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Alice "Disney + Buñuel = Svankmajer's ALICE." An unusual dramatization of a classic children's story, from Czech master animator Jan Svankmajer. Full Synposis: This loose retelling of Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" dives headlong into the story's more sordid, psychological dimensions. Svankmajer's rabbit hole is deeper…    more      Animal Charm - Golden Digest Offbeat and hilarious, these bizarre montages from mad geniuses Rich Bott and Jim Fetterley combine clips from infomercials, late night television, corporate programs, and other flotsam and jetsam of modern culture to create strange and wonderfully funny segments that provide simultaneous belly laughs and cultural commentary…    more      Ant Farm Video Formed by Doug Michels and Chip Lord in 1968, Ant Farm is a performance art collective that never ceases to amaze with their brash, audacious, and hilarious works. This release contains footage of Ant Farm's most memorable pieces, including "Cadillac Ranch 1974/1994," "Ant Farm's Dirty Dishes," "Inflatables Illustrated," and the legendary…    more      Anxious Animation Ten terrific, offbeat shorts from six of the most exciting and innovative animators working today are collected on this bracing 81-minute program. Janie Geisler, Lewis Klahr, Jim Trainor, and the San Francisco trio of Eric Henry, Syd Garon, and Rodney Ascher all present their strange, wonderful, and personal visions here, with techniques…    more      Aria Producer Don Boyd brought together 10 of the world’s most revered directors in order to pay homage to the opera with this episodic feature. Each director was asked to choose an aria from an operatic work and create a short film inspired by the emotions and intensity of the music rather than merely re-creating the opera itself. True to…    more      Avant Garde: Experimental Cinema of the 1920's and '30's In the latter half of the 20th Century, Raymond Rohauer was one of the nation's foremost proponents of experimental cinema. Programming diverse films at the Coronet Theatre in Los Angeles, and making the films in his personal archive available for commercial distribution, he helped preserve and promote avant-garde cinema. This two-DVD…    more