The rough guide to cult movies : [the good, the bad and the very weird] ; editing Kate Berens, Matt Milton, Joe Staines ; contributors Paul Simpson ... [et al

The new third edition of the Rough Guide to Cult Movies includes loads of extra films in new sections including: Actors Lapses, Asian Horror, Bad Girls, Bikers, Biopics, Cross Dressing, Dance, Decadence, Dystopias, Erotica, Euro Horror, Eye Candy, Families, Mafia, Mavericks, Midnight Movies, Minimalism, Mutations, Psychos, Robots, Rock Stars, Steam Punk, Underground, and Yakuza. Also new is the "Talent Picks" section, in which actors, directors, and celebrities reveal their favorite cult movie choices and explain why. Those in the know reveal their favorite cult movies and some celebrities com.;Iii; Introduction vii; Colour section ix; Action 1; Actor's lapses 4; Adventure 6; Alcohol 9; Animals 13; Animated 14; Anime 19; Apocalypse 22; Art 24; Asian extreme 27; B-Movies 30; Bad Girls 35; Banned 37; Beaches 41; Bikers 44; Biopics 46; Blaxploitation 49; Bollywood 52; Buddy 54; Business 57; Cars 60; Chick flicks 63; Circus 67; Comedies 69; Coming of age 77; Cops 80; Costume 84; Courtroom 88; Crime 91; Cross-dressing 98; Cult studios 100; Culture clash 102; Cut 104; Dance 106; Decadence 109; The Devil 111; Disaster 114; Doctors 117; Documentaries 119; Drama 125; Drugs 132. Iii Introduction vii Colour section ix Action 1 Actor's lapses 4 Adventure 6 Alcohol 9 Animals 13 Animated 14 Anime 19 Apocalypse 22 Art 24 Asian extreme 27 B-Movies 30 Bad Girls 35 Banned 37 Beaches 41 Bikers 44 Biopics 46 Blaxploitation 49 Bollywood 52 Buddy 54 Business 57 Cars 60 Chick flicks 63 Circus 67 Comedies 69 Coming of age 77 Cops 80 Costume 84 Courtroom 88 Crime 91 Cross-dressing 98 Cult studios 100 Culture clash 102 Cut 104 Dance 106 Decadence 109 The Devil 111 Disaster 114 Doctors 117 Documentaries 119 Drama 125 Drugs 132. Dystopias 136Epics 138 Erotica 141 Euro horror 143 Eye candy 146 Families 148 Fantasy 151 Fight club 157 Film noir 159 Food 166 Gambling 168 Gangsters 170 Gay 174 Gross out 178 Guilty pleasures 180 Heist 183 Historical 187 Hollywood 190 Horror 193 Independent 197 Kids 201 Kitsch 205 Lesbian 209 Made for money 211 Mafia 213 Martial arts 218 Mavericks 222 Media 225 Midnight movies 229 Minimalism 232 Monsters 234 Music 237 Musicals 243 Mutations 249 Nazis 251 Nostalgia 254 Nuns 257 Outlaws 259 Paranoia 261 Politics 266 Porn 271 Presidents 273 Prison 275. Private eyes 279Propaganda 284 Psychos 286 Religion 289 Road movies 292 Robots 296 Rock stars 299 Romance 302 Samurai 308 Satire 310 School 312 Sci-fi 314 Screwball 320 Serial Killers 323 Sexploitation 326 Shorts 329 Shrinks 332 Silents 335 Slasher 338 Soundtracks 340 Space 344 Spaghetti Westerns 347 Spoofs 349 Sport 353 Spy movies 358 Steampunk 363 Superheroes 365 Supernatural 369 Teen 371 Thrillers 374 Torture porn 380 Trains 382 True Stories 384 Turkeys 387 Underground 390 Urban nightmare 393 Vampires 395 Vamps 397 Villains 399 War 401 Weepies 408. Westerns 412X-rated 419 Yakuza 423 Zombies 425 Index 427. The Rough Guide to Cult Movies offers a blend of essential trivia and informed opinion as it takes you on a tour of the most compellingly weird - and weirdly compelling - films in the world. Whether you're a paid-up member of The Big Lebowski fan club or just looking for a night in with an interesting DVD, The Rough Guide to Cult Movies is the ultimate guide to the world's most memorable films. The Rough Guide to Cult Movies selects cinema's most compelling triumphs: films that are brilliant, intriguing or just plain bizarre; from action flicks to zombie films, by way of nuns, yakuza, musicals and mutations. You'll find expert, pithy reviews of over 1500 movies, with forgotten legends like Charlie Chan and the Opera or contemporary classics like There Will Be Blood , plus filmmakers' picks of their favourite cult movies, in their own words. There are good movies and there are bad movies and then there are cult movies. The new third edition of the Rough Guide to Cult Movies includes loads of extra films in new sections including: Actors Lapses, Asian Horror, Bad Girls, Bikers, Biopics, Cross Dressing, Dance, Decadence, Dystopias, Erotica, Euro Horror, Eye Candy, Families, Mafia, Mavericks, Midnight Movies, Minimalism, Mutations, Psychos, Robots, Rock Stars, Steam Punk, Underground, and Yakuza.Also new is the'Talent Picks'section, in which actors, directors, and celebrities reveal their favorite cult movie choices and explain why. Those in the know reveal their favorite cult movies and some celebrities come clean about their movie highlights and guilty pleasures.The third edition also has a new section featuring some of the most amazing, bizarre, and truly iconic images from the world of cult movies. The book is now available in a new ebook(PDF) format. Takes you on a tour of some of the most compellingly weird - and weirdly compelling - films in the world. This guide selects cinema's most compelling triumphs: films that are brilliant, intriguing or just plain bizarre; from action flicks to zombie films, by way of nuns, yakuza, musicals and mutations. There Are Good Movies And There Are Bad Movies-- And Then There Are Cult Movies, Movies That Grab You By The Labels And Refuse To Let Go. Here Is The Ultimate Guide To Some Of The World's Most Memorable Films, With Genre Classifications, Expert Reviews, And Filmmakers Picks.