The Film Detective

An indepth look at the crack epidemic in 1990s New York, Crackdown Big City Blues illustrates the anguish, brutality and violence associated with an addictive drug. Witness rival gangs fight to claim their turf in a war that reverberates across the whole community. In a rare raw, and gritty, look at a population struggling with a drug epidemic, this film examines the devastating effects of citizens caught in addiciton. Pertinent to every era, this hardhitting film addresses contemporary issues...

Billy the Kid and his pal Jeff help their friend Fuzzy Jones escape from jail, and the trio heads for Paradise Valley, where Fuzzy can fulfill his dream of becoming a homesteader. Much to their dismay, the town is run by the no-good, land-swindling, trigger-happy team of Matt Brawley and Jack Saunders. It's up to Billy to devise a plan to pit the crooks against each other, and reclaim the valley for the homesteaders once and for all!

Ann Harding, Myrna Loy, and Leslie Howard star in this RKO drama about a love triangle. The film was based on a play by Philip Barry, one of the most revered writers in Hollywood, television, and Broadway history, whose work included The Philadelphia Story, Holiday, and Without Love. For trivia buffs: Legendary director George Cuckor went uncredited on this feature, though he stepped in to guide several scenes after official director Edward Griffith walked off the production.

When a beautiful young woman is decapitated during an automobile crash, her boyfriend plans to have the head transplanted onto the body of a local stripper. And just when you think this story couldn't get any sleazier, it does! This is one of the all-time great cult favorites, a Drive-In classic that, much like the brain of the movie's title, will never die!

Here's a film, originally known as 'Monstrosity' that has lived on thanks to Mystery Science Theater. It was even made into a musical in 2010. It's quite the ghoulish treat involving a wealthy old woman who wants to put her own brain into the skull of a younger, beautiful girl. The eternal search for youth has never been so grisly!

Director Harry Schenk, a Missouri born actor and writer whose work included Under the Lion's Paw and A Jungle Hero, brings you this stirring documentary about an expedition into the heart of the Malayan jungle. Highlights include a tiger chasing a cameraman, and footage of exotic animals. There are plenty of crocodiles and leopards here too! The documentary was a sensation in Europe, receiving a nomination for the Mussolini Cup for Best Foreign Film.