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Publisher
Quiver Distribution
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
From “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” to “The Big Lebowski” and everything inbetween, this fascinating deep-dive documentary begins its celebration of the greatest cult movies of all-time discussing the birth of the midnight movie.
22) At The Drive-In
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Unable to purchase a {dollar}50,000 digital projector, a group of quirky film fanatics in rural Pennsylvania fight to keep a dying drive-in theater alive by screening only vintage 35mm film prints and working entirely for free. AT THE DRIVE-IN is the award winning underdog story about The Mahoning Drive-in Theater. Winner of Best Local Feature at the **Philadelphia Film Festival**. "*An absolute masterpiece, an engrossing and endearing tale of the...
Publisher
Quiver Distribution
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The greatest cult horror and science fiction films of all-time are studied in vivid detail in the second volume of Time Warp. Includes groundbreaking classics like “Night of the Living Dead,” and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” and sci-fi gems such as “Blade Runner,” and “A Clockwork Orange.”
24) The Lost Arcade
Publisher
Factory 25
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A critically acclaimed documentary about the last hold out of old-school arcade culture in New York City. An intimate portrait of the passionate and exceptionally diverse community at the beloved Chinatown Fair, THE LOST ARCADE, chronicles the evolution of arcades, while celebrating the camaraderie and history of a pop culture phenomenon. Nominated for the Metropolis Grand Jury Prize at **DOC NYC**. *"A deeply felt and bittersweet experience." - Chris...
Publisher
Factory 25
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
This documentary tells the story of black metal. Part music scene and part cultural uprising, black metal rose to worldwide notoriety in the mid-nineties when a rash of suicides, murders, and church burnings accompanied the explosive artistic growth and output of a music scene that would forever redefine what heavy metal is and what it stands for to other musicians, artists and music fans world-wide. UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US goes behind the highly...
26) Sneakerheadz
Publisher
Gravitas
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
An in-depth look into the exploding subculture of sneaker collecting and the widespread influence it has had on popular culture around the world. Official Selection at the **SXSW Film Festival**. *"It's the really well-structured, tongue-in-cheek American history as told by brilliant knuckleheads that makes this one a must-see." - Anne Harris, **Austin Chronicle***
Publisher
Giant Interactive
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
When two friends tape record their violently noisy neighbors, they accidentally create one of the first viral pop-culture sensations. Blurring the lines between art and exploitation, this "audio misadventure" is a darkly comic modern fable. Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize World Cinema - Documentary at the **Sundance Film Festival**. "*Alternately hilarious and discomfiting, and finally rather poignant.*" - Dennis Harvey, ***Variety***
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Communication scholar Sut Jhally applies the late sociologist Erving Goffman's groundbreaking analysis of advertising to the contemporary commercial landscape in this provocative new film about gender as a ritualized cultural performance. Uncovering a remarkable pattern of gender-specific poses, Jhally explores Goffman's central claim that the way the body is displayed in advertising communicates normative ideas about masculinity and femininity. The...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When Jordan Kisner was a child, she was saved by Jesus Christ at summer camp, much to the confusion of her nonreligious family. She was, she writes, “just naturally reverent,” a fact that didn’t change when she—much to her own confusion—lost her faith as a teenager. Not sure why her religious conviction had come or where it had gone, she did what anyone would do: “You go about the great American work of assigning yourself to other gods:...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Once relegated to the margins of society, pornography has emerged as one of the most visible and profitable sectors of the cultural industries, assuming an unprecedented role in the mainstream of our popular culture at the same time that its content has become more extreme and harsh, more overtly sexist and racist. This eye-opening and disturbing film tackles the complexity behind this seeming paradox, placing the voices of critics, producers, and...
Author
Publisher
Robinson
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Why do SF movies matter? What do they tell us about the interests of storytellers and the changing tastes of cinema-goers? How have sci-fi movies evolved with filmmaking technology over the past 110 years? The Geek's Guide To SF Cinema: 30 Key Films That Changed that Changed the Genre provides an entertaining and in-depth history of the science fiction genre's pivotal and most influential movies. From the pioneering films of Georges M�eli�es...
Author
Publisher
Time Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Join TIME to explore the almost-lives and almost-times of the most fascinating people who never lived. Inspired by Time's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, we've created a list of history's 100 most memorable characters from the worlds of literature, film, TV, video games--even advertising. Here are Sherlock Holmes and Indiana Jones, Wonder Woman and Rosie the Riveter, Atticus Finch and Dorothy Gale--and 94 more intriguing...
34) Mermaids
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures LLC
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This feature documentary dives into the allure and transformative power of the universal myth of mermaids; from the sirens of ancient lore to a new subculture of tail-donning women who beckon us into their sometimes humorous and at other times deeply poetic underwater worlds. Official Selection at the **Hot Docs Film Festival**. *"Weinstein finds poignancy in the tales of the tails and Catherine Lutes' stunning underwater photography just might send...
35) Beautiful Losers
Publisher
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
A celebration of the spirit behind one of the most influential cultural moments of a generation. In the early 1990's a loose-knit group of like-minded outsiders found common ground at a little NYC storefront gallery. Rooted in the DIY subcultures of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip-hop, and graffiti, they made art that reflected the lifestyles they led. Developing their craft with almost no influence from the "establishment" art world, this group, and...
36) A Brony Tale
Publisher
Virgil Films and Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Canadian voice-over artist, Ashleigh Ball, has been the voice of numerous cartoon characters. However, when she was hired as the voice of Apple Jack and Rainbow Dash on the 4th generation installment of Hasbro’s ‘*My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic*’ series, she had no idea she was about to become an internet phenomenon and voice celebrity among a very unique type of fan, the Bronies. Official Selection at the **Tribeca Film Festival**. Nominated...
Publisher
Gravitas
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
This documentary follows one man’s journey to find meaning in Bill Murray’s many unexpected adventures with everyday people. Featuring rare and never-before seen footage of the comedic icon participating in stories previously presumed to be urban legend. Whether it be singing karaoke late at night with strangers or crashing a kickball game in the middle of the afternoon, Bill Murray lives in the moment and by doing so, creates magic with real...
38) Feels Good Man
Publisher
Giant Interactive
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When indie comic character Pepe the Frog becomes an unwitting icon of hate, his creator fights to bring Pepe back from the darkness. A Frankenstein-meets-Alice in Wonderland journey of an artist battling to regain control of his creation.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
American culture bombards young men with sexist and misogynistic messages. In The Empathy Gap, he looks more closely at the ways these messages short-circuit men’s ability to empathize with women, respect them as equals, and take feminism seriously. Keith begins by exploring the main lessons about manhood that boys absorb from the culture – that they should be aggressive, acquire material wealth, suppress all emotion except anger, and sexually...
40) Sound City
Publisher
Gravitas
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Deep in the San Fernando Valley, behind the train tracks and amidst dilapidated warehouses, was rock n' roll's best kept secret. Sound City, America's greatest unsung recording studio, housed a legendary, one-of-a-kind recording console, and became the birth place to the seminal albums that defined 20th century music. Fleetwood Mac, Neil Young, Rick Springfield, Tom Petty, Nirvana, amongst many others, all put magic to tape within these walls. It...
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