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Brilliant.But of course! It's from TROMA ! Winner of the lifetime achievement award for his body of work and important contribution to the filmindustry at this years's prestigious Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival, Lloyd Kaufman is a genius making masterpieces on a budget that would barely be enough to pay for one day's catering on an average Hollywood producton and he does it for thirty years now. In a world where low budget independent filmmaking means manymultimillion dollar productions by subdivisions of Warner and Disney, Lloyd Kaufman survived for three decades (and counting) with his truly independent filmcompany Troma and in doing so directed, produced and/or wrote dozens of brilliant films (plus distributed hundreds more works that would otherwise have been totally neglected) without which the world would be an even less happy place! Heck - his work provided loads of "inspiration" (i.e. rips-off-ism) for the big ones who simply aren't creative enough to come up with their own masterpieces.Want to know how he does it? Interested in learning from his expertise making true art and surviving in an industry that is almost entirely taken over by those big conglomerates? Need to know how you can make your own film you have been dreaming about for so long, but felt discouraged by the way the world has turned out to be? READ HIS BRILLIANT BOOK "MAKE YOUR OWN DAMN MOVIE"! If there is one person alive (or dead, but they usually don't say too much to begin with) who can actually tell you how to overwin all possible obstacles you might -and will- encounter realising your plans, it is Lloyd Kaufman. He has lived it, he is still doing it, and every film he makes is better than the previous one, even while the problems are getting bigger. Kaufman does not only tell you HOW you can go about making your own damn movie, reading this book his enthousiasm about the art of filmmaking may even get you encouraged to do so even if you didn't have any such plans at all. Apart from that, there are loads of anecdotes from his thirty-plus years in the business and he is one of the most entertaining, witty and funny writers I have ever encountered. Footnotes, additional info and insight in how rewarding working with Lloyd can be (and how good his pay is) are provided by some of those other Troma-people he collaborated, like co-writer/assistant-director on Kaufman's latest masterpiece CITIZEN TOXIE: THE TOXIC AVENGER IV, Trent Haaga and others.For those who want to learn about the business, for those who want to know about Troma and the filmindustry from the inside, and for those who want to have a damn good time reading, this book is an absolute MUST. I found it to be unputdownable and like his previous book "ALL I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FILMMAKING I LEARNED FROM THE TOXIC AVENGER" I am sure I will read it many more times. So don't rent it, don't borrow it, but support independent cinema and buy this one. It's a damn good value for your bucks (probably as much as buying the action- and extra's packed brilliant double DVD-set of CITIZEN TOXIE)!!
A different kind of novel. This is a novel. This is not merely a novelization of a successfull moviefranchise, but so much more than just that. The story this novel tells is the story of how The Toxic Avenger came to be, but that is where most of the comparison with the film ends and the book takes on a life of its own, adding another dimension to the universe of our favorite hideously deformed creature of superhuman size and strength. There is so much to be told that could not possible be fit into a 90 minute film, which you can read here and which gives the story a lot of depth, character development and additional scenes that could never be realised, but can now finally be seen using the cinema of the mind. Apart from all that, the discrepancies between the first film and the sequels are intelligently straightened out, the writers even go so far as to enlighten us about the historical origin of the name of Tromaville, there are guest chapters by such people as Oliver Stone that add even more depth and dimension, and there is an incredible amount of humor and cynisism spread throughout the entire book, taking on so many subjects and in doing so tying the whole world around us together to the sad place it has become. It is impossible to even begin to give examples here, as everything ties in with the story and the reality so ingeniously as only Lloyd Kaufman could deliver. I had a huge number of loud laughs and found the book quite unputdownable, just like Mr. Kaufman's previous books "All I Need To Know About Filmmaking I Learned From The Toxic Avenger" and "Make Your Own Damn Movie". Fantastic reading for everyone who already is familiar with the Toxic Avenger, Troma in general and Lloyd Kaufman's work. Just as superb a read for anyone with an intelligent sense of humor and those interested in a different kind of novel. But also a perfect introduction to a completely new realm of storytelling for anyone who wants to know or learn about Toxie, Troma and Lloyd Kaufman, but was afraid to ask. You will find yourself hooked and running to the shops in september when the unmissable and essential 7-disc box set of THE COMPLETE TOXIC AVENGER will be released. © Tromatonic. All Troma images used with permission. |
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