VHS Massacre: Cult Films and the Decline of Physical Media (2016)
• June 20th, 2016 • 1h 12min
Documentary
Overview
This lively documentary explores the rise and fall of physical media from the origin of film all the way through the video store era into digital media, focusing on B-movie and cult films. With icons like Joe Bob Briggs (MonsterVision), Lloyd Kaufman (Toxic Avenger), Greg Sestero (The Room), Debbie Rochon (Return to Nuke 'Em High), Deborah Reed (Troll 2), Mark Frazer (Samurai Cop), James Nguyen (Birdemic) and many others.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Into Great Silence
Released on: 2005-09-04
Documentary
An intimate portrayal of the everyday lives of Carthusian monks of the Grande Chartreuse, high in th...
Heirs of the Beast
Released on: 2016-10-10
Documentary
The story of the making and subsequent success of The Day of the Beast, the Spanish cult film direct...
Night and Fog
Released on: 1959-04-27
Documentary, History
Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.
Gifted and Challenged: The Making of 'Shortbus'
Released on: 2007-03-13
Documentary
A look at the unusual process used in the making of the film Shortbus (2006) featuring interviews, b...
Dogtown and Z-Boys
Released on: 2002-05-10
Documentary
This award-winning, thrilling story is about a group of discarded kids who revolutionized skateboard...
River of Gold
Released on: 2016-03-26
Documentary
Narrated by Academy Award winners Sissy Spacek and Herbie Hancock, River of Gold is the disturbing a...
kid 90
Released on: 2021-03-12
Documentary
As a teenager in the '90s, Soleil Moon Frye carried a video camera everywhere she went. She document...
The Wild Blue Yonder
Released on: 2005-09-05
Science Fiction, Comedy, Documentary
An alien narrates the story of his dying planet, his and his people's visitations to Earth and Earth...
Straight to VHS
Released on: 2021-03-25
Documentary, History
Act of Violence Upon a Young Journalist is a film shot in 1988 and released on VHS in 1989; a myster...
Who Is Bill Rebane?
Released on: 2021-05-24
Documentary, Horror
A feature-length documentary on the life and work of Wisconsin grindhouse cinema auteur Bill Rebane,...
Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
Released on: 1993-05-14
Documentary
An insider's account of Jack Warner, a founding father of the American film industry. This feature l...
The Decline of Western Civilization
Released on: 1981-07-01
Documentary, Music
The Los Angeles punk music scene circa 1980 is the focus of this film. With Alice Bag Band, Black Fl...
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
Released on: 1972-10-25
Music, Documentary
British progressive rock band Pink Floyd perform at the ancient Roman Amphitheater in the ruins of P...
Fados
Released on: 2007-12-31
Music, Documentary
A series of musical performances showcasing the diverse facets of fado, a musical genre from Lisbon.
Popatopolis
Released on: 2009-06-10
Documentary
In 20 years, he's directed more films than Martin Scorsese, He's produced more profitable movies tha...
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
Released on: 2021-05-27
Documentary, History, TV Movie
Ridley Scott's cult film Blade Runner, based on a novel by Philip K. Dick and released in 1982, is o...
Up the Yangtze
Released on: 2007-09-30
Documentary
At the edge of the Yangtze River, not far from the Three Gorges Dam, young men and women take up emp...
Cirque du Soleil: Quidam
Released on: 1999-12-26
Documentary, Music
A young girl has already seen everything there is to see and her world has lost all meaning. Her ang...
Nobody Wants Your Film
Released on: 2005-05-06
Documentary
Director Peter Judson's semifictitious tale opens a revealing window into the indie filmmaking proce...
Man on Wire
Released on: 2008-08-01
Documentary
On August 7th 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit stepped out on a high wire, illegally rig...