Category: Experimental

  • 200 MOTELS

    200 MOTELS

    “200 Motels” is a surreal and avant-garde musical film released in 1971, directed by Tony Palmer and featuring the rock band The Mothers of Invention, led by Frank Zappa. Like many bands of this era, making a strange, weird film was a natural extension of their musical output, with some being much better than others.…

  • THE HOLY MOUNTAIN

    THE HOLY MOUNTAIN

    “The Holy Mountain” is a surreal, psychedelic, and satirical film by the Chilean filmmaker and artist Alejandro Jodorowsky. The film was released in 1973 and has become a cult classic known for its provocative imagery, absurd humor, and philosophical themes. The film begins with a thief, played by Jodorowsky, who meets an alchemist who convinces…

  • DOCTOR X

    DOCTOR X

    Doctor X is a horror/mystery film directed by Michael Curtiz in 1932. The film follows the investigation into a series of murders committed in a medical research facility run by Doctor Xavier (played by Lionel Atwill). The killings occur during the full moon, and the killer leaves behind a calling card reading “Moon Killer.” The…

  • ZABRISKIE POINT

    ZABRISKIE POINT

    “Zabriskie Point” is a counterculture film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and was released in 1970. Set against the backdrop of the late 1960s, the film explores the alienation and disillusionment of young Americans during the Vietnam War era. The story follows Mark (played by Mark Frechette), a disaffected college student who steals a small plane…

  • PUTNEY SWOPE

    PUTNEY SWOPE

    “Putney Swope” is a satirical comedy film directed by Robert Downey Sr. The film is set in advertising and centers around the fictional company, “Truth and Soul, Inc.” The story follows the unexpected rise of Putney Swope (played by Arnold Johnson), an African American executive appointed as the company’s new chairman following the previous chairman’s…

  • COMING APART

    COMING APART

    “Coming Apart” is a 1969 American experimental drama film directed by Milton Moses Ginsberg and starring Rip Torn. The movie portrays the life of a psychiatrist named Dr. Hess, who records his thoughts and private interactions with his patients on a hidden camera, which he then watches obsessively in his private apartment. As the film…