Subgenre Sampler
Independent: 834 Films to Buy & Rent
Dark Star (1974)
- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Brian Narelle, Dre Pahich, Carl Kuniholm…
- Directing debut of Carpenter contains that renegade spirit that is so often lost further down career paths. With ALIEN scribe Dan O'Bannon, he forges…
Woman Under the Influence, A (1974)
- Dir. John Cassavetes
Feat. Peter Falk, Gena Rowlands
- Peter Falk and Gena Rowlands pull out the stops as a dysfunctional working– class couple. Though the drama (and running time) are left…
Heat (1972)
- Dir. Paul Morrissey
Feat. Sylvia Miles, Joe Dallesandro
- A great trash drama, this is the most polished production of all the Warhol–esqe features, with a bravura performance from Sylvia Miles. It's…
Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
- Dir. John Cassavetes
Feat. Seymour Cassel, Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes…
- John Cassavetes' most accessible film is an unlikely romance between a museum curator and a parking attendant set over four days and nights.…
Pink Flamingos (1971)
- Dir. John Waters
Feat. Divine, Mink Stole, Edith Massey…
- John Waters' creative pinnacle (or nadir!) remains the ultimate statement in bad taste – a pure, unadulterated exercise in shock value!…
Private Road (1971)
- Dir. Barney Platts-Mills
Feat. Susan Penhaligon, Bruce Robinson, Michael Feast…
- The other lost gem from British independent film–maker Barney Platts–Mills, who follows up “Bronco Bullfrog” (1970) with a…
Women in Revolt (1971)
- Dir. Paul Morrissey
Feat. Candy Darling, Holly Woodlawn, Jackie Curtis
- Aspiring 'stars' Candy Darling and Holly Woodlawn try their hand at breaking into Hollywood, but end up joining a womens' rights group. Warhol…
Hi Mom! (1970)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Robert De Niro, Charles Durning, Allen Garfield…
- One of dir. De Palma's underrated early satires is loosely a sequel to 'Greetings', with Robert De Niro returning from the Vietnam War to try and…
Honeymoon Killers, The (1970)
- Dir. Leonard Kastle
Feat. Shirley Stoler, Tony Lo Bianco
- Fascinating, tabloid tale of the 'lonely hearts' murderers of the 40's and 50's. Grimly realistic, ultimately tragic story of obsessive love and…
Trash (1970)
- Dir. Paul Morrissey
Feat. Joe Dallesandro, Holly Woodlawn
- Only the inimitable Joe Dallesandro could play a drug–addicted loser with a sex problem and still come off cool. Holly Woodlawn and other…