David Buchanan Selects
David Buchanan – director – Laguna Ave
“I feel extremely proud and lucky to see Laguna Ave in the company of all these incredible films. I’ve picked eight of my favourite cinematic treats from the Arrow library, all of which have inspired me in some way and informed my tastes as a filmmaker. They range from the magical and dreamlike, to the sharp and satirical, to grungy celebrations of the DIY style that I love so much. These are all the kinds of things that I hope to achieve when making my own stuff. As for the last two on the list: I haven’t seen them yet but they look RIGHT up my street!”
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The Stuff
1985 • United States • Directed by Larry Cohen
Are you eating it...or is it eating you? The Stuff is the new dessert taking supermarket shelves by storm. It's delicious, low in calories and - better still - doesn't stain the family carpet... What's not to like?! Well, for a start it has a life o...
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Dude Bro Party Massacre III
2015 • United States • Directed by Tomm Jacobsen, Michael Rousselet, Jon Salmon
A satirical twist on the gory and sexually charged 1980’s slasher genre, Dude Bro Party Massacre III is presented as the only surviving VHS copy of the reviled horror franchise’s third, and final, installment.In ...
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Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway
What do you get when you cross Afro-futurism, Cold War paranoia, the dystopian world of Philip K. Dick and 60s exploitation cinema, along with a hefty dose of Lynchian surrealism? The answer: 'Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway', the second feature by Miguel Llanso ('Crumbs') and one of the m...
