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Category: TV+Film

July 1, 2020
Comedy Central Revives ‘Beavis and Butt-Head’ for Two New Seasons
By Riot Fest / TV+Film / TV+Film, mtv, Beavis and Butt-Head
‘Beavis and Butt-Head’ is getting two new seasons to take on “Gen X parents and their Gen Z kids.” That sure sounds like a lot…
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May 18, 2020May 18, 2020
11 Music Documentaries We Love (That Are 100% Free)
By Riot Fest / Stuff To Do, TV+Film / Stuff To Do, TV+Film, steve albini
By now everyone’s pretty much run out of things to stream from the big platforms that are actually good. If you’re a fan of music…
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April 3, 2020April 3, 2020
Punk Rock Movie Night: ‘Another State of Mind’ & ‘Debt Begins at 20’
By Dustin Krcatovich / Punk Rock Movie Night, TV+Film / Stuff To Do, TV+Film, documentary
It’s Punk Rock Movie Night tonight. Grab your snacks and dive into the days of the underground punk scene 40 years ago.
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February 27, 2020
Punk Rock Movie Night: ‘Smithereens’ & ‘Desperate Teenage Lovedolls’
By Dustin Krcatovich / Punk Rock Movie Night, TV+Film / TV+Film, movies, Punk Rock Movie Night
Some of the best films centered around punk in the early 80s recognized that the stories of women in the community were often the most…
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February 25, 2020
‘Desolation Center’ Director Stuart Swezey: Taking Punk into the Desert
By Dustin Krcatovich / Interviews, TV+Film / interview, TV+Film, Q&A
Nowadays, it’s easy to take punk/alternative-minded outdoor festivals for granted—but in the 1980s, there was little opportunity for scrappy, weird bands to get any sun.
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January 24, 2020January 24, 2020
Punk Rock Movie Night: ‘Streets of Fire’ & ‘You Weren’t There’
By Dustin Krcatovich / Punk Rock Movie Night, TV+Film / TV+Film, documentary, naked raygun
In our new series Punk Rock Movie Night, our resident video store creeper Dustin Krcatovich handpicks two precious gems from the vast and mysterious world…
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October 30, 2019November 1, 2019
Porn Stars, Drugs & Leather Drenched in Blood: An Alternate History of Vampires on Film
By Sean Witzke / Holiday, TV+Film / halloween, film, essay
The vampire movie is one of the richest and most adaptable traditions in movie history. Bram Stoker’s epistolary novel Dracula alone has inspired dozens, if…
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October 30, 2019October 31, 2019
The Best In Grotesque: Riot Fest’s Favorite Gonzo Horror SFX
By Dustin Krcatovich / Holiday, TV+Film / halloween, holiday, film
Some (boring) people rag on horror movies for being formulaic, but we honestly can’t think of an art form that offers a wider variety of…
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October 24, 2019April 24, 2020
Gerard Way Will Pen ‘Clerks 3’ Score, Says Kevin Smith
By Riot Fest / Music, TV+Film / film, My Chemical Romance, clerks
The former My Chemical Romance frontman is set to write his first film score for the upcoming ‘Clerks’ sequel.
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June 25, 2019June 26, 2019
Revisiting Village People’s 1980 Camp Classic ‘Can’t Stop The Music’
By Dustin Krcatovich / Editorial, TV+Film / riot fest 2019, film, LGBTQ
The Village People are playing Riot Fest. Now’s a good time to rewatch their glitzy film spectacle ‘Can't Stop The Music.’
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June 7, 2019June 7, 2019
Selling Slacker Culture: ‘Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure’ 30 Years Later
By Emily Reily / Editorial, TV+Film / film, 90s, bill & ted's excellent adventure
Reflecting on era of slacker comedies—and how depicting adolescence on the big screen has changed—as Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure turns 30.
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May 3, 2019May 15, 2019
Why I Enjoy Low Budget Superhero Movies
By Matt Delight / Editorial, TV+Film / film, movies, avengers
Spider-Man in the mafia? Knockout yo-yos? Things like these are the norm when it comes to fast, fun, and totally out of control cheap superhero…
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