Trailers From Hell


	Allison Anders
		ALLISON ANDERS, from the release of her first feature, Border Radio (1989; co-written and co-directed with Kurt Voss) through Things Behind the Sun (2001), has established an innovative body of work marked by ensemble acting and strong women characters. Her films as writer-director also include Gas Food Lodging (1992), Mi Vida Loca (1993) and Grace of My Heart (1996). A professor at University Of California, Anders has also directed episodes of the TV Shows Sex In The City, Cold Case, The L-Word and What About Brian. On the Web: http://myspace.com/dontknocktherock Allison's Commentaries: The Fastest Guitar Alive Wild Guitar Forty Guns Jailhouse Rock The Naked Spur Peeping Tom All That Heaven Allows Privilege Psych-Out


	Allan Arkush
		A record collector and film buff from his early days, ALLAN ARKUSH brought his two loves together in directing the cult classic Rock 'n' Roll High School. Allan's day job is directing television series like Moonlighting, Ally McBeal, Crossing Jordan, and the mini-series The Temptations, for which he won an Emmy. He currently stays busy as an Executive Producer and Director of Heroes. Allan's Commentaries: A Night At The Opera The Horse Soldiers Rebel Without a Cause Winchester '73 The Knack Wild in the Streets Bucket of Blood House of Bamboo The Trip Rio Bravo Queen Of Outer Space


	Rick Baker
		RICK BAKER blames growing up in front of a television and Famous Monsters of Film Land for the turning him into the strange man that he is today. He turned his interest in monsters and the grotesque into a profession and became a special make-up effects artist. His award-winning film work includes An American Werewolf in London, Men in Black, How The Grinch Stole Christmas and The Nutty Professor, to name a few. He loves classic and not so classic horror movies. Rick's Commentaries: The Time Machine The War of the Worlds Fiend Without a Face How to Make a Monster The Man of a Thousand Faces I Was a Teenage Werewolf Mad Love


	Larry Cohen
		The prolific writer-producer-director LARRY COHEN began his career in television creating hit shows like Branded and The Invaders. His feature career took off with the killer baby trio of It's Alive and two sequels. Among his movie credits are Q - The Winged Serpent, Full Moon High, The Private Life of J. Edgar Hoover, Return to Salem's Lot, Hell Up in Harlem and the screenplays for Phone Booth and Cellular. His most recent work is the Masters of Horror episode, Pick Me Up. Larry's Commentaries: God Told Me To A.K.A. Demon El Cid Spartacus Marnie Black Sunday AKA-Mask of the Demon Invaders From Mars


	Joe Dante
		JOE DANTE is a lifelong film buff who turned his obsession into a career. He got his start cutting trailers for Roger Corman and later directed the hit movie Gremlins, as well as Gremlins 2: The New Batch, for producer Steven Spielberg. His feature films include The Howling, Innerspace, Matinee, Small Soldiers and The 'Burbs. Among his TV work is The Second Civil War, Eerie, Indiana and the "Masters of Horrors" titles Homecoming and The Screwfly Solution. Joe's Commentaries: Blast of Silence The Satanic Rites of Dracula The Skull The Giant Gila Monster The Sadist Frankenstein 1970 The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T. / Crazy Music The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake Earth vs. the Flying Saucers Invasion, U.S.A. Creature From The Haunted Sea Blood And Roses This Island Earth Lord of the Flies Mesa of Lost Women Target Earth No Name On The Bullet The Beast of Yucca Flats Confessions of an Opium Eater Horror of Dracula Tarantula The Black Sleep Blood of the Man Devil/House of the Black Death Mr. Arkadin Daughter of Dr. Jekyll The Innocents The Revenge of Frankenstein The Cyclops From Hell It Came The Incredible Petrified World Monster From Mars A.K.A. Robot Monster The Unearthly Attack of the 50 Foot Woman These Are The Damned The Fiendish Ghouls The Terror She Demons Coming Soon: College Confidential Coming Soon: Them


	Jon Davison
		NYU graduate and longtime film buff JON DAVISON parlayed his term as director of advertising and publicity for Roger Corman's New World Pictures into a producing career which includes two of Paul Verhoeven's best, Robocop and Starship Troopers. Other Davison productions are Airplane!, The Sixth Day, Piranha and Sam Fuller's controversial White Dog. At this moment he's probably running a 16mm print in his living room. Jon's Commentaries: Cockfighter / Born To Kill Hollywood Blvd


	Mick Garris
		MICK GARRIS' latest creation is the "Masters of Horror" hour-long cable series of fright films helmed by well-known genre directors, including himself. Numerous screenplay assignments led to a career in directing, and he is perhaps best known for his long association with Stephen King, whose novels The Stand and The Shining have been translated by Garris into well-received mini-series. Mick's Commentaries: Martin The House That Screamed The Magic Christian Sullivan's Travels Kiss Me Stupid Dementia 13 Horrors Of The Black Museum Son of Kong White Zombie House on Haunted Hill X - The Man with the X-Ray Eyes The Vampire Lovers The Raven God Told Me To A.K.A. Demon


	Stuart Gordon
		STUART GORDON was traumatized as a child by The Tingler and began returning the favor with Re-Animator in 1985, and more recently as a Master of Horror on the Showtime series of the same name. Other credits include Edmond, Ray Bradbury's The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, Fortress, RoboJox, and Dolls. His new film, Stuck opens May 30th. Stuart's Commentaries: The Thing With Two Heads Nightmare Alley True Grit Coming Soon: Mr Sardonicus


	Sam Hamm
		Failed cartoonist SAM HAMM turned to screenwriting when he realized he would never be able to draw like Alex Toth. His feature credits include Never Cry Wolf, Batman, Batman Returns, and Monkeybone. Hamm also created the short-lived television series M.A.N.T.I.S. in collaboration with Sam Raimi. Most recently, he has written two episodes of the cable series "Masters of Horror" for director Joe Dante: Homecoming (for which he won a Best Screenplay award at the Sitges International Film Festival) and The Screwfly Solution. Sam's Commentaries: The Intruder Kronos 20 Million Miles to Earth Scream of Fear Journey to the Lost City 13 Ghosts


	George Hickenlooper
		Writer-director GEORGE HICKENLOOPER's feature film credits include Factory Girl, about Andy Warhol and his muse, Edie Sedgwick; the internationally acclaimed documentary, Mayor of the Sunset Strip, the psycho-sexual drama The Man from Elysian Fields, The Big Brass Ring, a political thriller adapted from an Orson Welles screenplay, and Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse for which George received a directing Emmy. His interest in movies and filmmaking began in childhood – stemming in part from his Great Uncle's (conductor Leopold Stokowski) involvement with Disney's Fantasia. George's Commentaries: Vanishing Point Yellow Submarine The Last Voyage Five Million Years To Earth / Quatermass and the Pit Night Of The Living Dead Coming Soon: The Towering Inferno


	Jack Hill
		JACK HILL began his career, like so many of his contemporaries, working for Roger Corman, then wrote and directed the cult classic Spider Baby, which introduced his favorite actor, Sid Haig. His The Big Doll House launched an entire genre of "Women in Prison" pix as well as Pam Grier, whom he later brought to stardom in Coffy and Foxy Brown. Other credits include The Big Bird Cage, Pit Stop, Swinging Cheerleaders and Switchblade Sisters. He is currently exec producing a series of remakes of some of his earlier horror films. See Jack Hill Presents. On the Web: http://www.myspace.com/thefilmsofjackhill Jack's Commentaries: Blood Bath The Black Swan The Big Doll House White Heat Foxy Brown


	Dan Ireland
		DAN IRELAND loves movies of all shapes and sizes. He's one of the co-founders of The Seattle International Film Festival and producer of over 15 films. His directorial debut, the award winning The Whole Wide World starred Vincent D'Onofrio and introduced to the world to Renee Zellweger. His other credits as a director include Passionada and Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont. His latest film, Jolene, stars Dermot Mulroney. Dan's Commentaries: The Haunting Bad Day At Black Rock Imitation of Life The Girl Can't Help It Experiment in Terror


	Mary Lambert
		MARY LAMBERT, a member of the Music Video Hall of Fame, first made her mark directing groundbreaking music videos for Madonna and Talking Heads, as well as the Stephen King adaptations, Pet Sematary and Pet Sematary II. Her credits include Siesta, Grand Isle, The In Crowd, and Return To Halloweentown. She has just completed a feature documentary about female senators titled 14 Women. Mary's Commentaries: House of Usher The Masque of the Red Death Carnival of Souls Village of the Damned The Pit and the Pendulum


	John Landis
		JOHN LANDIS was the director of Animal House, The Blues Brothers, An American Werewolf In London, Trading Places, Coming To America, Kentucky Fried Movie, Spies Like Us, ¡Three Amigos!, Into The Night and Michael Jackson's Thriller among many other films and television shows. He is currently in production on a documentary about legendary comedian Don Rickles. John's Commentaries: The Alamo Point Blank Dawn of the Dead The Curse Of The Werewolf The Errand Boy In Society The Beguiled The Shootist Ulzana's Raid This Is Spinal Tap Sunset Boulevard International House Kind Hearts And Coronets Sweet Smell of Success The Defiant Ones It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World The Bride and the Beast Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein Don't Look Now The T.A.M.I. Show The Fall of the Roman Empire Psycho Colossus: The Forbin Project King Solomon's Mines Once Upon A Time in the West The Brain That Wouldn't Die Coming Soon: Tarzan And His Mate


	Michael Lehmann
		MICHAEL LEHMANN has directed nine feature films, including Heathers, Hudson Hawk, The Truth About Cats and Dogs, and Because I Said So. Among his numerous television directing credits are Homicide, The West Wing, The Larry Sanders Show and Big Love. He divides his time between Santa Monica and western Sonoma County, where he lives among the redwoods with his wife, Holland, who makes the world's best granola. Michael's Commentaries: Johnny Guitar The Party The Man Who Fell To Earth Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls Easy Rider Strangers on a Train Repulsion The Asphalt Jungle Seconds


	Mark Pellington
		MARK PELLINGTON directs feature films, television, commercials and music videos. His film credits include Going All the Way (w/Ben Affleck and Jeremy Davies), Arlington Road (w/Jeff Bridges and Tim Robbins) and The Mothman Prophecies (w/ Richard Gere and Laura Linney). He recently co-directed the fabulous 3-D concert film U-2 3-D, and his latest, Henry Poole is Here (w/ Luke Wilson) opened in August. Mark's Commentaries: Rosemary's Baby Dial M for Murder The Courtship of Eddie's Father Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House To Sir With Love


	Howard Rodman
		HOWARD A. RODMAN, a Professor and former Chair of the screenwriting program at USC's School of Cinematic Arts and an artistic director of the Sundance Screenwriting Labs, wrote Savage Grace with Julianne Moore, August with Josh Hartnett and David Bowie, and the opening night film of the 2000 Sundance Film Festival, Joe Gould's Secret, with Ian Holm and Stanley Tucci. The sleaziest character in Steven Soderbergh's film The Underneath is named "Howard Rodman," for reasons which need not be enumerated here. Howard's Commentaries: Caged Heat Touch Of Evil The 10th Victim


	Eli Roth
		ELI ROTH wrote, directed, and produced the horror films Cabin Fever, Hostel, and Hostel: Part II, all made independently and on a low budget, in the tradition of his heroes. As a child Roth was obsessed with horror movies, and was sawed in half with a chain saw at his Bar Mitzvah, much to the horror of his entire extended family. His future projects include an adaptation of Stephen King's bestseller Cell and "Trailer Trash, an entire movie of fake trailers On the Web: http://www.myspace.com/eliroth Eli's Commentaries: Rock 'N Roll High School Creepshow Forbidden Planet Three On A Meathook Squirm The Birds Exorcist II


	Katt Shea
		Writer-director KATT SHEA has been honored by retrospectives of her critically acclaimed films at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, The British Film Institute in London and various festivals throughout Europe. Her work includes: Poison Ivy starring Drew Barrymore and Tom Skerritt, The Rage: Carrie II, and Dance of the Damned. Katt's Commentaries: The Egg and I Where Danger Lives They Call Her One-Eye


	Edgar Wright
		Writer-director EDGAR WRIGHT is best known for Spaced, the BAFTA-nominated tv series he created with Simon Pegg for Britain's C-4, as well as the recently-released feature film Hot Fuzz (2007) and the zombie romantic-comedy Shaun Of The Dead (2004). The latter earned Wright a BAFTA nomination along with a Bram Stoker and a British Independent Film Award. On the Web: http://www.myspace.com/edgarwright Edgar's Commentaries: Day of the Dead The Fury Venom Phantom Of The Paradise High Plains Drifter Asylum Silent Running Carnage Twitch of the Death Nerve Raw Meat Suspiria - International Version Suspiria Danger Diabolik Dr. Terror's House of Horrors