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January 1, 2002

Season 1

01. Thrillers From Manila

A short history of Filipino exploitation cinema.

25min
January 1, 2002

02. Mexican Horror Movies

A short history of Mexican B movies, from monster movies to masked wrestlers, to the avant garde art cinema of Juan Lopez Moctezuma - collaborator of Alejandro Jodorowsky.

25min
January 1, 2002

03. South Asian Cinema

A short history of horror, fantasy and genre movies from Bollywood, South India and Pakistan.

25min
January 1, 2002

04. The Nightmares of Coffin Joe

A short documentary about Brazilian movie maverick Jose Mojica Marins ("Coffin Joe").

25min
January 1, 2002

05. Fantasy Films From Indonesia

A short history of Indonesian fantasy and action movies of the 70's and 80's with a particular focus on the output of the Rapi Films studio; makers of such cinematic classics as Lady Terminator and Mystics in Bali.

25min
January 1, 2002

06. Turkish Pop Cinema

A short history of Turkish popular cinema - action and adventure, comic book heroes and giant octopus attacks!

25min
January 1, 2002

07. Argentinian Exploitation

A short history of exploitation and b-pictures from Argentina - focusing on the films of the South American Marilyn Monroe; Isabelle Sarli and the films of director Emilio Vieyra.

25min
January 1, 2002

08. The Erotic Empire

A short history of the Japanese 'Pink' movie focusing on the output of the Nikkatsu studio.

25min
January 1, 2002