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Independent films
fromInverse
5 days ago

40 Years Later, One Epic Fantasy Flop Remains Immortal

Highlander became a rare cult film that immediately spawned a successful multimedia franchise despite poor initial box office performance, unlike most critically revived films.
Independent films
fromianVisits
1 week ago

So bad it's legendary: Plan 9 from Outer Space gets a 35mm revival in London

The BFI Southbank celebrates deliberately provocative, low-budget cinema from the 1930s-1990s, featuring a restored 35mm print of Plan 9 from Outer Space and works by transgressive filmmakers like John Waters and Herschell Gordon Lewis.
US news
fromBoston.com
4 weeks ago

Bud Cort, who starred in 1971's 'Harold and Maude,' dies at 77

Bud Cort's breakout role as Harold in Harold and Maude made him a 1970s cult film icon but constrained his later career opportunities.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Soon I will die. And I will go with a great orgasm': the last rites of Alejandro Jodorowsky

Alejandro Jodorowsky is a multifaceted, countercultural artist who repeatedly reinvents himself across film, theatre, comics, psychotherapy, tarot, and visual art.
Film
fromInverse
3 months ago

45 Years Ago, An Iconic Space Opera Wasted Its Potential With A Fatal Mistake

The 1980 Flash Gordon film is a colorfully styled but uneven, self-mocking adaptation that's more cult comedy than effective science fiction.
Film
fromInverse
4 months ago

5 Years Ago, An Underrated Cult Horror Was Left To Die At The Box Office

Disney effectively buried The Empty Man, which became a disturbing, surreal, noncommercial horror that bombed theatrically but attracted niche cult interest.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Sane Inside Insanity: The Phenomenon of Rocky Horror review joyous fan history of the cult classic

As well as cast members like Little Nell and Barry Bostwick, the talking heads here include original-stage-version actors, fans, and producers, one of whom really nails why Rocky is such a delight: Rocky was an accident. You can't try to have an accident. This gets to the heart of why this particular phenomenon is special and why so many imitators and projects conceived with the intention of being cult entertainment are doomed to fail
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Eat the rich before they eat you: in praise of body horror classic Society

Society uses grotesque body-horror to reveal wealthy elites as parasitic, preying on lower classes through ritualized, violent exploitation.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

The Regulars review charming and funny workplace comedy at a the Prince Charles cinema

A low-budget black-and-white comedy captures a sweet, hilarious, natural-feeling day at the Prince Charles cinema, filmed by its duty manager.
fromPolygon
10 months ago

Two of 2024's most innovative horror movies are now on Hulu

In a Violent Nature is a slasher where we follow the killer instead of the victims—it's a brilliant idea that transforms the typical slasher format.
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