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Hooked: Anti-Drug Films from the 30's to the 70'sHooked: Anti-Drug Films from the 30's to the 70's (1935-1979)
Dir. Various
Typically alarmist and all the funnier for it this set of nine "educational" shorts never lets research get in the way of putting the fear into…
ManiacManiac (1934)
Dir. Dwain Esper
Feat. Horace B. Carpenter, Bill Woods
Named as one of the "100 Most Amusingly Bad Movies Ever Made" in The Official Razzie Movie Guide, this early sexploitation/horror shocker was loosely…
Betty Boop - The Ultimate CollectionBetty Boop - The Ultimate Collection (1933-1939)
Dir. Max Fleisher
An early cartoon sensation, Betty Boop flashed her curves and batted her eyelids across Depression–era America in an amusing, slightly…
Duck SoupDuck Soup (1933) Recommended
Dir. Leo McCarey
Feat. Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx
A commercial bomb when released, this has since emerged as The Marx Brothers' tour–de–force, and the most popular among fans on account…
King KongKing Kong (1933) Aro Favourite
Dir. Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
Feat. Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong
An iconic classic of cinema that literally smashed new ground in terms of special effects, and must have had unwitting audiences of the day…
Las HurdesLas Hurdes (Land Without Bread) (1933)
Dir. Luis Bunuel
Surrealist non–fiction short film focused around Las Hurdes, the poorest region of Western Spain. An unnervingly straight travelogue delivered…
FreaksFreaks (1932) Aro Favourite
Dir. Tod Browning
Feat. Wallace Ford, Leila Hyams
The only film in history to exploit real–life 'mutants' is actually a sensitive and fascinating piece of cinema history. Perhaps misunderstood…
Un Chien AndalouUn Chien Andalou (1928) Recommended
Dir. Luis Bunuel
Feat. Salvador Dali
Bunuel and Salvador Dali collaborated for this sensational short film that blew the lid off convention in a way history could never repeat. A…
HaxanHaxan (Witchcraft Through the Ages) (1921) Aro Favourite
Dir. Benjamin Christensen
This dramatised tour of the history of witchcraft is an unsettling brew of black masses and torture chambers, by which the director was clearly…
50 Worst Movies Ever Made50 Worst Movies Ever Made  Recommended
An appropriately schlocky, American–centered countdown of the 'worst movies ever made', ranging from classic cult items like "Glen or Glenda"…

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