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    100 cult films / Ernest Mathijs & Xavier Mendik.

    • Title:100 cult films / Ernest Mathijs & Xavier Mendik.
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    • Author/Creator:Mathijs, Ernest.
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Mendik, Xavier.
      British Film Institute.
    • Published/Created:Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan on behalf of the British Film Institute, 2011.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Cult films--History and criticism.
      Cult films--Reviews.
    • Description:vii, 244 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 21 cm.
    • Series:BFI screen guides.
    • Summary:This guide takes cult cinema fanatics and academics alike through the 100 most memorable films, showcasing such diverse hits as The Sound of Music, Edward Scissorhands, and The Gods Must Be Crazy. This guide does not limit readers to cinematic favorites of the general public alone, but instead explores the worlds of such cult sub-genres as Italian cannibal movies and Japanese anime. Including vivid photos of unforgettable scenes, this Screen Guide brings to life the success behind some of the biggest movies of our time.
    • Notes:Published in association with the British Film Institute.
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9781844574087 (pbk.)
      1844574083 (pbk.)
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: 2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 / Stanley Kubrick
      Akira, 1988 / Katsuhiro Otomo
      Angel of Vengeance, 1981 / Abel Ferrara
      Bad Taste, 1987 / Peter Jackson
      Baise-moi, Coralie Trinh Thi, 2000 / Virginie Despentes
      Begotten, 1991 / E. Elias Merhige
      Behind the Green Door, 1972 / Jim Mitchell
      La belle et la bete, 1946 / Jean Cocteau
      Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, 1970 / Russ Meyer
      Big Lebowski, Ethan Coen, 1998 / Joel Coen
      Blade Runner, 1982 / Ridley Scott
      Blue Sunshine, 1978 / Jeff Lieberman
      Brazil, 1985 / Terry Gilliam
      Bride of Frankenstein, 1935 / James Whale
      Brood, 1979 / David Cronenberg
      Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari, 1920 / Robert Wiene
      Cafe Flesh, 1982 / Stephen Sayadian
      Cannibal Holocaust, 1979 / Ruggero Deodato
      Casablanca, 1942 / Michael Curtiz
      Un chien andalou, Salvador Dali, 1928 / Luis Bunuel
      Coffy, 1973 / Jack Hill
      Daughters of Darkness, 1971 / Harry Kumel
      Dawn of the Dead, 1978 / George A. Romero
      Deadly Weapons, 1974 / Doris Wishman
      Debbie Does Dallas, 1978 / Jim Clark
      Deep Red, 1975 / Dario Argento
      Dirty Dancing, 1987 / Ernile Ardolino
      Django, 1966 / Sergio Corbucci
      Donnie Darko, 2001 / Richard Kelly
      Don't Torture a Duckling, 1972 / Lucio Fulci
      Edward Scissorhands, 1990 / Tim Burton
      Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals, 1977 / Aristide Massaccesi
      Emmanuelle, 1974 / Just Jaeckin
      Enter the Dragon, 1973 / Robert Clouse
      Eraserhead, 1977 / David Lynch
      Evil Dead, 1981 / Sam Raimi
      Fight Club, 1999 / David Fincher
      Flaming Creatures, 1963 / Jack Smith
      Freak Orlando, 1981 / Ulrike Ottinger
      Freaks, 1932 / Tod Browning
      Ginger Snaps, 2000 / John Fawcett
      Gods Must Be Crazy, 1981 / Jamie Uys
      Godzilla, 1954 / IshirOG Honda
      Harder They Come, 1972 / Perry Henzell
      Harold and Maude, 1971 / Hal Ashby
      Haxan, 1922 / Benjamin Christensen
      Hellraiser, 1987 / Clive Barker
      Holy Mountain, 1973 / Alejandro Jodorowsky
      House with the Laughing Windows, 1976 / Pupi Avati
      I Walked with a Zombie, 1943 / Jacques Tourneur
      Ichi the Killer, 2001 / Takashi Miike
      In Bruges, 2008 / Martin McDonagh
      Invasion of the Body Snatchers, 1956 / Don Siegel
      Invocation of My Demon Brother, 1969 / Kenneth Anger
      It's a Wonderful Life, 1946 / Frank Capra
      Killer, 1989 / John Woo
      Lady Terminator, 1988 / H. Tjut Djalil
      Lord of the Rings, 2001
      3 / Peter Jackson
      Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, 1981 / George Miller
      Man Bites Dog, Andre Bonzel, Benoit Poelvoorde, 1992 / Remy Belvaux
      Manos, the Hands of Fate. 1966 / Harold P. Warren
      Masque of the Red Death, 1964 / Roger Corman
      Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Terry Jones, 1975 / Terry Gilliam
      Near Dark, 1987 / Kathryn Bigelow
      Nekromantik, 1987 / Jorg Buttgereit
      Night of the Living Dead, 1968 / George A. Romero
      Pink Flamingos, 1972 / John Waters
      Piranha, 1978 / Joe Dante
      Plan 9 from Outer Space, Jr, 1959 / Ed Wood
      Re-Animator, 1985 / Stuart Gordon
      Reefer Madness, 1936 / Louis Gasnier
      Repo Man, 1984 / Alex Cox
      Ringu, 1998 / Hideo Nakata
      Rocky Horror Picture Show, 1975 / Jim Sharman
      Rome Armed to the Teeth, 1976 / Umberto Lenzi
      Room, 2003 / Tommy Wiseau
      Saio, or the 120 Days of Sodom, 1975 / Pier Paolo Pasolini
      She Killed in Ecstasy, 1971 / Jesus Franco
      Showgirls, 1995 / Paul Verhoeven
      Soul Vengeance, 1975 / Jamaa Fanaka
      Sound of Music, 1965 / Robert Wise
      Star Wars, 1977-2005 / George Lucas
      Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, 1988 / Todd Haynes
      Suspiria, 1977 / Dario Argento
      Tank Girl, 1995 / Rachel Talalay
      Tetsuo, 1989 / Shinya Tsukarnoto
      Texas Chainsaw Massacre, 1974 / Tobe Hooper
      This Is Spinal Tap, 1984 / Rob Reiner
      Thriller: A Cruel Picture, 1974 / Bo Arne Vibenius
      Thundercrack!, 1975 / Curt McDowell
      El Topo, 1970 / Alejandro Jodorowsky
      Toxic Avenger, Lloyd Kaufman, 1984 / Michael Herz
      Two-Lane Blacktop, 1971 / Monte Hellman
      Two Thousand Maniacs!, 1964 / Herschell Gordon Lewis
      Vanishing, 1988 / George Sluizer
      Videodrome, 1983 / David Cronenberg
      Warriors, 1979 / Walter Hill
      Witchfinder General, 1968 / Michael Reeves
      Withnail & I, 1987 / Bruce Robinson
      Wizard of Oz, 1939 / Victor Fleming.
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