Subgenre Sampler
Cult: 1369 Films to Buy & Rent
Spirits of the Dead (Histoires Extraordinaires) (1969)
- Dir. Louis Malle, Federico Fellini, Roger Vadim
Feat. Brigitte Bardot, Terence Stamp, Alain Delon…
- A classy compendium of three Edgar Allan Poe stories directed by Europe's finest.
Metzengerstein (Dir. Roger Vadim) – Jane and Peter Fonda…
Stereo (1969)
- Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Clara Mayer, Jack Messinger, Iain Ewing…
- Highly experimental debut for Canada's king of body horror revolves around a small group of telepathics who experiment with the mind, sexuality and…
Tales of the Bizarre (1969)
- Dir. Anthony Balch
- Hammer–style sexploitation anthology, each with 'a battle of the sexes' theme. Worth a look for sleaze–buffs.
Touch of Zen, A (Hsia Nu) (1969)
- Dir. King Hu
Feat. Hsu Feng
- A dazzling blend of medieval potboiler, religious fable and martial arts spectacular, set in an ancient China wracked by civil war.
Centred on the…
Venus in Furs (Paroxismus) (1969)
- Dir. Jess Franco
Feat. James Darren, Maria Rohm, Klaus Kinski…
- A high point for dir. Franco's psychedelic Euro–sleaze vision, with a jazz musician becoming obsessed with a beautiful woman, her bloodied…
Wedding Party, The (1969)
- Dir. Cynthia Monroe, Brian De Palma, Wilford Leach
Feat. Jill Clayburgh, Robert De Niro
- Brian De Palma collaborated with others to make this while still at college in 1963. Improvised film details the sparring between a couple before…
Wrecking Crew, The (1969)
- Dir. Phil Karlson
Feat. Dean Martin, Elke Sommer, Sharon Tate…
- Daft final outing for Martin as erotic photographer/super–spy Matt Helm with bonkers plot centering on a villain stealing a billion dollars…
Andy Warhol Collection, The (Flesh, Heat, Trash, Blood for Dracula, Flesh for Frankenstein, Women in Revolt, Madame Wang's, The Complete Picture) (1968-1981)
- Dir. Paul Morrissey
- Seven cult films from 'The Factory' written and directed by Paul Morrissey. Also includes a documentary – Andy Warhol "The Complete Picture".
Angels from Hell (1968)
- Dir. Bruce Kessler
Feat. Tom Stern, Arlene Martel, Ted Markland
- Motorcycling subversives get into trouble with the law, but hey, anything is better than Vietnam, man!
Banana Splits, The (1968)
- Psychedelia for kids! The first three episodes of the cult kids show featuring the mind–boggling antics of Drooper, Snorky, Bingo and Fleegle.