Cult

  • Aki Kaurismäki – Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989)

    1981-1990Aki KaurismäkiComedyCultFinland

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    Somewhere in the tundra lives the worst rock and roll band in the world…. Aki Kaurismäki`s hilarious road movie follows the fortunes and misadventures of a struggling Siberian rock band, the Leningrad Cowboys.

    A local promoter, stunned by the band`s lack of talent, advises them instead to try their luck in America. Accompanied by their autocratic manager, the Cowboys travel to New York, learning English on the plane. Sporting outsixe Quiffs, dark shades and outrageously long winkle-pickers, they are passed off as Americans. Jim Jarmusch, in a cameo role as a shifty car salesman, sells them an old Cadillac. The band strap their frozen bass player to the roof in a coffin full of beer, and head south….Read More »

  • Jan Sverák – Ropáci AKA Oil Gobblers (1988)

    1981-1990CultCzech RepublicJan SverákShort Film

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    Jan Sverak’s student film Ropaci (Oil Gobblers) became during the 90’s sort of cult movie, some say due to its “ecological message”, but that is just one interpretation. Sverak received a student Oscar for this school film.Read More »

  • Dan O’Bannon – The Resurrected (1991)

    1991-2000CultDan O'BannonHorrorUSA

    Since the beginning of time, man has struggled with death. Now Charles Dexter Ward, a wealthy scientist, may have found a way to beat it. Using an ancient diary and human remains, Ward begins a terrifying and bloody pursuit for immortality. By the time his wife Claire hires private investigator John March to halt the horrible experiments, it’s too late … the dead have been resurrected!Read More »

  • Carlos Aured – El espanto surge de la tumba AKA Horror Rises from the Tomb (1973)

    1971-1980Carlos AuredCultHorrorSpainSpanish cinema under Franco

    Synopsis:
    In Medieval France a warlock is be-headed and his wife tortured and executed. Hundreds of years later an isolated group of people discover his head buried on their property. Soon it comes back to life, possessing people and using them to commit sacrifices and to search for the rest of his body.Read More »

  • Alfredo B. Crevenna – Santo el Enmascarado de Plata vs ‘La invasión de los marcianos’ AKA Santo vs The Martian Invasion (1967)

    1961-1970Alfredo B. CrevennaCultMexicoSci-Fi

    The Martians are invading… who will save the planet? Why Santo, the masked Mexican wrestler, of course!

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    In this Mexican sci-fi fantasy, big beefy Martians invade the earth. Ostensibly they have come to warn people about the dangers of nuclear testing and exploring space, but too soon their real mission becomes manifest when they begin using their special powers and gadgets, including an airborne eyeball that shoots out rays, to exploit weak earthlings. They also begin performing biological experiments on some of the people until a brave hero rushes in to destroy the alien craft. Before he does, he manages to woo two of the female Martians.Read More »

  • Clark Santee – Graffiti Rock (1984)

    Clark SanteeCultMusicalUSA

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    Graffiti Rock resembled a hip hop version of the popular television dance shows at the time such as Soul Train and American Bandstand. It was created and hosted by Michael Holman, who was the manager of the popular break-dancing crew, the New York City Breakers. It features Run-D.M.C., Shannon, The New York City Breakers DJ Jimmie Jazz, Kool Moe Dee and Special K of the Treacherous Three. The New York City Breakers, who were fresh off of their success from the movie Beat Street, made a showcase appearance.Read More »

  • Marek Piestrak – Klatwa Doliny Wezy AKA Curse of Snakes Valley (1987)

    1981-1990AdventureCultMarek PiestrakPoland

    An ex marine (Traven), a Polish professor (Tarnas) and a French journalist (Christine) are on the hunt for a treasure in this great Polish b-movie flick. Actually most of the contemporary Polish movies suck. But this one sucks so bad, that it’s enjoyable. You’ve got all the possible cliches here, plus cheesy stop-motion special effects, plus cheesy dialogues, plus nice landscapes, plus nice cast with some big names (Roman Wilhelmi, Leon Niemczyk and recently deceased Ewa Salacka). Polish-Soviet production, shot in Viet Nam/Paris. If you wet your pants watching the Nazis in the first Indiana Jones, who melted after opening the Ark, grab this one.Read More »

  • Jacques Lacerte – Love Me Deadly (1972)

    1971-1980CultHorrorJacques LacerteUSA

    Synopsis:
    A grim tale of a lovely girl who likes to have sex with dead men (…erm…does rigor-mortis set in down there?). Through frequent visits to the local mortuary, she networks into a group of like-minded individuals. Unfortunately, her husband is unaware of her perversion and wonders why he’s not “getting any”.Read More »

  • Gualtiero Jacopetti & Franco Prosperi – Addio Zio Tom AKA Goodbye Uncle Tom [Italian cut] (1971)

    1971-1980CultDocumentaryFranco ProsperiGualtiero JacopettiItalyThe Cannon Group

    Synopsis:
    Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco E. Prosperi, best-known for the groundbreaking shockumentary Mondo Cane, directed this bizarre and shocking look at slavery in America. Set in the deep South prior to the Civil War, Zio Tom finds Jacopetti and Prosperi travelling back in time aboard a helicopter to investigate the nuts and bolts of slavery as it happened in the United States prior to abolition. Along the way, the filmmakers go aboard a slave ship as frightened Africans are brought to America under inhuman conditions; they witness the dangerous and degrading process by which slaves were made ready for market; and they visit a “breeding farm” for slaves after laws prohibit the importation of slaves from abroad. Read More »

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