{"product_id":"sex-death-the-hollywood-mystique","title":"Sex, Death \u0026 the Hollywood Mystique","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p-block_kit_renderer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p-rich_text_block\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p-rich_text_section\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2026 Subscribers\u003c\/strong\u003e: This is NOT included in your Subscription. If you'd like to purchase it, you will need to login to view your special 50% off SRP pricing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis special limited edition slipcover (designed by Rebekah Porter) is limited to \u003cstrong\u003e1,000 units\u003c\/strong\u003e and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p-rich_text_section\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSaturn's Core Audio \u0026amp; Video is a New Jersey based home video label devoted to releasing underground oddities and shot on video cinema on VHS, and now, blu-ray discs! In partnership with OCN Distribution, Saturn's Core will exhume forgotten or under-seen genre cinema from the 80s and 90s, with an emphasis on SOV horror features. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p-block_kit_renderer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p-rich_text_block\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike an analog Frederick Wiseman, legendary cinéma vérité documentarian Larry Wessel (\u003cem\u003eUltramegalopolis\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTaurobolium\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEric \u0026amp; Shaye\u003c\/em\u003e) has tackled a wide array of eccentric subjects and captured some of underground cinema’s most striking and unforgettable visuals, equipped solely with his camcorder and a nearly non-existent budget. An aesthetic terrorist of the highest order, Wessel’s simplistic, fly on the wall approach to documentary filmmaking has allowed his subjects to reveal their stories and actions in the most candid and uninhibited means conceivable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSex, Death \u0026amp; the Hollywood Mystique\u003c\/em\u003e, Wessel turns his camcorder lens on the seedy and salacious underbelly of '90s Hollywood by profiling the lives and confessions of several enthralling Tinseltown luminaries. Notorious L.A. novelist and true crime scribe John Gilmore (author of \u003cem\u003eSevered\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Garbage People\u003c\/em\u003e) shares intimate and lurid details about the Manson Family murders, the “Black Dahlia” Elizabeth Short, the “Pied Piper of Tucson” killer Charles Schmid, and his early friendship with a young James Dean. Legendary filmmaker Curtis Harrington (\u003cem\u003eNight Tide\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWhoever Slew Auntie Roo\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eQueen of Blood\u003c\/em\u003e) recalls his personal interactions with classic silver screen legends Gloria Swanson and Marlene Dietrich. \u003cem\u003eFamous Monsters of Filmland\u003c\/em\u003e publisher Forrest J. Ackerman gives a memorabilia tour of his jaw-dropping “Ackermansion” and recounts setting \u003cem\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/em\u003e director Fritz Lang up on a blind date. Most poignantly, Wessel cross cuts all these anecdotes with a day in the life of sex worker Kelly Monroe, who candidly preps and plans for an evening of clients from a single, seedy hotel room locale. Featuring additional appearances by Karine Elkins (\u003cem\u003eSuperstarlet A.D.\u003c\/em\u003e) and disabled trans icon Sandie Crisp aka The Goddess Bunny, Wessel’s \u003cem\u003eSex, Death \u0026amp; the Hollywood Mystique\u003c\/em\u003e combines the true crime, biographical, and travelogue asesthetics of documentary filmmaking into one sprawling and unforgettable 2.5 hour SOV epic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003edirected by: Larry Wessel\u003cbr\u003estarring: John Gilmore, Curtis Harrington, Forrest J. 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