Beats and Rhymes

New York Dolls - Lookin' Fine On Television

The legendary and infamous New York Dolls at their best! Amazing rare live clips and interviews filmed by Bob Gruen and Nadya Beck in the 70s. Footage from early shows in NYC all the ...Read More

Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen

This classic 1988 comedy concert film launched the careers of Tim Allen, Chris Rock and Jackie The Joke Man Martling. It also features the definitive performance of legendary Bill Hic...Read More

Angel

Mixing slasher-style scenes w/ the sweetness of an afterschool special, ANGEL is one of the seminal exploitation films of the 80s. Molly Stewart (Donna Wilkes; Jaws 2) is at the top o...Read More

Psychos In Love

Joe (Carmine Capobianco) runs a strip club and Kate (Debi Thibeault) is an attractive young manicurist. After bonding over their mutual dislike of grapes, they discover another common...Read More

Richard Lewis - Magical Misery Tour

Lewis' 1997 HBO stand up special was filmed at New York' s historic Bottom Line. The Los Angeles Times called it, "his best show ever."

Tenebrae

American mystery author Peter Neal (Anthony Franciosa) comes to Italy to promote his newest novel, Tenebrae. Unfortunately, a razor-wielding serial killer is on the loose, taunting Ne...Read More

Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth - Ep. 2 "The Message of the Myth"

In the second episode, Bill and mythologist Joseph Campbell compare creation myths from the Bible and elsewhere, and talk about how religions and mythologies need to change with time ...Read More

Messiah of Evil

A woman arrives in a sleepy seaside town after receiving unsettling letters from her father, only to discover the town is under the influence of a strange cult that weeps tears of blo...Read More

Life is Flashing Before Your Eyes

Animation by Vince Collins. Restored by Mark Toscano the Academy Film Archive. ”Cheery pop images and mellow lyrics" - Timothy Leary. NOTE: This video contains flashing images. Viewer...Read More

Brainiac - Transmissions After Zero

In the mid 90's the Dayton, OH music scene became a hot spot generating worldwide buzz from the influential indie rock being produced there (The Breeders, Guided by Voices). Arguably ...Read More

Smithereens

SMITHEREENS is the story of Wren (Susan Berman), an 19 year old layabout from New Jersey who has come to Manhattan to promote herself to stardom in New York's waning punk music world....Read More

Hobgoblins

Be careful what you wish for... You just might get it! Nothing attracts attention more than a sealed box... And old McCreedy, the studio's night watchman, should have known that he wa...Read More

Demons

From the minds of Dario Argento and Lamberto Bava comes the horrific Heavy Metal splatter film classic, DEMONS! A strange masked man offers tickets to a horror movie sneak preview at ...Read More

We Were Famous, You Don't Remember: The Embarrassment

Ignited by punk’s invasion of the Great Plains, America’s gawkiest and greatest lost rock band battles conformity in Reagan-era Kansas. The Embarrassment played Chicago, D.C., and New...Read More

The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry

The Upsetter tells the wild, weed-fueled story of Lee “Scratch” Perry — a visionary Jamaican musician, artist and all around madman — who burst upon the Kingston scene in the ‘50s wit...Read More

Blitzed: The 80s Blitz Kids Story

Boy George was the coat check girl (admittedly stealing money from the purses) .... Bowie, synth beats, and a new freedom of sexual identity were in the air. The Blitz Club spell was ...Read More

Blood for Dracula

Following closely on the heels of 'Flesh for Frankenstein,' Paul Morrissey reimagined the timeless Transylvanian legend with a campy twist, again under the "Andy Warhol presents" bann...Read More

The Decline of Western Civilization

The first entry in the Decline series sheds a light on Los Angeles’ punk scene of the late 1970s. Featuring interviews and performances by some of the most seminal acts of the era lik...Read More