Selected Film Oddities:

The Wonderful World of Tupperware (1965)

This is a corporate film advertising the many advantages of Tupperware. It features a demonstration of the production of Tupperware in a factory, a party celebrating the women who sold lots of product through "Tupperware parties," and Anita Bryant singing a song parody about the wonders of Tupperware.

White Zombie (1932)

This is a 1932 pre-Code horror film independently produced by Edward Halperin and directed by Victor Halperin. The screenplay by Garnett Weston is about a young woman's transformation into a zombie at the hands of an evil voodoo master. The legendary Bela Lugosi, known for his role as Dracula in 1931, stars as the zombie master "Murder" Legendre. The film received negative reception upon its release, but is now seen in a more positive light among many modern viewers. White Zombie is considered to be the first feature-length zombie film.

Film (1965)

This is the only film made by famous Irish writer Samuel Beckett, and it stars the elderly silent-era silent comedian Buster Keaton. This short film has an surrealist and unclear plot, which centers around the idea of perception. Beckett called this project an "interesting failure."

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Selected Television Oddities:

On The Air (1992)

Many David Lynch fans are unaware that Lynch/Frost productions created a second television show shortly after the unfortunate end of Twin Peaks. This show follows the staff of a fictional 1950s television network, Zoblotnick Broadcasting Company (ZBC), as they produce a live variety show called The Lester Guy Show. The show featured some actors from Twin Peaks. Only seven episodes were ever made, with merely three of them airing in the United States.

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (2004)

This is a British horror parody television series that focuses on fictional horror author Garth Marenghi and his publisher Dean Learner. This is truly one of the most hillarious television shows that I have ever seen, and the fact that it is widely unknown is shocking. Anyone who loves either absurd humor or vintage soap operas (or both) should check out this show.

Fishing with John (1991)

On the surface, this show appears to be a standard travel show. In each episode, director, actor, and musician John Lurie takes a famous guest on a fishing expedition in a variety of locations. Lurie doesn't actually know anything about fishing, and neither do the guests, but the episodes are narrated in such a way to make it seem like a dramatic adventure. The guests featured are film director Jim Jarmusch, actor Matt Dillon, musician Tom Waits, actor Willem Dafoe and actor-director Dennis Hopper.