Mike Hostench
Writer
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Movie5.6DocumentaryAn insightful look at the history of Hong Kong's exploitation cinema, from the early days of the Shaw Brothers and such shockers as "Killer Snakes" through to the advent of the Category III rating in 1988 and then the June 4th massacre in Beijing. The latter led to a panic in Hong Kong, before the Handover of the former UK colony to Mainland China, and a number of motion pictures proceeded to take freedom of speech (and sometimes political symbolism) to the extreme. This is the story of one of the most curious and invigorating periods in exploitation filmmaking.
Movie6.8DocumentaryA journey of years through many countries and film festivals; a nostalgic, adrenaline-fueled and rock-spirited immersion into the universe of cinephilia, in search of genre specialists, fans and filmmakers who speak of their shared passion for fantastic cinema; a whole international spiritual community united under the cathartic shadow of horror.
MovieDocumentaryIn 1968, a festival of blood, gore, and terror took over screens around the world. And all because of one genius: George A. Romero and his *Night of the Living Dead*, whose terrifying images were etched into the memories of viewers who, even today, still recall the impact that this independent film had on their childhood, later adolescence, and adulthood.
MovieDocumentaryDocumentary on actress Me Me Lai, best known for playing native girls in several controversial Italian cannibal horror movies, which were seized during the video nasty era.
MovieDocumentaryA feature-length documentary exploring the history of the Spanish zombie film.
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A documentary taking a look at the career of Jess Franco.
MovieDocumentaryThis is the first and only feature-length documentary on the life and cinema of the late Jorge Grau, who is most famous for his classic social-political horror masterpiece "Living Dead at Manchester Morgue" (1974), seen by some critics as a fierce critique of the Franco government albeit set in a displaced foreign locale.
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