Troma Ward

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

"...Troma Films is best known to movie buffs as the..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Merle Bertrand

Drafthouse Films Acquires New Film

SXSW hit 'The FP' to be distributed in 2012

"...Drafthouse Films, the year-old distribution arm of Alamo Drafthouse, announced today..."

Aug. 1, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Top 10 Festival Films of 2023 You Haven’t Seen Yet

From the Toxic Avenger to school shootings, the best of the fests

"...Toxie lives! New York ultra-indie pioneers Troma Entertainment seemed to take a wild swing when they..."

Dec. 19, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Recommends: Family Dysfunction Films

Because the holidays aren't all about happiness and good cheer

"...appropriately something like Charles Kaufman’s Mother’s Day, the first Troma film I ever saw. The holiday here is Christmas..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

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.

"...is sure to be the newest star in the Troma galaxy. Perhaps a dubious distinction, but "distinction" has never..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Slither

Writer-director James Gunn knows what makes horror fans howl, and is one heck of a writer to boot.

"...not only an honest and heartfelt fan of horror films but also one heck of a writer: Gag all..."

April 7, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

When White Meat Attacks

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

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

Dec. 7, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

RTX: Lloyd Kaufman Can't Stop

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

"...Kaufman. After 42 years as the mad magician behind Troma Entertainment and 47 director credits, he's still slaving away..."

July 5, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playing With the Big Boys

Teen filmmakers Rusty Kelley and Duncan Knappen land second HBO Family gig with "French Restaurant."

"...Duncan Knappen, also 14, he's made some killer little films. Not digital videos, mind you, but films. Nitrate, splicing,..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

He Needed a Hero

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

"...Bad things happen to good people in James Gunn's films. Really bad things. In Tromeo & Juliet, his screenwriting..."

March 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Long Goodbye: SXSW Film

Snapshots from the fest

"...of Cannibal the Musical. Perhaps some sort of soup?" Troma Films president and founder Lloyd Kaufman on what his..."

March 22, 2002 Screens Feature

ATX Film News: Award Winners, Toxic Vengeance, and Cheaper Nights at the Drafthouse

"...Grab your old family films and head to the Hill Country. The Texas Archive..."

April 5, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Five Fantastic Fest Flicks From the American Genre Film Archive

AGFA Creative Director Joseph A. Ziemba goes bugnuts with this year’s restorations

"...cinema. Just as importantly, the nonprofit also gets these films back into cinemas, sometimes serving as theatrical distribution for..."

Sept. 22, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Short Cuts

Entry deadline for the Dallas Video Festival and SXSW updates

"...deadline has passed, but there's still time to get films in under the regular deadline wire of Dec. 10...."

Nov. 23, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

SXSW News

"...places like Beerland. During a party there for the Troma Films freaks (like Troma founder Lloyd Kaufman), travelling band..."

March 15, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Brand on the Run

Synergy is the name of the game at Drafthouse Films, the distribution arm of the Alamo empire

"...of Klown, the latest release from his fledgling Drafthouse Films. The next day, he will be sending reviewers on..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

When Bad Movies Attack

James Nguyen's underground oddity Birdemic cries fowl

"...was the case with Birdemic, which was "discovered" by then-Troma Films associate Evan Husney, who caught the film at..."

July 2, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

It's Alive!

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

"...a big fan of the horror industry and horror films for all my life, and, so, this is something..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Celebrity Call Sheet

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

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

"...Media 2000, a Dallas-based horror/cult festival, which will feature Troma Films head Lloyd Kaufman (The Toxic Avenger, Tromeo and..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Slime and Screams: Producer Matt Manjourides on the New Street Trash

The splatter punk sequel gets its Austin premiere

"...A graduate of the Troma school of filmmaking, Manjourides is no newcomer to the..."

May 23, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Gets Toxic With The Toxic Avenger

Fall of the House of Usher, The Creator added

"...this year to find this incredible reboot of the Troma Studios cult classic, as this reinvention has been directed..."

Aug. 15, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Turbo Kid

This irreverent throwback is a loving homage to kids' adventure pictures

"...kidnapped by Zeus (Ironside, a mainstay of the Eighties films that Turbo Kid emulates), the overseer of that neck..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Three Guys, a Girl, and a Dog Named Friday

Austin film collective Jollyville Pictures on its ingredients for success

"...and instead flies under the banner of Collection Agency Films LLC, which Johnson formed with Austin musician cum jack-of-all-trades..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Horror Unearthed: The Return of Confessions of a Serial Killer

The lost Austin horror classic finally gets the respect it deserves

"...the long-lost director’s cut from underground horror experts Unearthed Films. Once Upon a Time in Texas..."

Aug. 23, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hobo With a Shotgun

Though it's a great title, this Rutger Hauer movie is an unfocused throwback to Seventies exploitation films.

"...for proof, if needed). Director Eisener knows his Seventies scum-films well enough, but the digitally lensed Hobo is more..."

May 6, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scare Package

Horror-comedy anthology pays tribute to the golden age of VHS

"...a delicious mix of New Line Cinema slashers and Troma goop, all bound together by McInroy's deliciously transgressive sense..."

June 16, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

DVD Watch: My Neighbor Totoro

Hayao Miyazaki's sweet and monstrous classic arrives on Blu-ray

"...explain why the original cinematic release was left to Troma (yup, home of The Toxic Avenger). It has re-emerged..."

May 21, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Short Cuts

"...News about several films with Austin connections have been filtering in over the..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bob Ray on 'Rock Opera'

"...has finally made it to DVD, courtesy of Go-Kart Films. That's a six-year hiatus between the film's original release..."

April 29, 2005 Screens Review by Marc Savlov

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