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Shock Value by Jason Zinoman

<em>Shock Value</em> by Jason Zinoman

Shock Value by Jason Zinoman chronicles the rise of George Romero, Wes Craven, John Carpenter and a handful of other young, eccentric filmmakers whose grim and confrontational visions revitalized the 60s/70s horror genre and laid the groundwork for what is modern horror today.

Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest is Michael Rapaport’s directorial debut and his tribute to A Tribe Called Quest, arguably one of the most creative and influential music groups for those who came of age listening to early 90′s Hip Hop.

Crazy 4 Cult: Cult Movie Art

Crazy 4 Cult: Cult Movie Art

The annual Crazy 4 Cult art show at Gallery 1988 in LA brings various pop culture-influenced artists together to celebrate cult movies. Crazy 4 Cult: Cult Movie Art presents an array of works from the first 4 years of the show, with artwork inspired by such movies as The Big Lebowski, Donnie Darko, Office Space and many more.

Four Color Fear: 1950′s Horror Comics Revisited

Four Color Fear: 1950′s Horror Comics Revisited

Four Color Fear: Forgotten Horror Comics of the 1950s is a delightfully sadistic foray into the darker side of comics’ “Golden Age.”

Women of the Underground: Music

Women of the Underground: Music

Women of the Underground: Music—Cultural Innovators Speak for Themselves is a series of 20 interviews with influential female musicians from a variety of genres ranging from rock, punk, goth, industrial, ska, performance art and more.