His approach is often parodied, somewhat uncharitably, as making AAA in the mould of B-movies.

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Psychotronic films were, most simply, exploitation flicks, B-movies in all their shameful exuberance.

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"B-movies tap into the public consciousness and provide rich fodder for better understanding the times, " said library director Linda Mehr.

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B-movies, manufacturing, record labels, you name it.

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If the low-budget film does well, it just might inspire more superstars to focus on smaller films, while big-budget movies are ceded to B-list actors.

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Made with a spirit of grassroots entrepreneurship, Nollywood's video-format B movies are vibrant and inventive, fusing traditional voodoo and magic with urban romance stories.

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Harryhausen went on to make some of the fantasy genre's best-known movies, among them One Million Years B.

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The Jackie Collins project also suggests Tesco is targeting an older demographic who wouldn't normally download movies from the internet--Collins' existing B-movie adaptations aren't exactly the fare that front Apple's iTunes Store.

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