Sam Firstenberg is one of the most beloved B-movie directors of the eighties and nineties. His work with the legendary production team of Golan-Globus for Cannon films resulted in some of the finest b-movie action films of the decade and his work with action stars such as Michael Dudikoff and David Bradley is just as fun and exciting today as it was when it was made.
Sam was kind enough to take some time out of his busy schedule to answer a few questions about his work, his life,...
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From Ninjas to Breakdancing: An Interview with Sam Firstenberg
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An Interview With Eric Stanze of Wicked Pixel Cinema
IJ - Some background information. What made you want to get into filmmaking and what kind of training do you have?
ES - My formal training was in television. As far as writing, producing, directing, and editing movies, I'm entirely self-taught. I just started doing it. I made a lot of crappy movies, which taught me how to make movies that were less crappy. I don't know that I ever had that moment where I decided to get into filmmaking. I've been doing it since I was a kid...... -
The Filth And The Fury - An Interview With Shaun Costello
THE FILTH AND THE FURY: AN INTERVIEW WITH SHAUN COSTELLO By Ian Jane and Robin Bougie
When the opportunity to interview notorious NYC golden age porn film director/performer Shaun Costello came up, intrepid perverts Ian Jane (of DVD Maniacs) and Robin Bougie (of Cinema Sewer) where on the scene to make sure things were handled properly. With the recent resurgence in Costello's work thanks to the various releases from Alpha Blue Archives, the timing was almost to perfect for words.... -
Everybody Needs A Hero - An Interview With Jon Mikl Thor
Jon Mikl Thor, real life heavy metal superhero from the Great White North, is a busy man. When he's not keeping dogs away and accepting challenges, he's making movies, writing books, putting together videos,recording albums, and keeping muscle rock alive with his legendary live shows.If that weren't enough, he's just completed his latest and greatest project, Thor:The Rock Opera. Recently Jon, the star of Rock N' Roll Nightmare, Zombie Nightmare and Recruits, took a quick break from... -
God Created Man, William Margold Created Himself: An Interview With The Renaissance Man Of Porn
When I approached Bill Margold to do an interview over email in 2004, he instantly and graciously made himself accessible and didn't shy away from any of the questions I asked. But, rather than simply reply to my questions in text format, Bill decided that it would be a better idea to sit in front of a video camera and answer the questions on tape, so that I could better get a feeling for who he is as a person. Bill sat in front of the camera for almost two hours and even had a professional... -
An Interview With Mystery Science Theater's Kevin W. Murphy!
Hey wow, in anticipation of the upcoming Shout! Factory DVD release of The Mystery Science Theater Collection Volume XVI, check out this exclusive interivew with Kevin Murphy!
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IJ: Before you hooked up with MST3K crew, you did some production work on Jim Mallon's Blood Hook, a movie where people are killed by a giant fishhook that was distsributed by Troma in the 80s. How did you wind up working on this project and what can you tell us about your experiences... -
The Dirty Mind Of Sharon Kelly - An Interview With Colleen Brennan/Sharon Kelly
Sharon Kelly hasn't done an interview in over ten years but has been kind enough to take time out of her schedule to talk to us about her career on the big screen. Best known for roles in sexploitation pictures like The Dirty Mind Of Young Sally and various exploitation pictures like Delinquent School Girls before moving into the adult film industry as Colleen Brennan, Ms. Kelly's fan base has remained loyal over the years despite the fact that, since retiring, she's kept pretty quiet.... -
D.O.A. Is Not Dead Yet - An Interview With Joe 'Shithead' Keithley
D.O.A. recently put out a pretty bad ass record called Talk - Action = 0. In celebration of this event, D.O.A. founding father and proverbial punk rock legend Joe 'Shithead' Keithly took the time to answer a few questions. And while you're at it, check out our coverage of the band's Brooklyn stop on their 2013 farewell tour here! Ian: So Talk - Action = 0 is out now and I personally feel it's the best thing that D.O.A. has done in a long time. Did the shitty state of the world o... -
Tell Them Bob Chinn Is Here! An Interview With The Legedary Adult Film Director
Bob Chinn is a veritable legend in the adult film industry, quite literally changing it over night with the introduction of the Johnny Wadd series in which the late John Holmes played a hardboiled private eye. Having worked in the adult film industry for decades now, Chinn has recently made the jump to novelist by bringing Johnny Wadd back, this time on the printed page. Bob was kind enough to talk to Ian Jane about his latest endeavors and his life in the XXX film industry. ...
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The Y.K. Kim Connection - An Interview With The Star Of The Miami Connection And Martial Arts Grandmaster!
Before Grandmaster Y.K. Kim achieved fame for his books, philosophy, teaching and martial arts training he was the producer, writer and star of the cult classic 1987 action extravaganza, The Miami Connection. In the film, Y.K. Kim plays a rocking and rolling ninja hating orphan named Mark who, along with his orphan pals, performs in a band called Dragon Sound who wind up on the wrong side of some bad guys. Left with no choice but to use their martial arts skills to defend themselves,...
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by Ian Jane
Interview by Horace Cordier and Ian Jane.
The Rods, who have recently released their latest album Brotherhood Of Metal, have been around since the early eighties and are rightly considered American heavy metal royalty at this point in their career. Drummer Carl Canedy was cool enough to answer a few questions about the band's past, present and future as well as a few unique side projects he's been involved with over the years.
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by Ian JaneWhen it come to low budget filmmaking, Bill Rebane really has done it all: writer, director, producer, cinematographer, editor, cameraman - you name it, Bill's done it. Responsible for cult classics like Monster-A-Go-Go, The Giant Spider Invasion and the infamous Blood Harvest, Bill was gracious enough to talk to R!S!P! about his work. Rock! Shock! Pop! - How did you get your start in the film business and what kind of training did you have before you started directing? Bill...
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by Ian Jane
Stephen Biro has been the one man wrecking crew behind Unearthed Films, quietly and sometimes not so quietly releasing a slew of cult classics, gore films and underground oddities for well over a decade now. He was kind enough to take some time out of an increasingly busy schedule to talk about releases past, present and future as well as his thoughts on the industry and more. So without further ado…
Rock! Shock! Pop! - Before you started Unearthed Films, you...11-20-2017, 09:03 PM -
by Ian Jane
Last month Dynamite Comics unleashed the first issue of their new monthly series GWAR: Orgasmageddon. Rock! Shock! Pop! was lucky enough to get to pick the brain of series writer Matt Miner about his work on this series and other indie comics projects. So without further ado…
Last month Dynamite Comics unleashed the first issue of their new monthly series GWAR: Orgasmageddon. Rock! Shock! Pop! was lucky enough to get to pick the brain of series co-writer Matt Miner...07-06-2017, 11:25 AM -
by Ian Jane
The Jesters Of Destiny recently put out their first album in decades, and it's pretty killer stuff (we reviewed it here in case you missed it). We here at R!S!P! (mainly Horace Cordier with some help from yours truly) were given the opportunity to interview bass/vocals man Bruce Duff and guitar man Ray Violet about getting back together, the new album and other Jesters related stuff! So without further ado… Rock! Shock! PoP! - How did you guys initially hook up with Bri...04-19-2017, 07:38 PM -
by Ian Jane
In celebration of the new Severin Films Blu-ray release of his debut feature film, Dark Waters, filmmaker Mariano Baino was on hand in New York City to answer questions about the making of the picture and the new Blu-ray release. Though time was limited, Mr. Baino was kind enough to answer a few questions for us, which you can see in the video below.
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