Unavailable on home video for many years (except perhaps as a grainy, nth-generation VHS bootleg), Penelope Spheeris' seminal document of the young 1979-1980 Los Angeles punk scene includes chaotic live performances by now-legendary groups like Black Flag (with short-lived lead singer Ron "Chavo Pederast" Reyes), X (giving themselves stick-and-poke tattoos) and the Germs (whose unpredictable lead singer Darby Crash would commit suicide before the film's release) interwoven with talking-head interviews with teenage punks and, most entertainingly, older club owners trying very hard to describe a growing form of music they were clearly unprepared for. The footage of Fear's confrontational set would later grab the attention of John Belushi, who snagged the band a 1981 appearance on Saturday Night Live (and resulted in $20,000 in damage to the studio). - Tom Fritsche

Unavailable on home video for many years (except perhaps as a grainy, nth-generation VHS bootleg), Penelope Spheeris' seminal document of the young 1979-1980 Los Angeles punk scene includes chaotic live performances by now-legendary groups like Black Flag (with short-lived lead singer Ron "Chavo Pederast" Reyes), X (giving themselves stick-and-poke tattoos) and the Germs (whose unpredictable lead singer Darby Crash would commit suicide before the film's release) interwoven with talking-head interviews with teenage punks and, most entertainingly, older club owners trying very hard to describe a growing form of music they were clearly unprepared for. The footage of Fear's confrontational set would later grab the attention of John Belushi, who snagged the band a 1981 appearance on Saturday Night Live (and resulted in $20,000 in damage to the studio). - Tom Fritsche

The third (and seemingly final) installment in Penelope Spheeris' Los Angeles music trilogy, THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION III follows not the punk acts of Los Angeles from 1996-1997 but their homeless teenaged fans. Musician interviews in this DECLINE are fewer but include interesting musings from Keith Morris from the Circle Jerks and Flea (credited as the "ex-bass player of Fear"). DECLINE III lives up to its title as Spheeris explores every facet of the gutter-punk life, from their damaged upbringings (nearly all were abused or neglected as children) to the self-destructive lives they lead on society's fringe (alcoholism, homelessness and run-ins with skinheads, among others). - Tom Fritsche

The third (and seemingly final) installment in Penelope Spheeris' Los Angeles music trilogy, THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION III follows not the punk acts of Los Angeles from 1996-1997 but their homeless teenaged fans. Musician interviews in this DECLINE are fewer but include interesting musings from Keith Morris from the Circle Jerks and Flea (credited as the "ex-bass player of Fear"). DECLINE III lives up to its title as Spheeris explores every facet of the gutter-punk life, from their damaged upbringings (nearly all were abused or neglected as children) to the self-destructive lives they lead on society's fringe (alcoholism, homelessness and run-ins with skinheads, among others). - Tom Fritsche

The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years is a documentary film directed by Penelope Spheeris about the Los Angeles heavy metal scene from 1986 to 1988.

The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years is a documentary film directed by Penelope Spheeris about the Los Angeles heavy metal scene from 1986 to 1988.

Vulgar is about a man who is a children's clown but has not been getting much luck lately. He lives in a cheap apartment which he can't even afford. Bums are constantly sleeping in his run down car and crashing on his lawn. He has a nagging mother who lives in a nursing home, and his best friend is a moocher. One day he comes up with the idea to become a bachelor clown.

年轻漂亮的女教师加尔吉正沉浸在即将结婚的甜蜜气氛中，她的父亲突然被指控参与强奸9岁女孩，她踏上了一场证明父亲清白的艰难之路。本片直指长期困扰印度社会的强奸犯罪问题，从警察、法院、媒体、加害人与受害人家属等多个角度做了全景式呈现。影片采用双线叙事，成年加尔吉为父奔走与童年加尔吉遭遇性骚扰的画面相互穿插，黑白影像作为区隔，呈现了印度女性“每天如同生活在第三次世界大战中”的艰难处境。饰演加尔吉的宝莱坞女星赛·帕拉维贡献了从影以来最为精彩的演技，荣获2023年印度影评人选择奖最佳女演员奖提名。

年轻漂亮的女教师加尔吉正沉浸在即将结婚的甜蜜气氛中，她的父亲突然被指控参与强奸9岁女孩，她踏上了一场证明父亲清白的艰难之路。本片直指长期困扰印度社会的强奸犯罪问题，从警察、法院、媒体、加害人与受害人家属等多个角度做了全景式呈现。影片采用双线叙事，成年加尔吉为父奔走与童年加尔吉遭遇性骚扰的画面相互穿插，黑白影像作为区隔，呈现了印度女性“每天如同生活在第三次世界大战中”的艰难处境。饰演加尔吉的宝莱坞女星赛·帕拉维贡献了从影以来最为精彩的演技，荣获2023年印度影评人选择奖最佳女演员奖提名。

这部电影通过一位英国艺术家的视角讲述了马克·夏加尔的生活，从位于巴黎蒙帕纳斯区的艺术家居所“蜂巢”(La Ruche)开始，带我们踏上夏加尔的神奇世界之旅。