In his latest interview/podcast, host and screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to filmmaker Liam Regan (Banjo aka My Bloody Banjo) about his new film Eating Miss Campbell, which has its World Premiere at Frightfest 2022 later this month. A life-long Troma fan, Regan also picks his Top 5 Troma Films, including:
Bloodsucking Freaks (1976), directed by Joel M Reed “As a cultural artefact, and as an example of the worst uses of creative energy, however, Bloodsucking Freaks is a must-see. Just remember, if you are offended by it, the joke is on you.” From Classic-horror.com Rob Wrigley Combat Shock (1984) directed by Buddy Giovinazzo Anton Bitel writes on VODZilla – Combat Shock is a downbeat, depressing film, dripping with a persistent pessimism that runs counter to the prevailing Reaganite ideology of the day. For here, instead of conspicuous affluence and yuppieism, we get an alternative view of street-level life on the destitute, desperate margins of Eighties America,...
Bloodsucking Freaks (1976), directed by Joel M Reed “As a cultural artefact, and as an example of the worst uses of creative energy, however, Bloodsucking Freaks is a must-see. Just remember, if you are offended by it, the joke is on you.” From Classic-horror.com Rob Wrigley Combat Shock (1984) directed by Buddy Giovinazzo Anton Bitel writes on VODZilla – Combat Shock is a downbeat, depressing film, dripping with a persistent pessimism that runs counter to the prevailing Reaganite ideology of the day. For here, instead of conspicuous affluence and yuppieism, we get an alternative view of street-level life on the destitute, desperate margins of Eighties America,...
- 8/3/2022
- by Stuart Wright
- Nerdly
Troma Entertainment’s Lloyd Kaufman is as unique as his studio is independent. Ironic, sarcastic, or provocatively caustic, Uncle Lloyd has got something to say and gets his point across on several levels simultaneously. It’s more economical. The iconic studio is renowned for cult classics like Class of Nuke ‘Em High, Chopper Chicks in Zombietown, and Surf Nazis Must Die, but the low-budget auteur maintained a diverse career of almost 50 years of “reel independence.”
Troma was founded in 1974 by Yale film society buddies Kaufman and Michael Herz. Their movies were produced on tiny budgets and were proudly proclaimed to make only “the most offensive, tasteless films in the history of cinema.” Even the lowest of low budget studios aspire to the highest of standards, and those without any at all shoot for the moon.
Troma’s newest film disembowels the classics. #Shakespeare’s Shitstorm is a diarrhetic skewering of...
Troma was founded in 1974 by Yale film society buddies Kaufman and Michael Herz. Their movies were produced on tiny budgets and were proudly proclaimed to make only “the most offensive, tasteless films in the history of cinema.” Even the lowest of low budget studios aspire to the highest of standards, and those without any at all shoot for the moon.
Troma’s newest film disembowels the classics. #Shakespeare’s Shitstorm is a diarrhetic skewering of...
- 5/12/2022
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
James Gunn got his start writing for Troma, the Hell’s Kitchen, N.Y., schlocksploitation outfit that proudly released films like The Toxic Avenger, Surf Nazis Must Die and Tromeo and Juliet. They were gross and offensive and sweet, and they understood that the only way those movies would get any attention was if they blasted through a bland marketplace with transgression.
It was punk. It was about shock and volume. As was Gunn. Clearly, looking back at the tweets that surfaced over the past week — “jokes” he made as far back as 10 years ago about topics like rape ...
It was punk. It was about shock and volume. As was Gunn. Clearly, looking back at the tweets that surfaced over the past week — “jokes” he made as far back as 10 years ago about topics like rape ...
- 7/25/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
James Gunn got his start writing for Troma, the Hell’s Kitchen, N.Y., schlocksploitation outfit that proudly released films like The Toxic Avenger, Surf Nazis Must Die and Tromeo and Juliet. They were gross and offensive and sweet, and they understood that the only way those movies would get any attention was if they blasted through a bland marketplace with transgression.
It was punk. It was about shock and volume. As was Gunn. Clearly, looking back at the tweets that surfaced over the past week — “jokes” he made as far back as 10 years ago about topics like rape ...
It was punk. It was about shock and volume. As was Gunn. Clearly, looking back at the tweets that surfaced over the past week — “jokes” he made as far back as 10 years ago about topics like rape ...
- 7/25/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
There are huge swaths of cinema I've missed out on, and regrettably one of those swaths is the entire body of work from Troma Entertainment. Films like Class of Nuke 'Em High, Nightbeast, and Surf Nazis Must Die have been on my radar for years, but I've never made time to sit down and watch them. Now The Toxic Avenger — one of the company's most successful cult hits — is getting a live action remake, and Deadline says the film has found its director. Conrad Vernon, who co-directed this summer's raunchy animated movie Sausage Party and directed Shrek 2, Monsters vs. Aliens, and Madagascar 3, will step behind the camera for this new version.
The 1984 B-movie told the story of a bullied janitor who becomes a mutant superhero after falling into a vat of toxic waste. This take is supposedly "a more grounded and mainstream telling of the story," which seems sort...
The 1984 B-movie told the story of a bullied janitor who becomes a mutant superhero after falling into a vat of toxic waste. This take is supposedly "a more grounded and mainstream telling of the story," which seems sort...
- 9/12/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
There's a new vinyl label on the scene called Strange Disc Records and it is making its debut with the soundtrack to Surf Nazis Must Die. Pre-orders begin via Strange Disc's site on Thursday, July 17th with orders expected to ship on September 2nd. You can listen to samples via Soundcloud here. The film itself was released in 1987 by Troma Entertainment, but the soundtrack has never seen the light of day until now. Set in a post-apocalyptic future where Neo Nazi group, the Surf Nazis have taken control of the beaches and terrorize anyone who steps foot in their territory.
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- 7/16/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
There are many ways to watch a horror movie for free on the Internet but unfortunately most of them are low quality illegal immoral or all of the above. There is a new venture however looking to change that. FrightPix currently has about 200 horror films available for free streaming including about a dozen Troma films via a new partnership including The Toxic Avenger Parts Iiv Poultrygeist and Surf Nazis Must Die. A few other available films that are also reviewed on Best Horror Movies are Severed Forest of the Dead (2005) Wyvern (2009) Sweatshop (2011) and the ridiculous but enjoyable Won Ton Baby (2009).
- 1/31/2014
- Best-Horror-Movies.com
Exploitation movies can be a hell of a lot of fun to watch. From the outputs of B-movie maestro Roger Corman (a man who’s career has now spanned over 60 years) through to the glorious schlock of Troma films with titles like Surf Nazis Must Die and Cannibal! The Musical, the sub-genre can make for some ludicrously trashy entertainment. Among others, exploitation film has provided initial career platforms for everyone from Martin Scorsese to Nicolas Winding Refn and it’s a tradition that runs deep through the history of modern cinema.
As the new-crowned kings of independent horror, director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett (You’re Next, V/H/S) have been putting together masterful pastiches for some time now and they seem like the perfect pairing to pay homage to this wonderful legacy of B-movie wiffle. With self-referential humour in buckets and an inspired performance from Dan Stevens,...
As the new-crowned kings of independent horror, director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett (You’re Next, V/H/S) have been putting together masterful pastiches for some time now and they seem like the perfect pairing to pay homage to this wonderful legacy of B-movie wiffle. With self-referential humour in buckets and an inspired performance from Dan Stevens,...
- 1/20/2014
- by Dominic Mill
- We Got This Covered
Open thread: Let us know what you've been watching, and what you thought of it
Did you watch any films over the weekend? Kick Ass on TV perhaps? The Wolverine at the cinema? Surf Nazis Must Die on VHS, if you're a time traveler from the 80s?
Whatever you've been watching recently, here's the place to discuss it – and let us know whether it was any good.
Looking for viewing recommendations? Have any questions about forthcoming releases? Want to know what our critics made of any particular films? Let us know in the thread below, and we'll do our best to provide an answer.
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Did you watch any films over the weekend? Kick Ass on TV perhaps? The Wolverine at the cinema? Surf Nazis Must Die on VHS, if you're a time traveler from the 80s?
Whatever you've been watching recently, here's the place to discuss it – and let us know whether it was any good.
Looking for viewing recommendations? Have any questions about forthcoming releases? Want to know what our critics made of any particular films? Let us know in the thread below, and we'll do our best to provide an answer.
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- 8/5/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Italian and Japanese films are definitely the world leaders in the memorable movie title stakes. However, there have been some interesting little titles from American and UK cinema.
An interesting title does not necessarily mean a good film. A lot of the films on my list are in fact barely tolerable and their title is the only good thing about them. However, I am continuing in my usual vein to present cult movies to anyone who views my writing. In fact, I feel it is my duty to provoke debate and awareness about low brow, low budget, cult cinema in a world surrounded by anodyne Hollywood mulch.
Some of these films may be trash – but like a dog returning to its vomit, I feel compelled to review them. I must be the world’s biggest masochist. But I love it!
10. Stuff Stephanie In The Incinerator (1989)
This is a Troma movie.
An interesting title does not necessarily mean a good film. A lot of the films on my list are in fact barely tolerable and their title is the only good thing about them. However, I am continuing in my usual vein to present cult movies to anyone who views my writing. In fact, I feel it is my duty to provoke debate and awareness about low brow, low budget, cult cinema in a world surrounded by anodyne Hollywood mulch.
Some of these films may be trash – but like a dog returning to its vomit, I feel compelled to review them. I must be the world’s biggest masochist. But I love it!
10. Stuff Stephanie In The Incinerator (1989)
This is a Troma movie.
- 6/21/2013
- by Clare Simpson
- Obsessed with Film
There may be a slight possibility that standards for movie titles have become more lenient over the years, since we can't really fathom an action movie like this week's "Bullet to the Head" coming out in 1954 with a title like that. No sir.
The Sylvester Stallone vehicle does stick in your head for some reason, so we thought we'd dig in and find the most gruesome, lurid and downright threatening movie titles ever conceived. Remember, the criteria here ain't the violent content of the film itself, just its nastified handle.
15. '8 Million Ways to Die' (1986)
The unlikely combination of star Jeff Bridges, screenwriter Oliver Stone and director Hal Ashby ("Harold and Maude") came up with this neo-noir concoction, which failed to ignite at the box office and ultimately served as Ashby's swan song. The film itself has a pulpy, sub-"Miami Vice" plot about an alcoholic ex-detective drawn into a...
The Sylvester Stallone vehicle does stick in your head for some reason, so we thought we'd dig in and find the most gruesome, lurid and downright threatening movie titles ever conceived. Remember, the criteria here ain't the violent content of the film itself, just its nastified handle.
15. '8 Million Ways to Die' (1986)
The unlikely combination of star Jeff Bridges, screenwriter Oliver Stone and director Hal Ashby ("Harold and Maude") came up with this neo-noir concoction, which failed to ignite at the box office and ultimately served as Ashby's swan song. The film itself has a pulpy, sub-"Miami Vice" plot about an alcoholic ex-detective drawn into a...
- 2/1/2013
- by Max Evry
- NextMovie
Troma Films, the makers of such cinematic masterpieces as The Toxic Avenger, Surf Nazis Must Die!, and Zombie Island Massacre have launched a YouTube channel dedicated to sharing their trade secrets with fans and aspiring filmmakers.
From the website:
Troma will post free secrets to financing, producing, and selling movies which Lloyd Kaufman has gained over 40 years in the film industry, along with segments featuring the film industry’s leading producers, directors, and actors, such as, James Gunn, Trey Parker & Matt Stone, Eli Roth, Penelope Spheeris, Stan Lee, George Romero, Jenna Fisher, Roger Corman, David Cronenberg, and many more.
Based upon Kaufman’s hit Make Your Own Damn Movie! book and DVD series, a brand-new filmmaking lesson will be posted every Friday via Your Own Damn Channel. “This is film school on YouTube,” said Lloyd Kaufman. “We have thanked our fans for keeping us in business for 40 years by making...
From the website:
Troma will post free secrets to financing, producing, and selling movies which Lloyd Kaufman has gained over 40 years in the film industry, along with segments featuring the film industry’s leading producers, directors, and actors, such as, James Gunn, Trey Parker & Matt Stone, Eli Roth, Penelope Spheeris, Stan Lee, George Romero, Jenna Fisher, Roger Corman, David Cronenberg, and many more.
Based upon Kaufman’s hit Make Your Own Damn Movie! book and DVD series, a brand-new filmmaking lesson will be posted every Friday via Your Own Damn Channel. “This is film school on YouTube,” said Lloyd Kaufman. “We have thanked our fans for keeping us in business for 40 years by making...
- 1/24/2013
- by Sara Castillo
- FEARnet
In an unprecedented reason for a rewrite, Warner Bros. has asked for the characters in Gareth Edwards’ upcoming Godzilla project to be made older. The script which was penned by David Callahan, David S. Goyer and Max Borenstein will be rewritten by Drew Pearce – Warner Bros’ wunderkind writer whose work includes the imminent Iron Man 3, Sherlock Holmes 3 and Surf Nazis Must Die 3 (all true except for the last one, but you never know). He’s to deliver the script in four weeks, prior to the start of casting.
Back in July a teaser reel was shown at Comic-Con, which according to spectators was set in the aftermath of a great battle with indications of the romping Godzilla proving loyal to its Japanese roots. We now know the script is not completed, which means that the initial reel could have just been a blueprint mock-up of what Edwards is...
Back in July a teaser reel was shown at Comic-Con, which according to spectators was set in the aftermath of a great battle with indications of the romping Godzilla proving loyal to its Japanese roots. We now know the script is not completed, which means that the initial reel could have just been a blueprint mock-up of what Edwards is...
- 10/4/2012
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
The only movie not to be a sequel in Marvel Studio's 'Phase 2', Guardians Of The Galaxy is close to getting a director, with Marvel executives in talks with James Gunn, the man behind Super and Slither, to take the reins of the team of intergalactic heroes. He does seems like an odd choice, his previous movies not fitting in with what Marvel has put out (though he did write the first Scooby Doo movie), and I find it hilarious that Disney will release a movie by a man who made his name working with the infamous Troma Studios, who count The Toxic Avenger and Surf Nazis Must Die among their many releases. But the studio has made some odd choices with directors in the past. Kennath Branagh threw many people for a loop when he was announced on Thor, and Welcome To Collinswood directors Anthony and Joe Russo are...
- 8/19/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tom White)
- www.themoviebit.com
Thanks to cult film specialists Arrow Films, we have Three fantastic Troma DVD bundles to give away to our readers. Included in this bundle are cult classics Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986), Combat Shock (1984) and the hilariously-titled Surf Nazis Must Die (1987), all of which are perfect pre-FrightFest viewing. This is an exclusive competition for our Facebook and Twitter fans, so if you haven't already, 'Like' us at facebook.com/CineVueUK or follow us @CineVue before answering the question below.
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- 8/17/2012
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
It’s Monday, so we all know what that means! Yes, it’s time for another rundown of DVDs and Blu-ray’s hitting stores online and offline this week. It’s a jam-packed week, with plenty of movies waiting to take you money, so let us breakdown the new releases and highlight what you should – and shouldn’t – be buying from today, August 6th 2012.
Pick(S) Of The Week
Castle: Season 3 (DVD)
Famous mystery novelist Richard Castle and NYPD detective Kate Beckett return for the suspenseful Third Season of ABC Studios’ brilliantly funny series, Castle. Enjoy every inspired idea and flirtatious moment as this fiery duo solve the strangest homicides New York has to offer. It’s the most entertaining season yet as Castle’s wildly funny storytelling skills work their way into every case. Between his mixed-up partnership with Beckett and his relationships with his diva mother and his clever daughter,...
Pick(S) Of The Week
Castle: Season 3 (DVD)
Famous mystery novelist Richard Castle and NYPD detective Kate Beckett return for the suspenseful Third Season of ABC Studios’ brilliantly funny series, Castle. Enjoy every inspired idea and flirtatious moment as this fiery duo solve the strangest homicides New York has to offer. It’s the most entertaining season yet as Castle’s wildly funny storytelling skills work their way into every case. Between his mixed-up partnership with Beckett and his relationships with his diva mother and his clever daughter,...
- 8/6/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Surf Nazis Must Die
Stars: Gail Neely, Robert Harden, Barry Brenner, Dawn Wildsmith, Michael Sonye, Joel Hile, Tom Shell, Gene Mitchell | Written by Peter George, Jon Ayre | Directed by Peter George
Surf Nazis Must Die, it’s a catchy title don’t you think? Well it caught Troma’s eye when they agreed to release it into the world. In some people’s eyes of course it will be quite a controversial subject, it’s quite interesting of course that the Nazi element is not so much racism and anti-Semitism but the oppression of a different group of society, that being the surfers themselves. There is an element of racism in there, but it’s not a major theme in the story.
California’s coastline has been destroyed by a huge earthquake and is left in a post-apocalyptic state, it becomes a lawless land where the surfer controls the beach,...
Stars: Gail Neely, Robert Harden, Barry Brenner, Dawn Wildsmith, Michael Sonye, Joel Hile, Tom Shell, Gene Mitchell | Written by Peter George, Jon Ayre | Directed by Peter George
Surf Nazis Must Die, it’s a catchy title don’t you think? Well it caught Troma’s eye when they agreed to release it into the world. In some people’s eyes of course it will be quite a controversial subject, it’s quite interesting of course that the Nazi element is not so much racism and anti-Semitism but the oppression of a different group of society, that being the surfers themselves. There is an element of racism in there, but it’s not a major theme in the story.
California’s coastline has been destroyed by a huge earthquake and is left in a post-apocalyptic state, it becomes a lawless land where the surfer controls the beach,...
- 8/6/2012
- by Pzomb
- Nerdly
Lloyd Kaufman is the Rodney Dangerfield of low-budget, B-level horror movies. He gets no respect. Even Roger Corman, who is notorious for cranking out genre films for profit since the 1950s, has respect of his Hollywood peers. But in Corman’s shadow is Kaufman’s exploitation studio Troma, which has been generating marginal and low-quality entertainment for years…almost 40 years, to be exact. Troma began in 1974 as a joint venture between Kaufman and his buddy from Yale, Michael Hertz. Over the years, the studio has pulled their own fair share of Cormans by featuring would-be stars in their earliest roles, including Kevin Costner in Sizzle Beach U.S.A., Billy Bob Thornton in Chopper Chicks in Zombietown, and the comedy team of Trey Parker and Matt Stone with Cannibal: The Musical. In 1985, Troma broke out with their tongue-in-cheek success The Toxic Avenger, a low-budget hit that spawned three sequels and gave Troma its poster boy for its...
- 6/12/2012
- by Kevin Carr
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Coriolanus; W.E.; Iron Sky; Michael; Juan of the Dead
Despite the universal saleability of all things Shakespeare, there's a good reason why film-makers have previously steered clear of his later historical tragedy about legendary Roman leader Caius Martius Coriolanus. Famously featuring one of the Bard's most opaque antiheroes (a role that has variously challenged the skills of Olivier, Burton, Hopkins and even Christopher Walken), it's the kind of play that is frequently accused of engaging neither sympathy nor emotion.
Hats off, then, to first-time director Ralph Fiennes, whose Coriolanus (2011, Lionsgate, 15) relocates the action to a latterday war zone, garlanding the Shakespearean dialogue with contemporary trappings (tanks, handguns, rolling news broadcasts) in the manner of Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet or Richard Loncraine's Richard III.
Shot in Serbia and laced with images that echo TV coverage of all too recent conflicts, this beautifully streamlined adaptation cuts right to the heart...
Despite the universal saleability of all things Shakespeare, there's a good reason why film-makers have previously steered clear of his later historical tragedy about legendary Roman leader Caius Martius Coriolanus. Famously featuring one of the Bard's most opaque antiheroes (a role that has variously challenged the skills of Olivier, Burton, Hopkins and even Christopher Walken), it's the kind of play that is frequently accused of engaging neither sympathy nor emotion.
Hats off, then, to first-time director Ralph Fiennes, whose Coriolanus (2011, Lionsgate, 15) relocates the action to a latterday war zone, garlanding the Shakespearean dialogue with contemporary trappings (tanks, handguns, rolling news broadcasts) in the manner of Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet or Richard Loncraine's Richard III.
Shot in Serbia and laced with images that echo TV coverage of all too recent conflicts, this beautifully streamlined adaptation cuts right to the heart...
- 6/2/2012
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
For the second time in as many articles, I am going to talk about The Woman in Black. The latest offering from Hammer and Eden Lake director James Watkins has continued to perform well on both sides of the Atlantic, and, while it’s still only March, is already shaping up to be one of my favourite films of 2012.
I’ve talked before about the resurgence of old-fashioned ghost stories, of which The Woman in Black is the most recent example. The most important aspect this time round is the phrase: “the latest offering from Hammer”. Having lain dormant since the late-1970s, the brand which made stars of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee (amongst others) has risen from the grave and seems here to stay. Having tested the water in the past couple of years, as the UK distributor for Let Me In and the backer of the modest cult hit Wake Wood,...
I’ve talked before about the resurgence of old-fashioned ghost stories, of which The Woman in Black is the most recent example. The most important aspect this time round is the phrase: “the latest offering from Hammer”. Having lain dormant since the late-1970s, the brand which made stars of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee (amongst others) has risen from the grave and seems here to stay. Having tested the water in the past couple of years, as the UK distributor for Let Me In and the backer of the modest cult hit Wake Wood,...
- 3/12/2012
- by Daniel Mumby
- Obsessed with Film
The www.skuzzles.com team is a Canadian company that has recently teamed up with the Mayfair Theatre in Ottawa, On and committed to producing and developing limited edition cult decor for some amazing movies. Recently they teamed up with Lloyd Kaufman and Troma Entertainment in creating a series of limited edition prints for some of Troma’s classics.
In August, they released Godmachine’s Class of Nuke’Em High (seen above) and have recently released Rhys Cooper’s double feature of the Toxic Avenger and Surf Nazis Must Die. Check out some of their incredible work below. Prints are now on sale so visit their webpage for more information.
The Toxic Avenger - Troma
Colors: 8 Colors (w/ 2 metallic greens)
Size: 12” x 36” (1ft x 3ft)
Edition Size:130
Surf Nazis Must Die – Troma
Colors: 8 Colors (w/ 2 metallic greens)
Size: 12” x 36” (1ft x 3ft)
Edition Size: 130
Toxic Avenger & Surf Nazis Must Die...
In August, they released Godmachine’s Class of Nuke’Em High (seen above) and have recently released Rhys Cooper’s double feature of the Toxic Avenger and Surf Nazis Must Die. Check out some of their incredible work below. Prints are now on sale so visit their webpage for more information.
The Toxic Avenger - Troma
Colors: 8 Colors (w/ 2 metallic greens)
Size: 12” x 36” (1ft x 3ft)
Edition Size:130
Surf Nazis Must Die – Troma
Colors: 8 Colors (w/ 2 metallic greens)
Size: 12” x 36” (1ft x 3ft)
Edition Size: 130
Toxic Avenger & Surf Nazis Must Die...
- 11/7/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Submarine; Limitless; Super; Hobo with a Shotgun; The Silent House
Having achieved cult status via such TV shows as Garth Marenghi's Darkplace and The It Crowd, writer/director Richard Ayoade scores a deadpan hit with his feature debut, Submarine (2010, Optimum, 15), an awkward black comedy about the traumas of coming of age that feels like Gregory's Girl's twisted sister.
Craig Roberts stars as Oliver Tate, the nasally narrating self-absorbed teenager who imagines his life as a movie packed with tracking zooms, helicopter shots and elaborately choreographed slo-mo, but also featuring the kind of "transcendent moments" that warrant the use of critical phrases such as "a monumental achievement" – apparently.
Having met his match in Jordana Bevan (Yasmin Paige), whose dark countenance is offset by the red coat she wears like the diminutive murderer of Don't Look Now, Oliver embarks on a relationship based on existential nihilism and casual pyromania. Yet his...
Having achieved cult status via such TV shows as Garth Marenghi's Darkplace and The It Crowd, writer/director Richard Ayoade scores a deadpan hit with his feature debut, Submarine (2010, Optimum, 15), an awkward black comedy about the traumas of coming of age that feels like Gregory's Girl's twisted sister.
Craig Roberts stars as Oliver Tate, the nasally narrating self-absorbed teenager who imagines his life as a movie packed with tracking zooms, helicopter shots and elaborately choreographed slo-mo, but also featuring the kind of "transcendent moments" that warrant the use of critical phrases such as "a monumental achievement" – apparently.
Having met his match in Jordana Bevan (Yasmin Paige), whose dark countenance is offset by the red coat she wears like the diminutive murderer of Don't Look Now, Oliver embarks on a relationship based on existential nihilism and casual pyromania. Yet his...
- 7/30/2011
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
By the 1980s, the glory days of the movie grindhouse were over. Rising real estate values and rents, and urban renewal ate away at the grindhouse circuit, and down the houses came, one seedy, sticky-floored theater after another.
But even though the grindhouses died out, grindhouse cinema didn’t die with it. Like some sort of adaptive mutation, it found a new way to live in the reconfiguring terrain of 1980s movie exhibition which provided every consumer with the ability to create an individually-programmed grindhouse in his/her very own living room.
The first commercially successful Vcr was introduced to the American buying public in 1975, the same year HBO became the first nationally-available pay-tv service. By the end of the decade, a few major studios had formed “home entertainment” divisions for the purpose of producing videocassettes of their theatrical features for the home market. Within a few years, the home video business was booming,...
But even though the grindhouses died out, grindhouse cinema didn’t die with it. Like some sort of adaptive mutation, it found a new way to live in the reconfiguring terrain of 1980s movie exhibition which provided every consumer with the ability to create an individually-programmed grindhouse in his/her very own living room.
The first commercially successful Vcr was introduced to the American buying public in 1975, the same year HBO became the first nationally-available pay-tv service. By the end of the decade, a few major studios had formed “home entertainment” divisions for the purpose of producing videocassettes of their theatrical features for the home market. Within a few years, the home video business was booming,...
- 3/13/2011
- by Bill Mesce
- SoundOnSight
Peter George’s insanely tasteless 1987 oddity “Surf Nazis Must Die” was an integral part of my Diy B-movie education. As sad as it may sound, this strange and frequently illogical little tale of one mother’s quest to obliterate the neo-Nazi turds who murdered her son in cold blood was one of my absolute favorites. While brutally entertaining in its own weird way, “Surf Nazis Must Die” is full of missed opportunities, superfluous surfing footage, and one hopelessly awful soundtrack. Had screenwriters Jon Ayre and Peter George concentrated solely on our heroine’s mission to brutally plant these whiny pukes into the sand using whatever means necessary, the film probably wouldn’t sag as much as it currently does. Don’t get me wrong — watching spoiled surf nazis attempt to take over California’s picturesque beaches is certain good for a laugh or two, but an entire feature-length motion picture...
- 2/15/2011
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
What exactly counts as an underground horror movie? Frankly, that’s a tough distinction to make. “Underground” films are generally, by definition, genre-less concoctions. But, if one wanted to use a broad definition of “underground” to mean a low-budget film that didn’t enjoy a large theatrical release, well, that counts for a wide breadth of what used to be called “Direct to DVD” features.
According the website Instant Watcher, Netflix currently has 576 movies available for streaming in the horror genre. The streaming horror movie titles I’m listing below are indeed low-budget films that have flown under the radar because they didn’t enjoy large theatrical releases. But, also, they each have an almost indefinable quality that sets them apart from their peers.
They’re a little more imaginative, particularly for their low budgets. A little stranger. A little more grotesque. Quirkier. More outlandish. However you want to describe them,...
According the website Instant Watcher, Netflix currently has 576 movies available for streaming in the horror genre. The streaming horror movie titles I’m listing below are indeed low-budget films that have flown under the radar because they didn’t enjoy large theatrical releases. But, also, they each have an almost indefinable quality that sets them apart from their peers.
They’re a little more imaginative, particularly for their low budgets. A little stranger. A little more grotesque. Quirkier. More outlandish. However you want to describe them,...
- 1/13/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
If you've got money or gift cards left over from Christmas that are burning a hole in your pocket, there are a few new DVD and Blu-ray releases this week that just might be worth picking up. Most notably, Anton Corbijn's The American starring George Clooney hits stores today, along with the fourth Resident Evil film Resident Evil: Afterlife, which is also available on Blu-ray in 3D! If that's not enough for you, there is also Joel Schumacher's latest crapterpiece Twelve, along with new seasons of Jersey Shore and Diablo Cody's The United States of Tara, plus the first season of the amazing animated spy comedy Archer, from the makers of Sealab 2021 and Frisky Dingo. Will you be buying or renting anything this week? The American [1] (+ Blu-ray [2]) Resident Evil: Afterlife [3] (+ Blu-ray [4], Blu-ray 3D [5]) Twelve [6] (+ Blu-ray [7]) Fubar II [8] (+ Blu-ray [9]) (Canada only) Legendary [10] Legacy [11] And Soon the Darkness...
- 12/28/2010
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Welcome back to Killer Film’s New Release Tuesday for the final Tuesday of 2010, December 28th! Before we get to what’s being released just in time for Christmas, let us kindly remind you Amazon.com buyers that if you’re going to order today, then any release you see reviewed here on the site can help you support us. Just click on the cover art or look for the new feature we have at the bottom of each review.
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Resident Evil: Afterlife
I always felt the Resident Evil franchise never meant its potential. Okay zombie flicks, but they could’ve been so much more, like suspenseful, scary, less action-based. I don’t know,...
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Resident Evil: Afterlife
I always felt the Resident Evil franchise never meant its potential. Okay zombie flicks, but they could’ve been so much more, like suspenseful, scary, less action-based. I don’t know,...
- 12/28/2010
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
Mankind faces extermination and only a renegade archangel can save us. Settle down with a six-pack for the perfect night in
"The last time God lost faith in man he sent a flood. This time he's sent..." Paul Bettany with a machine gun! Yes folks, it's angels-with-Uzis time in Legion as the four horsemen of the apocalypse are upstaged by shrieking hordes of divinely possessed madmen. Having once again exhausted the patience of the Almighty, mankind faces extermination by God's army, with only a gun-toting renegade archangel Michael and the customers of a remote desert diner standing between us and the gates of Hell. And if that doesn't sound like the perfect recipe for an evening in with a curry and a six-pack, then there's no pleasing you!
Infinitely more fun than the generically similar End of Days (Arnie v the Devil) and better looking than Constantine (give me Bettany...
"The last time God lost faith in man he sent a flood. This time he's sent..." Paul Bettany with a machine gun! Yes folks, it's angels-with-Uzis time in Legion as the four horsemen of the apocalypse are upstaged by shrieking hordes of divinely possessed madmen. Having once again exhausted the patience of the Almighty, mankind faces extermination by God's army, with only a gun-toting renegade archangel Michael and the customers of a remote desert diner standing between us and the gates of Hell. And if that doesn't sound like the perfect recipe for an evening in with a curry and a six-pack, then there's no pleasing you!
Infinitely more fun than the generically similar End of Days (Arnie v the Devil) and better looking than Constantine (give me Bettany...
- 8/7/2010
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
As a young, impressionable boy growing up in Lexington, Kentucky during the 80’s, locating a decent copy of anything released by Troma was an almost impossible task. In fact, it was USA’s “Up All Night” that introduced me to the wonderful world of “The Toxic Avenger”, “Surf Nazis Must Die”, and my personal favorite, “Sgt. Kabukiman”. That was, I’m afraid, a very long time ago, and things have changed drastically since my technologically inferior youth. As of this writing, several snazzy titles from Troma’s deep catalog of cinematic debauchery can now be found on Hulu, uncut and unedited, for absolutely nothing. I feel incredibly old. There are quite a few selections to choose from, though I strongly suggest watching as many as humanly possible before they disappear. However, if you can only devote your free time to three specific features, I highly recommended watching “Cannibal: The Musical...
- 5/24/2010
- by Todd
- Beyond Hollywood
It's a match made in a dumpster! Hulu.com is currently hosting 23 different films from Troma Entertainment online for everyone (in the U.S.) to watch for free! If you're at all a fan of low budget, cheesy horror you're probably already a fan of Troma's films. If not, here's a great chance to become one. Among the films available for free streaming is the first feature film from South Park's Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Cannibal! The Musical, the first 4 Toxic Avenger films, Surf Nazis Must Die, Killer Condom, Poultrygeist and Mother's Day.
- 5/24/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
We here at Cinematical love to highlight a Free Flick of the Day because, well, we like movies and we like free things. It's kind of a no-brainer, really. Well, I just stumbled across a treasure trove of free films: Hulu.com is now hosting twenty-three of Troma Entertainment's finest films online for all to enjoy. And by all, I mean people who have an IP address originating from the United States.
Now I realize that not everyone considers classic Troma films to be a "treasure trove", but for those of us who have a soft spot for Lloyd Kaufman and the special brand of crazy, low-budget films his company has made in the last three decades, this is indeed a bounty. I actually haven't seen very many Troma films myself, so what I plan on doing is just closing my eyes, spinning around three times in my office chair,...
Now I realize that not everyone considers classic Troma films to be a "treasure trove", but for those of us who have a soft spot for Lloyd Kaufman and the special brand of crazy, low-budget films his company has made in the last three decades, this is indeed a bounty. I actually haven't seen very many Troma films myself, so what I plan on doing is just closing my eyes, spinning around three times in my office chair,...
- 5/23/2010
- by Peter Hall
- Cinematical
Director: Ulli Lommel Writers: Ulli Lommel, Richard Hell, Robert Madero Starring: Carole Bouquet, Richard Hell, Ulli Lommel, Andy Warhol During my teens, I feasted on a steady diet of punk rock movies, everything from Rock 'n' Roll High School to Suburbia, The Decline of Western Civilization to Dogs in Space to Sid and Nancy to Rude Boy to Another State of Mind to The Blank Generation (1976) to Border Radio to Breaking Glass to The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle to Gleaming the Cube to Jubilee to The Last Pogo to Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains to Liquid Sky to The Punk Rock Movie to Repo Man to Surf Nazis Must Die to Thrashin’ to Urgh! A Music War to Stop Making Sense…but one film that always eluded me was Ulli Lommel’s Blank Generation (not to be confused with Ivan Kral’s 1976 documentary The Blank GenerationBlank Generation on DVD.
- 5/17/2010
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
The world just turned in on itself a bit, I think. How is a studio going to remake The Toxic Avenger? The proudly independent Troma Films label has decried the very existence of studios for years...and yet, here comes the Toxic Avenger remake. On the plus side, now maybe we'll finally get that big-budget Surf Nazis Must Die.
So here's the deal: Akiva Goldsman, also producing Paranormal Activity 2 but better known for the milquetoast Oscar-winning script for A Beautiful Mind, is one of the names attached to this, along with Original Media, which will soon reach out to writers. There's no shame in working for Troma, though; James Gunn, who wrote the script for the Dawn of the Dead remake is one of the company's alumnae, and indeed, Marisa Tomei's first ever screen appearance (uncredited) is the original Toxic Avenger.
The 1984 low-budget mileston has already been turned into a musical off-Broadway,...
So here's the deal: Akiva Goldsman, also producing Paranormal Activity 2 but better known for the milquetoast Oscar-winning script for A Beautiful Mind, is one of the names attached to this, along with Original Media, which will soon reach out to writers. There's no shame in working for Troma, though; James Gunn, who wrote the script for the Dawn of the Dead remake is one of the company's alumnae, and indeed, Marisa Tomei's first ever screen appearance (uncredited) is the original Toxic Avenger.
The 1984 low-budget mileston has already been turned into a musical off-Broadway,...
- 4/7/2010
- by Colin Boyd
- GetTheBigPicture.net
Exclusive: Get ready for a movie makeover for The Toxic Avenger, the anti-hero who became the beachhead mutant in a Troma Films schlock heyday that included such 1980s classics as Surf Nazis Must Die, Rabid Grannies and Stuff Stephanie in the Incinerator. Toxie, as the mop-wielding character is affectionately called, is at the center of a remake deal for a film that will be produced by Akiva Goldsman, Richard Saperstein and Charlie Corwin. Corwin's Original Media, a partnership with Dutch reality TV giant Endemol, has financed the acquisition of rights to a franchise that includes four sequels, an animated TV [...]...
- 4/6/2010
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline Hollywood
Every Friday in October we've been premiering new installments of Here There Be Monsters, an exclusive webseries set at the Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program at Douglas Education Center (Dec). The four-part story follows a student who comes to believe his new neighbor is a vampire after a series of strange murders.
If you're just discovering this click here to see Part 1, here to see Part 2, and here for Part 3 - because the final chapter awaits you below in Here There Be Monsters #4!
Shy make-up effects student, Matt Davis, seeks the affection of fellow classmate and gothic beauty, Wren, while strange murders plague the town, leading people to believe a vampire is on the loose. He unwillingly gets involved when a mysterious old man moves in across the street and proceeds to behave in decidedly strange fashion. Set amidst the very real - and unusual - world of...
If you're just discovering this click here to see Part 1, here to see Part 2, and here for Part 3 - because the final chapter awaits you below in Here There Be Monsters #4!
Shy make-up effects student, Matt Davis, seeks the affection of fellow classmate and gothic beauty, Wren, while strange murders plague the town, leading people to believe a vampire is on the loose. He unwillingly gets involved when a mysterious old man moves in across the street and proceeds to behave in decidedly strange fashion. Set amidst the very real - and unusual - world of...
- 10/30/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
- Fangoria
Every Friday in October we've been premiering new installments of Here There Be Monsters, an exclusive webseries set at the Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program at Douglas Education Center (Dec). The four-part story follows a student who comes to believe his new neighbor is a vampire after a series of strange murders.
If you're just discovering this click here to see Part 1, and here to see Part 2 - because more monsters await you below the jump in Here There Be Monsters #3. Watch the series, and be sure to check back on October 30th for the horrific conclusion!
Shy make-up effects student, Matt Davis, seeks the affection of fellow classmate and gothic beauty, Wren, while strange murders plague the town, leading people to believe a vampire is on the loose. He unwillingly gets involved when a mysterious old man moves in across the street and proceeds to behave in decidedly strange fashion.
If you're just discovering this click here to see Part 1, and here to see Part 2 - because more monsters await you below the jump in Here There Be Monsters #3. Watch the series, and be sure to check back on October 30th for the horrific conclusion!
Shy make-up effects student, Matt Davis, seeks the affection of fellow classmate and gothic beauty, Wren, while strange murders plague the town, leading people to believe a vampire is on the loose. He unwillingly gets involved when a mysterious old man moves in across the street and proceeds to behave in decidedly strange fashion.
- 10/23/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
- Fangoria
Last Friday we gave you a look at the first installment of Here There Be Monsters, an exclusive webseries set at the Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program at Douglas Education Center (Dec). The four-part story follows a student who comes to believe his new neighbor is a vampire after a series of strange murders.
If you missed part 1, be sure to catch it here, because more monsters await you below the jump in Here There Be Monsters #2.
Shy make-up effects student, Matt Davis, seeks the affection of fellow classmate and gothic beauty, Wren, while strange murders plague the town, leading people to believe a vampire is on the loose. He unwillingly gets involved when a mysterious old man moves in across the street and proceeds to behave in decidedly strange fashion. Set amidst the very real - and unusual - world of the Tom Savini Make-Up Effects Program in Monessen,...
If you missed part 1, be sure to catch it here, because more monsters await you below the jump in Here There Be Monsters #2.
Shy make-up effects student, Matt Davis, seeks the affection of fellow classmate and gothic beauty, Wren, while strange murders plague the town, leading people to believe a vampire is on the loose. He unwillingly gets involved when a mysterious old man moves in across the street and proceeds to behave in decidedly strange fashion. Set amidst the very real - and unusual - world of the Tom Savini Make-Up Effects Program in Monessen,...
- 10/16/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
- Fangoria
Last Friday we gave you a look at the first installment of Here There Be Monsters, an exclusive webseries set at the Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program at Douglas Education Center (Dec). The four-part story follows a student who comes to believe his new neighbor is a vampire after a series of strange murders.
If you missed part 1, be sure to catch it here, because more monsters await you below the jump in Here There Be Monsters #2.
Shy make-up effects student, Matt Davis, seeks the affection of fellow classmate and gothic beauty, Wren, while strange murders plague the town, leading people to believe a vampire is on the loose. He unwillingly gets involved when a mysterious old man moves in across the street and proceeds to behave in decidedly strange fashion. Set amidst the very real - and unusual - world of the Tom Savini Make-Up Effects Program in Monessen,...
If you missed part 1, be sure to catch it here, because more monsters await you below the jump in Here There Be Monsters #2.
Shy make-up effects student, Matt Davis, seeks the affection of fellow classmate and gothic beauty, Wren, while strange murders plague the town, leading people to believe a vampire is on the loose. He unwillingly gets involved when a mysterious old man moves in across the street and proceeds to behave in decidedly strange fashion. Set amidst the very real - and unusual - world of the Tom Savini Make-Up Effects Program in Monessen,...
- 10/16/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
- Fangoria
Fangoria Entertainment is pleased to premiere the web series Here There Be Monsters! Set at the Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program at Douglas Education Center (Dec), the four-part story follows a student who comes to believe his new neighbor is a vampire after a series of strange murders.
Directed by Robert Tinnell (director of Frankenstein And Me, producer of Surf Nazis Must Die and co-author of the graphic novels The Living and the Dead and The Black Forest), the series was produced by students of The Factory Digital Filmmaking Program at Douglas in conjunction with the Tom Savini’s Make-Up Effects Program, as well as the Cosmetology Programs at Dec.
“It was an amazing experience,” said Tinnell, “watching these students be thrust into the pressure cooker of a professional production and turning out such a great show. Their talent and work ethic is inspiring.”
Factory student Bob Keith,...
Directed by Robert Tinnell (director of Frankenstein And Me, producer of Surf Nazis Must Die and co-author of the graphic novels The Living and the Dead and The Black Forest), the series was produced by students of The Factory Digital Filmmaking Program at Douglas in conjunction with the Tom Savini’s Make-Up Effects Program, as well as the Cosmetology Programs at Dec.
“It was an amazing experience,” said Tinnell, “watching these students be thrust into the pressure cooker of a professional production and turning out such a great show. Their talent and work ethic is inspiring.”
Factory student Bob Keith,...
- 10/9/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Staff)
- Fangoria
Jason Mewes (Clerks 2, Zack & Miri Make a Porno) is set to star alongside Ezra Buzzington (Halloween 2) and Felissa Rose (Return to Sleepaway Camp) in the Velvet Hammer Films/ArsonCuff Entertainment production of Breath Of Hate. Directed by Sean Cain (Silent Night, Zombie Night) and written by Wes Laurie, Breath centers around a young woman in the escort business who, on her last job, is confronted by a trio of escaped mental patients looking to change the world - one victim at a time. Also joining the cast are Lauren Walsh (18 Year Old Virgin), Jack Forcinito (Silent Night, Zombie Night), Ted Prior (Surf Nazis Must Die) and Alexis Sibolis (Plaguers). Breath begins filming in late summer. This is the second teaming of Wes Lauries ArsonCuff Entertainment and Sean Cains Velvet Hammer Films. They are currently finishing post-production on Silent Night, Zombie Night.
- 7/30/2009
- bloody-disgusting.com
Sean (Silent Night, Zombie Night) Cain, director of the upcoming Hammer Films/ArsonCuff Entertainment horror feature Breath of Hate, tipped Dread off today of his casting of actor Jason Mewes. The Clerks and Feast alum will star in Breath of Hate alongside the previously announced Ezra (Rob Zombie’s Halloween 2) Buzzington and Felissa (Return to Sleepaway Camp) Rose.
"Audiences know him as the foul-mouthed Jay in the Kevin Smith movies, but he’s got a sweet side that’s the perfect counterpoint to the darkness in our story,” says Cain. “His character is a gamer nerd who falls for an escort. It’s through his love that he brings her back from being a walking suicide.”
Also joining the cast of Hate, which revolves around (according to the PR) “a young woman in the escort business who, on her last job, is confronted by a trio of escaped mental patients...
"Audiences know him as the foul-mouthed Jay in the Kevin Smith movies, but he’s got a sweet side that’s the perfect counterpoint to the darkness in our story,” says Cain. “His character is a gamer nerd who falls for an escort. It’s through his love that he brings her back from being a walking suicide.”
Also joining the cast of Hate, which revolves around (according to the PR) “a young woman in the escort business who, on her last job, is confronted by a trio of escaped mental patients...
- 7/29/2009
- by SeanD.
- DreadCentral.com
Are you going to the Baltimore Comic-Con at the end of the month? So are we! And we've got something special for you.
In honor of the first anniversary of our announcement of our comics publishing program at last year's show, we're testing three graphic novel collections of recently completed stories from ComicMix. You'll want to check these out:
EZ Street – The Harvey-nominated graphic novel by Robert Tinnell (Feast of Seven Fishes, Surf Nazis Must Die, Kids of the Round Table) and Baltimore’s own Mark Wheatley (Mars, Frankenstein Mobster, Hammer of the Gods, Breathtaker) is about two brothers, a story about the love of stories, about ambition and dreams and fantasy, EZ Street is an involving look at the creative process, the dynamic of families, the true meaning of friendship and the quest for a really good comic. Wheatley and Tinnell will be at the Insight Studios/ComicMix booth to sign copies.
In honor of the first anniversary of our announcement of our comics publishing program at last year's show, we're testing three graphic novel collections of recently completed stories from ComicMix. You'll want to check these out:
EZ Street – The Harvey-nominated graphic novel by Robert Tinnell (Feast of Seven Fishes, Surf Nazis Must Die, Kids of the Round Table) and Baltimore’s own Mark Wheatley (Mars, Frankenstein Mobster, Hammer of the Gods, Breathtaker) is about two brothers, a story about the love of stories, about ambition and dreams and fantasy, EZ Street is an involving look at the creative process, the dynamic of families, the true meaning of friendship and the quest for a really good comic. Wheatley and Tinnell will be at the Insight Studios/ComicMix booth to sign copies.
- 9/18/2008
- by Martha Thomases
- Comicmix.com
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