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

努比亚国王看上了名叫爱斯派西亚（斯韦特兰娜·扎哈诺娃 Svetlana Zakharova 饰）的女子，然而，爱斯派西亚早已经爱上了青年塔奥。于是，这对苦命鸳鸯决定踏上逃婚的旅途，两人一路来到了位于尼罗河边上的一座村庄中，在这里，塔奥先让爱斯派西亚安顿下来，自己则和村里的渔民们一起去捕鱼了。 　　塔奥前脚刚走，国王便赶到了，他持刀威胁爱斯派西亚和自己回国，宁死不屈的爱斯派西亚跳进了尼罗河中。幸运的是，爱斯派西亚并没有死，而是来到了位于河底的河神的王宫中，在这里，她受到了热情的招待。那边厢，姗姗来迟的塔奥不见了爱人，之后被努比亚国王押回了法老的宫殿，等待他的是可怕的死刑。

努比亚国王看上了名叫爱斯派西亚（斯韦特兰娜·扎哈诺娃 Svetlana Zakharova 饰）的女子，然而，爱斯派西亚早已经爱上了青年塔奥。于是，这对苦命鸳鸯决定踏上逃婚的旅途，两人一路来到了位于尼罗河边上的一座村庄中，在这里，塔奥先让爱斯派西亚安顿下来，自己则和村里的渔民们一起去捕鱼了。 　　塔奥前脚刚走，国王便赶到了，他持刀威胁爱斯派西亚和自己回国，宁死不屈的爱斯派西亚跳进了尼罗河中。幸运的是，爱斯派西亚并没有死，而是来到了位于河底的河神的王宫中，在这里，她受到了热情的招待。那边厢，姗姗来迟的塔奥不见了爱人，之后被努比亚国王押回了法老的宫殿，等待他的是可怕的死刑。

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.

The grail is not the gold, nor the books of ancient wisdom, but the 3,000 year old DNA of the mummies, which may lead to a cure for malaria

The grail is not the gold, nor the books of ancient wisdom, but the 3,000 year old DNA of the mummies, which may lead to a cure for malaria