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The Nutty Professor At 50! Jerry Lewis At The Friars Club, New York City - June 5th, 2014.

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Published on 06-06-2014 12:20 PM

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In honor of this week’s 50^th Anniversary Special Edition Blu-ray release of Jerry Lewis’ The Nutty Professor (read our review here), Warner Brothers hosted a press conference with the man himself at the world famous Friars Club in the middle of Manhattan. Originally intended to be moderated by Brett Ratner, scheduling conflicts dictated that none other than Larry King take his place. Considerably more ...

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An Interview With Troy Howarth - Author Of The Haunted World Of Mario Bava

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Published on 06-04-2014 08:22 AM

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This week sees the release of author Troy Howarth's extensively updated and revised Mario Bava biography "The Haunted World Of Mario Bava" through publisher Midnight Marquee. RSP!'s Horace Cordier had five questions for the author which he was kind enough to answer. Enjoy - and check ...

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Rock! Shock! Pop! Presents And Interview With Josh Johsnon, Director Of Rewind This!

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Published on 02-17-2014 09:23 AM

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Josh Johnson, the director of the recently released VHS documentary Rewind This!, was cool enough to do an interview with Rock! Shock! Pop! to discuss the movie, the format that it covers, and the state of physical media in general. So without further ado…

Rock! Shock! Pop! - So Rewind This! is out on DVD now and it’s played some festivals and what not. How has the response been so far?

Josh Johnson - The response has been great. The reviews have been extremely positive and the audiences have been really enthusiastic. One of the most rewarding aspects of doing a festival tour with the film is seeing that it plays exactly the same everywhere, whether it’s showing in Boston or South Korea. ...

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Rock! Shock! Pop! Interviews Oderus Urungus From GWAR!

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Published on 12-13-2013 09:32 AM

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GWAR has been around a long time, lead vocalist Oderus Urungus swinging his rock n roll dong to and fro and covering audiences in blood, sweat and jizz for well over two decades at this point. Love’em or hate’em, they don’t really care. With their legacy in metal rightly established at this point, the band suffered a setback with the unexpected passing of Flattus Maximus but with new recruit Pustulus Maximus having replaced him on guitar, the band soldiers on. Their latest album, Battle Maximus, came out in September and before it hit the streets, Rock! Shock! Pop! was given the chance to interview vocalist Oderus Urungus. Of course, we jumped at the chance and then had to pester ...

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Rock! Shock! Pop! Interviews Gary Meskil From Pro-Pain

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Published on 12-07-2013 09:34 AM

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Gary Meskil has been doing vocals and playing bass in Pro-Pain for a couple of decades now and the band continues to be a driving force in metal/hardcore. Their latest album, The Final Revolution, has just come out through SPV/Steamhammer and it’s pretty much exactly what you’d want from the band: loud, fast and incredibly pissed off sounding but still musically tight and heavy. Gary took the time out of his schedule to talk to Rock! Shock! Pop! about the band, ...

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Tales From The Chester Turner Zone - An Interview With The Man Behind Black Devil Doll From Hell And Tales From The Quadead Zone!

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Published on 11-02-2013 03:00 PM

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Do you like your terror adult and strong? Then check out our exclusive video interview with none other than Chester Turner, the man behind cult classic ...

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Rock! Shock! Pop! Presents An Interview With Comics Creator Jim Zubkavich!

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Published on 10-19-2013 03:57 PM

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When we hit NYCC last weekend, comics creator Jim Zubkavich was kind enough to take time out of his busy schedule amidst the chaos of the day to talk ...

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Rock! Shock! Pop! Interviews Filmmaker James Kenelm Clarke

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Published on 10-15-2013 08:31 AM

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British filmmaker James Kenelm Clarke is best known for writing and directing the notorious Video Nasty The House On Straw Hill, but there’s a fair bit more to his work than that, including some fun collaborations with Fiona Richmond among others. With House having now finally received a worthy home video release from Severin Films, James took the time to talk to R!S!P! about his life and work.

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Rock! Shock! Pop! Presents An Interview With David Gregory

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Published on 09-21-2013 09:31 AM

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David Gregory has paid his dues in this business. Though he’s best known these days for spearheading Severin Films, his resume is an impressive one what with his affiliation with Blue Underground, Anchor Bay to name just a few and then there are the features that he’s directed and a few excellent feature length documentaries as well. He’s a pretty busy guy to be sure, but not so busy that he couldn’t find the time to talk to us about how he got into the home video business, some of his greatest accomplishments and how and why Severin Films have come to do what they do so well.

So without further ado, let’s get to it.

Rock! Shock! Pop! - So before you started Severin Films, there was the UK wing of Blue Underground and a label you were involved with called Exploited. This was your start in the home video business, was it not? How did all of this come to be?

David Gregory - Carl Daft and I formed Blue Underground around ’96 and ...

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An Interview With Jesus Teran Of Slasher // Video

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Published on 08-17-2013 11:22 AM

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There are a lot of smaller DVD releasing companies out there that work pretty hard to bring fans legitimate obscurities in fancy special editions. Slasher // Video is one of them. Best known for bringing a few of Nick Millard’s harder to find films to DVD, they’ve recently released a special edition of BoardingHouse which includes the never before seen director’s cut and tons of new extra features. The man behind Slasher // Video, Jesus Teran, was kind enough to let us pick his brain about what he does and why he does it. So without further ado…

Rock! Shock! Pop! - So Slasher // Video has been around for a couple of years now. What inspired you to get into a business that so many people see as on a downward ...

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Distribpix's Steven Morowitz On The Upcoming Special Edition Blu-ray Release of Radley Metzger's Barbara Broadcast

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Published on 06-21-2013 10:28 AM

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To celebrate the pending special edition Blu-ray and DVD release of Radley Metzger’s classic Barbara Broadcast, we sat down with Distribpix’s Steven Morowitz to talk about what went into the release. Pre-orders will be coming on or before July 4th with details, discounts and incentives to follow – but until then, if you want more Barbara (and you know you do), read on!

R!S!P! - Give us a rundown of what fans can expect to see as far as the extras are concerned ...

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All Things Restoration, Preservation & Exploitation - The Vinegar Syndrome Interview

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Published on 12-24-2012 09:16 AM

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Upstart cult DVD and Blu-ray label Vinegar Syndrome is set to launch 2013 in grand style with their inaugural release, The Lost Films Of H.G. Lewis in less than one month’s time, so it made perfect sense for R!S!P!’s Ian Jane to have a talk with VS’s John Lyons to get some background information on the genesis of the label and some insight into the other releases they have on deck for the coming months.

R!S!P! - So let’s start with a little background information – how did you get into cult films and more specifically, what lead to your interest in film and film restoration?

I think my becoming interested in film restoration came as a very direct result of my being into exploitation films. After all, these ...

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Forced To Speak! An Interview With Action Movie Superstar Gary Daniels

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Published on 12-19-2012 09:45 AM

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Gary Daniels is a name that should be well known to anyone with an interest in action movies of all kinds. Having lent his talents to projects as varied as American Streetfighter to The Expendables, Gary was kind enough to take the time out of his schedule to talk to Rock! Shock! Pop's Ian Jane about his life, his training, his career and his latest movie, Forced To Fight, in which he co-stars with the great Peter Weller. So without further ado...

R!S!P! - Your recent film Forced To Fight has just been released on DVD and Blu-ray where you star alongside Peter Weller. What drew you to this project?

GD - I have been offered several projects over the past few years that deal with underground MMA style fighting but most of them are all about ...

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Rock! Shock! Pop! Interviews Director Paco Plaza

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Published on 08-05-2012 03:54 PM

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Filmmaker Pazo Plaza has made a pretty serious name for himself in his native Spain and the success of the [REC] films have brought him to attention on the international and horror film circuits as well. With the release of [REC] Genesis now under way, Mr. Plaza was kind enough to take time out of his schedule to conduct an email interview with Rock! Shock! Pop! editor Ian Jane. So without further ado...

IJ: Let’s start with a bit of background information. How did you get your start in the film industry?

PP: I started shooting short films in high school, kept on with that until producer Joan Ginard watched my short ABUELITOS and contacted me to begin working on a feature film that was SECOND NAME.

IJ: Most of your films have been horror movies – have you always been a horror fan? What directors would you say influenced you the most?

PP: Since I was a little child I loved horror films; all the classic, Hammer, Universal…and ...

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Blood, Breasts, Beasts And British Cinema: An Interview With Cult Film Director Norman J. Warren

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Published on 07-24-2012 12:30 PM

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Horror and exploitation fans around the world know the name Norman J. Warren - a mainstay of the British film industry, Warren has had a prolific and fascinating career and was kind enough to alllow R!S!P!'s Ian Jane to pick his brain about his life in cinema. The results are as follows...

IJ - When did you first realize you wanted to make movies for a living, was there a certain film you saw that lit that spark?

NW - I’ve always found it difficult to remember when my interest in films first started, because I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t interested in films. My mother was a great film fan and she took me to the cinema from a very young age. I loved watching all the films and never wanted them to end, but I also became fascinated by the dancing beam of light coming from the small window of the projection booth. I was always wondering what was going on in there, because I could see that was where the magic was coming from. When my aunt started work as an usherette at a local cinema and she asked the manager if I could visit the projection booth. I got to see a 35mm projector and reels of 35mm film for the very first time. I was hooked and for my ...

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An R!S!P! Exclusive Interview With Walter Olsen Of Scorpion Releasing!

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Published on 07-19-2012 07:29 PM

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Howdy movie fans!

Walter Olsen, the man behind Scorpion Releasing, was kind enough to take some time out of his schedule to talk to Rock! Shock! Pop! about his past, present and future in the home video business, the companies that he has worked for in the past and his current efforts at Scorpion. So without further ado…

Ian Jane – At one point you worked as Media Blasters’ acquisitions person – what was that like? What were your accomplishments, regrets, disappointments, etc.?

Walter Olsen - Well, interestingly, this came about from another label whom I was helping with acquisitions that will remain nameless, wasn’t paying me anything, a few hundred dollars yearly, and they passed on a list of titles, so I noticed John Sirabella’s name pop up at the forums. So on a lark, I called him, we spoke, and I offered my services, and I stayed with him for couple of years.

I brought many titles to them such as THE PREMONITION, GIRLS’ NITE ...

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Keeping Up With The Ghostkeeper - An Interview With Filmmaker Jim Makichuk

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Published on 05-16-2012 08:41 AM

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With the recent Code Red DVD release of the cult classic Canadian horror Ghostkeeper film now upon us, it seemed like a good time for we here at Rock! Shock! Pop! to pick the brain of the man who made it, filmmaker Jim Makichuk. Mr. Makichuk was kind enough to take the time to conduct an interview with Ian Jane about his work in the film industry and about some interesting projects he has currently got in the works - and he was even kind enough to supply us with some great black and white behind the scenes photos shot on the set of Ghostkeeper while it was in production!

Without further ado...

IJ: So an obvious but appropriate first question would be how did you get involved with filmmaking?

JM: My interest in filmmaking goes back to when I was 4 years old. I lived in a small village in Manitoba and my parents took me to ...

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Highways, Hash And Hardcore: An Interview With Bruce McDonald

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Published on 11-13-2011 04:03 PM

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Bruce McDonald is one of the coolest filmmakers to come from the Great White North in the last twenty years or so. With a filmography as varied and eclectic as you could imagine, he’s done everything from documentaries to road movies to horror films to televised teen soap operas and back again and managed to maintain an impressive level of quality and originality with his work.

With one of his more recent films, Trigger, hitting DVD this month, Bruce was cool enough to talk to us about his work and share some stories, spill some ‘secrets’ and dish some dirt on his life and times. So without further ado…

Rock! Shock! Pop!: So you went to Ryerson for film (I went to Humber!) and wound up making two low budget early films, The Plunger Murderer and Our Glorious Dead – a lot of your movies have been made available on DVD and VHS before that, hopefully they’ll turn up on Blu-ray soon. These two, ...

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Katarina Speaks! An Interview With Wrestling Star And Horror Hostess Katarina Leigh Waters

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Published on 10-04-2011 05:37 PM

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Katarina Leigh Waters is a pretty busy lady, what with her wrestling career on the rise and all that, so when the opportunity came to pick her brain about her work with Scorpion Releasing on the new Katarina’s Nightmare Theater line of horror DVD releases, we here at Rock! Shock! Pop! HQ knew we couldn’t pass up that opportunity. With two releases out so far (at the time of this writing cult slasher Final Exam and the Joan Collins/evil midget movie The Devil Within Her have both been released) and more on the way, fans are sure to dig what Katarina and Scorpion are doing. ...

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Cocked And Loaded: An Interview with Tommy Pistol

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Published on 05-19-2011 12:00 PM

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The world of pornography has changed a lot in the last three years or so. Call it alt. porn, call it punk porn, it really doesn't matter. The fact is, there's a sort of grass roots thing going on with smaller and more interesting independent studios crawling out of the woodwork and one of the more interesting (and fun) is Burning Angel. Founded by Joanna Angel, who has since signed with VCA and hit the big time, these crazy kids from NYC started as an internet only deal until things took off and you can now find their unique brand of smut at fine XXX retailers around the country.

While you obviously can't sell the female talent short, being as the ladies are the prime reason that most of us are into smut in the first place, once ...

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