'The Toxic Avenger' Remake Almost Had Kevin Smith As A Director
Kevin Smith was offered a job directing the big budget Toxic Avenger remake, but reveals he turned it down after disagreeing with the producers.
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This Week In Trailers: Mean Dreams, Betting On Zero, Jawbone, Return To Return To Nuke 'Em High Aka Vol. 2
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week…
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Guardians Of The Galaxy Easter Eggs: Over 50 Trivia, References, Callbacks, Cameos And More
Discover a ton of Guardians of the Galaxy easter eggs: inside jokes, references to characters and locations from the comic books, 1980's callbacks and more.
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Superhero Bits: Amazing Spider-Man 2, Captain America The Winter Soldier, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Man Of Steel
Which famous director has a role in Guardians of the Galaxy? Is Henry Cavill interested in joining the Justice League? Does Joss Whedon think the return of Agent Coulson is important? Will Hugh Jackman come back to play The Wolverine after Days of Future Past? What major event was Marc Webb filming this weekend for…
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Exclusive: Troma To Make 'Occupy Cannes,' A Documentary About True Independent Cinema; Find Out How To Contribute
Troma has a plan to give the biggest film festival in the world a huge middle finger and you can be a part of it. We're proud to exclusively announce that the independent film studio, which has been in business for 40 years, is going to make a brand new documentary called Occupy Cannes. Filming will…
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Troma Entertainment Selling Remake Rights For 'Class Of Nuke 'Em High' And 'Poultrygeist'
Troma Entertainment may be famous for its low-budget, independent approach to filmmaking, but the B-movie house isn't averse to the big-money kind, either. Last year saw the Fantastic Fest premiere of the Brett Ratner-produced Mother's Day remake, as well as the announcement of a Toxic Avenger reimaginging by to be produced by Akiva Goldsman and directed by…
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Free Movie: Lloyd Kaufman's 'Direct Your Own Damn Movie!'
In high school, one of my most memorable reads wasn't The Catcher in the Rye or Of Mice and Men. It was Troma founder Lloyd Kaufman's first book Make Your Own Damn Movie. Sure the works of Salinger and Steinbeck offered their own rewards, such as literary allusion and beautiful prose, but Kaufman's tome gave…
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This Week In Trailers: Trash Humpers, It's A Wonderful Afterlife, Mega Piranha, Peacock, Casino Jack And The United States Of Money
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m…
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Darren Lynn Bousman To Remake Troma's Mother's Day
Saw series helmer Darren Lynn Bousman will direct a remake of the 1980 Troma cult classic exploitation slasher film Mother's Day. You might remember, Bousman told Brendon at Frightfest that his next film would be Mother's Day. Well now it's official. The original Charles Kaufman film told the story of three women who go on…
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Lloyd Kaufman Is Independent Film
Congratulations to Troma Studios head Lloyd Kaufman, who was just named chairman of the Independent Film & Television Alliance for a two-year term. Kaufman is the guy behind such B-cult-clasics as The Toxic Avenger, Class of Nuke 'Em High trilogy, and Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD. IFTA estimates its 170 member companies produce more than 400 indie…
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