Monthly Archives: June 2017


Troma to Produce Heidi Moore’s LGBT script “Kill Dolly Kill: Dolly Deadly 2” a Horror/Musical/Comedy

 
“Just from hearing the premise behind ‘Dolly Deadly’ I was hooked! Heidi Moore is a true independent artist and I can’t think of a better LGBTQ Musical/Horror/Comedy project for Troma to produce than ‘Kill Dolly Kill: Dolly Deadly 2.'” stated Lloyd Kaufman, President of Troma Entertainment and creator of The Toxic Avenger.
 
Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman, founders of Troma Entertainment, signed up Heidi Moore’s highly anticipated script “Kill Dolly Kill: Dolly Deadly 2” which Ms. Moore will direct, it was announced today by Levi White, Director of Public Relations at Troma Entertainment, Inc.
 

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Troma Entertainment Announces The 18th Annual All Free TromaDance Film Festival

The 18th Annual All Free 
TromaDance Film Festival 
at the landmark Peoples Improv Theater
New York City    August 11th – 12th
 
 
Troma Entertainment, the longest running truly independent film company, proudly presents the 18th Annual All Free TromaDance Film Festival at the Landmark, award winning training center and comedy theater, The Peoples Improv Theater in New York, NY on August 11th-12th, it was announced today by Lloyd Kaufman, President of Troma Entertainment and creator of The Toxic Avenger.
 
Top right: James Gunn, (Guardians of the Galaxy) joins a panel at the 13th Annual Tromdance
Previous panelists have included Ti West, Larry Fessenden, Rose Ganguzza, Bill Plympton,
Kevin Eastman, Karen Black, Roy Frumkes, Jason Eisenor, Henry Zebrowski, and more!
 

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KitSplit presents: World Premiere of Troma’s first VR experience Heart of Fartness: Toxie’s Toxic Twin Trauma

Troma Entertainment, the longest running truly independent film company in American history, is proud to announce that KitSplit, the high quality film equipment rental service, will be presenting the World Premiere of Troma’s first VR Experience, Heart of Fartness: Toxie’s Toxic Twin Trauma at the IFP Media Center in Brooklyn, NY, June 29th, 7pm, it was announced today by Lloyd Kaufman, President of Troma Entertainment and creator of The Toxic Avenger.  Learn more about KitSplit and their services at KitSplit.com

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THERE’S NOTHING LIKE A GOOD WAR TO MAKE HEROES OF US ALL!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THERE’S NOTHING LIKE A GOOD WAR TO MAKE HEROES OF US ALL!
Ship to Shore and Locked Groove to release long-lost vinyl soundtrack to the 1988 cult action masterpiece, TROMA’S WAR!

Brooklyn, June 19, 2017 – Today, Ship to Shore PhonoCo, a New York-based independent record label, is proud to announce the upcoming release of TROMA’S WAR. Nearly 10 years in the making, the remastered, never before available soundtrack, lands on vinyl and digital in record stores nationwide and online at www.tromaswar.com on July 4th, 2017.

Composed and performed by Chris DeMarco and directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, TROMA’S WAR tells the story of a group of marooned citizens who stumble upon a terrorist plot to take over the United States. With no help in sight and no way to contact reinforcements, it’s up to these ordinary people to save the world! A political satire of the glamorization of war in the 1980s, TROMA’S WAR is considered Troma’s “undiscovered masterpiece,” and the film celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2018.

Released in collaboration with Locked Groove Recording Co., a Colorado-based independent record label, the original motion picture score to TROMA’S WAR has been painstakingly remastered from the original master tapes by the composer at Dreamco Music Studios in Kennesaw, GA.

Featuring the complete motion picture score including cuts not used in the final film, TROMA’S WAR will be released on 140-gram red and orange “Triumphant Explosion” colored vinyl and is limited to 1000 copies worldwide. A download card containing the score along with extended cuts will be included with the vinyl release and also available separately at www.tromaswar.com.

Chris DeMarco has been writing and performing music since the early 1970s, playing with the likes of Billy Joel, Tom Scholz (Boston), Dick Wagner (Alice Cooper band) and a virtual “who’s who” of legendary musicians, which culminated in the formation of his band Riff Raff, which was signed to Island Records. Chris has released five full-length albums, the latest of which, Genetic Marker, was released in 2016. Chris also composed the music for the 1989 Troma film, TOXIC AVENGER PART III: THE LAST TEMPTATION OF TOXIE, based on the music of Antonin Dvorak.

Ship to Shore and Locked Groove will present a release party for TROMA’S WAR on July 11th, 2017, culminating in a rare 35mm screening of the unrated director’s cut of the film at Nitehawk Cinema (136 Metropolitan Ave. in Williamsburg, Brooklyn). Composer Chris DeMarco and co- director Lloyd Kaufman will be in attendance, signing copies of the vinyl for fans.

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About Ship to Shore PhonoCo.

The Ship to Shore Phonograph Co.’s mission is to provide high-quality physical releases of difficult-to-find, unreleased, and new-to-the-format music. Recent releases include Tiny Tim’s Lost & Found, Vol. II, Class of Nuke ‘Em High Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, George A. Romero’s “Martin” Soundtrack, and MANOS: The Hands of Fate. More information can be found at www.shiptoshoremedia.com.

About Locked Groove Recording Co. Ltd.

Based in Northern Colorado, Locked Groove is an independent record label that aims to share the new, the fun, and the obscure with audiophiles everywhere. More information can be found at www.lockedgrooverecords.com.

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Despite great early reviews of Return to Return to Nuke ‘Em High aka Vol.2 from 2017 Fascist Cannes Film Festival…

Kaufman says, “I’ll never go back there again”

“Despite the harassment, arrests and suppression we received from the Fascist Cannes Film Festival, the Cannes trade screenings of  Return to Return to Nuke ‘Em High aka Vol.2 was a huge success! The film received great reviews even though the elites at Cannes marked my 50th year of movie making by shoving my face in shit.” stated Lloyd Kaufman, President of Troma Entertainment and creator of The Toxic Avenger, whose been attending Cannes Film Festival since 1976. “I will never go back to Fascist Cannes Film Festival. Vichy and P étain have won the day!”

Troma Entertainment, the longest running truly independent film company in American history, presented exclusive trade screenings of Lloyd Kaufman’s highly anticipated, long awaited second installment of his two-part event film , Return to Return to Nuke ‘Em High aka Vol.2 at the prestigious Arcades 3 cinema in Cannes, France on May 23rd, 2017. A third “encore” screening was added due to over flowing crowds and rave reviews, it was announced today by Lloyd Kaufman, President of Troma Entertainment and creator of  The Toxic Avenger.

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Salem Kapsaski’s Punk Rock Musical, Spidarlings World Premiere on Troma Now July 1st

Troma Entertainment, the longest running truly independent film company in American history, is proud to announce the acquisition of Salem Kapsaski’s punk rock musical Spidarlings, World Premiere on Troma NowJuly 1st, it was announced today by Lloyd Kaufman, President of Troma Entertainment and creator of The Toxic Avenger.  Spidarlings Trailer Here: Spidarlings

 
 
Poverty stricken lovers Eden and Matilda have enough trouble just getting through the days…Their Landlord is trying to terrorize them and strange things seem to be going on at “Juicy Girls”, the place where Matilda works…but when Eden buys a pet spider the real troubles start.
Spidarlings Trailer Here: Spidarlings
 
While creating SpidarlingsDirector Salem Kapsaski drew inspiration from his own real life experiences with financial struggles, a ruthless landlord, and relentless threats to his family from an unstable individual. These real life experiences mixed with influences from John Waters, I Love Lucy, Lloyd Kaufman, Peanuts cartoons and an amazing musical score by Jeff Kristian are what makes Spidarlings a totally original, remarkable independent film.

Star of Spidarlings, Rahel Kapsaski

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