One to One: John & Yoko is a compelling new documentary exploring John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s politically charged early years in New York City, featuring rare archival footage, concert performances, and cultural context from a pivotal era.
Jeff Broitman
Psychotropic Cinema: THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE CREATURES WHO STOPPED LIVING AND BECAME MIXED-UP ZOMBIES!!?
A 1964 “monster musical” by Ray Dennis Steckler, The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? blends horror, camp, and psychedelic visuals. Featuring hypnotic killers, surreal musical numbers, and cinematography by future Hollywood greats Vilmos Zsigmond and László Kovács, it remains a cult classic of unconventional cinema.
Psychotropic Cinema: Blue Sunshine
Paranoid thrills abound in Blue Sunshine (1977), Jeff Lieberman’s cult classic blending horror, conspiracy, and 70s counterculture. A decade after a tainted LSD experiment, victims lose their hair and sanity, unleashing terror across California. A campy, thought-provoking reflection on the cultural fallout of the hippie era.
Psychotropic Cinema: The Touchables
Robert Freeman’s The Touchables (1968) is a surreal, visually striking film featuring a group of free-spirited young women in 1960s London. Known for his work with The Beatles, Freeman’s directorial debut mixes psychedelic cinematography, eccentric characters, and countercultural style, capturing the era’s bold spirit.
Psychotropic Cinema: Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Explore the cult classic ‘Beyond the Valley of the Dolls’ (1970), a bold satire that blends rock musicals, campy melodrama, and psychedelic influences, all while capturing the chaotic spirit of late 60s Hollywood.