Monthly Archives: April 2011

“As any self-respecting horror fan should know, the Toxic Avenger is a native of New Jersey. So it should come as no surprise that Troma Entertainment, the studio behind the 1984 cult classic “The Toxic Avenger,” has found a home in the Garden State for its annual celebration of underground art and cinema, the Tromadance Film Festival.”

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“This was originally entitled Dead in the Water and now that Troma is putting it out, they gave it a much more sensational and in my opinion, a better name Killer Yacht Party. Looks like it could be a cool throwback to the slashers boom in the ’80s.”  Check out rest of article…

Check out the Troma Booth at Shock Stock in London, Ontario, Canada.
April 29-May 1!

Greetings From Tromaville!

On behalf of all of us at Troma, we would like to thank everyone so much for their participation at the 12th Annual TromaDance Film Festival this past weekend! We greatly appreciated your coming out to support independent film, and would like to thank you with a TromaDance 2011 Pressbook.

We are thrilled with the huge success of TromaDance 2011, and want all of you to know that it would not have been possible without you. Thank you so much.

Some may know and love him best as the co-founder of Troma, Tromadance and the creator of The Toxic Avenger. Others may recognize him as the purveyor of breakthrough talent like the creators of “South Park,” Trey Parker and Matt Stone. He’s also known for authoring books that address that ins and outs of filmmaking such as “Make Your Own Damn Movie: Secrets of a Renegade Director.” Read more…

AICN HORROR serves up a Bitter Feast this Easter with Night of the Lepus, Black Sheep, POULTRYGEIST, & Bunnyman!!!

Every so often, Troma becomes involved with a unique film which we feel should be prominently showcased.  We are proud to present our latest project, MR. BRICKS: A HEAVY METAL MURDER MUSICAL (view trailer) .   Created by a new brilliant young director Travis Campbell and produced by visionary new producer Justin Martell, MR. BRICKS is destined to attract a major following among both film and music fans.  While the film is in its final editing stages,it has already been invited to a number of film festivals and Troma is currently deciding which festival will present the world premiere.  Please visit the newly launched MR.BRICKS website.

“MR. BRICKS is a one-of-a-kind, original film,” says Troma President and Co-Founder Lloyd Kaufman, who also served as an executive producer on the film with partner Michael Herz. “Travis Campbell and Justin Martell will take their places along with James Gunn and Eli Roth in the movement of Troma’s Make Your Own Damn Movie! style of film making.  They represent a new era of cinematic trailblazers Read more…

The program for the 12th annual TromaDance Film Festival happening on Friday, April 22nd and Saturday, April 23rd is now available for viewing!  Read all about the FREE screenings, events and guests for this weekend at The Showroom Theater in Asbury Park, NJ.

Click here to download the program/Click here to visit tromadance.com and Click here for a schedule of events.

Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at Sony’s Lincoln Square (68th & Broadway), FANGORIA will be hosting a FREE 3D special presentation on PRIEST, the new Screen Gems postapocalyptic action/horror film. Read more…

Most film makers aren’t encouraging digital pirates to illegally copy their works. But Lloyd Kaufman (pictured above) isn’t your usual film maker. The controversial movie maker has been making low-budget, exceedingly gory, vomit-filled and highly sexualized horror movies since the 1970s under the Troma Entertainment brand.   Read the full article on Venturebeat.com