Movies: Julian Petley

A documentary primarily focusing on the filming and release of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre....

An in-depth analysis of the "Video Nasty" scandal of the early 1980s in Britain....

A documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the 1980s....

Explores the salacious career of mysterious British filmmaker and distributor David Hamilton-Grant, who was the only supplier to be sent to prison for releasing a "video nasty". Hamilton-Grant navigated loopholes in the law in the 70s in order to pro...

The highly anticipated follow-up to their critically acclaimed VIDEO NASTIES: MORAL PANIC, CENSORSHIP & VIDEOTAPE documentary, director Jake West and producer Marc Morris continue uncovering the shocking story of home entertainment post the 1984 Vide...

In this fascinating and well executed documentary film theorist and cult expert Xavier Mendik places "Cannibal Holocaust" in a broader context....

A documentary taking a look at the career of Jess Franco....

A look back on A Clockwork Orange...