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“When people usually think of musicals, heavy metal music is not something that would come to anyone’s mind. Especially when the lead actor has a tattoo that covers almost 95% of his face. But as I have learned with most independent films, never judge a movie…”READ MORE

“If you haven’t heard about Troma’s most recent film THE TAINT, just stop reading and go watch the trailer. Then come back and read the rest.  The water is tainted. The Taint poisons the minds of men.  It turns them…” READ MORE

“When I was a kid, I remember the place to hear about amazing movies was at school; either on the playground at recess or waiting in line in the cafeteria at lunch. I heard about the raunchiness of Porky’s, the awesomeness of Conan the Barbarian and how scary Halloween II really is. Now, while not every film can live up to the…” READ MORE

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Cannes Review: Return to Nuke ‘Em High: Volume 1

Cannes Confidential – The Age

Gunman interrupts live Cannes TV interview with Christopher Waltz

“Cars III is not the sequel to the popular Pixar film, to my knowledge I am not sure if it is even a sequel to any film. Troma seems to know it hit a goldmine with Astron 6 and their vision so it seems to be spreading its wings further out and finding other old school gems that may not have made a big mark but got an internet community talking via social media or youtube. Bobby Hacker right now is one of those talents that people are buzzing about, but really not sure why. But, clearly his involvement with Birdemic 2 got Troma…”  READ MORE

The Troma Team arrived at the Cannes Film Festival, which marks the beginning of the Occupy Cannes Movement and the making of Troma’s Occupy Cannes documentary.   Troma’s Lloyd Kaufman exclaimed “The Occupy Cannes team has arrived at the Cannes Film Festival to fight for the rights of all independent artists.”

The Troma Team will hold two screenings of Return to Nuke ‘Em High: Volume One at Cannes; a secret screening on Thursday, May 16th Read more…

“I don’t even know where to begin with Purge. I feel like I just got slapped in the face with a cheese grater, a metaphorical “Movie Industry” labeled cheese grater. A culture shock, if you will. I guess I finally got to see the other side of the spectrum, and that’s not necessarily…”  Read more

Read the review of “Teen Ape VS. the Monster Nazi Apocalypse,” found on “Mutantz, Nazis, and Zombies:”