Now available from Eureka Entertainment
This set explores the work of Chang Cheh within the “Magnificent” universe where he directed the two included films: The Magnificent Trio and Magnificent Wanderers.
U ARE THE UNIVERSE [SIFF2025]
A space trucker is suddenly the last human in the universe… Until he receives a distress call and a surprise connection from Saturn in U are the Universe, an incredible Ukrainian sci-fi flick from writer-director Pavlo Ostrikov. Continue reading
The Bootleg Files: Rabbit Habit
BOOTLEG FILES 908: “Rabbit Habit” (1975 parody of the Warner Bros. cartoons).
LAST SEEN: On YouTube and Internet Archive.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: None.
REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: A wildly unauthorized use of copyright protected material.
CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: Not likely.
Over the years, this column has occasionally featured underground cartoons that wickedly parodied beloved animated characters – “Apocalypse Pooh,” “Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown,” “A Charlie Brown Kwanzaa” and “Mickey Mouse in Vietnam” were among best titles that I’ve celebrated. However, I must apologize for taking so long to highlight a true masterpiece of this micro-genre: the 1975 “Rabbit Habit,” which imagines the Looney Tunes icons as drug dealers and addicts.
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CAT TOWN, USA [SIFF2025]
Bruce and Terry Jenkins run a unique sanctuary for elder cats in Jonathan Napolitano’s cozy documentary Cat Town, USA.
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness (aka Hishu monogatari) (1977) [Radiance Films]
Available now from Radiance Films
A golf player finds herself in the spotlight with all that entails: Men using her, fame becoming an issue, jealous neighbors, and a stalker.
SUBURBAN FURY [SIFF2025]
Sara Jane Moore attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford outside of a hotel in 1975. Fifty years later, she tells her story in Seattle-based Robinson Devor’s gripping documentary, Suburban Fury.
Fist of the Condor (2023) [Martial Arts May]
A martial artist must battle many of the world’s most dangerous assassins and fighters in order to protect a historical book of deadly Incan fighting techniques from falling onto the wrong hands in The Fist of the Condor.