Monthly Archives: June 2016

06/30/16

The 17th Annual TromaDance Announces Feature Length Official Selections

TROMA ENTERTAINMENT
 Announces
Official Feature Length Selections
for
17th Annual TromaDance Film Festival 
Friday, July 29th and Saturday, July 30th at
17 Meadow St.
Brooklyn, NY 11206
The Official Feature Length Selections for the 17th Annual TromaDance, which will be held at the Paper Box Theatre in Brooklyn, NY, have been confirmed, it was announced today by Lloyd Kaufman, prexy of Troma Entertainment and creator of The Toxic Avenger.
Yesterday, June 28th 2016,  Troma Entertainment made public The 17th Annual TromaDance Short Movie Official Selections. Today’s highly anticipated announcement of the four titles curated by NYC’s Troma Team demonstrate in some cinematic form the dedication to original, historical and socially significant themes, images and techniques and represent ingenuity in genre by skirting the experimental through ambitious and dedicated pursuit in documentary and exploiting the potential of conventional narrative. These selections are:
THE 17th ANNUAL TROMADANCE 
FILM FESTIVAL
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OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 2016
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Feature-Length Movies
Be My Cat: A Film for Anne /directed by Adrian Tofei/Romania
(english). 2015. 1 h 27 min.
A story of a young man in Romania who goes to shocking extremes to convince Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway to star in his film. 
Banjo /directed by Liam Regan /UK. 2015. 1 h 22 min.
British comedy-fantasy Banjo, directed by Liam Regan. follows the developing mania of a young man as he is manipulated by his imaginary friend to exact revenge on his tormenting co-workers.
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Film Ever Made/directed by Eric  Jeremy Coon and Tim Skousen/USA . 2016. 1 hr 46 min.
Childhood friends Chris Strompolos, Eric Zala and Jayson Lamb reunite 25 years later to shoot the final scene of their shot-for-shot remake of Steven Spielberg’s classic film Raiders of the Lost Ark. 
Night of Something Strange directed by Jonathan Straiton/USA 2016. 
Teenage friends out for beach week get unexpget unexpectedly detoured to an isolated motel where a deadly STD virus now runs rampant, turning those infected into “the living dead” .
Upcoming T.B.A. for The 17th Annual TromaDance Film Festival 2016 are the talent lineups for the World Famous TromaDance AfterParty!!!
Congratulations to all those filmmakers selected to be in the 17th Annual TromaDance Film Festival, hosted at The Paper Box Theatre in Brooklyn on July 29th and 30th, 2016!

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06/29/16

The 17th Annual TromaDance Official Short Movie Selections Announcement!

TROMA ENTERTAINMENT
 Announces
Official Short Movie Selections
for
17th Annual TromaDance Film Festival 
Friday, July 29th and Saturday, July 30th at
17 Meadow St.
Brooklyn, NY 11206
The Official Short Movie Selections for the 17th Annual TromaDance, which will be held at the Paper Box Theatre in Brooklyn, NY, have been confirmed, it was announced today by Lloyd Kaufman.
TromaDance is the first film festival wholeheartedly devoted to independent filmmaking and also one which champions contributing artists, producers and directors internationally from all genres of cinema without discrimination. Unlike every other film festival, TromaDance does not charge filmmakers to submit their films. Entrance to The Paper Box Theatre on Friday July 29th and Saturday July 30th is free to all.

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06/20/16

Troma Entertainment Acquires Alberto Genovese’s Sick Sock Monsters from Outer Space

Original Title~ Dolcezza Extrema

Poster Design for Sick Sock Monsters from Outer Space by Alvaro Galvan
NYC’s  Troma Entertainment  Confirms Official U.S. Premiere of Alberto Genovese’s
 Italian Science-Fiction/Fantasy Sock-Puppet Movie,
Sick Sock Monsters from Outer Space 
(originally Dolcezza Extrema)
to be released Friday, July 1. 2016
Socks, Drugs and Rock-N-Roll!  Sick Sock Monsters from Outer Space, a film by Alberto Genovese,  has been acquired by Troma Entertainment and is the exclusive Premiere Movie release from Troma for July’s new content on Troma Now (available a t  watch.troma.com  ) , the independent movie studio’s video-streaming-on-demand-service that launched this year ,  it was announced today by Lloyd Kaufman.
Genovese’s movie takes place in an unspecified year from the future. Captain Pixws and his crew of space pirate sock puppets are forced to delivery tanning beds to every corner of the universe as their star-ship travels through intergalactic space.
he award-winning  Sick Sock Monsters from Outer Spacehas the visual light and language associated nowadays with pairing psychedelic drugs and Electronic Dance Music, an experience usually available only to those willing to alter their neural mapping.
The dynamic audio visual forces that operate within the galaxies, spacecrafts and from the critters that shuttle through Genovese’s movie is no doubt a reflection of the filmmakersbella figura approach to craftsmanship and ingenuity in theSick Sock Monsters production. Genovese’s unexpected choice to use 35 mm film to shoot the movie, much of which depended on the use of green screens behind the sock puppet characters and ultimate incorporation of extensive and skillfully crafted CGI environments and special effects, a thought provoking exploration into the possibilities of new forms in movie making through a mixed-media approach.
Sick Sock Monsters from Outer Space was an Official Selection in 2015 for Italy’s Fanta-Festival, Switzerland’s Indie Film Festival and the Lumiere Film Fesitval as well as an Official Selection for the 2016 London International Festival of Science Fiction and Fantastic Film.

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06/15/16

Lloyd Kaufman will Answer Fan Questions Live on Reddit for “Ask Me Anything” Wednesday, June 15th at 6:00 PM EDT!

 

Ask Lloyd Kaufman anything! Tell him anything! This Wednesday, June 15th at 6:00 PM EDT, Lloyd Kaufman is scheduled to answer questions from fans live through Reddit’s “Ask Me Anything” feature, it was announced today by Elizabeth D’Ambrosio, spokesperson for Troma Entertainment.
Kaufman will be available to offer inquiring Troma fans updates regarding his soon to be released magnum-opus movie, Return to Return to Nuke ‘Em High AKA Volume 2, along with news about other Troma titles, future projects and events. Trump and Hilary are also fair fame, as well as onanism.
Another new development in Tromaville likely to light up the Reddit “AMA” feed will be TROMA Now, Troma Entertainment’s unique subscription video-on-demand service that features world-premiere movies and exclusive content to subscribers, which was launched in late 2015.
Upcoming Troma events that will interest “AMA” participants include this summer’s 17th Annual TromaDance, Troma Entertainment’s free to submit/free to attend annual Film Festival that will be held at the Paper Box in Brooklyn this July 29th and 30th, 2016. The Fest comes as a part of The TROMAmerican Summer 2016~ Festival of Free!, a no-cover  Troma themed party featuring music, movies and live art, set for three Thursday nights this summer at Lucky 13 Saloon in Brooklyn, NY.
The  “Where’s Lloyd-O?” followers out there might like details about Lloyd Kaufman’s scheduled appearances this Summer and the Troma themed events to be featured at Indy Pop Con this weekend and San Diego Comic Con in July.
Lloyd Kaufman is known for his 50 years of championing the independent arts and supporting indie filmmakers all over the planet, one example is 17 year old Kansas Bowling, creator and director of B.C. Butcher  who has received international recognition and recently premiered B.C. Butcher at Hollywood’s legendary Egyptian Theatre.  Troma Entertainment was the gateway for Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn and a catalyst in developing the careers of many actors, like Vincent D’Onofrio, Samuel L. Jackson and cult-movie heroine Debbie Rochon.  Aspiring filmmakers, Troma fans and supporters of the independent cinema are invited to join Kaufman on Reddit this Wednesday evening for an opportunity to pick the brain of the movie-making legend and hear his words of wisdom and experience.

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06/9/16

NEW YORK CITY BECOMES The TROMAmerican Summer 2016 ~~ FESTIVAL OF FREE!

Coming to Lucky 13 Saloon in Brooklyn this Month

 

MOVIE’S OF THE FUTURE!!
 ROCK-N-ROLL!!
GO-GO-GYNO DANCERS!!
LIVE ART!!
NO COVER CHARGE!!!   TIP THE DANCERS!   TIP THE BARTENDERS! 
JUNE OPENING NIGHT FOR ~FESTIVAL OF FREE!!~
CONFIRMED
Thursday, June 23rd at 8:00 PM

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06/1/16

World Premiere of Dolphinman Battles the Sex Lobsters

Directed by John Brennan Released  TODAY on  Troma Now

Dolphinman, Tromaville’s Greatest BiSexual Super-Hero Refuses to Perform at Sea World,Despite Love for Dancing!  D-Man Stages Protest for

Acquatic Equality!  Everything Goes Swimmingly!
Brennan’s latest short movie, Dolphin Man Battles the Sex Lobsters stars Sgt, Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. among many other TromAll-Stars!
“You thought crabs were bad?! Lobsters are worse!”
In celebration of  June’s  LGBT Pride, Troma Now is highlighting a variety of sexuality themed movies and short films among its featured content for June. As an additional bonus, special extras are included every month and the World Premiere featured extra for June is Dolphinman Battles the Sex Lobsters , it was announced today by Lloyd Kaufman, prexy of Troma Entertainment and creator of The Toxic Avenger. 
Tromaville is under attack by mutant  villains  once again, and this time the merciless creeps are a nuisance that really hit you below the belt.

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