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- DirectorDavid E. DurstonStarsBhaskar Roy ChowdhuryJadin WongRhonda FultzA group of Satanic hippies wreak havoc on a small town where a young boy whose sister and grandfather were victimized by them tries to get even--with deadly results.Great economy and sells itself as a trailer
- DirectorDouglas McKeownStarsCharles George HildebrandtTom DeFrancoRichard Lee PorterAlien creatures invade a small town and four teenagers, along with a young boy, attempt to escape from them.Style on a home movie budget
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsHayden ChristensenNatalie PortmanEwan McGregorThree years into the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi pursues a new threat, while Anakin Skywalker is lured by Chancellor Palpatine into a sinister plot to rule the galaxy.The innovate digital FX are more feasible for amateurs in 2017
- DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsDuane JonesJudith O'DeaKarl HardmanA ragtag group of Pennsylvanians barricade themselves in an old farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls that are ravaging the Northeast of the United States.great technique of editing domestic footage to create a naturalistic genre film cheaply
- DirectorHerk HarveyStarsCandace HilligossFrances FeistSidney BergerAfter a traumatic accident, a woman becomes drawn to a mysterious abandoned carnival.a script that utilizes very ordinary everyday scenes to epic artistic effect
- CreatorTim HeideckerGregg TurkingtonStarsTim HeideckerJoe EstevezGregg TurkingtonCIA agent Jack Decker has to save the United States from terrorists due to an incompetent president.Non-existent budget (totally basic CGI techniques and programs) and clever acting make focus on quality over quantity of dollars spent
- DirectorAdam WingardStarsSharni VinsonJoe SwanbergAJ BowenWhen the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of the victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.Incredibly economical film made with modern professional equipment is almost indistinguishable from Hollywood's horror efforts and better because of attention to script & resources.
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsJennifer O'NeillStephen LackPatrick McGoohanA scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called "scanning" to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non scanners.Almost all David Cronenberg films are modestly made in Canada, outside of extravagant Hollywood standards, but you can't tell from the films
- DirectorDonald FarmerStarsDrew GodderisSky NicholasDonald TrimbornAs a sorority initiation, two girls have to pose as hookers. Then they turn into zombies and start killing and eating the locals.A great beginner course on basic lighting tricks anyone can create
- DirectorTommy WiseauStarsTommy WiseauJuliette DanielleGreg SesteroIn San Francisco, an amiable banker's seemingly perfect life is turned upside down when his deceitful fiancée embarks on an affair with his best friend.A great primitive mix of off-broadway theatre and (excessive) low budget green screen
- DirectorDavid SchmoellerStarsPaul Le MatWilliam HickeyIrene MiraclePsychics find themselves plotted against by a former colleague, who committed suicide after discovering animated, murderous puppets.Great use of one location and solid mystery/horror storytelling on a mini budget
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsJonathan HazeJackie JosephMel WellesA clumsy young man working at an impoverished flower shop discovers that the strange plant he has been nurturing has an insatiable appetite for blood, forcing him to kill to feed it.About 3 sets and about 10 actors yet this film is legendary and has inspired a hit play, a classic film of that play and even an animated series much like the next film
- DirectorMichael HerzLloyd KaufmanStarsAndree MarandaMitch CohenJennifer BabtistTromaville has a monstrous new hero. The Toxic Avenger is born when meek mop boy Melvin falls into a vat of toxic waste. Now evildoers will have a lot to lose.Grimy low budget action-comedy centered on excellent editing, smart direction and charming FX
- DirectorLouis MalleStarsAndre GregoryWallace ShawnJean LenauerTwo old friends meet for dinner; as one tells anecdotes detailing his experiences, the other notices their differing worldviews.This is how you shoot stationary dialogue
- DirectorAndrei TarkovskyStarsErland JosephsonSusan FleetwoodAllan EdwallAt the dawn of World War III, a man searches for a way to restore peace to the world and finds he must give something in return.Emotional dialogue, camerawork and lighting do wonders for what is basically an action-less, slow character study with long pauses.
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsJean-Claude BrialyAdolfo CeliMichel PiccoliA series of surreal sequences that critique morality and society in a stream of consciousness style.
- DirectorChristian CantamessaStarsNorman ReedusDjimon HounsouSandrine HoltIn the near future, breathable air is nonexistent and two engineers tasked with guarding the last hope for mankind struggle to preserve their own lives while administering to their vital task at hand.
- DirectorKazuaki KiriyaStarsYôsuke EguchiTakao OsawaRyôko HirosueBased on a Japanese folk legend that echoes the tale of Robin Hood, this ninja thriller follows the exploits of Goemon Ishikawa (Yôsuke Eguchi), who leaves his fighting clan after its chief is murdered and uses his skills as a thief to help the poor. But after learning the identity of his leader's killer - the traitorous Hideyoshi (Eiji Okuda) - Goemon sets out on a bloody path of vengeance, joined by his loyal friend, Saizo (Takao Ôsawa).
- DirectorGiuseppe AndrewsStarsBill TyreeGiuseppe AndrewsMiles DougalGiuseppe Andrews (Cabin Fever) writes, directs and stars in this bizarre character study of an out-of-work cop, a demented recluse and a French Chauffer!
- DirectorJerry LewisStarsJerry LewisJan MurrayJohn WoodBrendan Byers III is a wealthy playboy who wants to serve his country as a soldier, but he has been classified as 4-F (registrant not acceptable for military service). He recruits volunteers from among his employees for a privately funded mission in the Italian front of the war. Byers impersonates the German general Eric Kesselring, with a plan to order German troops to retreat and give way to advancing Allied forces. Unfortunately for Byers, the impersonation comes with complications. He has to deal with the real general's Italian mistress, while the German authorities are investigating Kesselring's involvement in the July 20 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
- DirectorVictor SalvaStarsStan ShawGabrielle HaughBrandon SmithSheriff Dan Tashtego and a team of creeper hunters enlist the help of officer Davis Tubbs to help stop the monster's eating spree.
- DirectorAlbert BandStarsRichard BooneTheodore BikelPeggy MaurerCemetery director Robert Kraft discovers that by arbitrarily changing the status of plots from empty to occupied on the planogram causes the death of the plots' owners.