Subgenre Sampler
Cult: 1355 Films to Buy & Rent
- Battle Royale II: Requiem (Battle Royale 2) (2003)
- Dir. Fukasaku Kinji, Fukasaku Kenta
Feat. Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ai Maeda, Shugo Oshinari
- Bolder and bloodier sequel that introduces 9/11–style terrorist topicality into its violent, 'last teen standing' scenario, with overt…
- Billabong Odyssey (2003)
- Dir. Philip Boston
- Surf documentary with a difference – this chronicles the search by a group of top wave–riders (Shawn Barron, Layne Beachley, Ken…
- Brown Bunny, The (2003)
- Dir. Vincent Gallo
Feat. Vincent Gallo, Chloe Sevigny
- Notoriously egocentric gem from Vincent Gallo, who stars, directs, writes, shoots, edits and produces an intriguingly desultry road–trip across…
- Chlorine (2003)
- Commended documentary covers the hardcore pool–skating scene in the USA, in which emptied swimming pools are transformed into adhoc…
- Cowards Bend the Knee (2003)
- Dir. Guy Maddin
- A true original of contemporary cinema, dir. Guy Maddin here imparts the strange tale of a hockey player beset by monstrous desires, hinging in…
- Creature Comforts (TV Series) (2003)
- Dir. Richard Goleszowski, Nick Park
- Charming claymation television series based on the Oscar–winning short by dir. Park (WALLACE AND GROMIT) set around various eccentric English…
- Cromartie High School (TV Series) (Sakigake!! Kuromati Kôkô) (2003)
- Dir. Hiroaki Sakurai
- The zany and hilarious episodes in the life of a teenage boy who ends up at a rough public school, peopled by an array of thugs, robots, a gorilla…
- Educational Archives - Sex and Drugs (2003)
- An interesting and amusing assortment of educational films for the young, dating from the 1940s through to the 1970s, dealing with the dread perils…
- Fireplace Lounge (2003)
- Relax in front of a 'virtual' fireplace. Contains five different soundtracks to choose from...
- Gozu (2003)
- Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Sho Aikawa, Hideki Sone, Kimika Yoshino
- Rebel iconoclast of Japanese cinema, Takashi Miike, unveils his creepiest film since AUDITION: a hellishly disorientating – yet markedly restrained…