Bret Wood

Pioneers of African-American Cinema: About the Restoration

Bret Wood

"About the Restoration" provides an overview of the recovery effort, hosted by Bret Wood. Also of interest are examples of movie making mistakes that remain in the pictures, with disc producers resisting the urge to correct these admittedly humorous issues.

Judgement.

Bret Wood

Steve Warren

A mysterious assemblage of men use led by a man in red use a tarot deck to determine what punishment to mete out to those they've already determined to be guilty.

Rapture

Bret Wood

David D. Doerrier, Robert Hatch

Two women initiate their friend into the joys of evangelicalism.

Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films

Bret Wood

John P. Butler, Earle Deems

This film covers the early history of post World War II educational films, especially those involving traffic safety by the Highway Safety Foundation under direction of Richard Wayman. In the name of promoting safe driving in teenagers, these films became notorious for their gory depiction of accidents to shock their audiences to make their point. The film also covers the role of safety films of this era, their effect on North American teenage culture, the struggle between idealism and lurid exploitation and how they reflected the larger society concerns of the time that adults projected onto their youth.

Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask

Bret Wood

Lon Chaney, Patsy Ruth Miller

A documentary on the life and career of actor Lon Chaney, with clips from his films and interviews with people who knew him.

Kingdom of Shadows

Bret Wood

Rod Steiger

Narrated by Rod Steiger, this documentary examines the frightful conventions from which the modern-day horror movie has evolved, featuring clips from classics like Dante's Inferno and Leaves from Satan's Book.

The Little Death

Bret Wood

Cynthia Barrett, Jerilynn Bedingfield

An erotic thriller from the director of Psychopathia Sexualis, THE LITTLE DEATH offers a peek into the seedy boudoirs of a Victorian-era brothel, where a strong-willed reformer (Courtney Patterson) and a corrupter of innocence battle over the fate of a young woman (Christie Vozniak) who seems to be held there in sexual captivity. While the owner attempts to mesmerize and seduce the would-be rescuer, a meek student (Clifton Guterman) wanders into the house and becomes a tragic pawn in the psychological game of cat-and-mouse that is rapidly unfolding.

Those Who Deserve To Die

Bret Wood

Rachel Frawley, Alice Lewis

A troubled veteran returns home to resume his life, but first he must fulfill a dreadful family obligation.

The Unwanted

Bret Wood

Hannah Fierman, Christen Orr

Carmilla comes to a rural town where her mother mysteriously disappeared years earlier. She is aided in her quest by an emotionally troubled local girl, with whom she becomes romantically involved. Their relationship ignites the wrath of the girl's father, who holds the key to the dreadful truth Carmilla is seeking. Inspired by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's famed Gothic novella.

Psychopathia Sexualis

Bret Wood

Kristi Casey, David Weber

Multi-narrative adaptation of Richard v. Krafft-Ebing's notorious medico-forensic study of sexual perversity.

The Story Behind 'The Man Who Laughs'

Bret Wood

The story behind the casting and production of the classic Universal Studios silent film The Man Who Laughs