Cult Epics
Comprehensive Guide to Cult Cinema
Edited by Nico B
Review by Micah Gallo

Watching films used to be a more tangible experience. First by goingto cinemas, the sights and experience of having to go to a theaterand seek out these films. For those who recall or are interested ina bygone era of film as a physical experience the Cult Epics bookwill make a beautiful addition to your coffee table or book shelf.

Nico B (curator of Cult Epics label and editor of this book) speaksin his introduction about growing up in Holland, having a choice ofonly two tv channels and riding a motorbike 10 miles to the nearesttheater. To see movies, especially to discover something new, wasonce a literal pilgrimage. My version of that was driving an hour toDVD Planet during the DVD revolution. I would walk the aisles, notknowing what I would find. I'd open a package with feveredanticipation, ho...Read the entire review

THE MOVIE:

In this magical musical adventure, a twist of the classic story The Prince and the Pauper, Barbie stars as Tori, a sweet and caring princess who would rather play than keep up on her royal duties, much to the disdain of her Aunt the duchess. When Tori's favorite pop star, Keira, comes to visit the kingdom of Maribella they discover that they have a lot in common. Tori is tired of the princess life and aspires to have an ordinary day for once, while Keira fantasizes about being a princess with no cares in the world. After discover they each possess their own magical device--a hair brush for Tori, which can change hair to practically any style she wants, and a microphone for Keira, which can magically switch her into different outfits, the two hatch a plan to switch roles for just one day.

Continuing their bonding session, Tori reveals to Kei...Read the entire review

Of all the film's about the American Civil War, one towers above therest, with a meticulous attention to historical detail, the grace of apoet and the compositional precision of the immortal Matthew Brady's photographsthat documented the era. The source, however, may come as a surprise. Thefilm didn't come from the high-brow channels that churned out the belovedclassic "Gone with the Wind" (1939), the controversial D.W. Griffith landmark"The Birth of a Nation" (1915) or recent favorites like "Glory" (1989)and "Gettysburg" (1993). It came from a silent slapstick comedian.

More than 80 years after its release, Buster Keaton's "The General"remains one of the funniest, most exciting and mesmerizing films of alltime. Even as new generations of filmgoers discover Keaton's subtle, dea...Read the entire review