Grand Opening Hypno-Tronic Comics 7/27/13

Nothing more needs to be said....if nothing here appeals to you, you're dead inside.

ARFF party tomorrow!

Tomorrow's the party! Hope to see old and new fans there!

Aspect Ratio Film Festival teaser trailer

the 1st teaser trailer!

Five Guys & The SI syndrome

YEP, it's happened again...the Staten Island syndrome. Take a well-know chain that is good elsewhere, put one on SI, and it's not as good. Outback, Checkers, Nathan's, etc...you know the drill. Add to this line-up the newest burger chain to grace our shores, Five Guys. I've been to others in NJ & brooklyn, and they were good. (great for a chain)....At the SI location, I encountered slippery floors, wobbly tables, Weak and/or funny tasting soda, limp fries, and a dried out burger. Although still somewhat tasty, I can only give this place 2 1/2 stars out of five. I heartily suggest all hamburger fans make the trip to "BURGA" on Huguenot ave. Winner & still champion, (4 stars)...it's the best on the Island.

SUBMAN

I MEAN WHAT ELSE DO I NEED TO SAY....to caption this would be Superfluous...

Foxell Teaser from edJoy productions

here's a sneak peek at out latest production...

The Theatre Bizarre

Buddy Giovinazzo (Combat Shock)is one of the directors in this new horror anthology...besides, anything with Udo Keir has to be cool!
...see trailer here:
http://vimeo.com/26085661

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.

old Litter Sign in Port Richmond

For pete's Sake....I remember these also being in the subways back in the late 1960's....this was found on a pole in port richmond.....amazing what survives!

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!

signs of staten island on IMDB

From the insipid to the just poorly-drawn, 'Signs of Staten Island' documents the kitschy & sometimes pretentious signage of the forgotten borough......a short film we just finished, see it here:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1612023/

PIZZA TOWN & sorry guys, but I have to do this

due to the amount of spam received in the comments section, I have to approve all posts from here out...please do not hesitate to post comments, though....

On the left is yours truely on a recent visit to PIZZA TOWN USA in new joisey....some SI'ers may remember this place for many years on New Dorp lane, ...the sister operation exists to this day in Jersey..and it's still the same as it ever was...fried calzones rool!
Why do things survive/last in NJ and get torn down/changed in Staten Island?
hmmmm.....
your ole pal, ed droogie...
(PS-people have asked about future industrial TELEVISION releases from the archives...Plans call for a "best of" seasons 1&2 at this point....we are going over old iTv episodes for a new box set to be released later this year....a thankless, lengthy task, indeed!)

ed droogie goes to FUNSPOT

Here's a short video of my stoner tour of Funspot in New Hampshire. That's where I racked up those Defender scores in my last post. The place is amazing. Funspot has over 500 games on three floors, and about 350 of those are from the 1980's...most are working, and well maintained. Games I have not seen in 30 years, and games I've Never seen! The video is on current.com, you can see it by clicking the title of this post....& please comment if you like it!

Combat Shock & Cracktown

Troma has outdone itself with the new special edition 2-disc set release of (filmed on STATEN ISLAND) Combat Shock/American Nightmares. This edition truely cements the legend/myth of this underground classic. I worked on the film back in the early 80s, and contributed some footage and stills to this edition. (it's on the bonus features disc) It's now being heralded as "one of the greatest independent features of the 80s" (!) and "better than taxi driver & eraserhead" (!!)...funny how me and Buddy G. (Buddy Giovinazzo) used to goof about this happening one day in the future back in the editing room while cutting Combat/Nightmares. Well, it's come true 25 years later. Mind-boggling. It's now being reviewed in many, many places, including Film Comment AND the NY Times!!!....they wouldn't even let us purchase those publications back in the 80s, now they not only cover the movie, but applaud it! Go Figure. (years ago, I set up an informative tribute page HERE, and promise to update it soon with all the new reviews)

I recently attended a screening of Buddy's newest film "Life is hot in Cracktown"...it's very good, (better than "no way home", at 1/4 the cost!) and comes out on video on aug. 25th....it's dark & dismal, looks great, & is worth checking out!

ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL

as a metalhead from way back (seen Anvil at the St. George in '82!!)..I had a vested interest in "ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL"...it truely is one of the (if not #1) greatest rock documentaries ever made...It transcends the genre, as I seen people in their 60's applauding, and purchasing the CD after a screening. Amazing.
It is sad that "ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL" is not gonna get the wide-release of Michael Moore's films. And of course, it will NOT play on staten island...I strongly urge all to go to manhattan to see this.

my infrequently updated blog- NEW POST!

is such because i have been so busy working:

here on the eBay

and working on my pool game
and several other websites

BUT, I am gonna try to update this page more often.
people are always asking me "what are you gonna do next" and "are there any plans for something after industrialTELEVISION?"...
aside from pushing the current & future DvDs, which may contain some new content...
there are no plans for new episodes of iTv.
(sorry)...
You see, putting together an hour show (for little $) every 2 weeks for over 10 years has left us spent, bothered, & bewildered.

When we started out (in 1996) there was a question on the application: "What do you hope to accomplish from producing at SICTV?" I wrote: "to change the face of staten island cable access"...
No small task, indeed, BUT- I believe (after a decade and 180 episodes) we've done that.
but as far as "something after industrialTELEVISION?"...
we'll just have to wait and see...
as there are some program concepts/ideas/irons-in-the-fire!
again I thank all the fans who have come up to me & expressed their love for the show. I've always said, this my real payment for all our efforts.

checkers S.I. review

yes, the checkers in NJ is better. (as is the case with most chain restaurants that open a branch on SI....blimpie, popeyes, etc. serve as prime examples)As far as the new Checkers on forest, I waited 20 minutes to order, then another 6 minutes to pick up the food. The double cheeseburger is pretty good, everything else had a "samey" quality to it them rendering them indisguishable from other burger joints (give me white manna or white diamond anyday!)I tried the chili cheese dog, big buford (aka small whopper), chicken sandwich, and fries. All were non-spectacular.NOT worth the wait. ...the staff do not know what they're doing yet...will check it out again next year (if they last!)

Ritz Theater Staten Island, NY 1926

Recently a friend lent me this to scan, it's a rare program from the Ritz Theater Staten Island, NY from way back in 1926. Interesting note about the bus running 6 times an hour! Wow, wish we could get that today!
These thumbnails are the links to the individual pages, enjoy!

industrialTELEVISION review

this guy tells it like it is, I love the "behold SI's finest" coment...check it out

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