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GROWING UP FEMALE (1971)

Jon W. — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 01:09:55 +0000

Growing Up Female is the very first film of the modern women’s movement. Produced in 1971, it caused controversy and exhilaration. It was widely used by consciousness-raising groups to generate interest and help explain feminism to a skeptical society. The film looks at female socialization through a personal look into the lives of six women, age 4 to 35, and the forces that shape them–teachers, counselors, advertising, music and the institution of marriage. It offers us a chance to see how much has changed–and how much remains the same.

Directors: Julia Reichert, Jim Klein.
Writers: Julia Reichert, Jim Klein.

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THE WIFE (1995)

Jon W. — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 06:52:46 +0000

Tom Noonan’s dark comedy features a husband-and-wife team of psychotherapists who run a New-Age therapy group out in the wilderness. Late one night, Jack and Rita are visited by one of their patients, Cosmo, and his wife, Arlie. Cosmo’s wife has felt “left out,” since her husband spends so much time with the therapists and confides all of their secrets to them. Arlie has insisted on meeting them–the evening begins awkwardly, then painfully grinds on, as various tensions and power struggles emerge between and among the two couples.

Director: Tom Noonan.
Writers: Tom Noonan (screenplay) (as Mr. Noonan), Tom Noonan (play “Wifey”) (uncredited).
Stars: Julie Hagerty, Tom Noonan, Wallace Shawn, Karen Young.
Cinematographer: Joe DeSalvo.
Composer: Tom Noonan (as Ludovico Sorret).

1995 Sundance Film Festival – Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize – Dramatic.

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RIP Tom Noonan (1951-2026)

THE SHAPE OF SOMETHING SQUASHED (2014)

Jon W. — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 06:52:24 +0000

Tom Noonan’s play-turned-film What Happened Was… won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize for Best Dramatic Feature in 1994. 20 years later, Noonan returned to his roots with The Shape of Somethng Squashed, an independent film developed from his latest theatrical hit. It tells the story of an older ‘has been’ actor who is asked to participate in a read-through of a play at a legendary theater company. The production depends on the success of the read-through, but unbeknownst to the actor he is only standing in for a star playing hard to get.

Director: Tom Noonan.
Writer: Tom Noonan.
Stars: Talia Lugacy, Tom Noonan, Grant Varjas, Monique Vukovic.
Cinematographer: Matthew L. Weiss.

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MP4 | 1.25 GB | 1280×720 | 23.976 FPS | 1538 kb/s | AAC 160 kb/s
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RIP Tom Noonan (1951-2026)

THE SILENCE (1975)

Jon W. — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 02:53:06 +0000

A cadet at West Point is subjected to “internal exile”, which means that other students refuse to talk to him or acknowledge his existence, after he is accused of violating the school’s code of honor,

Director: Joseph Hardy.
Writer: Stanley R. Greenberg.
Stars: Richard Thomas, Cliff Gorman, George Hearn, Percy Granger, James Mitchell, John Kellogg, Charles Frank, Andrew Duncan, Malcolm Groome, Peter Weller, Michael Cooke, John Carpenter, Cindy Grover.
Cinematographer: Jack Priestley.
Composer: Maurice Jarre.

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MP4 | 982 MB | 640×428 | 29.970 FPS | 1720 kb/s | AAC 165 kb/s
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Quality is pretty rough for this one unfortunately and probably won’t be good enough for some people to watch, sorry about that, it’s a very rare TV movie that has never been released on home video so good copies are hard to come by. If I manage to find a better copy I’ll upgrade it. Audio is decent at least. Thanks a lot to mrjoelabs @CG for digging this one out even if it’s not in the best condition, it’s always great to see such obscure and forgotten gems finally surface for people to enjoy.

I AM NOT A FREAK (1987)

Jon Whitehead — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 02:52:54 +0000

Documentary about some people afflicted with congenital deformities of an extreme nature. Their ability to live with their aberrations while remaining socially involved and upbeat is truly inspirational. While their predecessors were often seen in so called “freak shows” that were part of various exhibitions from Coney Island to traveling circuses, these performers were actually the more fortunate ones in an era of little tolerance for those who were different from the accepted norm.

Director: Kirby Dick.
Writer: Kirby Dick.
Stars: Teresa Sandretto, Sam Early, Evelyn Early, Peter Risch, Lisa Anicker, Mal Fobi, Virginia Callahan, Jack Elam, Yoko Ono (archive footage), Chang (archive footage).
Cinematographer: Christine Burrill.
Composer: Brooke Halpin.

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MP4 | 655 MB | 704×480 | 29.970 FPS | 2058 kb/s | AAC 192 kb/s
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BLOOD RIVER (1991)

Jon W. — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:35:52 +0000

Jimmy Pearls, a directionless young drifter, kills Henry Logan’s son and two other men after he found out that they murdered Jimmy’s parents for their land. Trying to get away from Logan’s vengeance, he goes to ground in the mountains and meets Winston Patrick Culler, an old trapper, who becomes his traveling companion and protector. Jimmy doesn’t understand though why Culler is helping him…

Director: Mel Damski.
Writer: John Carpenter.
Stars: Ricky Schroder, Wilford Brimley, John P. Ryan, Mills Watson, Henry Beckman, Dwight McFee, Adrienne Barbeau, Don S. Davis, Jay Brazeau, Venus Terzo, J.C. Roberts, Gordon Tootoosis, Stephen Hair, Maureen Thomas, Jordie Thomson, Brian Jensen, David McNally, Lori Anderson.
Cinematographer: Robert M. Baldwin, Gary B. Kibbe.
Composer: William Goldstein.

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MP4 | 1.83 GB | 776×572 | 50 FPS | 2782 kb/s | AAC 161 kb/s
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KISS OF THE SERPENT (1988)

Jon W. — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:20:01 +0000

Kim and her gang embark on a wild cruise from Cocoa Beach, Florida. The weekend ends in a horror trip when the boat crashes on a remote island and they are stalked by a psycho.

Director: James Ingrassia. AKA Snake Island
Stars: Chris Moore, Murray McDougall, Jeff Greenman, Matt Tomasino.

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MP4 | 1.06 GB | 700×476 | 23.976 FPS | 1503 kb/s | AAC 160 kb/s
Language: English | Subtitles: Korean (hard)

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Super rare stuff, thanks a lot to bigape and deathrage @CG for the help preserving this film. Ripped from a Korean VHS that poped up on eBay recently.

GLEN AND RANDA (1971)

Jon W. — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 04:35:09 +0000

Teenagers Glen and Randa are members of a tribe that lives in a rural area, several decades after nuclear war has devastated the planet. They know nothing of the outside world, except that Glen has read about and seen pictures of a great city in some old comic books. He and Randa set out to find this city.

Director: Jim McBride.
Writers: Lorenzo Mans, Rudy Wurlitzer, Jim McBride.
Stars: Steve Curry, Shelley Plimpton, Woodrow Chambliss, Garry Goodrow, Roy Fox, William Fratis, Richard Frazier, Martha Furey, Laura Hawbecker, Mary Henry, Talmadge Holiday, Robert Holmer, Alice Huffman, Charles Huffman, Leonard Johnson, Lucille Johnson, Matt Levine, James Nankerius, Hubert Powers, Ortega Sangster, Barbara Spiegel, Jack Tatarsky, Dwight Tate, Bud Thompson, Winona Tomanoczy, David Woeller.
Cinematographer: Alan Raymond.

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MP4 | 1.44 GB | 716×480 | 23.976 FPS | 2000 kb/s | AAC 192 kb/s
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JIM MCBRIDE INTERVIEW:
MP4 | 91 MB | 706×478 | 29.970 FPS | 1124 kb/s | AAC 160 kb/s
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