
Penelope Spheeris
Director · b. 1945 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Penelope Spheeris (born December 2, 1945) is an American director, producer and screenwriter. She is best known as a documentary film director whose works include the trilogy titled The Decline of Western Civilization. She has also directed feature films, including Wayne's World, her highest grossing film.
Movies21
Movie7.0DocumentaryA chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film industry, a pioneer of independent filmmaking and discoverer of new talent.
Corman's World
2011 · 88 votes
Movie6.8DocumentaryMusicAn exploration of the heavy metal scene in Los Angeles, with particular emphasis on glam metal. It features concert footage and interviews of legendary heavy metal and hard rock bands and artists such as Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Megadeth, Motörhead, Ozzy Osbourne and W.A.S.P..
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
1988 · 87 votes
Movie5.7DocumentaryHorrorThe 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."
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020 · 6 votes
Movie6.0DocumentaryHorrorFrom "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this fascinating deep-dive documentary begins its celebration of the greatest cult movies of all-time discussing the birth of the midnight movie.
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020 · 6 votes
Movie7.2DocumentaryMusicThe Los Angeles punk music scene circa 1980 is the focus of this film. With Alice Bag Band, Black Flag, Catholic Discipline, Circle Jerks, Fear, Germs, and X.
The Decline of Western Civilization
1981 · 118 votes
Movie5.2ComedyFamilyAaron Roman is a teenager with cerebral palsy who dreams of starring in a big-time action movie. When his father grants Aaron his wish for his eighteenth birthday, he experiences the reality a bit hard to manage.
The Kid & I
2005 · 18 votes
Movie5.0DocumentaryLegendary director Lloyd Kaufman, President of Troma Entertainment and Creator of the Toxic Avenger, reveals 40 years worth of maverick cinematic know-how in Direct Your Own Damn Movie! Lloyd offers you the magic key to operating outside the film studio system as well as providing you with the roadmap to script writing, pre-production, casting, managing your set, post-production and the secrets of selling you movie!
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
2009 · 1 votes
Movie5.9DocumentaryDramaInvestigates the politics of cinematic shot design, and how this meta-level of filmmaking intersects with the twin epidemics of sexual abuse/assault and employment discrimination against women, with over 80 movie clips from 1896 - 2020.
Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
2022 · 36 votes
Movie7.1HistoryDocumentaryA documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004 · 42 votes
Movie10.0DocumentaryEqual parts personal essay, intense rumination, and playful satire, this movie laments the death of the American Video Store while it searches for the missing human element in today's digital landscape.
At the Video Store
2019 · 1 votes
Movie5.0ComedyA couple who both work at wedding receptions encounter complications when they decide to marry.
Wedding Band
1990 · 5 votes
MovieMusicDocumentaryA documentary on the glam metal scene in Los Angeles in the 1980s. It features interviews with Vince Neil, Sebastian Bach, Dee Snider and more. Topics covered include: Hanging flyers on the Sunset Strip, Vince Neil’s crash and the rise of grunge.
Movie3.0DramaJared Martin plays an aspiring film maker obsessed with the idea of Christ as a woman, and tries to film his vision with Sondra Locke as his subject. 'Based' on a song by Leonard Cohen.
The Second Coming of Suzanne
1974 · 8 votes
Movie5.8DocumentaryThe story of American film criticism.
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
2009 · 16 votes
Movie8.5DocumentaryMusicInterviews with personalities including John Mellencamp, Spike Lee, Lou Reed, Roseanne Barr, David Byrne, George Michael and more, as they reflect on the 1980s.
Decade
1989 · 2 votes
Movie6.6DocumentaryAt a pivotal moment for gender equality in Hollywood, successful women directors talk about their art, lives and careers.
Half the Picture
2018 · 14 votes
Movie9.0DocumentaryDocumentary about women in the film industry. Numerous notable actresses and female directors share their thoughts.
Calling the Shots
1988 · 1 votes
Movie4.8DramaThrillerA ski instructor tries to teach a bunch of insanely eccentric people how to ski while dealing with everyone wanting his attention.
The Ski Bum
1971 · 9 votes
Movie4.3DocumentaryMusicAn entertaining combination of heavy-metal rockers and female mud wrestlers hosted by Jessica Hahn.
Thunder and Mud
1990 · 3 votes
- MovieCrime
An undercover cop cruises the streets of Hollywood looking for girls to pimp out.
Vice Hustler
1970
Movie9.8DramaSet in Los Angeles, Brothers tells the story of Vince, a brooding, mustachioed stud who’s visited by his kid brother Rick, a soldier serving in Vietnam. During Rick’s stay, the two siblings slowly confront their mutually hidden desires.
Brothers
1973 · 8 votes
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TV5.5Talk ShowJosh Gad reunites the cast and crews of various classic movies, and discusses the the films in hilarious yet heartfelt conversations.
Reunited Apart
2020 · 2 votes
TV7.2DocumentaryA celebration of the greatest cult movies of all time, from The Rocky Horror Picture Show to The Big Lebowski.
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
2020 · 5 votes
TV7.9DocumentaryFeaturing original interviews with America’s punk pioneers and the U.K.’s most notorious bands, alongside a seamless blend of rare and unseen photos, gritty archival film and video, a crackling soundtrack of punk hits and misses, this documentary series explores the music, the fashion, the art and the DIY attitude of a subculture of self-described misfits and outcasts.
Punk
2019 · 16 votes
- TV
A retrospective on the decade of decadence that features interviews with Vince Neil, George Lynch and others. Subjects include: bands hanging flyers on the Sunset Strip, Vince Neil’s car crash and Grunge taking over MTV and the airwaves.