J.G. Thirlwell

J.G. Thirlwell Trailers

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James George Thirlwell – also known as J.G. Thirlwell, Clint Ruin, Frank Want, and Foetus, among other names, is an Australian singer, composer, and record producer. He is known for juxtaposing a variety of different musical styles.

Most Popular J.G. Thirlwell Trailers

Total trailers found: 34

D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist Trailer (2002)

01 January 2002

This documentary features interviews with Ian MacKaye (Fugazi), J Mascis (Dinosaur jr.), John John Jt

Don't Bring A Dog Trailer (1997)

01 January 1997

Don't Bring A Dog shows a part of the New York underground music scene - rooted in the early eighties - existing apart from MTV and billboard charts.

Swans: Where Does a Body End? Trailer (2019)

19 September 2019

From their roots as a brutal, confrontational industrial band, through breakups and chaos, to their odds-defying current status as one of the most accomplished and ambitious bands in the world, one whose concerts are more like ecstatic rituals than nostalgic trips.

Exposed Trailer (2013)

07 February 2013

Beth B takes us into the 21st century underground and reveals a secret world where cutting-edge performers are taking hold of a taboo art form, Burlesque, and driving it to extremes that most people have never seen.

Nightmare Cinema Trailer (2018)

21 June 2018

A series of down-on-their-luck individuals enter the decrepit and spine-chilling Rialto theater, only to have their deepest and darkest fears brought to life on the silver screen by The Projectionist – a mysterious, ghostly figure who holds the nightmarish futures of all who attend his screenings.

Norfolk Trailer (2015)

22 January 2015

Set in Norfolk, amidst an idyllic, brooding landscape, an innocent teenage boy and his battle-weary father live a simple life.

The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart Trailer (2023)

21 July 2023

A nationwide manhunt for Hank Venture leads to untold dangers and unexpected revelations, while The Monarch is literally out for Dr Venture's blood.

Seeking the Monkey King Trailer (2011)

07 October 2011

Suggestion: Please see 'Another Occupation' before 'Seeking the Monkey King'. Contains flicker like many of my works; avoid if you have epilepsy or other unusual brain conditions.

Cannibal Trailer (2006)

05 December 2006

Cannibal is based on the true-crime story of Armin Meiwes, the "Rotenburg Cannibal" who posted an online ad searching for someone to volunteer to be mutilated and eaten.

Kill Your Idols Trailer (2004)

08 April 2004

A 2004 documentary on thirty years of alternative rock 'n roll in NYC.Documenting the history from ty

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt Trailer (2025)

12 March 2025

Follows the story of the groundbreaking Texas-based art-punk band founded by frontman Gibby Haynes and guitarist Paul Leary.

Blank City Trailer (2011)

06 April 2011

In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire circumstances that inspired artists like Jim Jarmusch, Lizzy Borden, and Amos Poe to produce some of their best works.

Male Trailer (1993)

01 January 1993

A live recording of Foetus' November 1990 performance in Manhattan's CBGB nightclub. It was released on VHS originally, and later onto DVD.

Scala!!! Trailer (2024)

05 January 2024

This feature-length big screen documentary tells the riotous inside story of the infamous sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll repertory cinema which inspired a generation during Britain's turbulent Thatcher years.

Kiss Napoleon Goodbye Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

Punk icons Lydia Lunch and Henry Rollins star in this cult drama about a pregnant pianist named Hedda whose marriage to husband Neal (Don Bajema) hits the skids with the sudden appearance of a mysterious stranger.

Imponderable Trailer (2016)

10 June 2016

Presented in a “5-D” cinematic environment utilizing a contemporary form of Pepper’s ghost—a 19th-century phantasmagoric device—and a range of sensory effects (scents, vibrations, etc.

Submit to Me Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

Cinema of Transgression pioneers and participants (Lydia Lunch, Lung Leg, Nick Zedd, etc.) perform a series of acts as they submit to director Richard Kern's camera.

Woman at the Wheel Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

A woman takes each of her boyfriends - one poor and one rich- for a drive in her new car. Each argues with her and insists on taking the wheel.

Submit to Me Now Trailer (1987)

01 January 1987

Oddballs dancing, leering at camera, guy shaving a nontraditional part of his body and man ripping his own throat out, woman stabbing herself to death.

The Atrocity Exhibition Trailer (1998)

31 January 1998

A doctor in a mental research institution is driven insane by the spectacle of the horrors of the twentieth century.

The Blue Eyes Trailer (2013)

30 August 2013

In this supernatural suspense film, Karen Fisher and Paul Henderson, a young American couple, travel to Chiapas, Mexico on holiday.

The Gun Is Loaded Trailer (1989)

16 December 1989

At the end of the Reagan years, rocker and confrontational performance artist Lydia Lunch launches a broadside.

The Right Side of My Brain Trailer (1984)

09 April 1984

Lydia Lunch and Richard Kern's first collaborative effort, The Right Side of My Brain, is a glimpse into the world of unsatiable female lust, narrated by Lydia Lunch.

Where Evil Dwells Trailer (1985)

27 September 1985

Loosely based on an infamous 1984 Long Island murder case involving Satan-worshiping, teenage drug freaks (Knights of the Black Circle), David Wojnarowicz and Tommy Turner’s Where Evil Dwells is a low-budget D.

Pierce Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

Pierce is a documentary showing Richard Kern's girlfriend having her nipples pierced.

The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin Trailer (2015)

08 September 2015

Guy Maddin, who has been nicknamed the Canadian David Lynch, is undoubtedly one of the last remaining Magi of cinema.

You Killed Me First Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

Elizabeth bristles at the religious directives of her parents, asserting her right to personhood outside demure hairstyles and turkey dinners, constructing voodoo dolls and entertaining other manners of dark drawing in her dank emo-den.

Goodbye 42nd Street Trailer (1983)

01 January 1983

Shots of walking down 42nd Street showing storefronts including everything from Texas Fried Chicken to 25¢ porn arcades.

NYC Foetus Trailer (2009)

15 May 2009

A documentary about composer/producer/performer JG Thirlwell and his musical alter-egos, including Foetus, Steroid Maximus and Manorexia.

Kill Your Idols: More. Trailer (2006)

11 August 2006

A full-length feature documentary produced in 2006 which serves as a companion piece to and is included on the DVD of the 2004 film KILL YOUR IDOLS.

Chuy, The Wolf Man Trailer (2015)

25 September 2015

Jesus 'Chuy' Aceves and a dozen living members of his extended family suffer from the very rare condition of congenital hypertrichosis, meaning they were born with excessive hair on their faces and bodies.

Stray Dogs Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

A fan tries to get an artist's attention by literally coming apart.

The Sound of Progress Trailer (1988)

01 January 1988

This documentary shows the mindset of the some of the most original and influential artists of the experimental scene (Coil, Current 93, Foetus, Test Dept.

Sonder Trailer (2018)

01 January 2018

‘Sonder’ was written, directed and scored by JG Thirlwell. Photographed by Sebastian Mlynarski. Filmed in New York City.