assault on the senses, mixing violent images of animal slaughter, racial strife and surrealism to tell the story of two Koreans living in Japan who’s love is destroyed due to overwhelming racial discrimination . Japanese with no English subtitles/Color and B&W/ 95 Min./1981 click on movie title to order
	PLANET WARS Brazil, 1978 Made in less than a month, this Star Wars rip-off was released in Brazil a full five months before the original Star Wars hit Brazilian theaters, causing it to be a South American smash hit! Starring the Brazilian 3 Stooges, The Tramps, the film features just about every Star Wars character you can think of; as well as some of the most embarrassingly bad sets, special effects and disco dance numbers you will ever find in a movie. The majority of the movie feels like a throw away Sid & Marty Krofft Show complete with shot on video effects, amazingly retarded monster masks, and astoundingly stupefying musical numbers! A true must see bad movie rarity, and it’s actually much more fun to watch than any of the Star Wars movies. Portuguese with English subtitles/Color/ 98 Min. / 1978 click on movie title to order
	RAG DOLL U.K. 1960 What begins as a seemingly little British film about teenagers, and their revolt against society, turns into a surprisingly Noir like crime film. tells the story of a young girl who gets away from her town to go to London, to her auntie’s home. London, the big city and its high lights. But also its dangers. All kind of dangers. Especially men. All kind of men. The female lead falls in love with a youngster like her, a handsome night club singer who happens to be a petty hood, nothing more. And our young girl is also harassed by an elder man, who is himself in love with her. A wealthy man. And, of course, the young lover of the girl is searching for the big money. Easy money... The film is also known as "Young, Willing and Eager". click on movie title to order
	SEED OF MAN Italy 1969 Many consider Marco Ferreri’s “The Seed of Man” his most criminally underrated film, and for good reason. Playing very much like the inspiration for Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize winning, post apocalyptic novel “The Road”, Ferreri’s film tells the story of an unknown force that has ravaged the world and of its population and its resources. A young couple seeks safety and solitude in a house on the coast where they attempt to turn the home into a makeshift museum dedicated to the culture of the human race. From there, the possibilities are endless and in many ways, bleak. click on movie title to order
	SERIE NOIR France 1979 The title Serie Noire refers to a popular French mystery series and literally means "Black Series." The story is based on American author Jim Thompson's hard boiled detective story A Hell of a Woman and is close in spirit to the U.S. film noir mysteries of the 1940s. Frank Poupart (Patrick Dewaere) is a 30-year-old loser, a salesman who is barely scraping by and whose wife has left him "just to think things over." He meets Mona (Marie Trintignant), a quiet, dreamy 15-year-old girl whose aunt offers her to him for sexual pleasure in return for a sweater. They become lovers and both of them see a way out of their impoverished dead-end existence when Mona tells him that her aunt (who is also her landlady) has a large stash of money hidden away. They decide to kill her, and also kill a Greek boxer who owes Frank money, making it look like a murder/suicide. When Frank's wife returns to him, eager to begin their marriage again, he kills her out of sheer frustration. Later, he is blackmailed by Staplin (Bernard Blier), his employer and is left with no loot, no wife, three heinous crimes on his hands, and a clueless adolescent girlfriend. French w/ Subtitles/Color/ 87 Min. /1966 click on movie title to order
	SNAKE GIRL Phillipines 1973 Whacked out wild Filipino supernatural thriller about a woman who is thrown into a snake pit by evil family members. Before dieing she is raped by a giant snake and gives birth to a baby snake girl, who is raised by the snakes in the pit. Once of age, the snake girl, complete with snakes for hair arises from the pit to exact her revenge on those who killed her mother. Filled with an almost mondo movie like quality, Snake Girl is a prime example of the bizarre features coming out of the third world in the 1970’s. Highly recommended cultural weirdness. 1973/color/90 min click on movie title to order
	STONE Australia 1974 An Australian biker film that more than captures the feel of Australia's love for biker culture. It's considered a major cult film in Australia and for good reason. Fans of American biker movies should not miss this excellent expansion of the genre. Ride with 'Stone' the undercover cop who joins the Grave Diggers motorbike gang to find out who's killing them off. They have their own law, their own satanic religion, no one is safe with them, not even Stone. A highly recommended film. English/Color/ 103 Min./1974 click on movie title to order
	STRANGE WORLD OF PLANET X U.K. 1958 At a small, rural British lab, monomaniac Dr. Laird and his staff create ultra-intense magnetic fields. Inexplicably, the apparatus seems to be affecting distant objects, and to be drawing “extra power” from...somewhere. One night, after a “freak” storm, strange and deadly things start happening in Bryerly Woods, and a strange man from “a long way off” appears in the district...concerned about Laird’s pulling down disaster from the skies. A classic b-movie from the era when b-movies were well made. Also known as "Cosmic Monster" click on movie title to order
	SUPER XUXA VS. SATAN Brazil 1988 For those who have never seen Xuxa before, she is the leading kids' TV show host in Brazil. In this feature length film, Xuxa battles Satan over the right to spray paint rainbows on barren concrete walls in Brazil! To show Xuxa that he means business, Satan kidnaps Xuxa's pet puppet dog Xuxo and holds him hostage in hell! How will Xuxa ever save her dear Xuxo and continue spray painting Brazil with her fashion challenged army of break dancing children? Will the talking worm spurt magic liquid on her finger? Portuguese w/ No English Subtitles/Color/ 86 Min./ 1988 click on movie title to order
	SUPERSONIC SAUCER/ATTACK OF THE ANIMAL PEOPLE Supersonic Saucer- a group of school children at a boarding school who spot a flying saucer which turns into a diminutive being from Venus that the kids name Meba. Meba foils the plans of thieves who plan on breaking into the school safe. What is really remarkable about Supersonic Saucer is how close it is to Steven Spielberg’s E.T.! Attack of the Animal People- released by notorious American producer Jerry Warren, then known for buying Mexican monster movies and adding a few American scenes to sell it to US theatres. He did the same with Virgil Vogel’s Space Invasion of Lapland by adding John Carradine as the narrator and some out of place cut to scenes involving American actors. The end result is the legendary B-movie Attack of the Animal People. B&W/50 Min. & 80 Min./1956 & 1962 click on movie title to order
	SYNDICATE aka COLPO ROVENTE Italy 1969 Directed by set & fashion designer Piero Zuffi, this 1969 film can only be described as an "acid" film noir. Starring Barbara Bouchet as the daughter of a mysteriously murdered man, the film follows the trail of the man's death which leads to a world of narcotics dealing, LSD experiments, cult love in's and murderous, racist biker gangs! Featuring amazing psychedelic film techniques, exploitive & ultra paranoid ideas about drugs and their effects, and a stunning soundtrack by Piero Piccioni. Italian dubbed in English/Color/ 104 Min./ 1969 click on movie title to order
	THE TRIAL OF JOAN OF ARC France 1962 Robert Bresson, known for his sparse and deceptively low-key films, directs this version of Trial of Joan of Arc, a stunning study of innocence lost. Using the exact transcripts of the trial to formulate the film, Bresson creates a world of factual tragedy that will no doubt leave the viewer rattled. We follow Joan as she is imprisoned, interrogated, tried and finally executed. Once the final shocking act is realized, it’s hard to deny the overwhelming power of Bresson’s subtle cinematic sword. Also featured on this DVD is Dziga Vertov’s Kino Pravda, a half hour collection of newsreel shorts filmed in 1922 Russia. French w/ English Subtitles/B&W/ 65Min. /1962 click on movie title to order
	TURKISH E.T AKA BADI Turkey 1993 A Turkish remake of the classic American family film ET, only this one is better. The alien, this time known as "Badi" looks like it was found in dumpster and then stuffed with a clumsy midget! Watch for the roller coaster scene, it's a real knee slapper! Any fan of the always amazing Turkish style cinema should not miss this masterpiece. Turkish w/ No Subtitles/Color/ 80 Min./1983 click on movie title to order
	TURKISH EXORCIST Turkey 1982 Another prime example of the rip-off potential in Turkish cinema, this time a scene for scene remake of the American horror classic The Exorcist that’s better then the original. Gone is the preachy pro-religious subtext of the original, now we get only the goods; with an onslaught of more pissing, gore, puking and nudity. What more do you want in a remake? Turkish w/ No Subtitles click on movie title to order
	TURKISH STAR TREK Turkey 1973 Part of a comedy series called “Turist Omer” about a goofy guy in a poor excuse for a cowboy hat who always winds up in bizarre situations. This time around, Omer gets mistakenly beamed aboard the Starship Enterprise where he’s dropped right into the middle of a Turkish rip-off of “Star Trek” episode “The Man Trap.” You get Turkish replications of all of your favorite Star Trek characters, including Mr. Spock (who is known as Mr. Spak in this one), Captain Kirk, Ohura and enough bad space monsters and fake rocks to tide over even the most fickle Dr. Who fan! Like “Turkish Star Wars,” this film shamelessly swipes footage from the original. click on movie title to order
	TURKISH STAR WARS Turkey 1984 For anyone who hasn't seen Turkish cinema, Turkish Star Wars is certainly the best starting point. Using actual footage from the original Star Wars, the story is about two space fighter pilots shot down over a desert planet who discover a colony of people that are oppressed by horseback riding mutant savages! It's up to the pilots to save these people from the mutants! Combining life size evil muppets with a Flash Gordon like bad guy and stealing not only footage and soundtrack from Star Wars, but music from Indiana Jones. Turkish w/ No Subtitles/Color/ 90 Min click on movie title to order
	TURKISH WIZARD OF OZ Turkey, 1979 This one goes down in history as one of the most amazing remakes ever made! Turkish Wizard of Oz gets off to a quick start: Once in Oz, Dorothy encounters a group of dwarfs dressed as toy solders; the Scarecrow; the Tin Man; and the Lion (a fat guy in a pair of brown pajamas with hair glued to it). The wicked witch pursues Dorothy with a group of men dressed as Roman solders. Once the crew reach the wizard, they simply find a skull on a table in front of the fireplace. Watch the Scarecrow tear himself apart to hide inside his own hey! Bonus Feature included on this disc: Tramps & The Wizard of Orox, starring the Brazilian 3 Stooges, The Tramps; complete with a Tin Man (a guy in a big metal garbage can), a lion and a group black guys dressed as singing/dancing vultures. The Turkish Wizard of Oz is in Turkish with no English subtitles/Color/ 101 Min. / 1969 The Wizard of Oroz is in Portuguese with English subtitles. click on movie title to order
	TURKISH YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Turkey 1975 It seems as though the Turkish have ripped off ever single famous American film, but this one has to be the most bizarre one yet! A scene for scene remake of the classic Mel Brooks’ comedy Young Frankenstein, made one year after the release of the original. Complete with Igor, Frau Blücher, Inga and the saddest Frankenstein’s monster you will EVER see! Taking familiar scenes from the original, like the out of control bookshelf joke, or a dead guy’s hand as your hand joke, or the abnormal brain joke, the movie feels incredibly weird. There is something very strange about watching these familiar jokes done in an entirely new and foreign fashion. For fans of the one of kind genre of Turkish rip off cinema, this is an absolute must see. Color/85 Min/1975 click on movie title to order
	ULTRA GIANT AND JUMBO A Thailand 1974 This is the first of the two co-productions that Sompote Sands’ Chaiyo Productions participated in with Japan’s Tsubaraya Productions, the second being the infamous Hanuman and the 7 Ultramen. Like Hanuman, Giant and Jumbo A features characters from one of Tsubaraya’s numerous live action giant super hero series, though in this case not one as time-tested or enduring as Ultraman. In fact, Jumborg Ace was already off the air in Japan by the time of Giant and Jumbo A’s release in 1974, and does not appear to be all that well remembered today. Watch it as weirdly enduring phony Ultra Man fun. Plus the special effects are on par with most Japanese sci-fi of the time. No Subtitles! click on movie title to order
	VERUSCHKA Italy 1971 Written by fashion model and Blow Up star Veruschka von Lehndorff, this film is a shockingly surreal and downtrodden journey through the rural countryside of Italy. We follow Veruschka on a downward spiral of self-discovery that leads her through many whacked out head trips. Verushka mixes a heavy, dark and sad narrative with some of the most stunning psychedelic eye candy you can find from the freak out era of 70's filmmaking! Includes one of Ennio Morricone's best scores! Veruschka is a true one of kind experience. Highly recommended! In Italian with NO English subtitles/Color/92 minutes/1971 click on movie title to order
	WHATCH OUT FOR THE AUTOMOBILE Russia 1961 Brilliant, dark Russian comedy Noir about an industrial era Robin Hood, who lives a double life as an insurance salesman and a car thief. He steals cars from criminals, and then sells the cars on the black market in order to give all of the money made to charity. His best friend is a police officer out to find the mysterious car thief. Director Eldar Ryazanov also made the brilliant and obscure 1961 Yeti feature The Man from Nowhere. click on movie title to order
	WHAT A WHOPPER! U.K. 1961 Starring one of the most famous faces in the UK, Sid James, this goofy comedy concerns a writer whose book on the Loch Ness Monster will not sell. He tries every publisher he can find and they all turn him down. In an act of desperation, he gathers up some of his bohemian friends, creates a fake monster, photographs it and starts a giant stir with the Scottish locals. As you can imagine, hilarity and high jinks ensue. Fans of early British rock n roll farce films will love it! 1961/B&W/90 min click on movie title to order
	WHITE POP JESUS Italy 1980 Get ready for one whacked out weirdo religious movie! White Pop Jesus tells the story of a modern day, disco garbed Italian Jesus and his tireless quest to rid the streets of Italy of drugs and organized crime, seemingly through the art of snazzy dressing and bad musical numbers. That’s right, White Pop Jesus is a musical, filled to the brim with strange and thrown together dance routines. Needless to say, this film is incredibly rare with little to no literature about it out there. Of course that makes the viewing experience all the more entertaining! Watch it without a vested opinion or expectation and you are bound to at least enjoy the brain frying sequence where white Italian Disco Jesus defeats the slutty syringe via strangulation but not before performing a truly stupid dance routine with her! Recommended weirdness! This disc also includes the 1966 mod rock movie Crazy Baby! 1980/Color/94 min click on movie title to order
	YANCO Mexico 1961 Yanco is a haunting, hallucinatory and touching film made in Mexico in 1961. It tells the story of a small boy who finds the daily noise of his town painful; the chickens, the church bells, the blacksmith’s banging, so he escapes it by stealing a row boat and floating to a near by island where he plays music on his homemade violin. His playing attracts the attention of a hermit who lives on the island. The man introduces the boy to an instrument called Yanco and teaches him to play it. When the man dies, the boy begins sneaking out at night to play Yanco, the sounds scare the townspeople who think the music is coming from an evil spirit in the woods. Eventually the townspeople kill the boy when they discover he is the source of this strange music. 1961/B&W/85 min click on movie title to order
	YPOTRON Italy 1966 One could argue that Ypotron's hero, secret agent Lemmy Logan, is nothing more than a cheap Italian knock off James Bond, and you'd be right. But that doesn't mean Ypotron doesn't have a charm and psychedelic sophistication all it's own. The now forgotten British beat band The Sorrows do the amazing theme song and Nico Fidenco (Black Emanuelle) produced one of his finest film scores. Secret Agent Logan has access to much cooler secret agent gadgets than Bond ever did; like cigarette lighter communicators, instant oil slick capsules to derail people chasing you, a briefcase movie camera which not only develops the film automatically but will also project it onto a tiny screen, a receiver in a Norelco shaver, a nifty gadget that makes phones ring, and a radar tracking device in a Bible! Lemmy Logan's mission is to stop the deployment of a deadly space weapon” called Ypotron before it is too late! Color/ 100 Min./1966 click on movie title to order