Continuing in our look at the B to Z of movies, Tom Jolliffe looks at the rogue film-makers who operated away from the studio systems, from the 50’s through to the prolific video era… What do Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard, Jonathan Demme, James Cameron, Jack Nicholson, Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and host […]
Troma releases trailer for Lloyd Kaufman’s Shakespeare’s Shitstorm
Some 25 years after the release of Tromeo and Juliet, Lloyd Kaufman and the folks at Troma are revisiting The Bard with Kaufman’s latest film, a Troma-fied adaptation of The Tempest entitled Shakespeare’s Shitstorm. Check out the trailer and synopsis here, courtesy of Dread Central… Prospero, the brilliant and generous pharma scientist, had his life and career […]
Movie Review – Death House (2018)
Death House, 2018. Directed by B. Harrison Smith. Starring Tony Moran, Adrienne Barbeau, Kane Hodder, Sid Haig, Dee Wallace, Bill Moseley, Barbara Crampton, Tony Todd, Michael Berryman, Felissa Rose, Lindsay Hartley, Sean Whalen, Vernon Wells, Debbie Rochon, Cortney Palm, Lloyd Kaufman, R.A. Mihailoff, Bill Oberst Jr., Cody Longo, and Vincent M. Ward. SYNOPSIS: During an […]
Guardians of the Galaxy and Its Exploitation Influences
Ben Robins on Guardians of the Galaxy and its exploitation influences… Exploitation is a bit of a nasty word no matter the context, and in the movie world, it usually means something cheap and in many cases, derivative. It’s never properly been defined, and doing so here without page after page of background would prove […]
Trailer and images for Troma’s Essex Spacebin
The British comedy Essex Spacebin is set for release this February courtesy of cult distribution company Troma Entertainment, and we’ve got a trailer and a batch of images from the film for you here… Essex Spacebin follows the adventures of the lovable Lorraine Willy, a middle-aged woman who has suffered a life of mental illness. Lorraine […]
Watch this incredibly NSFW teaser for Return to Nuke ‘Em High vol. 2 featuring Stan Lee, Lemmy, AVGN, Ron Jeremy and more
Return to Nuke ‘Em High vol. 1 was released back in 2013 [read our review here], and Troma fans have been waiting quite a while for its follow-up Return to Nuke ‘Em High vol.2 (also titled Return to Return to Nuke ‘Em High). The film went through various stages of post-production and even had a […]
Troma’s Rabid Grannies heading to DVD and Blu-Ray in March
Greetings from Tromaville! Rabid Grannies from horror maestro Llyod Kaufman and directed by Emmanuel Kervyn is heading to DVD and Blu-Ray on March 10th. Here are the details! Grannies are the greatest. They bake pies, tell stories and take you to the zoo. They don’t ask for an arm and a leg in return. THEY […]