
Film scholar Stuart Samuels plunges into the beating rebellion of 1970s cult cinema and emerges with six influential low-budget classics that changed the way movies are made and watched. Samuels turns his critical eye to George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead, Alejandro Jodorowsky's El Topo, John Waters's Pink Flamingos, Perry Henzell's The Harder They Come, David Lynch's Eraserhead and Jim Sharman's The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

The long and unbelievable history of the vibrator -- starting with its Victorian-era use as a medical remedy for "hysteria" -- is explored in this fascinating documentary based on historian Rachel P. Maines's book. Chronicling the device through its emergence in adult films of the 1920s, its resurgence at the height of the feminist movement in the 1970s and more, the film features insightful commentary from sex experts, historians and feminists.

Feast your eyes on this fun collection of B-movie trailers that includes such cinematic gems as Sudden Death, Jaguar Lives! and Demonoid. Sexy summer-school teachers, flesh-eating fish and diabolical monsters are just a few of the highlights. Full of great action, suspense and horror clips, this program recalls the heyday of New York City's classic exploitation cinemas, which were located on the city's famed 42nd Street.

To avoid an avocado shortage, the government hires feminist anthropology professor Margo Hunt (Shannon Tweed) to find the man-eating Piranha Women tribe who inhabit the avocado jungle of Southern California. Assisted by a chauvinist named Jim (Bill Maher) and a dim-witted student named Bunny, Hunt must convince the tribe to move to Malibu condos. Meanwhile, Bunny's contemplating joining the Piranha gals -- but she must consume Jim first!

A German terrorist, a thief, an "ex-gay" Christian evangelist and a martial arts student put their obsession with self-control on display in filmmaker Jessica Yu's absorbing documentary. With her interweaving narrative, Yu explores the lives of four men who go to extremes with violence, crime, physical dominance and religion to work through the aftermath of their harsh childhoods. Hans-Joachim Klein, Mark Pierpont, Joe Loya and Mark Salzman star.
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Happy Easter:) -snackondangerhe kinda reminds me of the guy that does the Rumi calendars every year for Brush Dance publishing. It I can get his name, I'll send it to you.
You will be amazed (like I was!)
Love the life story, mine not entirely dissimilar. I live in ATL.
Thanks for the add:)
See you around the boards!
-snackondanger
And by the way, welcome to my sad and demented little mind. What ever Thatboy says about me, it isn't true, I promise.
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