In a remote region, a foreign fishing boat sinks within view of a fishing village where the leader, a widow, must decide if her people will go assist or stay safe on land.
The Other Side of the Mountain (short) (2024)
A man goes to his hometown in China to fulfill his mother’s wish with his daughter tagging along making a documentary of the process.
Every Bugs Bunny Ever: The Hasty Hare (1952)
The Hasty Hare (1952)
Directed by Charles M. Jones
Story by Michael Maltese
Animation by Ken Harris, Lloyd Vaughan, Ben Washam
Music by Carl W. Stalling
In the early 1950s, flying saucers could be found in newspaper headlines and movie screens. The Termite Terrace gang tapped into that environment by bringing back the extra-terrestrial characters of 1948’s “Haredevil Hare” – but whereas Bugs Bunny went into the space to encounter those otherworldly characters for that film, the 1952 short “The Hasty Hare” has the beings from out there land their flying saucer on Earth to meet the rascally rabbit.
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Rampo Noir (2005) [Arrow Video Limited Edition]
A four-part anthology where dream and reality, horror and love, all cross path in odd ways.
Deep Throat (1972)
Back in 1972, Bob Hope inserted this unlikely joke into an opening monologue for one of his television specials: “I went to see ‘Deep Throat’ because I’m fond of animal pictures. I thought it was about giraffes.”
For those of you who were not around in the early 1970s, it might be difficult to comprehend the pop culture sensation created by “Deep Throat,” a cheaply-made ($25,000) little X-rated movie. It wasn’t the first pornographic film to gain mainstream attention, and Lord knows it wasn’t the best of the skin flick orbit. But “Deep Throat” was the ultimate anomaly – a charming porn flick with a silly sense of humor, and its off-beat personality enabled the film’s reputation to grow so quickly that even Bob Hope referenced it.
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Cheerleaders’ Wild Weekend (aka The Great American Girl Robbery) (1979) [MVD Special Edition]
Now available from MVD
A group of cheerleaders from different schools sees their bus heading to a state competition taken by a group of men who hold them ransom.
The Vixens Trilogy [Severin]
Let’s me start by saying that these are about 1000 miles away from what would be considered my type of film. In an effort to go out of my comfort zone, I have watched these three films and their extras for you all.