RTX: Lloyd Kaufman Can't Stop

The true king of the indies drops by Rooster Teeth's fest

"...filmmakers, and there are independent filmmakers, and then there's Lloyd Kaufman. After 42 years as the mad magician behind..."

July 5, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Troma Ward

Troma Films co-founder Lloyd Kaufman: indie maverick, gross-out artist.

"...and Tromeo and Juliet. However, to legendary Troma co-founder Lloyd Kaufman (who is honored with a career retrospective at..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Merle Bertrand

SXSW Film Festival Reco 2002

"...of the careers of John Sayles, Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, Lloyd Kaufman, and Albert Maysles. Also, many of the filmmakers..."

March 8, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Festival 2002

"...of the careers of John Sayles, Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, Lloyd Kaufman, and Albert Maysles. Also, many of the filmmakers..."

March 8, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead

Lloyd Kaufman's Poultrygeist is a campy zombie comedy that's full of jokes, chicken suits, spewing geysers of various bodily fluids, and barbs flung in the direction of the fast-food industry.

"...Directed by: Lloyd Kaufman. Starring: Jason Yachanin, Kate Graham, Allyson Sereboff, Robin..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Toxic Avenger: The Unrated Director's Cut

"...Directed by: Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz. Starring: Gary Schneider, Robert Prichard,..."

May 30, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

When White Meat Attacks

Troma's 'Poultrygeist' pokes holes (and punctures skin) in our fast-food nation

"...burial ground, legendary slapstick-gore director and Troma studios founder Lloyd Kaufman, the twisted mind behind The Toxic Avenger, Sgt...."

Dec. 7, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger Iv

"...Directed by: Lloyd Kaufman. Starring: David Masttey, Clyde Lewis, Heidi Sjursen and..."

April 9, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tromeo & Juliet

Troma tackles a romance classic: Expect irreverent vomit and dismemberment.

"...Directed by: Lloyd Kaufman. Starring: Jane Jensen, Will Keenan, Valentine Miele and..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two

A cornucopia of delights await you at the South by Southwest Film and Music Festivals and Austin Music Awards this year.

"...as well. Just as appropriate is the screening of Lloyd Kaufman's Citizen Toxie at midnight, Friday, March 8, the..."

March 8, 2002 Column by Louis Black

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...announced Marquee Screenings of Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut Synecdoche, New York, and Kelly Reichardt's followup..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Beau Is Afraid

Joaquin Phoenix is the understated fool in this bloated Oedipal epic

"...a fictionalized crumbling urban hellscape that looks like what Lloyd Kaufman would create if he was given the budget...."

April 21, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Crank: High Voltage

If Takashi Miike happened to be possessed by the spirit of Chuck Jones, the result might turn out something like this sequel.

"...whom turned out to be Troma Entertainment's irrepressibly game-for-anything Lloyd Kaufman). I mean, come on, that's borderline genius. Warped..."

April 24, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Long Goodbye: SXSW Film

Snapshots from the fest

"...some sort of soup?" Troma Films president and founder Lloyd Kaufman on what his company might have planned for..."

March 22, 2002 Screens Feature

The Big Hit

"...slumming Wesley Snipes) and feels like something out of Lloyd Kaufman's Big Bag o' Troma Rejects. Wahlberg makes a..."

May 1, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Review: The Toxic Avenger

Troma hero gets a joyfully idiotic big budget remake

"...super-sleazoid producer and acknowledged big-hearted hero of indie cinema Lloyd Kaufman launched a surprising franchise with the original The..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Scan Lines

"...D: Lloyd Kaufman (1996) with Jane Jensen, Will Keenan, Valentine Miele...."

Aug. 1, 1997 Screens Feature

Short Cuts

Entry deadline for the Dallas Video Festival and SXSW updates

"...conference part of this year's fest, Troma Films mastermind Lloyd Kaufman (the man behind Class of Nuke 'Em High..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Macon Blair to Direct Toxic Avenger Relaunch

Austin director cleans up with return of the cult classic

"...they would be revamping the franchise, with Troma founders Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz serving as producers...."

March 21, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Levine, Aaron Moten, Carter Redwood, Danny Flaherty, Larry Fessenden, Lloyd Kaufman (North American Premiere)..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

He Needed a Hero

A regular schlub turns caped crusader in James Gunn's Super

"...things. In Tromeo & Juliet, his screenwriting debut for Lloyd Kaufman's notoriously gonzo Troma Entertainment, the Bard's star-crossed lovers..."

March 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Three Guys, a Girl, and a Dog Named Friday

Austin film collective Jollyville Pictures on its ingredients for success

"...comedy "Emily," shot in 2004 and picked up by Lloyd Kaufman's Troma Entertainment for that company's traveling package of..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

It's Alive!

Texas (finally) gets a horror-film convention to call its own

"...Chain Saw hitcher from hell Ed Neal; Troma Films' Lloyd Kaufman; and scream queens Debbie Rochon, Brinke Stevens, and..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Bob Ray on 'Rock Opera'

"...found him sparring with Troma Entertainment's notoriously parsimonious overlord Lloyd Kaufman, Film Threat's distribution arm, and assorted other possible..."

April 29, 2005 Screens Review by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

The Austin film community activates its turbo boosters.

"...roving masseuses, a silent auction featuring swag from Troma's Lloyd Kaufman, Willie Nelson, Tim McCanlies' Secondhand Lions, and excellent..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Putting a Name to a Face

Dallas' USA Film Festival definitively answers the question, "Who is that guy?" with its tribute to Texan character actor Stephen Tobolowsky.

"...starring Paul Rudd and Rachel Weisz. Boffo B-film auteur Lloyd Kaufman, the man behind Troma Pictures, showed Apocalypse Soon:..."

May 2, 2003 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

All Attitude

"I'm a very nice girl -- who happens to be completely amoral," says cult queen Mary Woronov. She'll present two films -- Death Race 2000 and Rock 'n' Roll High School --at the Rolling Roadshow's Rock 'n Roll Drive-In this Saturday.

"...and produced] and it also co-stars Troma Pictures head Lloyd Kaufman. They just finished it. They did it in..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Giving Tree

Making movies takes money. Lots of it. From grants to bakes sales, credit card max-outs to benevolent rich uncles, local filmmakers struggle to come up with the cash.

"...from donors such as Rick Linklater and Troma head Lloyd Kaufman) to roving masseurs and free food. Proceeds from..."

May 24, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW News

"...there for the Troma Films freaks (like Troma founder Lloyd Kaufman), travelling band of mutants Friends Forever showed a..."

March 15, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Celebrity Call Sheet

"...& Ian Roberts (Martin and Orloff, Upright Citizen's Brigade); Lloyd Kaufman (Troma Films); Jeffrey Tambor (The Larry Sanders Show);..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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