Thoughts occasioned by the release of Adieu au langage Godard and the Permanently New One “It has to face the men of the time and to meet/The women of the time. It has to think about war And it has to find what will suffice. It has/To construct a new stage. It has to be on…
To mark the 30th Anniversary of Gremlins, Warner Bros. has released Joe Dante’s (first) subversive masterpiece on DVD and VOD today. Here’s a round-up from around the web celebrating the little green guys’ special day. Pop Sugar‘s 30 Fun Facts about Gremlins Zach Galligan talks about the scaly critters’ lasting impression on pop culture here. Gremlins Online (your…
Here’s another installment featuring Joe Dante’s reviews from his stint as a critic for Film Bulletin circa 1969-1974. Our thanks to Video Watchdog and Tim Lucas for his editorial embellishments! Exploitable potpourri of sex, comedy, action with high school setting has enough funny stuff to draw and amuse youth trade in ballyhoo markets and…
We here at TFH have always thought of the great Vilmos Zsigmond as one of “our” movie icons, having begun his distinguished cinematographic career in the humble swamps of low budget exploitation before rising on his own merit to a justly celebrated mainstream career. So it is with fond memories of the likes of The Sadist, The…
Our thanks to Adam Smasher and Soua Her of the Hero Complex Gallery for hosting the memorable opening night of Kings of Cult: An Art Tribute to Roger Corman and Joe Dante. A special shout-out to TFH’s own Chris Condon for his herculean effort in coordinating the efforts of all concerned. TFH gurus Ernest Dickerson, Mark Goldblatt. Larry Karaszewski, Ed…
Trailers From Hell is proud to announce our collaboration with Hero Complex Gallery: KINGS OF CULT: A Tribute to Roger Corman and Joe Dante. We are proud and honored to present this pop-art tribute to these two legendary directors and TFH Gurus. The artwork will pay tribute to their careers in unique and interesting…
“Gahan Wilson’s work was my introduction to dark humor.” — Stephen Colbert “For those of you who don’t get Gahan Wilson…That’s impossible! If you look at his cartoons and they don’t make you laugh, you’ve got to go back to the very beginning as a person and start with “knock-Knock” jokes and then work your way…
In Withnail and I, two English chums go “on holiday by mistake” and seek refuge from their horrid lives in a bottle of whatever is nearby. The movie is loaded with writing that is memorized and used by the film’s fans in their daily lives as often as possible. How can anyone resist lines like,…
While casting about for a French wine and movie pairing, it occurred to me how much French stuff we find all around us. That’s no surprise if you are in France, of course. You expect it there. But in the United States we sure have a lot of French stuff on hand. French wine, of…
Sherilyn Connelly, writer for the Village Voice and SF Weekly, alerted us to her interview with fashion designer Ayumi Seto in which Ayumi divulges one of her greatest inspirations, Riff Randell (P.J. Soles) of Rock ‘N’ Roll High School. Sheryilyn’s piece can be found in the latest issue of Topless Robot along with several photos…
Alamo CEO/Founder Tim League and other members of the American Genre Film Archive (including Nicholas Winding Refn and Paul Thomas Anderson) have begun an essential and exciting crowdfunding project on Indiegogo that, in the words of their press release, “(is) dedicated to supporting the mission to complete high resolution digital transfers of movies for which…
The new issue of Interview Magazine features a great interview with the legendary filmmaker, Roger Corman, conducted by one of the most accomplished graduates of the “Corman School”, the brilliant Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs, Stop Making Sense). Demme runs Roger through a quick tour of his decades-long career (not forgetting to include a…