Monthly Archives: May 2015

Lloyd Kaufman has been invited to headline the NYC Zombie Crawl After Party, Sunday May 31st at 8:30 PM. Black Bear Bar. 70 N 6th Street. Brooklyn, NY. This event is being produced by Backseat Conceptions and Troma alum Doug Sakmann.

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May 21, at 3pm (right on schedule), the Toxic Avenger and the Troma Team occupied the popular Union Square in New York. Hundreds of fans and onlookers gathered at the historical site under the rallying cry of “Save Nuke ‘Em High” to raise awareness of independent art and Troma Return to Nuke’Em High: Volume 2 Kickstarter campaign.

Asta Paredes and Catherine Corcoran joins Toxie to #SaveNukeEmHigh

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Secret Video Leaked

Lloyd Kaufman apologizes for the leaking of the secret video announcing a performance-rally this Thursday, May 21st, 3 pm, at Union Square, New York, NY.  Mr. Kaufman stated “We don’t want to even mention that  this  Union Square event is to raise awareness of the  Return to Nuke’Em High: Volume 2 Kickstarter campaign. That would be crass, bourgeois and capitalistic.” However the Toxic Avenger  and the World famous Tromettes in small clothing have been  confirmed.

Join TOXIE and the Troma Team and help #SaveNukeEmHigh

Reclusive VP Michael Herz Introduces Project, Marking First Appearance in 15 Years

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The Troma Team is proud to announce that the 16th ALL FREE Tromadance Film Festival will take place on July 23 and 24, 2015, at The Paper Box in Brooklyn, NY. As they have for 16 years, true cinephiles can shed their stressful workaday troubles and celebrate, en masse, the wonder that is genuine independent cinema!

The Toxic Avenger polishes his garments for Tromadance’s night premiere.

According to Wikipedia “The idea for TromaDance was developed by Troma president Lloyd Kaufman, who got the idea from South Park co-creator Trey Parker (whose debut film, Cannibal! The Musical, was distributed by Troma). Feeling that Sundance had become too “Hollywood” by charging film-makers high fees to entry his movies, showing multi-million-dollar “independent” movies and practicing an elitist structure and film selection process, Parker urged Kaufman to create his own film festival that was the direct independent opposite of Sundance, one that was completely FREE! and focused on independently produced film that was made without the Hollywood system in order to give first-time filmmakers a chance at getting their work seen. Read more…

Once again, the Troma Team will be making headlines this week, May 13-24, as they arrive for the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. As always, Troma will be disrupting the otherwise beautiful and calm French Riviera with its particular brand of in-your-face DIY films. In addition to its 800+ catalog of money making titles, Troma will be pre-selling the nearly completed Return To Nuke’Em High: Volume 2 to buyers and granting interviews to International Press. Read more…

Changes title to “Sincerely the Troma Team: Occupy Cannes”

‘Occupy Cannes’ has changed its working title to ‘Sincerely the Troma Team: Occupy Cannes’. This film, which originally focused specifically on Troma’s latest trip to Cannes, has evolved into a more ambitious project. Troma at the Cannes film festival still plays centrally, but the documentary also looks at the bigger “ecosystem” of Troma, Lloyd Kaufman, and independent film. The news arrived on Indiegogo today in an update to the project’s page.

Stan Lee, creator of Spiderman, discusses the state of independent superheroes, in Sincerely The Troma Team: Occupy Cannes.

“The symbiotic relationship Lloyd and Troma has with his fans and supporters is one of the most compelling themes in the film,” says the update. Living legends Stan Lee and Ron Jeremy were recently interviewed and have pretty interesting things to say about independent filmmaking and their own relation with Troma and the Troma Team.

Ron Jeremy discusses his last 20 years of independent film at Troma  in Sincerely The Troma Team: Occupy Cannes.

For further news and updates, fans can visit the  Sincerely the Troma Team Indiegogo campaign website.

#FlashbackFriday – with Catherine Corcoran and Asta Paredes