Smut and Django are back from their summer breaks, though the films still kept on coming. In this episode, they go over some of the themes, films and fun that happened while Cultpix Radio was off the air. There was no episode on Hungarian 'Easterns' (aka 'Goulash Westerns') or about director Bob Chinn, which might still get their own dedicated podcasts in the future. Meanwhile we have split the Top 10 lists into two - one 'Naughty' (adult) and 'Nice' (scifi, horror and everything else). We were written about in Variety and had a full spread in Scandinavia's largest broadsheet newspaper Dagens Nyheter. We signed deals for more German sex comedies and a brand new genre of South African blaxploitation films. We give a taster of the Bob Chinn Theme Week, the porn director who inspired the Burt Reynolds character in "Boogie Nights" (1997), with an intro clip from "Hot &amp; Saucy Pizza Girls" (1978), with John Holmes interviewing Desiree Cousteau for the part of roller skate pizza-delivery girl.  We will definitely return to him, not least with many more of his films beautifully restored by our friends at Vinegar Syndrome. We had a season of martial arts/kung-fu films with two weeks of 'Everybody Was Kung-Fu Fighting', with Django Nudo's favourite "Black Samurai" (1976), which is martial arts-meets-blaxploitation and features jet-pack flying. Smut Peddler picks "The Vixens of Kung-Fu" (1978), which is martial arts mashed up with porn. We have knock-off Bruce Li in "Edge of Fury" (1978), but also the real Bruce Lee in "Martial Arts Mayhem Vol 1" (1970), Vol 2 and Vol 3. Thanks to our partner Echelon Studios and as part of our Theme Week - The 70's Horror Decade, we had two of our biggest films ever, including the original "Halloween" (1978) and David Cronenberg's "Shivers" (1975). We will have a future Rocky Horror 'Science Fiction - Double Feature' films mentioned in the song. We concluded our Zatoichi third theme week, a film series mentioned in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" novelisation. There was the Sweden Abroad theme week and Science Fiction Classics, with a current season of Sappho Darling- Lesbian 60's.  There is a great Spotify summer playlist. 

Smut and Django are back from their summer breaks, though the films still kept on coming. In this episode, they go over some of the themes, films and fun that happened while Cultpix Radio was off the air. There was no episode on <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/talpuk-alatt-futyul-a-szel/1151" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hungarian 'Easterns'</a> (aka 'Goulash Westerns') or about director <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movies/Theme%20Week:%20Bob%20Chinn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bob Chinn</a>, which might still get their own dedicated podcasts in the future. Meanwhile we have split the Top 10 lists into two - one '<a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movies/Top%2010%20Most%20Viewed%20Films%20(Naughty)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Naughty</a>' (adult) and '<a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movies/Top%2010%20Most%20Viewed%20Films%20(Nice)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nice</a>' (scifi, horror and everything else). We were written about in <a href="https://variety.com/2023/global/news/cultpix-polish-erotic-cinema-1235619777/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Variety</a> and had a full spread in Scandinavia's largest broadsheet newspaper <a href="https://www.dn.se/kultur/kultfilmer-far-nytt-liv-pa-ny-nattjanst/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dagens Nyheter</a>. We signed deals for more German sex comedies and a brand new genre of South African blaxploitation films. We give a taster of the Bob Chinn Theme Week, the porn director who inspired the Burt Reynolds character in "Boogie Nights" (1997), with an intro clip from <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/hot-and-saucy-pizza-girls/1155" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Hot &amp; Saucy Pizza Girls" (1978)</a>, with John Holmes interviewing Desiree Cousteau for the part of roller skate pizza-delivery girl.  We will definitely return to him, not least with many more of his films beautifully restored by our friends at Vinegar Syndrome. We had a season of martial arts/kung-fu films with two weeks of '<a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movies/Theme%20Week:%20Everybody%20Was%20Kung%20Fu%20Fighting" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Everybody Was Kung-Fu Fighting</a>', with Django Nudo's favourite <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/black-samurai/1170" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Black Samurai" (1976)</a>, which is martial arts-meets-blaxploitation and features jet-pack flying. Smut Peddler picks <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/the-vixens-of-kung-fu/1169" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Vixens of Kung-Fu" (1978)</a>, which is martial arts mashed up with porn. We have knock-off Bruce Li in <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/lao-jia-lao-nu-lao-shang-lao/1172" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Edge of Fury" (1978)</a>, but also the real Bruce Lee in <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/martial-arts-mayhem-vol-1/1166" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Martial Arts Mayhem Vol 1" (1970)</a>, <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/martial-arts-mayhem-vol-2/1167" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vol 2</a> and <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/martial-arts-mayhem-vol-3/1168" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vol 3</a>. Thanks to our partner <a href="https://echelonstudios.us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Echelon Studios</a> and as part of our Theme Week - The 70's Horror Decade, we had two of our biggest films ever, including the original <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/halloween/1185" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Halloween" (1978)</a> and David Cronenberg's <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/shivers/1187" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Shivers" (1975)</a>. We will have a future Rocky Horror 'Science Fiction - Double Feature' films mentioned in the song. We concluded our <a href="https://uk-podcasts.co.uk/podcast/cultpix-radio/cultpix-radio-ep-66-zatoichi-week-1-the-story-behi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zatoichi</a> third theme week, a film series mentioned in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" novelisation. There was the <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movies/Theme%20Week:%20Sweden%20Abroad" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sweden Abroad</a> theme week and <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movies/Theme%20Week:%20Science%20Fiction%20Classics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Science Fiction Classics</a>, with a current season of <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movies/Theme%20Week:%20Sappho%20Darling%20%E2%80%93%20Lesbian%2060%E2%80%99s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sappho Darling- Lesbian 60's</a>.  There is a great Spotify summer <a href="https://shorturl.at/nDMP7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">playlist</a>.

Cultpix Radio Ep.70 - We Know What We Did This Summer

Django and Smut celebrate Cultpix being named on of the 10 Best New Streaming Services, talks about the next two episodes before the summer break, highlight the launch of the LGBTQ+ sub-genre and mourn the demise of Network Releasing.  We have held what is probably the world's most comprehensive retrospective of the films of Ed Wood Jr, including films that he directed, wrote the script or book on which it is based. All-in-all 20 films, TV shows and shorts that Wood is linked to. While Ed Wood is often derided as the 'worst director ever', an image that Tim Burton's loving biopic "Ed Wood" (1994) only partly dispels, there is more to him than midnight screening of "Plan 9". We talk to writer and film expert Jim Knipfel, whose article  "Ed Wood: Not Actually The Worst Director in History" goes a long way toward re-appraising Ed Wood, noting that "his films have a unique energy and charm that should be appreciated.""Glen or Glenda" (1953) - It could be argued that G/G is an art film because it has a visual flair and style of its own that would not shame Bunuel. The film is a heartfelt please for compassion and understanding.  "Jail Bait" (1954) - Wood's juvenile delinquent film sees several Woods regulars, such as Lyle Talbot, Steve Reeves and Dolores Fuller, with Herbert Rollins replacing Bela Lugosi, only to die on the last day of shooting."Bride of the Monster" (1955) - Despite what Tim Burton would have you believe, the giant octopus was not broken and Lugosi gives a great performance despite being in bad health by this stage. "Plan 9 From Outer Space" (1959) - This Ed Wood film has been screened and discussed to death, but it is far from the worst film ever made. "Night of the Ghouls" (1959) - A semi-sequel to "Bride of the Monster" and "Plan 9", which completes Wood’s sci-fi/horror trilogy and his Kelton the Cop trilogy. It is a perfectly serviceable horror film.  "The Sinister Urge" (1960) - Considered Wood's last legitimate film, this crime 'roughie' is fairly bleak, rough but also more sophisticated, as Wood was getter better at his craft, even as he fought with alcoholism and setbacks. "Orgy of the Dead" (1965) - The film is "an insane, almost artsy, nudie horror picture featuring an endless stream of zombie strippers." In Sweden it was cut up into loop-style single strip numbers. Criswell is also there, but looking worse for wear. "Necromania" (1971) - An early and interesting example of "soft X" film, where genitals and erect penises are shown, but there is no touching them or action.While he will probably always be known as 'the Worst Director of all Time', Ed Wood Jr. is having the last laugh, because we are still watching and discussing his films long after his death. There is a Ed Wood Spotify playlist. 

Django and Smut celebrate Cultpix being named on of the <a href="https://agoodmovietowatch.com/cord-cutting/best-new-streaming-services/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">10 Best New Streaming Services</a>, talks about the next two episodes before the summer break, highlight the launch of the <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movies/LGBTQ+" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LGBTQ+ sub-genre</a> and mourn the <a href="https://filmstories.co.uk/features/why-the-demise-of-network-distributing-is-a-hammer-blow-for-niche-dvd-and-blu-ray-releases/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">demise of Network Releasing</a>. We have held what is probably the world's most comprehensive <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movies/Theme%20Week:%20Ed%20Wood" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">retrospective of the films of Ed Wood Jr</a>, including films that he directed, wrote the script or book on which it is based. All-in-all 20 films, TV shows and shorts that Wood is linked to. While Ed Wood is often derided as the 'worst director ever', an image that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Wood_(film)#:~:text=Ed%20Wood%20is%20a%201994,Lugosi%2C%20played%20by%20Martin%20Landau." rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tim Burton's loving biopic "Ed Wood" (1994)</a> only partly dispels, there is more to him than midnight screening of "Plan 9". We talk to writer and film expert Jim Knipfel, whose article  "Ed Wood: Not Actually The Worst Director in History" goes a long way toward re-appraising Ed Wood, noting that "his films have a unique energy and charm that should be appreciated." <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/glen-or-glenda/335" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Glen or Glenda" (1953)</a> - It could be argued that G/G is an art film because it has a visual flair and style of its own that would not shame Bunuel. The film is a heartfelt please for compassion and understanding.  <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/jail-bait/272" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Jail Bait" (1954)</a> - Wood's juvenile delinquent film sees several Woods regulars, such as Lyle Talbot, Steve Reeves and Dolores Fuller, with Herbert Rollins replacing Bela Lugosi, only to die on the last day of shooting. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/bride-of-the-monster/1131" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Bride of the Monster" (1955)</a> - Despite what Tim Burton would have you believe, the giant octopus was not broken and Lugosi gives a great performance despite being in bad health by this stage. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/plan-9-from-outer-space/10" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Plan 9 From Outer Space" (1959)</a> - This Ed Wood film has been screened and discussed to death, but it is far from the worst film ever made. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/night-of-the-ghouls/1133" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Night of the Ghouls" (1959)</a> - A semi-sequel to "Bride of the Monster" and "Plan 9", which completes Wood’s sci-fi/horror trilogy and his Kelton the Cop trilogy. It is a perfectly serviceable horror film.  <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/the-sinister-urge/1140" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Sinister Urge" (1960)</a> - Considered Wood's last legitimate film, this crime 'roughie' is fairly bleak, rough but also more sophisticated, as Wood was getter better at his craft, even as he fought with alcoholism and setbacks. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/orgy-of-the-dead/1135" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Orgy of the Dead" (1965)</a> - The film is "an insane, almost artsy, nudie horror picture featuring an endless stream of zombie strippers." In Sweden it was cut up into loop-style single strip numbers. Criswell is also there, but looking worse for wear. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/necromania/1141" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Necromania" (1971)</a> - An early and interesting example of "soft X" film, where genitals and erect penises are shown, but there is no touching them or action. While he will probably always be known as 'the Worst Director of all Time', Ed Wood Jr. is having the last laugh, because we are still watching and discussing his films long after his death. There is a <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3qaHBvxfXhEuShjHhoiJSE?si=3e7e59ea2db14a91" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ed Wood Spotify playlist</a>.

Cultpix Radio Ep.69 - Ed Wood Jr: NOT the Worst Director Ever (with Jim Knipfel)

Doris Wishman

Smut and Django are at the Cannes Film Festival (technically the Marche - Market) to meet with distributors and sign deals. There was a great article in Variety about the latest batch of Cultpix deals, which mean that we have over 250 more films to add later this year, with some real cult classics. This episode is the third devoted to Doris Wishman, focusing on the sun-soaked 'Daylight Years' and early nudist films. As one of the most prolific women filmmakers in the history of American cinema, "writer-director-editor Wishman created collisions between surrealism and exploitation that feel like they materialized from an alternate universe."Smut interviews film historian Michael J. Bowen who met and knew Doris, as well as having researched her career for years as her biographer. The films of The Daylight Years are gorgeously restored by AGFA + Something Weird Video. They include:"Nude on the Moon" (1961) - Wishman's dreamlike sci-fi triumph about a trip to a nudist-inhabitet moon."Blaze Starr Goes Nudist" (1962) - The famous burlesque dancer discovers the joy in nudism and escapes down to Florida.  "Hideout in the Sun" (1960) - A crackpot nudie-noir in which two gangsters on the run decide to hide in plain sight at a nudist resort. "Gentlemen Prefer Nature Girls" (1963) - Tom is fired from his real-estate job when his boss discovers that he is a nudist, but he hatches a very nudist revenge plan."Diary of a Nudist" (1961) - Newspaper editor stumbles on nudist camp and commissions young female reporter to write exposé about the sordid lifestyle. "The Prince and the Nature Girl" (1965) - A prince escapes his castle and falls in love with a woman who turns out to be a nudist. Enjoy all these films and the other Doris Wishman films on Cultpix. There is a Spotify playlist of 13 nudie songs from Doris Wisman's films and three clips where you hear Doris speak. 

Smut and Django are at the Cannes Film Festival (technically the Marche - Market) to meet with distributors and sign deals. There was a great <a href="https://variety.com/2023/global/news/cultpix-polish-erotic-cinema-1235619777/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">article in Variety</a> about the latest batch of Cultpix deals, which mean that we have over 250 more films to add later this year, with some real cult classics.  This episode is the third devoted to Doris Wishman, focusing on the sun-soaked 'Daylight Years' and early nudist films. As one of the most prolific women filmmakers in the history of American cinema, "writer-director-editor Wishman created collisions between surrealism and exploitation that feel like they materialized from an alternate universe."Smut interviews <a href="http://mooninthegutter.blogspot.com/2010/11/moon-in-gutter-q-with-film-historian.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">film historian Michael J. Bowen</a> who met and knew Doris, as well as having researched her career for years as her biographer. The films of The Daylight Years are gorgeously restored by AGFA + Something Weird Video. They include:<a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/nude-on-the-moon/1119" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Nude on the Moon" (1961)</a> - Wishman's dreamlike sci-fi triumph about a trip to a nudist-inhabitet moon.<a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/blaze-starr-goes-nudist/1124" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Blaze Starr Goes Nudist" (1962)</a> - The famous burlesque dancer discovers the joy in nudism and escapes down to Florida.  <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/hideout-in-the-sun/1120" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Hideout in the Sun" (1960)</a> - A crackpot nudie-noir in which two gangsters on the run decide to hide in plain sight at a nudist resort. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/gentlemen-prefer-nature-girls/1123" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Gentlemen Prefer Nature Girls" (1963)</a> - Tom is fired from his real-estate job when his boss discovers that he is a nudist, but he hatches a very nudist revenge plan.<a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/diary-of-a-nudist/1121" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Diary of a Nudist" (1961)</a> - Newspaper editor stumbles on nudist camp and commissions young female reporter to write exposé about the sordid lifestyle. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/the-prince-and-the-nature-girl/1122" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Prince and the Nature Girl" (1965)</a> - A prince escapes his castle and falls in love with a woman who turns out to be a nudist.  Enjoy all these films and the other Doris Wishman films on Cultpix. There is a <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0RkFlBuza5yeDDsv3DT7OI?si=e8f7573352424655" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify playlist</a> of 13 nudie songs from Doris Wisman's films and three clips where you hear Doris speak.

Cultpix Radio Ep.68 - Doris Wishman's Nudist Years, with Michael J. Bowen

Django Nudo reports live from sunny California, while the Smutpeddler sits in the cold north of Sweden, discussing with Luca Balbo, in the hopefully sunny Paris! We celebrate our second anniversary, and discuss how the value for money only increases, great news in this world of recession.Cultpix is forming new relationships with amazing rights holders and DVD companies all over the place. Recently we’ve had films from Japanese Kadokawa, US Deaf Crocodile, the German label Rapid Eye Movies and this week’s theme week partner – French company Le chat qui fume.The theme week consists of 10 French erotic classics from the Seventies. Django Nudo and the Smutpeddler discuss four of them, especially enjoying the title "Love Brides of the Blood Mummy" (1973)!But this episode’s main course is the great, knowledgeable author Lucas Balbo, who’s written among other things about Jess Franco and the French VHS era, but foremost – for this episode of Cultpix Radio – about the French auteur Michel Lemoine (1922-2013), in the book “Michel Lemoine: gentleman de l'étrange” (2020).Lemoine liked to speak in riddles and keep people guessing about his age, when interviewed. Lucas had the chance to meet the director and to talk to him at length.Lemoine lead an interesting life, starting out as a theatre actor, then some French films, until he became big in genre films in Italy, Spain and Germany, for favorite directors like Antonio Margheriti, Mario Bava and Jess Franco. Coming back to France he redefined himself as a screenwriter, producer and director, occasionally also acting in his own movies.Lucas Balbo talks about the many aspects and faces of Michel Lemoine, and goes into detail about the six Lemoine films on Cultpix."Les désaxées" (1972) -  Michel Lemoine 's first official film, filmed in 1972, in the midst of sexual liberation, Les Désaxées takes a look at free love, fulfillment in sexuality and the mores of the bourgeoisie. Lemoine’s wife Janine Reynaud came back in The Bitches, The Erotic Confidences of a Bed too Inviting and Don’t Rip My Tights."Les chiennes" (1973) - Erotic drama against a background of decadent bourgeoisie.  "Les confidences érotiques d'un lit trop accueillant/Les Frôleuses" (1973) - Sexy bed stories anthology."Les petites saintes y touchent/Jeunes filles en extase" (1974) -  Sexy omnibus film."Les weekends malefiques du Comte Zaroff" (1976) - Lemoine’s only horror film, initially banned by the board of censors in France."Tire pas sur mon collant" (1978) - Innocent holiday comedy about seduction.French erotica also on Cultpix, but not by Lemoine:"La révélation" (1973)"Le sang des autres" (1973)"Les mantes religieuses/Les garces" (1973)"Et avec les oreilles qu'est-ce que vous faites?" (1974)

Django Nudo reports live from sunny California, while the Smutpeddler sits in the cold north of Sweden, discussing with Luca Balbo, in the hopefully sunny Paris! We celebrate our second anniversary, and discuss how the value for money only increases, great news in this world of recession. Cultpix is forming new relationships with amazing rights holders and DVD companies all over the place. Recently we’ve had films from Japanese Kadokawa, US Deaf Crocodile, the German label Rapid Eye Movies and this week’s theme week partner – French company Le chat qui fume. The theme week consists of 10 French erotic classics from the Seventies. Django Nudo and the Smutpeddler discuss four of them, especially enjoying the title <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/le-sang-des-autres-el-secreto-de-la-momia-egipcia/1107" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Love Brides of the Blood Mummy" (1973)</a>! But this episode’s main course is the great, knowledgeable author Lucas Balbo, who’s written among other things about Jess Franco and the French VHS era, but foremost – for this episode of Cultpix Radio – about the French auteur Michel Lemoine (1922-2013), in the book <a href="https://www.fnac.com/a15116900/Lucas-Balbo-Michel-Lemoine-gentleman-de-l-etrange" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Michel Lemoine: gentleman de l'étrange” (2020)</a>. Lemoine liked to speak in riddles and keep people guessing about his age, when interviewed. Lucas had the chance to meet the director and to talk to him at length. Lemoine lead an interesting life, starting out as a theatre actor, then some French films, until he became big in genre films in Italy, Spain and Germany, for favorite directors like Antonio Margheriti, Mario Bava and Jess Franco. Coming back to France he redefined himself as a screenwriter, producer and director, occasionally also acting in his own movies. Lucas Balbo talks about the many aspects and faces of Michel Lemoine, and goes into detail about the six Lemoine films on Cultpix. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/les-desaxees/1087" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Les désaxées" (1972)</a> -  Michel Lemoine 's first official film, filmed in 1972, in the midst of sexual liberation, Les Désaxées takes a look at free love, fulfillment in sexuality and the mores of the bourgeoisie. Lemoine’s wife Janine Reynaud came back in The Bitches, The Erotic Confidences of a Bed too Inviting and Don’t Rip My Tights. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/le-manoir-aux-louves-les-chiennes/1083" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Les chiennes" (1973)</a> - Erotic drama against a background of decadent bourgeoisie.  <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/les-confidences-erotiques-d-and-8242un-lit-trop-accueillant-les-froleuses/1085" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Les confidences érotiques d'un lit trop accueillant/Les Frôleuses" (1973)</a> - Sexy bed stories anthology.<a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/les-petites-saintes-y-touchent-jeunes-filles-en-extase/1084" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Les petites saintes y touchent/Jeunes filles en extase" (1974)</a> -  Sexy omnibus film.<a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/les-weekends-malefiques-du-comte-zaroff/1103" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Les weekends malefiques du Comte Zaroff" (1976)</a> - Lemoine’s only horror film, initially banned by the board of censors in France.<a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/tire-pas-sur-mon-collant/1082" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Tire pas sur mon collant" (1978)</a> - Innocent holiday comedy about seduction.French erotica also on Cultpix, but not by Lemoine:<a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/la-revelation/1106" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"La révélation" (1973)</a><a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/le-sang-des-autres-el-secreto-de-la-momia-egipcia/1107" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Le sang des autres" (1973)</a><a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/les-mantes-religieuses-les-garces/1105" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Les mantes religieuses/Les garces" (1973)</a><a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/et-avec-les-oreilles-qu-and-8242est-ce-que-vous-faites/1102" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Et avec les oreilles qu'est-ce que vous faites?" (1974)</a>

Cultpix Radio Ep.67 - The French Director Too Sexy For France, with Lucas Balbo

Zatoichi Week 1 - In which we invite our guest, Swedish film professor Johan Nordström, who's been living in Japan for the past 15 years, to discuss Daiei Studios, Japanese cinema in general and specifically the Zatoichi films, the one-of-a-kind star of the films, Shintaro Katsu – and Japanese society.Cultpix owes a lot to Johan-san, as he has been the door-opener to both Kadokawa-Daiei and Nikkatsu in Japan, two major studios with very exciting films. Cultpix is doing three big themes with Daiei films in the Spring of 2023, the Daimajin trilogy, eight Gamera films (the giant flying turtle) and 21 Zatoichi films!These are the initial Zatoichi films (Scandinavia only for now, unfortunately, but we hope to expand them to more countries in time). Zatoichi is the longest-running action series in the history of Japanese cinema. Zatoichi is an iconic figure, played by Shintaro Katsu. It inspired Rutger Hauer's "Blind Fury", 1971 Spaghetti Western "Blindman", a remake by Takeshi Kitano and Donnie Yen in both "Rogue One" (1916) and "John Wick: Chapter 4" (2023). "The Tale of Zatoichi" (1962) - The film that kicked off the hugely popular series about Zatoichi, a humble masseur who livesd by a strict moral code. Two rival yakuza clans are at war. One hires an ailing ronin as their protector, while the other hires Ichi, Zatoichi! Lead actor Shintaro Katsu instantly made the lovable Zatoichi his own. "The Tale of Zatoichi Continues"  (1962) - Zatoichi becomes the masseur to a powerful political figure who turns out to be mentally ill. This needs to be kept secret at all cost. Featuring bigger action scenes, a tighter plot, as well as the introduction of the mysterious one-armed swordsman (played by Katsu's brother Tomisaburo Wakayama).  "New Tale of Zatoichi" (1963) - The first Zatoichi film in color! Zatoichi wants to lead a quiet life, but is forced back into action when villagers are being squeezed dry by a corrupt clan leader. Zatoichi picks up his sword and upholds his moral code, as well as dispensing kick-ass justice. "Zatoichi the Fugitive" (1963) - The yakuza are unhappy because Zatoichi unexpectedly wins the sumo wrestling match in the village. They hire a ronin to kill him, but it turns out they both have a romantic link to the same woman.  "Zatoichi on the Road" (1963) - Zatoichi is asked by a dying man to bring back a girl to Edo. He agrees, but unwittingly ends up in the cross-hairs of two rival yakuza gangs, who both want to kidnap the girl. "Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold" (1964) - Zatoichi is falsely accused of having stolen the villagers' sizeable tax collection. In order to clear his name, Zatoichi is forced to fight corrupt officials, several hired assassins and a giant with a bull whip (played again by Katsu's brother Wakamaya). The stunning cinematography is by "Rashonom" cinematographer Kazuy Miyagawa. Look out for a further 14 (!) Zatoichi films later this spring and early summer. 

Zatoichi Week 1 - In which we invite our guest, Swedish film professor Johan Nordström, who's been living in Japan for the past 15 years, to discuss Daiei Studios, Japanese cinema in general and specifically the Zatoichi films, the one-of-a-kind star of the films, Shintaro Katsu – and Japanese society.Cultpix owes a lot to Johan-san, as he has been the door-opener to both Kadokawa-Daiei and Nikkatsu in Japan, two major studios with very exciting films. Cultpix is doing three big themes with Daiei films in the Spring of 2023, the <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/daimajin-scandinavia-only/1017" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daimajin trilogy</a>, eight <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/uchu-kaiju-gamera/1068" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gamera</a> films (the giant flying turtle) and 21 Zatoichi films!These are the initial Zatoichi films (Scandinavia only for now, unfortunately, but we hope to expand them to more countries in time). Zatoichi is the longest-running action series in the history of Japanese cinema. Zatoichi is an iconic figure, played by Shintaro Katsu. It inspired Rutger Hauer's "Blind Fury", 1971 Spaghetti Western "Blindman", a remake by Takeshi Kitano and Donnie Yen in both "Rogue One" (1916) and "John Wick: Chapter 4" (2023). <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/zatoichi-monogatari/1088" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Tale of Zatoichi" (1962)</a> - The film that kicked off the hugely popular series about Zatoichi, a humble masseur who livesd by a strict moral code. Two rival yakuza clans are at war. One hires an ailing ronin as their protector, while the other hires Ichi, Zatoichi! Lead actor Shintaro Katsu instantly made the lovable Zatoichi his own. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/zoku-zatoichi-monogatari/1089" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Tale of Zatoichi Continues"  (1962)</a> - Zatoichi becomes the masseur to a powerful political figure who turns out to be mentally ill. This needs to be kept secret at all cost. Featuring bigger action scenes, a tighter plot, as well as the introduction of the mysterious one-armed swordsman (played by Katsu's brother Tomisaburo Wakayama). <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/shin-zatoichi-monogatari/1090" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"New Tale of Zatoichi" (1963)</a> - The first Zatoichi film in color! Zatoichi wants to lead a quiet life, but is forced back into action when villagers are being squeezed dry by a corrupt clan leader. Zatoichi picks up his sword and upholds his moral code, as well as dispensing kick-ass justice. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/zatoichi-kyojotabi/1091" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Zatoichi the Fugitive" (1963)</a> - The yakuza are unhappy because Zatoichi unexpectedly wins the sumo wrestling match in the village. They hire a ronin to kill him, but it turns out they both have a romantic link to the same woman.  <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/zatoichi-kenkatabi/1092" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Zatoichi on the Road" (1963)</a> - Zatoichi is asked by a dying man to bring back a girl to Edo. He agrees, but unwittingly ends up in the cross-hairs of two rival yakuza gangs, who both want to kidnap the girl. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/zatoichi-senryokubi/1093" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold" (1964)</a> - Zatoichi is falsely accused of having stolen the villagers' sizeable tax collection. In order to clear his name, Zatoichi is forced to fight corrupt officials, several hired assassins and a giant with a bull whip (played again by Katsu's brother Wakamaya). The stunning cinematography is by "Rashonom" cinematographer Kazuy Miyagawa.  Look out for a further 14 (!) Zatoichi films later this spring and early summer.

Cultpix Radio Ep.66 - Zatoichi Week 1: the Story Behind the Blind Swordsman

Django Nudo and Smut Peddler are excited to have new films this week from two of their favourite companies that specialise in the beautiful restorations of lost classics: Denmark's Another World Entertainment and Deaf Crocodile.  From A.W.E. we have "Pornography - a Musical" (1971), a series of erotic vignettes with music by amongst others jazz legend Dexter Gordon. (NB: the Bodil scene is NOT included, for obvious reasons.). "Dear Irene" (1971) is an erotic love triangle drama by a director better known for his books on great cinema directors. Lastly there is "The Sweet Life on Mallorca" (1965) about the naughty things that your grandparents got up to when the Danes first embarked on package holidays to the Balearic islands. Separately we also have "Love in Three Dimensions" (1973), which actually does work in 3D, but only if you have those old red-blue glasses in the bottom of some drawer. It is one for Christina Lindberg completionists, as she has a small part in the film.  We then talk to Dennis Bartok and Craig Rogers, the co-founders of legendary boutique restoration, post-production and distribution label Deaf Crocodile. The company has specialised in finding forgotten gems and putting them out in gorgeous new versions on DVD, BluRay and DCP. Recent films include 1980s Romanian animated sci-fi "Delta Space Mission" (1984) and they are currently wrapping Kickstarter campaign for Jiří Barta’s stop-motion masterpiece "Pied Piper" (1986). Cultpix is thrilled to present no less than six Deaf Crocodile films this spring, with two now and four later this spring. Dennis and Craig talk about their and the company backgrounds, method of finding and restoring films, as well as their cult following. Don't call "Solomon King" (1974) a 'blaxploitation' film, because the black leads are not pimps or pushers but a super secret agent action hero. The only film by director and entrepreneur Sal Watts it was long-lost, until Deaf Crocodile managed to locate a surviving print.   In "The Unknown Man of Shandigor" (1967) you get Serge Gainsborough headlining an amazing cast in a Swiss spy-action thriller about nuclear secrets and international intrigue. Marvelous and surreal, part-Dr Strangelove, par-Alphaville, with some The Avengers and Dr Who mixed in, this is a gorgeous restoration. Keep an eye out for four additional films from Deaf Crocodile in the next few months. There is a special Deaf Crocodile Spotify playlist with songs from and relating to this week's films. 

Django Nudo and Smut Peddler are excited to have new films this week from two of their favourite companies that specialise in the beautiful restorations of lost classics: Denmark's <a href="https://anotherworldent.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Another World Entertainment</a> and <a href="https://www.deafcrocodile.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deaf Crocodile</a>. From A.W.E. we have <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/pornografi-en-musical/1079" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Pornography - a Musical" (1971)</a>, a series of erotic vignettes with music by amongst others jazz legend Dexter Gordon. (NB: the Bodil scene is NOT included, for obvious reasons.). <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/kare-irene/1080" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Dear Irene" (1971)</a> is an erotic love triangle drama by a director better known for his books on great cinema directors. Lastly there is <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/mallorcas-sode-liv/1081" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Sweet Life on Mallorca" (1965)</a> about the naughty things that your grandparents got up to when the Danes first embarked on package holidays to the Balearic islands. Separately we also have <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/liebe-in-drei-dimensionen/1078" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Love in Three Dimensions" (1973)</a>, which actually does work in 3D, but only if you have those old red-blue glasses in the bottom of some drawer. It is one for Christina Lindberg completionists, as she has a small part in the film.  We then talk to Dennis Bartok and Craig Rogers, the co-founders of legendary boutique restoration, post-production and distribution label Deaf Crocodile. The company has specialised in finding forgotten gems and putting them out in gorgeous new versions on DVD, BluRay and DCP. Recent films include 1980s Romanian animated sci-fi <a href="https://www.deafcrocodile.com/delta-space-mission/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Delta Space Mission" (1984)</a> and they are currently wrapping Kickstarter campaign for Jiří Barta’s stop-motion masterpiece <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deaf-crocodile/the-pied-piper-exclusive-dave-mckean-slipcover-edition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Pied Piper" (1986)</a>. Cultpix is thrilled to present no less than six Deaf Crocodile films this spring, with two now and four later this spring. Dennis and Craig talk about their and the company backgrounds, method of finding and restoring films, as well as their cult following. Don't call <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/solomon-king/1076" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Solomon King" (1974)</a> a 'blaxploitation' film, because the black leads are not pimps or pushers but a super secret agent action hero. The only film by director and entrepreneur Sal Watts it was long-lost, until Deaf Crocodile managed to locate a surviving print.  In <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/l-and-8242inconnu-de-shandigor/1077" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Unknown Man of Shandigor" (1967)</a> you get Serge Gainsborough headlining an amazing cast in a Swiss spy-action thriller about nuclear secrets and international intrigue. Marvelous and surreal, part-Dr Strangelove, par-Alphaville, with some The Avengers and Dr Who mixed in, this is a gorgeous restoration. Keep an eye out for four additional films from Deaf Crocodile in the next few months. There is a special <a href="https://spoti.fi/3zdxHFk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deaf Crocodile Spotify playlist</a> with songs from and relating to this week's films.

Cultpix Radio Ep.65 - Deaf Crocodile and Danish Erotica

This week it's all about Czech Cult Classics!Cultpix is proud to present seven digitally restored Czech cult classics with English subtitles in cooperation with the Czech Film Archive. An eighth film will be uploaded in June, with new English subtitles.Czechoslovakia (as It was back then) was home to some of the most innovative filmmaking in the 1960s, led by the likes of Miloš Forman and Jiří Menzel. But there were many other great films in different genres that seem fresh and fun even today. Joining us to discuss these we had Martin Kristenson, author, researcher, pop cultural expert, with a fascination for Czech culture; film, literature and music! "Ikarie XB 1" (1963) - The sci-fi classic that inspired Kubrick's "2001" is a great film in its own right.  The year is 2163. The giant spaceship Ikarie XB1 carries colonists to a new planet. The journey is filled with unexpected dangers, like a strange abandoned ship. Too good for MS3K to make fun of.  "Love Harvests in Summer" (1964) - Impressive counter-culture musical, which deeply affected the kids in Czechoslovakia. It is the story of forbidden love and lots of great music - call it "Hop Side Story". "Lemonade Joe" (1964) - A.k.a. "Lemonade Joe and the Horse Opera". Crazy western parody with blackface (bad) and Olga Schoberová (good), who was on the cover of Playboy the same year as Olinka Berova. She also has an un-credited role in "Ikarie XB 1" and a role in "Adela Did Not Have Supper Yet," before appearing in Hammer Horror films."Wedding Under Supervision" (1967) - An absurd comedy that takes places over 24 hours, when two bumbling policemen investigate an alleged rape in a small Czech town."Valerie and Her Week of Wonders" (1970) - A fantasy cult classic that has a fanatic following. Surreal tale in which love, fear, sex and religion merge into one fantastic world, based on a classical Czech novel of the same title."Adela Did Not Have Supper Yet" (1978) - A giant flesh-eating plant! Sounds familiar? The famous detective Nick Carter visits Prague in this thriller/spoof. He gets involved in strange case of a missing dog and a carnivorous plant. Also a celebration of Czech beer, pilsner."The Vampire of Ferat" (1982) - Is there such a thing as a vampire racing car? Doctor Marek is shocked when his beloved nurse Mima signs with a foreign car manufacturer to work as a rally-driver. The car is supposed to run on human blood. Oscar-winning Czech director Jirí Menzel in the lead role here. There’s a Spotify playlist with 67 tunes, including complete soundtracks for "Ikarie XP1", "Valerie and Her Week of Wonders" and "Adela Did Not Have Supper Yet."

This week it's all about Czech Cult Classics! Cultpix is proud to present seven digitally restored Czech cult classics with English subtitles in cooperation with the Czech Film Archive. An eighth film will be uploaded in June, with new English subtitles. Czechoslovakia (as It was back then) was home to some of the most innovative filmmaking in the 1960s, led by the likes of Miloš Forman and Jiří Menzel. But there were many other great films in different genres that seem fresh and fun even today. Joining us to discuss these we had Martin Kristenson, author, researcher, pop cultural expert, with a fascination for Czech culture; film, literature and music! <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/ikarie-xb-1/1069" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Ikarie XB 1"</a> (1963) - The sci-fi classic that inspired Kubrick's "2001" is a great film in its own right.  The year is 2163. The giant spaceship Ikarie XB1 carries colonists to a new planet. The journey is filled with unexpected dangers, like a strange abandoned ship. Too good for MS3K to make fun of. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/starci-na-chmelu/1070" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Love Harvests in Summer"</a> (1964) - Impressive counter-culture musical, which deeply affected the kids in Czechoslovakia. It is the story of forbidden love and lots of great music - call it "Hop Side Story". <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/limonadovy-joe-aneb-konska-opera/1071" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Lemonade Joe"</a> (1964) - A.k.a. "Lemonade Joe and the Horse Opera". Crazy western parody with blackface (bad) and Olga Schoberová (good), who was on the cover of Playboy the same year as Olinka Berova. She also has an un-credited role in "Ikarie XB 1" and a role in "Adela Did Not Have Supper Yet," before appearing in Hammer Horror films. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/svatba-jako-remen/1072" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Wedding Under Supervision"</a> (1967) - An absurd comedy that takes places over 24 hours, when two bumbling policemen investigate an alleged rape in a small Czech town. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/valerie-a-tyden-divu/1073" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Valerie and Her Week of Wonders"</a> (1970) - A fantasy cult classic that has a fanatic following. Surreal tale in which love, fear, sex and religion merge into one fantastic world, based on a classical Czech novel of the same title. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/adela-jeste-nevecerela/1074" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Adela Did Not Have Supper Yet"</a> (1978) - A giant flesh-eating plant! Sounds familiar? The famous detective Nick Carter visits Prague in this thriller/spoof. He gets involved in strange case of a missing dog and a carnivorous plant. Also a celebration of Czech beer, pilsner. "The Vampire of Ferat" (1982) - Is there such a thing as a vampire racing car? Doctor Marek is shocked when his beloved nurse Mima signs with a foreign car manufacturer to work as a rally-driver. The car is supposed to run on human blood. Oscar-winning Czech director Jirí Menzel in the lead role here. There’s a <a href="https://spoti.fi/3TtpcPL" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify playlist</a> with 67 tunes, including complete soundtracks for "Ikarie XP1", "Valerie and Her Week of Wonders" and "Adela Did Not Have Supper Yet."

Cultpix Radio Ep.64 - Czech Out These Cult Classics

Djang00 Nudo and Smut Peddler moan (as usual) about Roku's uselessness, but celebrate a productive Berlin Film Festival, with plenty of films in the proverbial bag. They then parachute into the theme week of Euro Spy films, also known as Spaghetti Spy films.These are film produced by 1964 and 1968, mainly in Italy, in response to the success of the first James Bond films. More than 50 of these were made, though few as good as Bond. There are two trailer compilation films: "Operation: Secret Agents, Spies &amp; Thighs" (1965) and "The Late Late Late Show" (1965). These are perfect backgrounds for almost any party. There are three 'Kommissar X' films: "Kiss Kiss, Kill Kill" (1965),  "Death is Nimble, Death is Quick" (1966) and "Death Trip" (1967), based on the popular German novels.  Christa Linder, star of Swedish erotic film "Bel Ami" (1976), pops up in two of them.  "Operation Atlantis" (1965) is a perfectly spy caper right until the (spoiler) science fiction ending.  "Last Plane to Baalbeck" (1964) is a labyrinthian mini epic, with Yoko Tani (French-Japanese) and George Sanders in one of his last roles.   "Baraka X77" (1966) was called "Baraka X13" in the original, but was mauybe too unlucky in this scientist-secret-formula-fuel caper.   "Passport to Hell" (1965) has karate chops, lots of bad karate chops, with sound effects to compensate. Much better is the music by  Piero Umiliani, who composed the 'Manah-manah' song form "Sweden Heaven and Hell" (1968). "The Beckett Affair" (1966) stars Lang Jeffries and features 'shapely lesbian heroin addicts' - what more do you need? "Desperate Mission" (1965) is Yoko Tani again, paired with German Cobos of Spaghetti Western fame, but British colonial Hong Kong is the real star of this film.Ridiculously titled "Man on the Spying Trapeze" (1967) has false teeth containing micro cameras with nuclear secrets. Play Euro Spy key word bingo with that one.  "The Narco Men" (1968) is a surprisingly grim and fatalistic Euro spy film, but with "hippie" nightclubs. Remember those? No? "Operation White Shark" (1966) stars Janine Reynaud who was in many Euro spy and also Jess Franco films, whose husband Michel Lemoine will be an erotic film theme week this spring.  "Password: Kill Agent Gordon" (1966) is an unusual spy film in that the VietCong are the bad guys, trying to obtain a mysterious stolen cigarette lighter. There are x77 swinging Euro Spy songs on this week's Spotify playlist to listen and sip your martini to. 

Djang00 Nudo and Smut Peddler moan (as usual) about Roku's uselessness, but celebrate a productive Berlin Film Festival, with plenty of films in the proverbial bag. They then parachute into the theme week of Euro Spy films, also known as Spaghetti Spy films. These are film produced by 1964 and 1968, mainly in Italy, in response to the success of the first James Bond films. More than 50 of these were made, though few as good as Bond. There are two trailer compilation films: <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/operation-secret-agents-spies-and-thighs/1038" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Operation: Secret Agents, Spies &amp; Thighs" (1965)</a> and <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/the-late-late-late-show/1045" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Late Late Late Show" (1965)</a>. These are perfect backgrounds for almost any party. There are three 'Kommissar X' films: <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/kommissar-x-jagd-auf-unbekannt/1039" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Kiss Kiss, Kill Kill" (1965)</a>,  <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/kommissar-x-drei-gelbe-katzen/1040" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Death is Nimble, Death is Quick" (1966)</a> and <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/kommissar-x-drei-grune-hunde/1041" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Death Trip" (1967)</a>, based on the popular German novels.  Christa Linder, star of Swedish erotic film <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/bel-ami/537" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Bel Ami" (1976)</a>, pops up in two of them.  <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/agente-s-03-operazione-atlantide/1042" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Operation Atlantis" (1965)</a> is a perfectly spy caper right until the (spoiler) science fiction ending. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/fbi-operazione-baalbeck/1043" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Last Plane to Baalbeck" (1964)</a> is a labyrinthian mini epic, with Yoko Tani (French-Japanese) and George Sanders in one of his last roles.  <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/baraka-sur-x-13/1044" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Baraka X77" (1966)</a> was called "Baraka X13" in the original, but was mauybe too unlucky in this scientist-secret-formula-fuel caper.  <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/agente-3s3-passaporto-per-l-and-8242inferno/1046" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Passport to Hell" (1965)</a> has karate chops, lots of bad karate chops, with sound effects to compensate. Much better is the music by  Piero Umiliani, who composed the 'Manah-manah' song form <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/svezia-inferno-e-paradiso/550" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Sweden Heaven and Hell" (1968)</a>. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/l-and-8242affare-beckett/1047" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Beckett Affair" (1966)</a> stars Lang Jeffries and features 'shapely lesbian heroin addicts' - what more do you need? <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/agente-z-55-missione-disperata/1048" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Desperate Mission" (1965)</a> is Yoko Tani again, paired with German Cobos of Spaghetti Western fame, but British colonial Hong Kong is the real star of this film. Ridiculously titled <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/anonima-de-asesinos/1049" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Man on the Spying Trapeze" (1967)</a> has false teeth containing micro cameras with nuclear secrets. Play Euro Spy key word bingo with that one. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/persecucion-hasta-valencia/1051" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Narco Men" (1968)</a> is a surprisingly grim and fatalistic Euro spy film, but with "hippie" nightclubs. Remember those? No? <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/ad3-operazione-squalo-bianco/1050" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Operation White Shark" (1966)</a> stars Janine Reynaud who was in many Euro spy and also Jess Franco films, whose husband Michel Lemoine will be an erotic film theme week this spring. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/password-uccidete-agente-gordon/1052" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Password: Kill Agent Gordon" (1966)</a> is an unusual spy film in that the VietCong are the bad guys, trying to obtain a mysterious stolen cigarette lighter. There are x77 swinging Euro Spy songs on <a href="https://spoti.fi/3ICR8f9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this week's Spotify playlist</a> to listen and sip your martini to.

Cultpix Radio Ep.63 - Secret Agent Euro Spy Extravaganza

Smut Peddler and Django Nudo cover two big film topics for the price of one, while also cursing Roku for still not having sorted out the missing Cultpix films. First up is Daimajin, the giant demon god stone statue that comes alive and wrecks destruction on the unjust. Daiei produced no less than three Daimajin films in the span of one year (1966): "Daimajin", "The Return of Daimajin" and "Daimajin Striked Again". They are firmly in the Kaiju tradition and trace their roots to an unrealized sequel to the original Gamera, which will also be shown on Cultpix later this spring. They also have a kinship to the North Korean "Pulgasari" (1985). The plot of the first two are fairly identical, with Daimejin saving peasants from an evil feudal lord, but the third has an added kids-on-a-quest sub-plot that elevates it. Interestingly this trilogy was made the same year as several of the films from Doris Wishman's 'Moonlight' period, that is the second season of her films on Cultpix. This is when the maverick cult director moved from the nudie-cuties of the early 60s to roughies, resulting in darker films, but still with tell-tale Wishman touches, like cut-aways to shoes and lamps.  These hard-nosed, sex-focused noirs stand tall as some of her greatest, most perverted work. AGFA calls them “triumphant DIY treasures”. We are in debt to AGFA, Something Weird Video and Vinegar Syndrome for these remarkable films being available to share with you.Included are "The Sex Perils of Paulette" (1965), a twist on the The Perils of Pauline films in Wishman's first 'roughie'; adultery and betrayal in "My Brother's Wife" (1966), with Wishman's signature downbeat conclusion; the housewife-on-the-run-forced-into-prostitution-classic "Bad Girls Go to Hell" (1965), considered to be   “Wishman’s formula perfected,"; the non-cannibal "A Taste of Flesh" (1967), with lesbians and political assassination attempts; a rare male lead in the form of a gigolo in "Too Much, Too Often" (1968); a respectable middle class woman is forced into prostitution in "Another Day, Another Man" (1966) after her husband falls ill; super natural powers over a woman in "Indecent Desires" (1968) leads her to question her sanity. There is also the two Greek film re-edit oddities "The Hot Month of August" (1966) and "Passion Fever" (1969), featuring new dialogue and insert soft-core shots of drama films bought form Greece.  We have a Spotify playlist that is full of musical gems and more from the Doris Wishman films.

Smut Peddler and Django Nudo cover two big film topics for the price of one, while also cursing Roku for still not having sorted out the missing Cultpix films. First up is <a href="https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Daimajin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daimajin</a>, the giant demon god stone statue that comes alive and wrecks destruction on the unjust. Daiei produced no less than three Daimajin films in the span of one year (1966): <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/daimajin-scandinavia-only/1017" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Daimajin"</a>, <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/daimajin-ikaru/1018" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Return of Daimajin"</a> and <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/daimajin-gyakushu/1019" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Daimajin Striked Again"</a>. They are firmly in the Kaiju tradition and trace their roots to an unrealized sequel to the original <a href="https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Gamera_the_Giant_Monster" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gamera</a>, which will also be shown on Cultpix later this spring. They also have a kinship to the North Korean <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/pulgasari/501" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Pulgasari" (1985)</a>. The plot of the first two are fairly identical, with Daimejin saving peasants from an evil feudal lord, but the third has an added kids-on-a-quest sub-plot that elevates it. Interestingly this trilogy was made the same year as several of the films from Doris Wishman's 'Moonlight' period, that is the second season of her films on Cultpix. This is when the maverick cult director moved from the nudie-cuties of the early 60s to roughies, resulting in darker films, but still with tell-tale Wishman touches, like cut-aways to shoes and lamps.  These hard-nosed, sex-focused noirs stand tall as some of her greatest, most perverted work. <a href="https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/the-films-of-doris-wishman-the-moonlight-years-agfa-something-weird" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AGFA calls them</a> “triumphant DIY treasures”. We are in debt to AGFA, Something Weird Video and Vinegar Syndrome for these remarkable films being available to share with you. Included are <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/the-sex-perils-of-paulette/1020" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Sex Perils of Paulette" (1965)</a>, a twist on the The Perils of Pauline films in Wishman's first 'roughie'; adultery and betrayal in <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/my-brother-and-8242s-wife/1021" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"My Brother's Wife" (1966)</a>, with Wishman's signature downbeat conclusion; the housewife-on-the-run-forced-into-prostitution-classic <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/bad-girls-go-to-hell/1023" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Bad Girls Go to Hell" (1965)</a>, considered to be   “Wishman’s formula perfected,"; the non-cannibal <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/a-taste-of-flesh/1024" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"A Taste of Flesh" (1967)</a>, with lesbians and political assassination attempts; a rare male lead in the form of a gigolo in <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/too-much-too-often/1026" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Too Much, Too Often" (1968)</a>; a respectable middle class woman is forced into prostitution in <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/another-day-another-man/1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Another Day, Another Man" (1966)</a> after her husband falls ill; super natural powers over a woman in "Indecent Desires" (1968) leads her to question her sanity. There is also the two Greek film re-edit oddities <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/the-hot-month-of-august/1025" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Hot Month of August" (1966)</a> and <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/passion-fever/1022" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Passion Fever" (1969)</a>, featuring new dialogue and insert soft-core shots of drama films bought form Greece.  We have a <a href="https://spoti.fi/3wZlB1r" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify playlist</a> that is full of musical gems and more from the Doris Wishman films.

Cultpix Radio Ep.62 - Daimajin and Doris Wishman, an Kaiju Sexploitation Mashup

The Swedish film director Arne Mattsson was active in the film industry across eight decades (if you count him carrying beer to the film crew at a shoot when he was 6 years old).He made his last film in 1990 and passed away in 1995. In 2019 Mattsson would have been 100 years old. But this was not celebrated at all in the gigantic way Ingmar Bergman’s 100th was celebrated the year before. Shame! In the 50’s, however, Mattsson was truly fetted, with multiple awards at film festivals, and actually bigger than Bergman. Most famously for "One Summer of Happiness" (1951), which won the Gold Bear at the second ever Berlin Film Festival. But his career went downhill, and there’s a rumour  that his never-published autobiography had the working title “I skuggan av en skitstövel” (“In the Shadow of a Bastard”) – referring to I.B.Arne Mattsson was probably Sweden’s most prolific film director ever, with his 60 films (Bergman 'only' made 40). He was an extremely versatile film maker, in genres like drama, action, thriller, comedy, musical, children’s film, horror, juvenile delinquent, sexploitation…With the second theme week of Mattsson’s films for the production company Nordisk Tonefilm, Cultpix now has 24 of his 60 films.To discuss this amazing roller coaster career on Cultpix Radio, we have invited Jan Lumholdt – journalist, film historian, and author of the anthology "Lars von Trier: Interviews" and "Harriet Andersson – Conversations with Jan Lumholdt".Here is Jan Lumholdt's article on Arne Mattsson, written for his centenary: https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/arne-mattsson-100-ar-for-tapperhet-i-film/It's in Swedish, but can easily be translated online.There is an intro discussion about upcoming films (Japanese!) and the outro is the music from Mattsson's film "The Killer" (1967).

The Swedish film director <a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arne_Mattsson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arne Mattsson</a> was active in the film industry across eight decades (if you count him carrying beer to the film crew at a shoot when he was 6 years old).He made his last film in 1990 and passed away in 1995. In 2019 Mattsson would have been 100 years old. But this was not celebrated at all in the gigantic way Ingmar Bergman’s 100th was celebrated the year before. Shame! In the 50’s, however, Mattsson was truly fetted, with multiple awards at film festivals, and actually bigger than Bergman. Most famously for "One Summer of Happiness" (1951), which won the Gold Bear at the second ever Berlin Film Festival. But his career went downhill, and there’s a rumour  that his never-published autobiography had the working title “I skuggan av en skitstövel” (“In the Shadow of a Bastard”) – referring to I.B.Arne Mattsson was probably Sweden’s most prolific film director ever, with his 60 films (Bergman 'only' made 40). He was an extremely versatile film maker, in genres like drama, action, thriller, comedy, musical, children’s film, horror, juvenile delinquent, sexploitation…With the <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movies/Theme%20Week:%20Arne%20Mattsson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">second theme week of Mattsson’s films</a> for the production company Nordisk Tonefilm, Cultpix now has 24 of his 60 films.To discuss this amazing roller coaster career on Cultpix Radio, we have invited <a href="https://www.alfabeta.se/forfattare/jan-lumholdt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jan Lumholdt</a> – journalist, film historian, and author of the anthology <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lars-von-Trier-Interviews-Conversations/dp/1578065321" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Lars von Trier: Interviews"</a> and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/25707841-harriet-andersson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Harriet Andersson – Conversations with Jan Lumholdt"</a>.Here is Jan Lumholdt's article on Arne Mattsson, written for his centenary: <a href="https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/arne-mattsson-100-ar-for-tapperhet-i-film/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/arne-mattsson-100-ar-for-tapperhet-i-film/</a> It's in Swedish, but can easily be translated online. There is an intro discussion about upcoming films (Japanese!) and the outro is the music from Mattsson's film <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/mordaren-en-helt-vanlig-person/76" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Killer" (1967)</a>.

Cultpix Radio Ep.61 - Arne Mattsson, Sweden's Most Prolific Director

Cultpix Radio (WCPX 66.6) is the official podcast of Cultpix, the global streaming service for classic cult and genre films and TV shows. 

Django Nudo and the Smutpeddler discuss this week’s theme of 80’s American horror films, and why they can only be watched by our North American members. (Clue: rights issues.) But there will also be upcoming themes where the US audience won’t be able to watch some films, so it kind of evens out. But, Cultpix's main goal is as always, to be a truly global streaming platform and cult.However, the main theme this week is our prominent guest, filmmaker and artist Robert Flanagan, with both New York and Guatemala as his playgrounds!And more specifically his 1996 film "4 O’Clock", an amazing, no-budget film noir comedy, shot in grainy 16mm!We give him third-degree interrogation, questioning him on the film; the inspirations, the ideas behind it, the budget, the cast, the music, the cinematography, the dialogue, the editing, the props, the legalities of some locations, and New York as a character of its own in the film.And also about the film’s recent restoration/makeover from the original 16mm negative!There is mention of Roberto Rossellini, Jean-Luc Godard, Edward D Wood Jr, Tommy Wiseau, European spy movies, Doris Wishman, surf music and lots more!You don’t want to miss out on this well-hidden gem, which is finally reaching a global audience, after having been shown theatrically only in New York back in the day.

Django Nudo and the Smutpeddler discuss this week’s theme of 80’s American horror films, and why they can only be watched by our North American members. (Clue: rights issues.) But there will also be upcoming themes where the US audience won’t be able to watch some films, so it kind of evens out. But, Cultpix's main goal is as always, to be a truly global streaming platform and cult.However, the main theme this week is our prominent guest, filmmaker and artist <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0281089/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Robert Flanagan</a>, with both New York and Guatemala as his playgrounds!And more specifically his <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/4-o-and-8242clock/1005" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">1996 film "4 O’Clock"</a>, an amazing, no-budget film noir comedy, shot in grainy 16mm!We give him third-degree interrogation, questioning him on the film; the inspirations, the ideas behind it, the budget, the cast, the music, the cinematography, the dialogue, the editing, the props, the legalities of some locations, and New York as a character of its own in the film.And also about the film’s recent restoration/makeover from the original 16mm negative!There is mention of Roberto Rossellini, Jean-Luc Godard, Edward D Wood Jr, Tommy Wiseau, European spy movies, Doris Wishman, surf music and lots more!You don’t want to miss out on this well-hidden gem, which is finally reaching a global audience, after having been shown theatrically only in New York back in the day.

Cultpix Radio Ep.60 - "4 O'Clock" is the Comedy Noir Film You Need To Watch

Django and Smut welcome Kitty back to the Cultpix Studio to look back (slapping alert) in 2022 and ahead to 2023. We start off with what we did over the holiday, mainly the Christmas and Swedish films that were posted, plus a shout out to our three last pod guests: Jimmy, Adrian and Lisa. We go around the proverbial table to pick out personal favourites from the past year, whether film, theme week, podcast guests, event or other. We do an In Memoria of some of the Cultpix greats that passed away in the past year, including funny/sexy Kitten Natividad, "Cannibal Holocaust" director Ruggero Deodato, Tim Lucas' wife, muse and partner Donna and even Olivia Newton John.  There is self-congratulation galore as we note how Cultpix has grown over 150% in the past year, even as the like of N****ix lost 500,000 members in UK alone.  We count down the top ten most watched film on Cultpix in 2022, all of them with a sexy theme, with a fierce battle for the top medal position between Danish erotica compilation and Swedish erotica compilation, but the winner is a film that 'gives porn a good name.' We look at the top films that people find on Cultpix from sites like Letterboxd, JustWatch and PlayPilot, including "Anita - Swedish Nymphet" (1972), Fleischer Studio's "Superman" serial (1941-1943), and Leni Riefenstahl's "Triumph of the Will" (1935). There is also a good story abput how that last one ended up published on DVD and on Cultpix. A special mention to our biggest fans and members on social media and IRL - would you believe we get letters sent to us? And you won't guess what's in them. A special mention of members Tightsbury, Lee Bailes, Karen R, Dr Retro, John Corbyn, Cousin H, Disapproving Swede and many more.  Looking ahead to 2023 we already have lots of theme weeks and films lined up. We will have more theme weeks with Herschel Gordon Lewis and Doris Wishman.  Films from Japan's Daiei studio (NB: Scandinavia only), including Gamera - gigantic flying, fire-breathing turtle; Daimajin – a giant stone statue comes to life; and Zatoichi the blind masseur, gambler and sword fighter. There will be more films by the extremely productive Swedish director Arne Mattsson, who single-handedly started the myth of 'Swedish Sin' with his film "One Summer of Happiness" (1951). We will feature All Channel Films (NB: USA only): Theme week 1: 7 80’s horror/slasher/gore films. Theme week 2: A mixed bag of cult movies from 1969-1991, including classics like I Drink Your Blood (1970) and three Vice Academy comedies – basically Police Academy ripoffs. We also have Czech classics (wonderful films from the 60’s; vampires, sci-fi and fantasy) and more films from Hungary (Hungarian westerns!!!). That's just a little taster of things to come on Cultpix. It's going to be a fun 2023. Please be sure to get in touch with us, because unlike most DJs, we DO take requests. 

Django and Smut welcome Kitty back to the Cultpix Studio to look back (slapping alert) in 2022 and ahead to 2023. We start off with what we did over the holiday, mainly the Christmas and Swedish films that were posted, plus a shout out to our three last pod guests: Jimmy, Adrian and Lisa. We go around the proverbial table to pick out personal favourites from the past year, whether film, theme week, podcast guests, event or other. We do an In Memoria of some of the Cultpix greats that passed away in the past year, including funny/sexy <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movies/Remembering%20Kitten%20Natividad%20(1948-2022)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kitten Natividad</a>, "Cannibal Holocaust" director <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/in-the-jungle-the-making-of-cannibal-holocaust/484" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ruggero Deodato</a>, Tim Lucas' wife, muse and partner Donna and even <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/toomorrow/712" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Olivia Newton John</a>.  There is self-congratulation galore as we note how Cultpix has grown over 150% in the past year, even as the like of N****ix lost 500,000 members in UK alone.  We count down the top ten most watched film on Cultpix in 2022, all of them with a sexy theme, with a fierce battle for the top medal position between <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/the-golden-age-of-danish-pornography/750" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Danish erotica compilation</a> and Swedish erotica compilation, but the winner is <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/titillation/679" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a film that 'gives porn a good name.'</a> We look at the top films that people find on Cultpix from sites like Letterboxd, JustWatch and PlayPilot, including <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/anita-ur-en-tonarsflickas-dagbok/48" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Anita - Swedish Nymphet" (1972)</a>, Fleischer Studio's <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/superman/522?s=0&amp;e=0&amp;epId=0e60d6c5ac00beab8c87a2497d57d066" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Superman" serial (1941-1943)</a>, and <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/triumph-des-willens/250" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leni Riefenstahl's "Triumph of the Will" (1935)</a>. There is also a good story abput how that last one ended up published on DVD and on Cultpix. A special mention to our biggest fans and members on social media and IRL - would you believe we get letters sent to us? And you won't guess what's in them. A special mention of members Tightsbury, Lee Bailes, Karen R, Dr Retro, John Corbyn, Cousin H, Disapproving Swede and many more.  Looking ahead to 2023 we already have lots of theme weeks and films lined up. We will have more theme weeks with Herschel Gordon Lewis and Doris Wishman.  Films from Japan's Daiei studio (NB: Scandinavia only), including Gamera - gigantic flying, fire-breathing turtle; Daimajin – a giant stone statue comes to life; and Zatoichi the blind masseur, gambler and sword fighter. There will be more films by the extremely productive Swedish director Arne Mattsson, who single-handedly started the myth of 'Swedish Sin' with his film <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/hon-dansade-en-sommar/59" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"One Summer of Happiness" (1951)</a>. We will feature All Channel Films (NB: USA only): Theme week 1: 7 80’s horror/slasher/gore films. Theme week 2: A mixed bag of cult movies from 1969-1991, including classics like I Drink Your Blood (1970) and three Vice Academy comedies – basically Police Academy ripoffs. We also have Czech classics (wonderful films from the 60’s; vampires, sci-fi and fantasy) and more films from Hungary (Hungarian westerns!!!). That's just a little taster of things to come on Cultpix.  It's going to be a fun 2023. Please be sure to get in touch with us, because unlike most DJs, we DO take requests.

Cultpix Radio Ep.59 - Secrets of 2022 Revealed and Exclusive 2023 Preview

The Smut Peddler celebrates Doris Wishman – The Twilight Years2022 is Doris Wishman’s year. The maverick director was born in 1912 and passed away in 2002, still making movies. She would have turned 110 this year, and it’s 20 years since her passing.No one will ever make movies like Doris Wishman. She is one of the most prolific women filmmakers in the history of American cinema, a writer-director-editor who created collisions between surrealism and exploitation that feel like they materialized from an alternate universe.Thanks to Cultpix cooperation with rights holder Jimmy Maslon, and the diligent work of Something Weird Video, AGFA (American Genre Film Archive) and Vinegar Syndrome, we are able to join the celebration, with the first of three theme weeks with a total of no less than 24 newly restored films, starting off with The Twilight Years – a collection of sleazy flicks from the 1970’s, that highlights the queen of sexploitation’s last era of filmmaking. Followed in the Spring of 2023 by the collections The Moonlight Years (black &amp; white roughies) and the Daylight Years (nudist films).To hold us by the hand and guide us in this week’s episode of Cultpix Radio, is none other than our bestest partner and friend, Lisa Petrucci from Something Weird Video! Lisa knows all there is to know about Doris, and then some!Lisa discusses and explains about Doris’ personality, filming style, actors, Something Weird Video’s amazing Wishman vinyl album, and dives deep into each film of this week’s theme.Starting off with the most famous/infamous of all of Wishman’s films: “Deadly Weapons” (1974) and “Double Agent 73” (1974), starring the notoriously well-endowed Chesty Morgan. We also get Doris Wishman’s own voice from time to time, talking about working with Chesty, and about other films.“The Immoral Three” (1975) is a sequel of sorts to the Chesty Morgan films, but without Chesty. It plays like a female revenge drama.We move on to her gender benders – “The Amazing Transplant” (1970), where a man gets a penis transplant, but the donor was a sex maniac. And “Let Me Die a Woman” (1977), Wishman’s only (semi)documentary, about transsexuals and sex change operations, very controversial at the time.Her comedy “Keyholes Are for Peeping” (1972) is a pill hard to swallow, starring “the poor man’s Jerry Lewis”, the unbearable Sammy Petrillo, in a mess concocted from various leftovers from the cutting room floor…“The Love Toy” (1971) is a real roughie, which pushes a lot of buttons today, in terms of its controversial theme, and Doris’ unsympathetic handling of its subject.From Vinegar Syndrome, we add Wishman’s first two hardcore films, which she sometimes denied having directed, and which were made under pseudonym: “Satan Was a Lady” (1975) and “Come With Me My Love” (1976), the world’s first “ghost porn” movie?Finally, Doris gets the last word from beyond the grave… and her own Spotify playlist.  

The Smut Peddler celebrates <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Wishman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Doris Wishman</a> – The Twilight Years2022 is Doris Wishman’s year. The maverick director was born in 1912 and passed away in 2002, still making movies. She would have turned 110 this year, and it’s 20 years since her passing. No one will ever make movies like <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0822555/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Doris Wishman</a>. She is one of the most prolific women filmmakers in the history of American cinema, a writer-director-editor who created collisions between surrealism and exploitation that feel like they materialized from an alternate universe. Thanks to Cultpix cooperation with rights holder Jimmy Maslon, and the diligent work of Something Weird Video, AGFA (American Genre Film Archive) and Vinegar Syndrome, we are able to join the celebration, with the first of three theme weeks with a total of no less than 24 newly restored films, starting off with The Twilight Years – a collection of sleazy flicks from the 1970’s, that highlights the queen of sexploitation’s last era of filmmaking. Followed in the Spring of 2023 by the collections The Moonlight Years (black &amp; white roughies) and the Daylight Years (nudist films). To hold us by the hand and guide us in this week’s episode of Cultpix Radio, is none other than our bestest partner and friend, Lisa Petrucci from Something Weird Video! Lisa knows all there is to know about Doris, and then some! Lisa discusses and explains about Doris’ personality, filming style, actors, Something  Weird Video’s amazing Wishman vinyl album, and dives deep into each film of this week’s theme. Starting off with the most famous/infamous of all of Wishman’s films: <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/deadly-weapons/952" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Deadly Weapons” (1974)</a> and <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/double-agent-73/954" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Double Agent 73” (1974)</a>, starring the notoriously well-endowed Chesty Morgan. We also get Doris Wishman’s own voice from time to time, talking about working with Chesty, and about other films. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/the-immoral-three/958" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“The Immoral Three” (1975)</a> is a sequel of sorts to the Chesty Morgan films, but without Chesty. It plays like a female revenge drama. We move on to her gender benders – <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/the-amazing-transplant/956" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“The Amazing Transplant” (1970)</a>, where a man gets a penis transplant, but the donor was a sex maniac. And “Let Me Die a Woman” (1977), Wishman’s only (semi)documentary, about transsexuals and sex change operations, very controversial at the time. Her comedy <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/keyholes-are-for-peeping/959" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Keyholes Are for Peeping” (1972)</a> is a pill hard to swallow, starring “the poor man’s Jerry Lewis”, the unbearable Sammy Petrillo, in a mess concocted from various leftovers from the cutting room floor… <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/love-toy/960" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“The Love Toy” (1971)</a> is a real roughie, which pushes a lot of buttons today, in terms of its controversial theme, and Doris’ unsympathetic handling of its subject. From Vinegar Syndrome, we add Wishman’s first two hardcore films, which she sometimes denied having directed, and which were made under pseudonym: <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/satan-was-a-lady/961" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Satan Was a Lady” (1975)</a> and <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/come-with-me-my-love/962" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Come With Me My Love” (1976)</a>, the world’s first “ghost porn” movie? Finally, Doris gets the last word from beyond the grave… and her own <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5MnSMuW2RmtqPFYnXXNmn6?si=48f501f90f744cb3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify playlist</a>.

Cultpix Radio Ep.58 - The Greatest Female Director of All Time (of Sexploitation)

Isabel Sarli

Armando Bó

"Isabel Sarli squeezes more sexual frisson into the space between breathing in and breathing out than most of us could spread over a lifetime of ordinary love-making." -New York TimesDjango Nudo welcomes the Smut Peddler and this week’s guest Adrián García Bogliano, and then leaves for a well-deserved birthday vacation!Smut and Adrián have an in-depth conversation about the week’s theme: the king and queen of Argentinian sexploitation cinema – Armando Bó and Isabel Sarli. Their film "Fuego" (1969) was a major influence for John Waters (especially Pink Flamingos, 1972), which he talks about here.The Mexican-Argentinian film director Adrián García Bogliano knows a thing or two about Sarli/Bó and about the modern history of Argentina, as his parent escaped the military junta in the country for Spain, where Adrián was born. He then grew up in Argentina, when the country got a democratic government, and in his youth, he was fascinated by the goddess Isabel Sarli.She was the former Miss Argentina (1955), met the director Armando Bó, who cast her in her first film in 1957, "Thunder in the Leaves", which contains Argentina’s first frontal nudity in a film. They became lovers (while he was still married) and made 27 amazing erotic melodramas or comedies together, until his death in 1984. She only did two films with other directors. Cultpix shows: "The Female" (1962/1968). The film was exported to the USA, where it was dubbed, re-cut, and got new sex scenes.This week’s theme has 10 films by Bó, starring Sarli. Adrián discusses some of her most famous films like "Carne" (1968) and "The Naked Temptation" (1966) which was a major inspiration for his own "I’ll Never Die Alone" (2008), as well the couple’s venture into a kind of horror film "Bewitched" (1976).Adrián explains about the Bó family, where Armando’s son Victor starred against Isabel, and had sex scenes with her, while his dad was still married to Victor’s mom. Victor’s son, Armando Jr, is in turn an Oscar-winning screenwriter in Hollywood today.They also discuss the films in relationship to the dictatorship of the country. Isabel had met with President Perón, and the clothes designer in her films also dressed Eva Perón. So, there were mixed emotions about Armando Bó’s films, both from the leadership and from the audience.Adrián has theories of why the voluptuous Isabel never made it abroad (like stars like Sophia Loren or Brigitte Bardot), one being that she only worked with Armando Bó as a director, not for the lack of offers, even from abroad.Their career is also interesting, as the films changed with the times; where she in the 60’s was mainly a victim in the films, being abused and/or raped, in the later films her characters were much more empowered, taking charge of their lives.The other films in the theme week are: "Heat" (1960), "The Hot Days" (1966), "Nude in the Sand" (1969), "Tropical Ecstasy" (1970) and "The Insatiable Widow" (1976).Thank you, Adrián, for all your great insights, stories and analysis of this amazing phenomenon.

"Isabel Sarli squeezes more sexual frisson into the space between breathing in and breathing out than most of us could spread over a lifetime of ordinary love-making." -New York TimesDjango Nudo welcomes the Smut Peddler and this week’s guest <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0305563/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adrián García Bogliano</a>, and then leaves for a well-deserved birthday vacation!Smut and Adrián have an in-depth conversation about the week’s theme: the king and queen of Argentinian sexploitation cinema – Armando Bó and Isabel Sarli. Their film <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/fuego/943" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Fuego" (1969)</a> was a major influence for John Waters (especially Pink Flamingos, 1972), which he talks about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAkMyj9_v2Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.The Mexican-Argentinian film director Adrián García Bogliano knows a thing or two about Sarli/Bó and about the modern history of Argentina, as his parent escaped the military junta in the country for Spain, where Adrián was born. He then grew up in Argentina, when the country got a democratic government, and in his youth, he was fascinated by the goddess Isabel Sarli.She was the former Miss Argentina (1955), met the director Armando Bó, who cast her in her first film in <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/el-trueno-entre-las-hojas/944" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">1957, "Thunder in the Leaves"</a>, which contains Argentina’s first frontal nudity in a film. They became lovers (while he was still married) and made 27 amazing erotic melodramas or comedies together, until his death in 1984. She only did two films with other directors. Cultpix shows: <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/setenta-veces-siete/945" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Female" (1962/1968)</a>. The film was exported to the USA, where it was dubbed, re-cut, and got new sex scenes.This week’s theme has 10 films by Bó, starring Sarli. Adrián discusses some of her most famous films like <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/carne/946" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Carne" (1968)</a> and <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/la-tentacion-desnuda/942" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Naked Temptation" (1966)</a> which was a major inspiration for his own "I’ll Never Die Alone" (2008), as well the couple’s venture into a kind of horror film <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/embrujada/950" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Bewitched" (1976)</a>.Adrián explains about the Bó family, where Armando’s son Victor starred against Isabel, and had sex scenes with her, while his dad was still married to Victor’s mom. Victor’s son, Armando Jr, is in turn an Oscar-winning screenwriter in Hollywood today.They also discuss the films in relationship to the dictatorship of the country. Isabel had met with President Perón, and the clothes designer in her films also dressed Eva Perón. So, there were mixed emotions about Armando Bó’s films, both from the leadership and from the audience.Adrián has theories of why the voluptuous Isabel never made it abroad (like stars like Sophia Loren or Brigitte Bardot), one being that she only worked with Armando Bó as a director, not for the lack of offers, even from abroad.Their career is also interesting, as the films changed with the times; where she in the 60’s was mainly a victim in the films, being abused and/or raped, in the later films her characters were much more empowered, taking charge of their lives.The other films in the theme week are: <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/y-el-demonio-creo-a-los-hombres/940" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Heat" (1960)</a>, <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/los-dias-calientes/948" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Hot Days" (1966)</a>, <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/desnuda-en-la-arena-furia-sexual/947" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Nude in the Sand" (1969)</a>, <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/extasis-tropical/949" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Tropical Ecstasy" (1970)</a> and <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/insaciable/951" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Insatiable Widow" (1976)</a>.Thank you, Adrián, for all your great insights, stories and analysis of this amazing phenomenon.

Cultpix Radio Ep.57 - The Sexbomb From Argentina; Isabel Sarli and Armando Bó

Herschell Gordon Lewis

Django and Smut feast on the films of exploitation filmmaker extraordinaire Herschell Gordon Lewis (HGL), aka the Godfather of Gore, who went from journalism and TV and radio sports to making nudie cuties, invented the gore genre, did a bunch of other films and then left the movies to teach others how to be a success in marketing and advertising. "Anyone can point a video camera," he said, "but it takes talent to get an audience to come and watch your film." He sure had that talent.  Cultpix has almost all of his films, starting with nudie cuties such as "The Adventures of Lucky Pierre" (1961), "Nature's Playmates" (1962), "Daughter of the Sun" (1962), "Goldilocks and the Three Bares" (1963), "Boin-n-g!" (1963) where Lewis sends up the sexploitation biz, and "Bell, Bare and Beautiful" (1964), with burlesque legend Virginia Bell. Lewis then switched tack completely and single-handedly invented the gore genre with the Blood Trilogy: "Blood Feast" (1963) where the caterer/cultist Fuad Ramses asks the classic question: “Have you ever had… an Egyptian feast?”, "Two Thousand Maniacs" (1964) with its epic theme song "The South's Gonna Rise Again", and "Color Me Blood Red" (1965).  His other gore greats included "A Taste of Blood" (1967), "The Gruesome Twosome" (1967), "The Wizard of Gore" (1970) and his last 70s film "The Gore Gore Girls" (1972), "a fascinatingly sick swan song." He also did other genres such as the exposé of smut peddling "Scum of the Earth" (1963), folk horror "Moonshine Mountain" (1964), trippy horror "Something Weird" (1967), delinquents "Just for the Hell of It" (1968) and biker film "She-Devils on Wheels" (1968) and Hillbilly horror  "This Stuff'll Kill Ya!"(1972).  We also have the documentary "Herschell Gordon Lewis: the Godfather of Gore" (2010). Smut interviews Jimmy Maslon, who saw the popularity of Lewis' films on US college campuses first-hand and had the foresight to start buying the rights to his films long before the advent of VHS. They discuss the movies, music and marketing genius of Lewis. On Lewis'; career, AllMovie wrote, "With his better-known gore films, Herschell Gordon Lewis was a pioneer, going further than anyone else dared, probing the depths of disgust and discomfort onscreen with more bad taste and imagination than anyone of his era."And dig the HGL Spotify playlist.

Django and Smut feast on the films of exploitation filmmaker extraordinaire Herschell Gordon Lewis (HGL), aka the Godfather of Gore, who went from journalism and TV and radio sports to making nudie cuties, invented the gore genre, did a bunch of other films and then left the movies to teach others how to be a success in marketing and advertising. "Anyone can point a video camera," he said, "but it takes talent to get an audience to come and watch your film." He sure had that talent.  Cultpix has almost all of his films, starting with nudie cuties such as <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/the-adventures-of-lucky-pierre/910" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Adventures of Lucky Pierre" (1961)</a>, <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/nature-and-8242s-playmates/911" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Nature's Playmates" (1962)</a>, <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/daughter-of-the-sun/912" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Daughter of the Sun" (1962)</a>, <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/goldilocks-and-the-three-bares/913" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Goldilocks and the Three Bares" (1963)</a>, <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/boin-n-g/914" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Boin-n-g!" (1963)</a> where Lewis sends up the sexploitation biz, and <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/bell-bare-and-beautiful/915" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Bell, Bare and Beautiful" (1964)</a>, with burlesque legend Virginia Bell. Lewis then switched tack completely and single-handedly invented the gore genre with the Blood Trilogy: <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/blood-feast/916" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Blood Feast" (1963)</a> where the caterer/cultist Fuad Ramses asks the classic question: “Have you ever had… an Egyptian feast?”, <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/two-thousand-maniacs/918" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Two Thousand Maniacs" (1964)</a> with its epic theme song <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljD5wnQLEX8&amp;ab_channel=HorrorSoundtracks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The South's Gonna Rise Again"</a>, and <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/color-me-blood-red/920" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Color Me Blood Red" (1965)</a>.  His other gore greats included <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/a-taste-of-blood/925" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"A Taste of Blood" (1967)</a>, <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/the-gruesome-twosome/927" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Gruesome Twosome" (1967)</a>, <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/the-wizard-of-gore/932" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Wizard of Gore" (1970)</a> and his last 70s film <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/the-gore-gore-girls/934" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Gore Gore Girls" (1972)</a>, "a fascinatingly sick swan song." He also did other genres such as the exposé of smut peddling <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/scum-of-the-earth/923" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Scum of the Earth" (1963)</a>, folk horror <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/moonshine-mountain/924" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Moonshine Mountain" (1964)</a>, trippy horror <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/something-weird/926" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Something Weird" (1967)</a>, delinquents <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/just-for-the-hell-of-it/929" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Just for the Hell of It" (1968)</a> and biker film <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/she-devils-on-wheels/930" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"She-Devils on Wheels" (1968)</a> and Hillbilly horror  <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/this-stuff-and-8242ll-kill-ya/933" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"This Stuff'll Kill Ya!"(1972)</a>.  We also have the documentary <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/herschell-gordon-lewis-the-godfather-of-gore/938" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Herschell Gordon Lewis: the Godfather of Gore" (2010)</a>. Smut interviews<a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0556522/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Jimmy Maslon</a>, who saw the popularity of Lewis' films on US college campuses first-hand and had the foresight to start buying the rights to his films long before the advent of VHS. They discuss the movies, music and marketing genius of Lewis. On Lewis'; career, AllMovie wrote, "With his better-known gore films, Herschell Gordon Lewis was a pioneer, going further than anyone else dared, probing the depths of disgust and discomfort onscreen with more bad taste and imagination than anyone of his era." And dig the <a href="https://spoti.fi/3U3ByNh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HGL Spotify playlist</a>.

Cultpix Radio Ep.56 - Herschell Gordon Lewis the Godfather of Gore

Bela Lugosi

Django and Nudo are joined by Kitty Lash at Castle Cultpix to reminisce about the greatest screen Dracula of all time,  Bela Lugosi. It all started in Lyon, where Django and Smut where attending the MIFC convention, where they met the Hungarian Film Institute, who promised them the oldest known silent film footage of Bela Lugosi on the day he would have turned 140.We start off with a clip from "The Phantom Creeps" (1939), the 12-part cinema serial where Bela plays a mad inventor planning on releasing an army of robots to rule the world - “It can make me the most powerful man in the world.” In this interview Bela talks about being born in Hungary but now being an American, as well as how playing Dracula depresses him. He had to leave post-war Hungary for starting an actors' union and remained politically active, but also an American patriot. Here he is encouraging people to donate blood during World War Two.  Yet because of his accent he not only played Central European bloodsuckers but also Nazi's, for example in "Black Dragons" (1941), a quickie thriller in the style of "The Manchurian Candidate". He did win recognition as "one of the finest actors to come out of Europe," in this 1951 interview, where he talks about being typecast and the kind of roles he had back in Hungary. He also gave this very candid interview after he was in rehab in 1955 to deal with opioid and alcohol addiction.  Yet his son Bela George Lugosi Jr has spoken about addiction being “the biggest misconception about his father” and a “focus on negative aspects” of his life. Part of the reason for this is Tim Burton's film "Ed Wood" (1994), which imagines how Ed Wood first met Bela Lugosi. Johnny Depp's Ed Wood is in awe of Bela, though he himself feels he is a has-been.  “Now, no one gives two fucks for Bela.” Marin Landau discusses the process of becoming Bela, a role that won him an Oscar, and his admiration for him. “In junk movies he was BRILLIANT."Bela did get to play comedy in one of our favourite films, “Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla” (1951), with nightclub comedians Duke Mitchell and Sammy Petrillo in roles approximating Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.We end up with a mashup of the classic punk-goth song “Bela Lugosi's Dead”, both the original Bauhaus version and the Nouvelle Vague version. We also have our longest ever Spotify playlist (6h23m), with more cover versions than you can shake a wooden stake at, but also many other tracks about or name checking Bela Lugosi. 

Django and Nudo are joined by Kitty Lash at Castle Cultpix to reminisce about the greatest screen Dracula of all time,  Bela Lugosi. It all started in Lyon, where Django and Smut where attending the MIFC convention, where they met the Hungarian Film Institute, who promised them the oldest known silent film footage of Bela Lugosi on the day he would have turned 140. We start off with a clip from <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/the-phantom-creeps/903?s=0&amp;e=0&amp;epId=006d949dc1a8725a61c7b3ee4b9fa114" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Phantom Creeps" (1939)</a>, the 12-part cinema serial where Bela plays a mad inventor planning on releasing an army of robots to rule the world - “It can make me the most powerful man in the world.” In this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35piJvqIFGQ&amp;ab_channel=historycomestolife" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">interview Bela talks about being born in Hungary</a> but now being an American, as well as how playing Dracula depresses him. He had to leave post-war Hungary for starting an actors' union and remained politically active, but also an American patriot. Here he is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEv3JONRoHo&amp;ab_channel=ton24968" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">encouraging people to donate blood</a> during World War Two.  Yet because of his accent he not only played Central European bloodsuckers but also Nazi's, for example in <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/black-dragons/337" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Black Dragons" (1941)</a>, a quickie thriller in the style of "The Manchurian Candidate". He did win recognition as "one of the finest actors to come out of Europe," <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TMbIy_vdjY&amp;ab_channel=historycomestolife" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">in this 1951 interview</a>, where he talks about being typecast and the kind of roles he had back in Hungary. He also gave <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM88vyxN82k&amp;ab_channel=dufoenet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this very candid interview</a> after he was in rehab in 1955 to deal with opioid and alcohol addiction.  Yet his son <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbjm_N2tCLM&amp;ab_channel=SiMelzer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bela George Lugosi Jr has spoken about</a> addiction being “the biggest misconception about his father” and a “focus on negative aspects” of his life. Part of the reason for this is Tim Burton's film "Ed Wood" (1994), which <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMdvRIj6soM&amp;ab_channel=Firebrandhand" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">imagines how Ed Wood first met Bela Lugosi</a>. Johnny Depp's Ed Wood is in awe of Bela, though he himself feels he is a has-been.  “Now, no one gives two fucks for Bela.” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY6cdOmDsuI&amp;ab_channel=SiMelzer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marin Landau discusses the process of becoming Bela</a>, a role that won him an Oscar, and his admiration for him. “In junk movies he was BRILLIANT."Bela did get to play comedy in one of our favourite films, <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/bela-lugosi-meets-a-brooklyn-gorilla/329" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla” (1951)</a>, with nightclub comedians Duke Mitchell and Sammy Petrillo in roles approximating Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.We end up with a mashup of the classic punk-goth song “Bela Lugosi's Dead”, both the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy9h2q_dr9k&amp;ab_channel=Bauhaus-Topic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">original Bauhaus version</a> and the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS_h4iqhYtM&amp;ab_channel=Kwaidanrecords" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nouvelle Vague version</a>. We also have our <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fplaylist%2F6848mxsE8QZbn9FVpG9QDs%3Fsi%3Dc3f3d22aec2c41df%26fbclid%3DIwAR0UbD_CxslBzaOIcWAbI3h3B-vZo4tQyWdj_EUYvj_IcRCrorSzw5HdqUE&amp;h=AT2xDIbGF8ynroeJCGKWY2Z6tSGKdQYoj1Q8AWT3Wg-YjNlfuBJGAWjgeB6wpjT0ZWcU03_NRfHPSOg42JIWljZklEgtxPRQyfCXzm73QwgB1epaG_jZE3tI-fnD4QlBCf20_rcx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">longest ever Spotify playlist</a> (6h23m), with more cover versions than you can shake a wooden stake at, but also many other tracks about or name checking Bela Lugosi.

Cultpix Radio Ep.55 - Bela Lugosi 140 Years Old (Still Undead)

Django Nudo and the Smut Peddler are joined by academic Dr. Retro (OK, not his real name), who specialises in film history and is an expert on British cult films and more. The occasion is the 50th anniversary of the publication of the Longford Report on Pornography, an unlikely 520-page bestseller (no pictures) that argued for the banning of 'obscene' publications, films, plays and broadcasts, spearheaded by Frank Pakenham, aka the seventh Earl of Longford. The Swedish sex ed films "The Language of Love" (1969) and "More from the Language of Love" (1970) became test cases for what could and could not be shown in the UK. As one critic pointed out at the time, ‘Nobody makes a sex-education movie like the Swedes. And nobody – but nobody – will make such a supercilious fuss about it more than the British Establishment.' There was particular tension between the British Board of Film Classification/Censors (BBFC), which advised whether a film should get a rating, and the Greater London Council (GLC), which decided for itself as the final arbitrator as to whether to show a film or not in its cinemas - representing one in seven screens across the UK. Far from being censorship prone, the BBFC  Secretary (i.e. Director) John Trevelyan and BBFC President Lord Harlech agreed that sex ed films should be accepted, even if they did not allow 'extravagant exploitation'. Trevelyan also engaged in exchanges with foreign distributors to try to understand the films and their social context better. The BBFC passed the buck to local councils as to whether approve "The Language of Love" (1969), which the GLC passed with an 'X' certificate, meaning only over-16s could see it. By 1971 127 local authorities out of 169 that the films was submitted to had approved. But there was trouble ahead, according to Dr Retro's study:"In July 1974 two plain-clothed policemen, Chief Inspector Smith and Police Sergeant Collins, entered the Jacey cinema on Charing Cross Road, where More About the Language of Love had already been playing to audiences five times a day for six weeks. According to Chief Inspector Smith’s account, ‘The cinema has a seedy air entirely in keeping with its clientele and the films they come to watch.’"It is unusual to get a detailed. eyewitness report of cinema screenings and habits, but while historians can treasure this today, the result was that the film was accused of being 'criminally obscene'. It was the basis for the trial the following year, Regina v. Jacey (London) Ltd, Lionel Parsons and Fancey Associates Ltd, where the three charged was the Jacey Cinema, the programmer Fancey Associates and Lionel Parsons, the cinema manager. People were thus being prosecuted for screening a film that had been passed by the relevant authorities for public viewing. " If they were to be found guilty this case would have serious implications for the whole system of British film censorship.," Dr Retro notes the defence lawyer arguing. Shockingly, the Crown WON the case, meaning that anyone could be prosecuted on the basis of 'obscenity'. This is where Lord Longford's 'report', or rather moral crusade, plays such a significant role. We talk about the differences between Swedish and British censorship and the implications of the ruling. There is also sound clips from people on the streets (of Dublin) being interviewed about their views on pornography and a clip from the Festival of Light that demonstrated against pornography. We end with Cliff Richards, who marched against the "Language of Love" screenings under a banner proclaiming Sweden to be a hotbed of alcoholism, suicide, gonorrhoea, and pornography, b

Django Nudo and the Smut Peddler are joined by academic Dr. Retro (OK, not his real name), who specialises in film history and is an expert on British cult films and more. The occasion is the 50th anniversary of the publication of the <a href="https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Pornography_the_Longford_Report.html?id=aTwzvgAACAAJ&amp;redir_esc=y" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Longford Report on Pornography</a>, an unlikely 520-page bestseller (no pictures) that argued for the banning of 'obscene' publications, films, plays and broadcasts, spearheaded by Frank Pakenham, aka the seventh Earl of Longford. The Swedish sex ed films <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/karlekens-sprak/70" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Language of Love" (1969)</a> and <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/mera-ur-karlekens-sprak/72" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"More from the Language of Love" (1970)</a> became test cases for what could and could not be shown in the UK.  As one critic pointed out at the time, ‘Nobody makes a sex-education movie like the Swedes. And nobody – but nobody – will make such a supercilious fuss about it more than the British Establishment.' There was particular tension between the British Board of Film Classification/Censors (BBFC), which advised whether a film should get a rating, and the Greater London Council (GLC), which decided for itself as the final arbitrator as to whether to show a film or not in its cinemas - representing one in seven screens across the UK.  Far from being censorship prone, the BBFC  Secretary (i.e. Director) John Trevelyan and BBFC President Lord Harlech agreed that sex ed films should be accepted, even if they did not allow 'extravagant exploitation'. Trevelyan also engaged in exchanges with foreign distributors to try to understand the films and their social context better.  The BBFC passed the buck to local councils as to whether approve "The Language of Love" (1969), which the GLC passed with an 'X' certificate, meaning only over-16s could see it. By 1971 127 local authorities out of 169 that the films was submitted to had approved. But there was trouble ahead, according to Dr Retro's study: "In July 1974 two plain-clothed policemen, Chief Inspector Smith and Police Sergeant Collins, entered the Jacey cinema on Charing Cross Road, where More About the Language of Love had already been playing to audiences five times a day for six weeks. According to Chief Inspector Smith’s account, ‘The cinema has a seedy air entirely in keeping with its clientele and the films they come to watch.’" It is unusual to get a detailed. eyewitness report of cinema screenings and habits, but while historians can treasure this today, the result was that the film was accused of being 'criminally obscene'. It was the basis for the trial the following year, Regina v. Jacey (London) Ltd, Lionel Parsons and Fancey Associates Ltd, where the three charged was the Jacey Cinema, the programmer Fancey Associates and Lionel Parsons, the cinema manager. People were thus being prosecuted for screening a film that had been passed by the relevant authorities for public viewing. " If they were to be found guilty this case would have serious implications for the whole system of British film censorship.," Dr Retro notes the defence lawyer arguing.  Shockingly, the Crown WON the case, meaning that anyone could be prosecuted on the basis of 'obscenity'. This is where Lord Longford's 'report', or rather moral crusade, plays such a significant role.  We talk about the differences between Swedish and British censorship and the implications of the ruling. There is also sound clips from people on the streets (of Dublin) being interviewed about their views on pornography and a clip from the Festival of Light that demonstrated against pornography. We end with Cliff Richards, who marched against the "Language of Love" screenings under a banner proclaiming Sweden to be a hotbed of alcoholism, suicide, gonorrhoea, and pornography, b

Cultpix Radio Ep.54 - British Censorship and The Language of Love

Django Nudo and the Smut Peddler are joined by journalist and film expert Brian Iskov, author of "Denmark on the Bedside" (2020), a beautiful study-cum-coffee table book about the Golden Age of Danish sex comedies. A wide-ranging discussion that covers: - The cinema career and life of Brian;- The book and its creative origins;- Danish Sin (origins and different from Swedish);- Annelise Meineche and how "17" got the Danish celluloid nudie ball rolling;- Change in Danish censorship laws;- The Bedside films v. the Zodiac/Starsign films (soft v. hard);- Hardcore makes an entrance (in Denmark and Bedside);- Ole Söltoft (the curse of Bedside),  Annie Birgit Garde and Birte Tove;- Mainstream actors appearing in ‘porn’ and public attitude;- The legacy of Bedside today. The crazy music at the end is from "Danish Bed and Board" (1972), where everyone is having sex with everyone in the last scene. 

Django Nudo and the Smut Peddler are joined by journalist and film expert <a href="https://twitter.com/brianiskov?lang=en-GB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brian Iskov</a>, author of <a href="https://www.booklab.dk/publikationer/danmark-p-sengekante-af-brian-iskov" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Denmark on the Bedside" (2020)</a>, a beautiful study-cum-coffee table book about the Golden Age of Danish sex comedies. A wide-ranging discussion that covers: - The cinema career and life of Brian; - The book and its creative origins; - Danish Sin (origins and different from Swedish); - Annelise Meineche and how "17" got the Danish celluloid nudie ball rolling; - Change in Danish censorship laws; - The Bedside films v. the Zodiac/Starsign films (soft v. hard); - Hardcore makes an entrance (in Denmark and Bedside); - Ole Söltoft (the curse of Bedside),  Annie Birgit Garde and Birte Tove; - Mainstream actors appearing in ‘porn’ and public attitude; - The legacy of Bedside today. The crazy music at the end is from <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/rektor-pa-sengekanten/814" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Danish Bed and Board" (1972)</a>, where everyone is having sex with everyone in the last scene.

Cultpix Radio Ep.53 - Denmark on the Bedside with Brian Iskov

Django Nudo and Smut Peddler get their Lederhosen on (proverbially) to celebrate the best of German vintage smut. But first they toast Cultpix's 888th title, the favourite "Death Race 2000" (1975). Not just ooompha-oompha music, but some catchy tunes for this week's celluloid Kraut fest. The Kronhausens x 2:Sexologists Dr Eberhard and Dr Phyllis Kronhausen are Germany's 'white coaters' that give education respectability to scenes of sex and smut in two films. "Freedom to Love" (1969) looks at  lesbianism, illegal abortion, swing clubs and Hugh Hefner; while  "Sex Freedom in Germany" (1970) also features pornographers Owalt Kolle and Beate Uhse. The Sylt Connection x 2The island of Sylt as a film subject is an excuse for lots of nakedness. "Naked and Free" (1971) not only includes naked Fräulines, but also spliced inserts of  Jake La Motta and Rocky Graziano! "Ready, Willing &amp; Able" (1971) is about a Miss Sylt contest (clothing not required) at the Eden Playboy Club. Costume films x 3Historic and literary settings were a great excuse for boobies on display. "How to Play the Seduction Game" (1970) is a historic sex comedy loosely based on Werner Zibaso’s French classic. "Teach Me" (1972) is a series of erotic vignettes about the sexploits of Lieutenant Ferdinand with Christine Schuberth and Astrid Boner [sic!] It has a weirdly contemporary poster and international titles such as "Ferdinand - tjuren som inte ville" (Sweden) and "The Games Schoolgirls Play" (USA). In "The Sinful Bed" (1973) we hear from the bed about the romping it has experienced over the ages. A good double bill with Mac Ahlberg's "The Bed" (1965). The Sweden Connection x 3"Daughters of Joy" (1968) is a period piece (of ass) in the 'Sexy Susan' (Frau Wirtin) series with Teri Tordai in the lead and also starring Harald Leipnitz from Swedish sex comedy "Do You Believe in Swedish Sin?" (1970). "Moonlighting Mistress" (1971) is the strangely translated title of the German original "I Slept with My Murderess". "The Erotic Adventures of Hansel and Gretel" (1970) had punny international titles such as "Hans og Grete i den forsexede skov" (Denmark), "Hands off Gretel!" (UK), "The Naked Wytche" (USA) and weird one like "Gymni se mia Rolls Royce" (Greece) and"Favole calde... per svedesi bollenti" (Italy), even though nothing Swedish about the sexy Grimm fairytale.OthersAlso "The Love Keys" (1971), "Massage Parlor '73" (1972), "Office Girls" (1972), "Run Virgin Run" (1973) and "All Around Service" (1974).

Django Nudo and Smut Peddler get their Lederhosen on (proverbially) to celebrate the best of German vintage smut. But first they toast Cultpix's 888th title, the favourite <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/death-race-2000/888" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Death Race 2000" (1975)</a>. Not just ooompha-oompha music, but some catchy tunes for this week's celluloid Kraut fest. The Kronhausens x 2: Sexologists Dr Eberhard and Dr Phyllis Kronhausen are Germany's 'white coaters' that give education respectability to scenes of sex and smut in two films. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/freiheit-fur-die-liebe/882" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Freedom to Love" (1969)</a> looks at  lesbianism, illegal abortion, swing clubs and Hugh Hefner; while  <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/wunderland-der-liebe-der-grose-deutsche-sexreport/881" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Sex Freedom in Germany" (1970)</a> also features pornographers Owalt Kolle and Beate Uhse. The Sylt Connection x 2 The island of Sylt as a film subject is an excuse for lots of nakedness. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/heisser-sand-auf-sylt/884" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Naked and Free" (1971)</a> not only includes naked Fräulines, but also spliced inserts of  Jake La Motta and Rocky Graziano! <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/sonne-sylt-und-kesse-krabben/885" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Ready, Willing &amp; Able" (1971)</a> is about a Miss Sylt contest (clothing not required) at the Eden Playboy Club. Costume films x 3 Historic and literary settings were a great excuse for boobies on display. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/hilfe-mich-liebt-eine-jungfrau/883" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"How to Play the Seduction Game" (1970)</a> is a historic sex comedy loosely based on Werner Zibaso’s French classic. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/auch-fummeln-will-gelernt-sein/886" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Teach Me" (1972)</a> is a series of erotic vignettes about the sexploits of Lieutenant Ferdinand with Christine Schuberth and Astrid Boner [sic!] It has a weirdly contemporary poster and international titles such as "Ferdinand - tjuren som inte ville" (Sweden) and "The Games Schoolgirls Play" (USA). In <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/das-sundige-bett/887" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Sinful Bed" (1973)</a> we hear from the bed about the romping it has experienced over the ages. A good double bill with Mac Ahlberg's <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/sangen/748" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Bed" (1965)</a>.  The Sweden Connection x 3 <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/frau-wirtin-hat-auch-einen-grafen/889" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Daughters of Joy" (1968)</a> is a period piece (of ass) in the 'Sexy Susan' (Frau Wirtin) series with Teri Tordai in the lead and also starring Harald Leipnitz from Swedish sex comedy <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/som-hon-baddar-far-han-ligga/93" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Do You Believe in Swedish Sin?" (1970)</a>. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/ich-schlafe-mit-meinem-morder/892" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Moonlighting Mistress" (1971)</a> is the strangely translated title of the German original "I Slept with My Murderess". <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/hansel-und-gretel-verliefen-sich-im-wald/890" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Erotic Adventures of Hansel and Gretel" (1970)</a> had punny international titles such as "Hans og Grete i den forsexede skov" (Denmark), "Hands off Gretel!" (UK), "The Naked Wytche" (USA) and weird one like "Gymni se mia Rolls Royce" (Greece) and "Favole calde... per svedesi bollenti" (Italy), even though nothing Swedish about the sexy Grimm fairytale. Others Also <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/bleib-sauber-liebling/891" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Love Keys" (1971)</a>, <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/massagesalon-der-jungen-madchen/893" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Massage Parlor '73" (1972)</a>, "Office Girls" (1972), "Run Virgin Run" (1973) and "All Around Service" (1974).

Cultpix Radio Ep.52 - Germany: Oktoberfest on Viagra

Django Nudo and the Smut Peddler mourn Kitten Natividad but celebrate the 100th birthday of Bert I Gordon, the director of big creature and small people fantasy films who is still alive. They also announce that the European Genre Film Foundation has acquired the Joe Sarno collection of costumes, props, scripts and more from his widow Peggy Sarno, including the notorious double-dildo rocking horse from Young Playthings (1972). Kenne Fant was a talented director who was overshadowed by Ingmar Bergman, just like his contemporaries Hasse Ekman and Arne Mattsson. He often worked with the same actors as Bergmen, including Bibi Andersson and Max von Sydow. Other of his actors had no problem switching between arthouse and exploitation films, like Lars Ekborg (Blonde in Bondage, The Dance Hall), Christina Schollin and others. Special mention to older actor Edvin Adolphson.As the films were produced by Nordisk Tonefilm, owned by the Swedish labour movement, there are some recurring political/didactic themes: one being criticism against the church and conservative priests, the conflict between rural and urban Sweden, and how young people try to change their lives, despite the grown-up world.Wings in the Night (1953) - An orphan boy and the vicar's daughter fall in love, but her father is opposed to their relationship.Young Summer (1954) - Helge Lysvik is a farmer's son. He dreams of a future as a musician, but there are many obstacles on the way. He's also torn between the girl next door and big city life.The Taming of Love (1955) - The headmaster's wife in the small town has just published an acclaimed collection of love poems. Everyone is curious about who the young lover of the poems might be.Tarps Elin (1956) - Elin Tarp is an unmarried mother with three children, who lives a hard life in the countryside. Eva Dahlbeck was referred to as “Battleship Femininity” by Ingmar Bergman. The Priest in Uddarbo (1958) - A young Max von Sydow impresses with warmth and humor as a young preacher, mobilizing the whole village to build a church. (No exorcism involved.)The Game of Love (1959) - Colourful and innovative marital comedy. The everyday life scenes are black and white, the fantasy/film scenes are in vivid colour. A weird film. Very hard to understand the target audience for it. But great colour and great performances all around!The Wedding Day (1960) - Star-studded comedy. A surprisingly outspoken and cynical film, where Max von Sydow screws around, despite his love for his fiancée Bibi Anderson. With English subtitles! Done by Smut Peddler himself!!A memorable line from Christina Schollin as young student Titti, talking to Bibi Andersson, who’s about to marry Max: “Can’t I just borrow him for the night? You’ll have him every day!” Schollin is now matriarch of an acting dynasty and back on stage age 83. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1962) - Based on Selma Lagerlöf's fairy-tale about a boy who shrinks and flies on a goose all over Sweden. One of Sweden’s very few fantasy films, also a great geography lesson.

Django Nudo and the Smut Peddler mourn Kitten Natividad but celebrate the 100th birthday of Bert I Gordon, the director of big creature and small people fantasy films who is still alive. They also announce that the European Genre Film Foundation has acquired the Joe Sarno collection of costumes, props, scripts and more from his widow Peggy Sarno, including the notorious double-dildo rocking horse from <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/young-playthings/101" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Young Playthings (1972)</a>. Kenne Fant was a talented director who was overshadowed by Ingmar Bergman, just like his contemporaries Hasse Ekman and Arne Mattsson. He often worked with the same actors as Bergmen, including Bibi Andersson and Max von Sydow. Other of his actors had no problem switching between arthouse and exploitation films, like Lars Ekborg (<a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/blondin-i-fara/516" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blonde in Bondage</a>, <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/danssalongen/51" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Dance Hall</a>), Christina Schollin and others. Special mention to older actor Edvin Adolphson.As the films were produced by Nordisk Tonefilm, owned by the Swedish labour movement, there are some recurring political/didactic themes: one being criticism against the church and conservative priests, the conflict between rural and urban Sweden, and how young people try to change their lives, despite the grown-up world.<a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/vingslag-i-natten/879" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wings in the Night (1953)</a> - An orphan boy and the vicar's daughter fall in love, but her father is opposed to their relationship.<a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/ung-sommar/878" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Young Summer (1954)</a> - Helge Lysvik is a farmer's son. He dreams of a future as a musician, but there are many obstacles on the way. He's also torn between the girl next door and big city life.<a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/tarps-elin/877" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Taming of Love (1955)</a> - The headmaster's wife in the small town has just published an acclaimed collection of love poems. Everyone is curious about who the young lover of the poems might be.<a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/tarps-elin/877" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tarps Elin (1956) </a>- Elin Tarp is an unmarried mother with three children, who lives a hard life in the countryside. Eva Dahlbeck was referred to as “Battleship Femininity” by Ingmar Bergman. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/prasten-i-uddarbo/481" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Priest in Uddarbo (1958)</a> - A young Max von Sydow impresses with warmth and humor as a young preacher, mobilizing the whole village to build a church. (No exorcism involved.)<a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/den-kara-leken/478" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Game of Love (1959)</a> - Colourful and innovative marital comedy. The everyday life scenes are black and white, the fantasy/film scenes are in vivid colour. A weird film. Very hard to understand the target audience for it. But great colour and great performances all around!<a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/brollopsdagen/803" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Wedding Day (1960)</a> - Star-studded comedy. A surprisingly outspoken and cynical film, where Max von Sydow screws around, despite his love for his fiancée Bibi Anderson. With English subtitles! Done by Smut Peddler himself!!A memorable line from Christina Schollin as young student Titti, talking to Bibi Andersson, who’s about to marry Max: “Can’t I just borrow him for the night? You’ll have him every day!” Schollin is now matriarch of an acting dynasty and <a href="https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/a7a2q7/christina-schollin-atervander-till-dramaten--efter-25-ar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">back on stage age 83</a>. <a href="https://www.cultpix.com/movie/nils-holgerssons-underbara-resa/104" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1962)</a> - Based on Selma Lagerlöf's fairy-tale about a boy who shrinks and flies on a goose all over Sweden. One of Sweden’s very few fantasy films, also a great geography lesson.

Cultpix Radio Ep.51 - Kenne Fant

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