The decline of physical formats like DVDs and Blu-ray among mainstream entertainment consumers has paradoxically resulted in an unexpected feast of availability for cult, fringe and obscure movies, both via streaming and VOD services and specialty Blu-ray for collectors — a phenomenon that also includes the classics from the Golden Age of pornography (and erotica) in the 1970s and '80s.
The UCLA Film & Television Archive in June will honor the art-house erotica and independent film pioneer, Radley Metzger, with a five-night retrospective that highlights seven of his quintessential films.
