Bilbao (1978)

Bilbao is a Basque city in Spain, the title of a song by Lotte Lenya, and (in this movie) the name of the prostitute being stalked by an ominously silent, obsessed and deeply disturbed man. He collects information about any of the three Bilbaos in a scrapbook, and for a long time only follows the girl around before causing her to suffer a grisly...

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Pink Floyd - The Wall (1982)

Inspired by Pink Floyd's album of the same name, Pink Floyd: The Wall is a dark, expressionistic musical, told from the point of view of Pink, a depressed rock musician. The film is structured around Pink's reflections on his life, all of which center on the building of "the wall." This wall is a metaphor for psychological isolation, a barrier...

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Heavy Metal (1981)

Inspired by stories from the fantasy graphics magazine Heavy Metal, this five-part animated feature combines the talents of hundreds of artists and animators from 17 different countries. A glowing green orb called Loc-Nar that contains the sum total of all evil in the universe travels through space and time, spreading violence and discord in...

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Duel (1972)

Driving down a deserted Southern California highway at a safe and sane 55 miles per hour, David Mann (Dennis Weaver) steps on the pedal to pass a large gas trailer truck. Moments later, the truck is back, dangerously tailgating Mann before abruptly cutting him off.  For the next 90 minutes, Mann and the never-seen truckdriver are pitted...

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The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)

A pair of bumbling vampire-hunters attempts to destroy an undead nobleman and his cronies and rescue a buxom maiden in actor/director Roman Polanski's playful update of the venerable vampire genre. Bat expert and vampire obsessive Professor Abronsius (Jack MacGowran) barely survives his journey through the Alps into snowy Slovenia to continue...

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Experiment in Terror (1962)

  Bank teller Lee Remick is accosted in her garage one dark night by asthmatic psycho Ross Martin. He forces her to go through with an elaborate robbery scheme, threatening to kill Lee's teen-aged sister Stefanie Powers if the police are summoned.   (Original music composed by Henry Mancini) FBI agent Glenn Ford suspects...

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El Topo (1971)

This violent and allegorical Mexican western attracted a cult following in its day. It is the story of El Topo, a gunslinger who sets out for revenge against the outlaws who slew his wife. He ends up getting his revenge and saving the life of a woman who is being terrorized by bandits. She leads El Topo (which means "the Mole" in English)...

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