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DIRECTED BY: Richard Linklater FEATURING: The citizens of Austin, Texas PLOT: Slacker spies on the aimless exploits of the slackers of Austin, TX; the camera follows one character for a few minutes, then veers off to chase another through a series of comical, philosophical, and absurd vignettes involving hit-and-run drivers, elderly anarchists and video . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: SLACKER (1991) AKA The Incredible Torture Show DIRECTED BY: Joel Reed FEATURING: Seamus O’Brien, Luis de Jesus PLOT: A sadist who runs a Grand Guignol off-off-Broadway show as a cover for his white slavery ring kidnaps a theater critic and a ballerina to design his greatest production yet. WHY IT WON’T MAKE THE LIST: I . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: BLOODSUCKING FREAKS (1976) DIRECTED BY: Jordan Harris, Andrew Schrader FEATURING: Peter Tullio, Philip Marlatt, Melanie Wilson PLOT: Three young would-be occultists head to the woods to perform a Satanic ritual and (not surprisingly) get more than they bargained for. WHY IT WON’T MAKE THE LIST: It’s got a few great psychedelic/Satanic sequences that wouldn’t be out of . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: FEVER NIGHT AKA BAND OF SATANIC OUTSIDERS (2009) Those of you who enjoy loud abrasive music and gory images (we know you’re out there!) will enjoy this over-the-top depiction of madness, sculpted in clay and entrails. The title translates as “mental images of a man losing his mind.” DIRECTED BY: Jorge Delarosa, Wyl Price, Jim Johnson FEATURING: Mike Akers, Hank Fiorini, Susan Martin, Lauren Ashley Carter PLOT: FBI agent Stephanie Bellman—a man, by the way, and a sex addict—investigates some very strange goings on in the sleepy burg of Mantua, Ohio, all of which seem to involve “The Organic Ones,” a murderous . . . → Read More: MANTUA (2012) DIRECTED BY: Jean Rollin FEATURING: Alexandra Pic, Isabelle Teboul, Bernard Charnacé PLOT: Two eternally reborn vampire girls who are blind during the day but see at night pose as orphans and are adopted by an eye doctor who believes he can cure them. WHY IT WON’T MAKE THE LIST: Two Orphan Vampires is a . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: TWO ORPHAN VAMPIRES (1997) This week we return to a style we haven’t visited in a while. Obskura Atomica is a humble, backyard style experimental short shot in black and white. While large budgets and collaborations often conjure up great cinema, it’s never wise to discredit the capabilities of more simpler means, especially in the realm of weird. . . . → Read More: SATURDAY SHORT: OBSKURA ATOMIKA (2011) DIRECTED BY: James Anthony Bickart FEATURING: Jett Bryant, Madeline Brumby, Paul McComiskey, Olivia LaCroix, John Collins, Shane Morton, Nick Morgan, Rusty Stache, Nick Hood, Jim Sligh, Rachelle Lynn, Jim Stacy PLOT: The Impalers are a vicious motorcycle gang rampaging across the land indulging in drug trafficking and other antisocial behavior, like rape and nun . . . → Read More: 366 UNDERGROUND: DEAR GOD, NO! (2011) To the alternative cineaste, Doris Wishman is somewhat akin to what Mary, the Mother of Christ, is to Catholics. She was a considerable influence on luminaries such as John Waters, Roger Corman, and Quentin Tarantino. Like them, Wishman approached genre films with an idiosyncratic enthusiasm for the art and the business. Her films are sexploitation roughies, nudie-cuties, . . . → Read More: BAD GIRLS GO TO HELL (1965) Looking at the ultra-conventional career of Sherlock Holmes/Iron Man Robert Downey, Jr., it’s hard to imagine that this talented but timid McMoviestar was sired by a disreputable ultracool beatnik hepcat. Indeed, if not for the implication of the “Jr.” designation and the genetic necessity of fatherhood, the average moviegoer would have no idea that a . . . → Read More: THE EARLY FILMS OF ROBERT DOWNEY, SR. (A PRINCE): BABO 73 (1964), CHAFED ELBOWS (1966) AND NO MORE EXCUSES (1968) |
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