Jasper Sharp

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The Erotic Empire
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The Erotic Empire

Jan 01, 1970
A short history of the Japanese 'Pink' movie, focusing on the output of the Nikkatsu studio.
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The Creeping Garden
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The Creeping Garden

Jul 27, 2014
An award-winning feature-length creative documentary exploring the extraordinary world of the plasmodial slime mould through the eyes of the fringe scientists, mycologists and artists. In recent years this curious organism has become the focus of much research in such areas as biological-inspired design, emergence theory, unconventional computing and robot engineering.
Documentary
The J-Horror Virus
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The J-Horror Virus

Aug 27, 2023
How did a single ‘Big in Japan’ videotape change the course of global horror history? Find out in this insightful documentary charting the origins, evolution and diffusion across the world of a distinctive brand of Japanese supernatural chillers featuring vengeful ghosts manifesting themselves through contemporary technology against a backdrop of urban alienation and social decay. From PSYCHIC VISION: JAGANREI (1988) and straight-to-video SCARY TRUE STORIES to such key titles as RING (1998), PULSE (2001) and THE GRUDGE (2002), critics and filmmakers reflect on how the bleak Dystopian visions and unsettling atmospheres infiltrated their way into the world’s shocker consciousness.
Horror
The J-Horror Virus
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The J-Horror Virus

Aug 27, 2023
How did a single ‘Big in Japan’ videotape change the course of global horror history? Find out in this insightful documentary charting the origins, evolution and diffusion across the world of a distinctive brand of Japanese supernatural chillers featuring vengeful ghosts manifesting themselves through contemporary technology against a backdrop of urban alienation and social decay. From PSYCHIC VISION: JAGANREI (1988) and straight-to-video SCARY TRUE STORIES to such key titles as RING (1998), PULSE (2001) and THE GRUDGE (2002), critics and filmmakers reflect on how the bleak Dystopian visions and unsettling atmospheres infiltrated their way into the world’s shocker consciousness.
Horror
Why So Serious?
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Why So Serious?

Oct 28, 2024
A brand new interview with Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman director Koji Shiraishi.
Documentary
Splatterfest Exhumed
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Splatterfest Exhumed

Dec 03, 2024
A documentary which covers Splatterfest ’90, the notorious all-night horror festival held at London’s legendary Scala Cinema.
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