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The union's due, the boys in blue, The Sopranos' view, and Miracle Mike takes it on the, um, chin.

"...Such exploitation also shows that the Chronicle is not really an..."

April 13, 2001 Column

Barravento

"...movement, Glauber Rocha, is a neorealist story about the exploitation of a Bahia fishing village. The film was initially..."

March 29, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Valentine

"...and their razored ilk. If the cyclical nature of exploitation films holds true, with horror and related genres rising..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Cheerleaders

"...Denise Dillaway, Stephanie Fondue and Howdy Gowdy. This campy exploitation film finds the middle ground between soft- and hardcore...."

Nov. 1, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nude On the Moon

"...Doris Wishman was the queen of the nudies, soft-core exploitation films made during the Sixties. Wishman wrote, directed, produced,..."

Sept. 20, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wild in the Streets

Crazed screenwriter Robert Thom penned this AIP exploitation picture about what happens when the voting age is lowered to 14 and the new electorate votes in a fascist pop idol.

"...Thom (Death Race 2000, Bloody Mama) penned this AIP exploitation picture about what happens when the voting age is..."

Jan. 13, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scanlines

The Big Combo

"...is another Roger Corman graduate who began with such exploitation fare as The Student Teachers, The Slams, and Night..."

July 30, 1999 Screens Feature

The Man With Susan's Plan

"...Joe Levine, Avco, New World, there were all these exploitation houses. Now, all the so-called independent producers are really..."

June 25, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Page Two

"...the screenings). Hill's two-decade career is notable for the exploitation films he made in the Seventies including The Big..."

March 12, 1999 Column by Louis Black

Page Two

"...Bird Cage, Foxy Brown, and Coffy, Hill is an exploitation film legend and a major influence on a couple..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Column by Louis Black

Love Is the Devil

"...(though imaginatively shot) 90 minutes of mechanistic sex, cold-blooded exploitation, and Valley of the Dolls-like melodrama if it adds..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Score

A bisexual romp from 1972 from Radley Metzger, the film industry's softcore artiste of the late Sixties and early Seventies.

"...projects opened his eyes to the potential of the exploitation and softcore market, and he went on to distribute..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scanlines

"...as unwed mothers, bigamy, and rape, could be called exploitation movies in the strictest sense of the term but..."

April 24, 1998 Screens Feature

The Substitute

"...emotionally charged lines like “Yeah… I've lost some homeboys.” Exploitation fans will be disappointed to see that Roy Frumkes,..."

April 26, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Dazed and Confused

Linklater's 1976-set movie is one of the smartest and funniest coming-of-age films ever.

"...owes more to Over the Edge and old Corman exploitation genres that set up a playful, young-people situation and..."

Sept. 24, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tuff Turf

"...but the film never quite overcomes its teen movie exploitation limitations to be subversive enough to propel it out..."

Jan. 25, 1985 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Valley Girl

This is one of the great teen romance movies: It’s Romeo and Juliet played out between an L.A. punk rocker and a Valley girl. Cage has never appeared more soulful.

"...at something new, Coolidge has now entered the teen exploitation market. Coolidge has no axe to grind with Valley..."

May 13, 1983 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Books, Sculpture, and Weed Lead Our Recommended Arts Events

It'd be a lot cooler if you went to one of these events this week

"...in Seattle that specializes in “the very best in exploitation cinema from the 1930s to 1970s.” It’ll be hosted..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Presidential Candidate Cornel West Hosts Music Industry Roundtable at Carver Museum

Sentimental talk invites Bill Callahan and Alphabet Workers Union

"...government’s role in protecting musicians from AI and corporate exploitation, West offered few specific answers. He did suggest government..."

April 17, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

On SXSW Day 1, Protesters Condemn Army and Defense Sponsorship

Artists continue to drop out of the Fest in response

"...while Sara Lazarus, a former member of Raytheon's Cyber Exploitation Unit, appears as an official mentor...."

March 9, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, February 16-22

"...while exploiting it. In the commensal mode, there is exploitation by one partner, but no harm occurs. In the..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

Council to Vote on HOME Amendments Increasing Housing Stock

Questions and concerns flagged ahead of Dec. 7 meeting

"...any regulations in place to prevent this kind of exploitation of the rules by bad actors, but it's something..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

How Dan Brown Created Neo-Noir Your Lucky Day

Director and his star and composer on the twisty thriller

"...together was actually a fake trailer for Grindhouse, the retro-exploitation double bill by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. The..."

Nov. 18, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Violet Crown Introduces Austin's Newest Horror Host

Join the sisterhood of scares at the Roxy Horror Picture Show

"...while B-movie revivalist Joe Bob Briggs has reclaimed his exploitation crown via The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...cinemas in Scala!!!, while a lost hero of British exploitation cinema gets his day on the big screen in..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Secret Splendors of Black Emanuelle

New box set and a special AFS screening set to reappraise the Italian sexploitation series

"...board game devised by Janisse and Austin TV and exploitation historian Amanda Reyes. She's just one of a multitude..."

June 9, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 5-11

"...almost 200 years. It was a ruthless and undemocratic exploitation that steadily drained India's wealth and resources. Mahatma Gandhi..."

May 5, 2023 Column by Rob Brezsny

SXSW Film Review: Air

The good guys win in this charming origin story for the Air Jordan

"...a reminder that this was the era of ever-growing exploitation, and that doing right by an athlete or by..."

March 19, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

“Mustard Man” Bijan Robinson Dishes on the Opportunities and Dangers of NIL in College Sports

One college athlete's unique path to getting paid

"...massive earning potential comes an equally massive potential for exploitation of young, often teenage athletes. That’s why stars with..."

March 13, 2023 SXSW Post by Eric Goodman

SXSW Film Review: Satan Wants You

The Satanic panic as a guidebook to the dangers of crazy conspiracies

"...how the Satanic panic opened the door for systemic exploitation in law enforcement and religious communities...."

March 12, 2023 SXSW Post by Matthew Monagle

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