Troma News Archives: January 1, 2004 to June 30, 2004
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June 30: Four new Roan titles are now available in the Troma Chopping Maul: Suddenly (starring Frank Sinatra), Tarzan the Fearless/Tarzan's Revenge (double feature), They Made Me a Criminal/Lady Gangster (featuring John Garfield and Jackie Gleason) and Zorro's Fighting Legion (the complete uncut 1939 serial)!!!
June 30: Now available in the Troma Chopping Maul: Shark (starring Burt Reynolds) and Sugar Cookies (a pre-Troma production with Mary Woronov, and co-written by Lloyd Kaufman)!!!
June 30: More pictures of our Tromette of the Month, Elske, have been added!!!
June 30: The gang as MK Magazine love Troma!!!
June 30: A TromaDance North fundraiser happens July 10 in Manitoba! Visit the Screenings section for more information!!!
June 28: Now available in the Troma Chopping Maul: Lust and Desire in Vegas High Stakes and Mirror of Death!!!
June 28: Speaking of flashing back, check out this photo of Igor and the Lunatics playing in Times Square in 1986!!!
June 28: Flashback Weekend has some pictures from the recent Tromathon at the Biograph Theatre in Chicago!!!
June 25: The 80's Movie Rewind web site has one of the most informational pages on the net about The Toxic Avenger!!!
June 24: The Troma DVD Release Schedule has been updated!!! Find out when your Troma favorites are coming out!!!
June 23: If you are in the Houston area, don't forget about Toxic Thursdays at the Alamo Drafthouse. Each week, a Troma favorite is presented, and admission is FREE!!!
June 22: The JoongAng Daily in Korea talks about the Puchon Film Festival, where Lloyd will be presenting a number of Troma movies as well as a special "Make Your Own Damn Movie" workshop!!! (Korean text display may be required)
June 22: Dave Kehr of the New York Times describes our Roan Group as "consistently responsible for some of the best-looking DVD editions" of classic movies!!!
June 18: In his review of Napoleon Dynamite (whose producer was on the TromaDance 2004 discussion panel), Roger Ebert mentions that he "smiles at the title of the Troma film Rabid Grannies"!!!
June 16: ColecoVision has signed on as the anchor sponsor for TromaDance, but we still need your donations!!!
June 16: We would also like to introduce you to Rebecca Rachael, a beautiful and talented Troma fan we has the pleasure of meeting in Cannes!!!
June 16: Meet Elske Willis, our July 2004 Tromette of the Month!!!
June 15: The "Before There Was Toxie" DVD set is back!!!
June 15: Unspeakable Magazines gives a rave review to our upcoming release Wiseguys vs. Zombies!!!
June 11: Some of July's DVD releases can now be viewed in the Troma Studio Store, including Death Dancers, Story of a Junkie, Trailer Town, Troma Triple B-Header #2: Tainted and Tuesday Never Comes!!!
June 11: If you're in New York City next Tuesday (June 15) and/or Thursday (June 17) and want to help promote Troma in front of MTV's Total Request Live, drop Mike a line!!! We need Tromettes, people to play The Toxic Avenger and Sgt. Kabukiman, as well as people to hold up signs!!!
June 10: Variety reviews Tales from the Crapper!!!
June 10: Tony Watt's documentary King Kaufman has won three awards at the Great 2004 Philadelphia Wind-City Independent Film Festival!!! Best Picture and Best Director, plus an award to Lloyd Kaufman as Breakout Male Star!!!
June 9: First song and first FX submission for Poultrygeist!!!
June 9: A fitness and exercise article says "Be a Toxic Avenger"!!!
June 9: There are only a handful of slots left for volunteers for our Comic Con booth!!!
June 8: Two new DVDs to be released on June 29 have been added to the Troma Studio Store: Tarzan the Fearless/Tarzan's Revenge double feature and Zorro's Fighting Legion!!!
June 8: The Tromadance Fund is now at $140!!! New incentive levels have been added, including becoming the first to own the yet-to-be-released Best of Tromadance, Volume 3 on DVD before its released!!!
June 8: DVD Verdict's Bill Gibron has nothing but praise for our double feature DVD Killer Nerd/Bride of Killer Nerd, giving it a 92!!!
June 8: Lloyd answers another question from an emerging filmmaker!!!
June 8: Lloyd Kaufman will be on a Toxic Avenger photo shoot in Jamaica, July 10-14!!!
June 7: DVD Talk's Adam Tyner recommends our release of Flash Gordon Conquerers The Universe!!!
June 7: Lloyd answers questions from an emerging filmmaker!!!
June 7: Lots of great new additions to the Appearances and Screening schedules, including a free screening of Terror Firmer with Lloyd in New York City and a book signing at the Virgin Megastore in Chicago!!!
June 3: The Troma Studio Store now has an improved search engine!!! Find the movies you want right away!!!
June 3: Many new pictures have been added to the Troma Press section!!!
June 3: And speaking of the BBC, they mention Troma in this audio clip (Real Audio) about the science behind The Day After Tomorrow!!!
June 2: BBC's Nev Pierce covers Troma at Cannes!!!
June 2: Cannes volunteer Emma Brown filed this report about the action on the Croisette!!!
June 2: DVD Verdict gives our Roan Collection DVD Lady of Burlesque an 83!!!
June 1: Still more pictures from Cannes 2004!!!
June 1: DVD France writes about Troma's 30th Anniversary (obviously, it's in French)!!!
May 28: Even more pictures from Cannes 2004!!!
May 28: Looking for high resolution pictures of Lloyd and Troma movies? Look no further!!! The all-new Troma Press section is now open!!!
May 27: Check out the first details on the plot for Poultrygeist!!!
May 27: Filmmaker in Eugene, Oregon, is inspired by Troma to make his own damn movie!!!
May 26: Songwriters! Become a part of the magic that is Poultrygeist!!!
May 26: Reading "Make Your Own Damn Movie" can get you laid!!!
May 26: Rynell Simon is the first monthly prize winner from our Troma Team Video Survey!!! If you haven't filled out the survey, do so today!!! And if you have, you're still eligible to win EVERY MONTH!!!
May 25: Still more pictures from Cannes 2004!!!
May 25: Want to work on Troma's newest production, Poultrygeist? We need FX artists and puppeteers!!!
May 24: You can now buy Dr. Hackenstein, Eye of the Stranger, Killer Nerd/Bride of Killer Nerd and Student Confidential in the Troma Studio Store!!! You can also pick up the classic serial Flash Gordon Conquerers the World and Barbara Stanwyck's Lady of Burlesque!!!
May 24: More pictures from Cannes 2004!!!
May 24: If you can read French, you might find this article about Troma at Cannes interesting!!! If you can't read French, put the URL into the Babelfish Translator and let the fun begin!!!
May 21: Our first set of pictures from Cannes 2004!!!
May 19: Billy Bob ‘classic’ unearthed in Cannes!!!
May 19: Shocking details of intern abuse at the Troma Building have surfaced!!!
May 18: According to New York Times film critic A.O. Scott, Michael Moore is as ubiquitious at Cannes as the Troma Street Team!?!?!
May 18: Troma supports the striking French film workers?!?!?!
May 18: The cover story in this week's Queens Tribune asks...
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May 17: Take the Troma Team Video Survey and win some great prizes!!!
May 17: We say goodbye to Baptiste, our happy naked French intern, in photos!!!
May 14: A number of great, classic Troma posters are now available in the Troma Studio Store at unbelievable savings!!!
May 13: Lloyd Kaufman is en route to Cannes, to teach Quentin Tarantino a thing or two!!!
May 13: Check out the latest batch of Troma Fan Mail!!!
May 11: Troma says thank you and good luck to Megan Powers!!!
May 10: If you're going to be in Los Angeles this Friday, catch a preview screening of Tales From The Crapper hosted by Ron Jeremy!!!
May 6: Tim Seeley's new graphic novel, Lovebunny and Mr. Hell, includes a tribute to one of his heroes!!!
May 6: Harry Knowles picks the Roan Group's Lady of Burlesque as one of the May coolest DVDs to buy!!!
May 6: Please read this important message from Lloyd Kaufman about the TromaDance Film Festival!!!
May 5: The Ruining is one of the films Troma will be premiering at the Cannes Film Festival!!!
May 5: Introducing Troma's latest acquisition: Meat for Satan's Icebox!!!
May 4: Revisit Troma's past with a look back at the Troma Times newsletter!!!
May 4: Introducing Troma's newest super mutant hero: Killer Coq!!!
May 3: Troma would like to thank EmptyV for authoring of our screener DVDs!!!
May 3: Check out these photos from the Troma retrospect at the Festival Cinema è Lavoro in Italy!!!
May 3: NEW LLOYD'S ROIDS!!! Lloyd speaks out on censorship, Howard Stern and Janet Jackson's floppy breast!!!
May 3: Moviemaker Magazine gives the 2004 TromaDance Film Festival a big thumbs up!!! Read the article now in the Troma In The Press section!!!
May 3: Lloyd Kaufman will be honored at the Biograph Theatre in Chicago next month!!!
April 30: Count Smokula will be appearing on the TV show Blind Date today (find the station near you and look for Episode 5971)!!!
April 29: Six new movies added to the Troma Movie Database: Coming Distractions, Dr. Hackenstein, The Eye of the Stranger, Go To Hell, State of Mind and Student Confidential!!!
April 29: Today at 6:30PM Eastern... A happy French intern will strut naked on Troma's OfficeCam!!!
April 28: It's back!!! It's back!!! Troma's OfficeCam is back!!!
April 28: A year after its release, people are still writing in, raving about Lloyd's book Make Your Own Damn Movie!!!
April 28: Vendetta and Wiseguys vs. Zombies added to the Troma Movie Database!!!
April 27: Read about how Trent Haaga loved co-writing Citizen Toxie and thinks Tales From the Crapper is a masterpiece!!! Trent thinks it is now Troma's third renaissance!!!
April 27: Read about one of Troma's newest movies, Wiseguys vs. Zombies!!!
April 26: Now available for puchase in the Studio Store: Blondes Have More Guns, Coming Distractions, Go To Hell, State of Mind and Suicide!!!
April 26: Another great review for Lloyd's book, Make Your Own Damn Movie, from Creature Corner.com!!!
April 26: Meet the newest Tromette to make her Cannes debut... Toxica!!!
April 23: Check out the video to Cannibal Lesbian Hoedown, from Tales From The Crapper!!!
April 23: Video clip from Lloyd Kaufman's Master Class now online!!!
April 23: Eric Campos of Film Threat gives Suicide (out on DVD this Tuesday) a five star review!!!
April 23: Van Helsing is a $200M Troma movie?!?!?!
April 22: Check out these great photos from our recent trips to Phoenix/Tucson and Cleveland, plus Lloyd at the New York/Avignon Film Festival!!!
April 22: If you haven't purchased your Tox Box signed by Lloyd, now is the time to do it, as we only have ten left!!!
April 21: Lloyd Kaufman to teach at NYU in November!!!
April 21: If you are attending Cannes 2004, check out our lineup of screenings!!! Book your meeting with Lloyd Kaufman today!!!
April 20: The Ann Arbor Paper interviews Lloyd Kaufman!!!
April 19: Video footage added to the American Film Market 2004 section!!! Watch Count Smokula serenade Lynn Lowry of The Battle of Love's Return!!!
April 16: Read
about Lord of the Undead, a German horror film by Timo Rose which
features Lloyd Kaufman and Debbie Rochon!!! 
April 16: We're looking for an FX artist for future projects!!!
April 16: Introducing a new section to Troma.com: Pictures of Happy Tromettes and Tromos in Action!!!
April 16: The Troma in the Press section has been updated with many new articles!!!
April 15: DVD Verdict gives Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills high marks!!!
April 15: Planet Hollywood celebrates 30 years of Troma Entertainment!!!
April 15: Justin Channell from the Troma fan site Tromatized reviews Tales From The Crapper!!!
April 14: Check out these photos from Frightvision and Cinema Wasteland, including a first hand report from Troma fan Chris Haberman!!!
April 14: Hellion CD Sampler, which includes the theme to Tales from the Crapper, now in the Troma Studio Store!!!
April 13: Mirror of Death and Vegas High Stakes added to the Troma Movie Database!!!
April 13: New pictures added to Troma World!!!
April 13: The preliminary screening schedule for Troma at Cannes 2004 is now available!!!
April 12: Found in the Troma basement: Original productions stills from The Toxic Avenger, when it was still called Health Club!!!
April 12: British filmmaker, inspired by Troma's Teenage Catgirls In Heat, makes her own damn movie!!!
April 12: Check out the latest stack of Troma Mail, and don't forget to write in with your own Tromatic Tales from Tromaville!!!
April 12: Lloyd Kaufman audio interview now up at Troma fan site Tromatized!!!
April 9: It's the return of the Troma No-Frills Sale!!!
April 8: Check out these pictures of Team Troma at Megacon 2004!!!
April 8: Troma super fan Danny Purcell is concerned about recent mentions of Troma in movie reviews at the New York Times!!!
April 7: Check out these upcoming Troma DVDs: Blondes Have More Guns, Coming Distractions, Dr. Hackenstein, Eye of the Stranger, Go To Hell, Killer Nerd/Bride of Killer Nerd, Student Confidential, Suicide and Vendetta!!!
April 6: Reporting on a study co-published by the Harvard School of Business, the New York Times finally understand what Lloyd Kaufman said years ago!!!
April 6: ATTENTION MUSICIANS! Get your music played on Tromaville.com!!!
April 5: Check out the all-new Dogpile95.com, doctrine of digital filmmaking!!!
April 2: Lloyd talks about censorship and parental responsibility in this interview with Troma fan Ian McAndrew!!!
April 1: Troma's Rob Sundermann is concerned with the future of news and media!!!
March 31: "Too Much Horror Business" is former editor Robin Enrico's comic about working at Troma!!!
March 30: Check out these great photos from the American Film Market!!!
March 30: DVD Verdict.com gives Lust For Freedom an 86!!! March 30: Four new DVDs released today, Fortress of Amerikka, Lust For Freedom, Outlaw Prophet and Psycho-A-Go-Go!!!
March 29: The time to become a Cannes volunteer is now!!! Make sure you read our Cannes Volunteer page, even if you've read it before, as there is new information you need to know before you go!!!
March 26: At the premiere of Dogville this week, Indiewire.com spoke to Lloyd Kaufman about the future of Troma Films!!!
March 26: In his review of Never Die Alone, New York Times movie reviewer Elvis Mitchell calls novelist Donald Goines's publisher Holloway House "the pulp-fusion Troma Studios of publishing"!!!
March 26: Don't forget to check the Appearances section regularly, to find out when Lloyd Kaufman and Team Troma are coming to your town!!!
March 24: The only way to catch Lloyd Kaufman's 15 minute interview on the making of The Final Countdown is to get the two-disk limited DVD from Blue Underground!!!
March 23: James Gunn talks Troma and Dawn of the Dead to Screenwriter's Voice!!!
March 23: MSNBC mentions Troma in their article about Crashing the Cannes Film Festival!!! (To learn more about being a part of Team Troma at Cannes 2004, click here!!!)
March 22: No April Fools joke here!!! We have a new Tromette of the Month!!!
March 22: Who else mentioned Troma in their reviews of Dawn of the Dead (written by Tromeo and Juliet scribe James Gunn)? Newsday, Boston Herald, Kansas City Star, Reuters, Salt Lake City Tribune, The Oregonian, DVD Talk, Baltimore Sun and ScreenDaily!!!
March 19: Check out one of the best punk bands in Scotland: Team Troma!!!
March 19: Is Tromaville.com really reopening soon???
March 19: The Janitor, featuring Lloyd Kaufman as a homeless drunk who taunts the lead character throughout the film, screens at the Los Angeles Film School on April 8!!! Tickets are only $5.00!!!
March 19: Dawn of the Dead, written by Tromeo and Juliet's James Gunn, opens today!!! Elvis Mitchell of the New York Times says it "could be the world's most expensive Troma film"!!!
March 18: Please forgive the lack of updates this week, as we are working on several behind the scenes improvements to the site!!!
March 15: Lloyd Kaufman rocks Cleveland!!!
March 11: King Kaufman, a documentary about Troma icon Lloyd Kaufman, premieres at the 2004 Twisted Sinema Underground Movie Festival in Toronto. Show starts at 7PM on Thursday, March 25th at Cineforum (463 Bathurst), with tickets only ten dollars!!!
March 10: Lloyd Kaufman endorses Ralph Nader for President!!!
March 8: Nick Stevens continues his phenomenal run on ESPN's Dream Job!!! Go Nick!!!
March 3: For the ladies... Cinemale covers (or, rather, UNcovers) Terror Firmer!!!
February 29: The Troma Team congratulates Peter Jackson!!!
February 26: Two major new sales in the Studio Store: Buy any Roan DVD, get a selected Roan DVD for free, and all of the Troma Top 13 DVDs are on sale!!!
February 25: The Passion of the Toxie!!!
February 25: Lloyd Kaufman and Troma
are just two of the topics covered in the new book Stan
Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book!!!
February 24: Lloyd Kaufman supports Ralph Nader for President!!!
February 23: You can now buy these great
Troma DVDs in the Chopping Maul: Best
of Crapston Villas: Volume 1, Blood
Sisters of Lesbian Sin, Lust
For Freedom and Pterodactyl
Woman From Beverly Hills!!!
February 20: Remember the "Write
Class of Nuke Em High IV: Battle of the Bikini Subhumanoids"
Contest??? You can read the winning
entries once again!!!
February 20: Mike Shapiro, special effects
artist on Terror
Firmer, has published his first graphic novel, The
Book of Sick!!!
February 19: Nick Stevens, the voice of Mad Cow Boy in Citizen Toxie, is one of the finalists in ESPN's Dream Job!!! We'll be supporting you, Nick!!!
February 18: Video store owners and
employees: keep track of all the Troma and Roan DVDs at Troma
Team Video.com!!!
February 18: IFC TV's Richard Crouse
names The
Toxic Avenger as one of The
100 Best Movies You've Never Seen!!!
February 16: Is this the
new logo for Troma Films???
February 16: Lloyd Kaufman enjoyed this
essay, Mr. Troma
Goes To Washington, and thinks you will too!!!
February 16: Killer
Nerd Toby Radloff (also from the Oscar-nominated film American
Splendor) speaks
out on Janet Jackson's boobies!!! (Quicktime
File)
February 13: Can't wait for Tales
From The Crapper to be released on DVD? Order the Tales
From The Crapper VHS screener today!!!
February 13: Click
here to learn more about Lloyd Kaufman's Make Your Own Damn Movie:
The Master Class!!!
February 13: Two films added to the
Troma Movie Database: Outlaw Prophet
and Twisted Justice!!!
February 13: Check out this new cartoon: Toxic Adventures!!! (78MB MPEG file)
February 12: Want to be a part of Team
Troma at Cannes 2004? Click here
to learn more (and make sure you see All
The Love You Cannes)!!!
February 11: As some of you know, Troma
was the first American distributor to widely release a film by Hayao Miyazaki,
when we released My Neighbor Totoro in 1993. Recently, we discovered
a small amount of original Totoro posters, which are now
available in the Studio Store. You're not going to find these anywhere
else, and we only have a handful of posters left. If you love anime, you'll
want to grab one before they're gone forever!!!
February 11: The winner of the 2004
Kodak/TromaDance Film Festival Independent Soul Award has been
announced!!!
February 11: Make
Your Own Damn Movie co-author Adam Jahnke gives
his reactions to seeing Tales
From The Crapper!!!
February 10: Sign up now for Lloyd Kaufman's Make Your Damn Movie Master Class, in New York City on March 9 (Enter coupon code "troma" and save $25)!!!
February 9: Troma Team Video adds these
upcoming DVD titles to the Chopping Maul: Fortress
of Amerikkka, Lust
For Freedom and Outlaw
Prophet!!!
February 5: The Troma 2004 Video and
DVD Buyers Guide is now online!!!
February 4: Film
Festival Today Magazine has named Lloyd Kaufman one of the 25
Most Influential People in Independent Film!!!
February 2: WCPN-FM in Cleveland ran
a major story on Troma on yesterday's show!!! Listen
to the segment now!!!
January 29: DVD Talk, 800 Buy Movies and Apollo Movie Guide all give Viral Assassins some major props!!!
January 26: Still more from TromaDance
2004: the Salt Lake City Tribune has an
entire section devoted exclusively to TromaDance!!!
January 26: More from TromaDance 2004:
check
out this interview with the filmmakers of Greater Southbridge!!!
January 26: Read about the happenings
at TromaDance 2004, from
a filmmaker's perspective, and from
a volunteer's!!!
January 23: You can now pre-order the
newest Troma DVD titles: Back
Road Diner and Viral
Assassins !!!
January 22: Troma Team Video adds four
upcoming DVD titles to the Chopping Maul: Best
of Crapston Villas: Volume 1, Blood
Sisters of Lesbian Sin, Lust
For Freedom and Pterodactyl
Woman From Beverly Hills!!!
January 16: Team Troma has been busy getting TromaDance 2004 ready for the world!!! Check the schedule of films to learn how to attend the TromaDance 2004 Secret Screenings!!!
January 9: Check out the schedule of films to play at TromaDance 2004!!!
January 7: The Tales From The Crapper page has been updated!!!
January 7: Check out these photos from Lloyd Kaufman's Make Your Own Damn Movie Master Classes in London and the Netherlands!!!
January 7: Enjoy these fine photos of Lloyd Kaufman and Toxie at the Festival of Amateur Film Creations!!!
January 6: Want to know which films will be playing at Tromadance 2004? Visit the official Tromadance website to see the list of films selected!!!
January 5: Find out where Lloyd Kaufman and the Troma Team will be during Tromadance 2004!!!
January 2: After the success of Tromafest 2003 at the Alamo Drafthouse in Houston, they'll kick off their regularly scheduled Tromatic Thursdays program on January 29 with Chopper Chicks in Zombietown!!! Tickets are just $3.50!!! Visit our screenings section or the Alamo Drafthouse website for more information!!!