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Out of Sight
The Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Sep 03, 2021 -
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Category: Fey, Twee, Whimsical, Naive and Sadsack, Humor, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, Spies and Intelligence Services, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers
Mad God
Looks exceedingly weird.The homepage.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 23, 2021 -
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Category: Horror, Movies, Stop-motion Animation, Surrealism, Science Fiction
Zero Gravity Toilet Instructions
This has been circulating around for a while, but it was new to me so perhaps it'll be new to others as well.In one scene during 2001: A Space Odyssey, the character of Dr. Heywood Floyd uses a "zero gravity toilet" while he's on the space station. He's shown briefly examining the lengthy list of instructions on the wall next to the toilet.
Stanley Kubrick was so obsessive over details that, instead of using gobbledygook, placeholder text for the sign, he actually had someone create a list of toilet instructions. Film buffs have extracted this text, and it's available for purchase as a poster (perhaps to hang in your bathroom) or printed on a t-shirt. (I won't link to any specific retailers, but they're easy enough to find using Google).
Far Out magazine suggests the zero-gravity toilet instructions may have deeper meaning within the broader context of the film:
Posted By: Alex - Fri Aug 13, 2021 -
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Category: Bathrooms, Movies, Space Travel
Smile
This film looks almost like a forerunner of famous mockumentaries such as Spinal Tap. It certainly fits into our theme of "odd beauty contests."Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 27, 2021 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Movies, 1970s, Satire
Elysia: Valley of the Nudes
Warning! Nudists at play!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 08, 2021 -
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Category: Body, Movies, Exploitation and Grindhouse, Nature, 1930s
Battle of the Amazons
Maybe the popularity of the WONDER WOMAN films will cause this gem to be reissued.The IMDB page.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jun 26, 2021 -
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Category: History, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, 1970s, Women
King Dinosaur
The Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Mon May 31, 2021 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Creatures, Science Fiction, Space Travel, 1950s
A Wake in Hell’s Kitchen
Posted By: Paul - Sat May 08, 2021 -
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Category: Death, Movies, Twentieth Century, Alcohol
2 A.M. in the Subway
Some daring female leg action here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu May 06, 2021 -
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Category: Mass Transit, Movies, Police and Other Law Enforcement, Public Indecency, Twentieth Century
Jan Švankmajer’s “Lunch”
Creator's Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Sun May 02, 2021 -
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Category: Food, Movies, Surrealism, 1990s, Eating
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