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HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS: THE GODFATHER OF GORE

This is
a must-see
for any
fans of
industrialTELEVISION.
Finally a doc about the guy who created gore movies!
here's a short blurb:
Throughout the 1950s and 60s, literally hundreds of American filmmakers journeyed into the realm of Exploitation. There was money to be made then from cheap movies, and the result was a vast sea of no-budget flicks pushing either cars, monsters, killers, or supple skin. Very few of these films rose above the norm of the time, and far fewer actually tried to reinvent a seemingly fixed genre. Herschell Gordon Lewis and producer David F. Friedman knew that staying ahead of the game was the best way to make a buck, and, thanks to the combination of their ambition and their skewed minds, they ended up blazing a trail for independent cinema that America hasn’t seen the likes of since.

Met HG once back when Rick Sullivan had the Gore Gazette screenings at the DIVE in the 80's. Herschell was mega-cool, and had the BEST stories. Buddy Giovinazzo and I were there because we knew Herschell was attending. (I still have my auto'd 1-sheet of Blood Feast!) We were hanging out with Joe Spinell at the time, so we're all at the bar bullshitting, I actually uttered the line: "By the way, Herschell, do you know Joe Spinell?"
...only afterwards did I realize the gravity of what had just transpired. My god, I just introduced the "godfather of gore" to the "MANIAC"!!!

Click on the title for the link to the screenings, as I do not know when it will be issued on DvD.

Zombies at Asbury Park!

see our new short on the record-setting 2010 Asbury Park Zombie Walk right now by clicking the link/title above!

gotta love the stuff I find (part II)

Christian NAZI HEIDI!!!
...inadvertently cool Christian comic from 1976!...
...HANSI the girl who loved the swastika!!..."story about a young girl who shares her experiences from the twisted cross of nazi-ism to new life through the cross of Jesus Christ."
...gotta adore that cover with that great art! (the artist, Al Hartley also drew ARCHIE comics!)....she somehow looks idyllic & catatonic at the same time...strange, sick, twisted.....I love it.
And i have a few to sell!

animal friggin' planet in my backyard

I know it's kinda hard to see, but here is a HAWK eating a pidgeon on the roof of the shed in my backyard. He stayed long enough for me to snap a pic, then hauled his prey to a new location. I loved the way he'd hold the unlucky feathered friend down with one claw while methodically ripping out his guts. uhh...Cool! (gore rools, ok?) I have seen raccoons, possums, many strays, but this is the first time for a hawk dining on a juicy bird. Tune in next week when we explore more exciting adventures from the wilds of staten island!
signs spotted on SI:
"toxic-do not enter or play near this site"...
another sign 300 feet away down the same road:
"Forever wild".....

squeaky wheel gets the grease...

Amazingly, we do have our fans at the SI ADvance! Thanks to Ben Johnson for his impeccable good taste, wisdom & foresight. This blurb (promoting our new DvD Box Set release) is from out local newspaper's AWE section. (thats' advance weekly entertainment) I love the part where he says: ...It's a totally politically incorrect hybrid of "Beavis & Butthead" meets "Mystery Science Theater 3000"...and "plenty of sex, gore and stuff blowing up". (...uuhhh....coool)
It's very rare when we get any press in our local paper (last time was over 3 years ago), so this is a welcome, refreshing change from their norm.

Kudos, dood!
(now, if I can only get that "todd hill" film reviewer-dude to mention us..he seems bent on not only ignoring SI, but reviewing movies that never even play on the island!)

BTW-if you are interested in purchasing a box set for your loved one, visit industrialTELEVISION.com