Alex Winter
Alexander Ross "Alex" Winter (born July 17, 1965) is an English-born American actor, film director, and film writer, best known for his role as Bill S. Preston Esq. in the three films in the Bill & Ted series (1989-2020). He is also well known for his role as Marko in the 1987... Read full bio →
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In Search of Darkness 1990-1994: A Journey Into Iconic '90s Horror
Film icons and genre experts share observations, experiences, and analysis to help reframe, deconstruct, and re-contextualize the "lost" decade of horror: the '90s.
In Search of Tomorrow
A nostalgic journey through '80s sci-fi films, exploring their impact and relevance today, told by the artists who made them and by those who were inspired to turn their visions into reality.
In Search of Darkness Part III: The Final Journey Into '80s Horror
The conclusion to the ‘In Search of Darkness’ '80s trilogy. In this epic final chapter, our focus turns to the straight-to-video horror classics that populated the bottom shelves at the video rental store. Imaginative, gory, experimental—but always entertaining—these hidden gems are ripe for rediscovery.
This Is GWAR
The powerful story of the most iconic heavy metal/art collective/monster band in the universe, as told by the humans who have fought to keep it alive for over thirty years.
In Search of Darkness Part II: The Journey Into '80s Horror Continues
The ultimate ‘80s Horror retrospective just got BIGGER. In Search of Darkness: Part II is a four-hour-plus sequel to the Rondo Hatton-nominated In Search of Darkness, adding 15 new interviewees and 40+ returning favorites for the biggest and most comprehensive ‘80s Horror documentary cast ever assembled.
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Yet to fulfill their rock and roll destiny, the stakes are higher than ever for the now middle-aged Bill and Ted who set out on a new adventure when a visitor from the future warns them that only their song can save life as we know it.
In Search of Darkness
An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact on contemporary cinema.
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
The history of the independent film company, The Cannon Film Group, Inc.
Grand Piano
Moments before his comeback performance, a concert pianist who suffers from stage fright discovers a note written on his music sheet.
The Borrowers
The four-inch-tall Clock family secretly share a house with the normal-sized Lender family, "borrowing" such items as thread, safety pins, batteries and scraps of food. However, their peaceful co-existence is disturbed when evil lawyer Ocious P.
Freaked
A vain actor, his best friend, and an activist end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist.
Basic Values: Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's
Newswoman Fay Sommerfield takes a morally outraged look at excessive violence, bad language and sacrilege that pass for entertainment in the early 90s. She illustrates this with clips from (fake) current hit films and music videos.
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Bill and Ted are killed by their evil robot doubles, sent from the future by the megalomaniacal DiNomolos. In order to save the babes and win the San Dimas Battle of the Bands, they must escape from Hell, challenge the Grim Reaper, meet God, and defeat the evil Bill and Ted.
Rosalie Goes Shopping
A kind but thieving shopaholic tries to turn her mistakes around, but does so by becoming a skilled computer hacker, something that could only get her into more trouble despite her goal to impress her beloved family.
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Two seemingly dumb teens struggle to prepare a historical presentation with the help of a time machine.
The Lost Boys
A mother and her two teenage sons move to a seemingly nice and quiet small coastal California town yet soon find out that it's overrun by bike gangs and vampires. A couple teenage friends take it upon them selves to hunt down the vampires that they suspect of the of a few mysterious murders and restore peace and calm to their town.
Death Wish 3
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.