American Grindhouse Invades San Francisco and Canada!
Held over by popular demand, AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE will play five more screenings in Alberta, Canada at Calgary's longest-running movie theater—The Plaza.
We'll also be a part of San Francisco's ANOTHER HOLE IN THE HEAD Film Festival. Get your tickets here!
And in Other News...
END Films' exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary for Adam Mason's BLOOD RIVER hits UK store shelves July 19th. Order your copy at Amazon.co.uk.
American Grindhouse Now Playing!
We are pleased to announce that END Films' first feature-length documentary, AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE, is now available through Amazon VOD and iTunes.
Rent or Purchase from Amazon.com.
AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE will also be playing three encore performance screenings in Austin, TX at The Alamo Drafthouse. These special screenings will feature a selection of hilarious outtakes from the documentary, following the film.
Even More News...
Two brand new releases from Dark Sky Films—with bonus features produced by END Films—will be released this month. Pick up your copies of Antony Balch's macabre horror comedy HORROR HOSPITAL and Arthur Marks' magnificently underrated exploitation classic BONNIE'S KIDS today!
Read more about HORROR HOSPITAL...
Buy HORROR HOSPITAL from Amazon.com...
Grinding Across America
AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE continues gaining momentum on the festival circuit! Thanks to all the genre film fans and curiosity seekers who have come out to our screenings thus far. Here are the latest additions to the calendar:
Phoenix Film Festival
Phoenix, Arizona • April 8th - 15th, 2010
http://phoenix.bside.com/2010/films/americangrindhouse_phoenix2010
360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival
Rochester, New York • May 5th - 10th, 2010
http://film360365.com/festival/
American Grindhouse on the Festival Circuit
It has just been announced that AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE, the first feature-length documentary by END Films founder Elijah Drenner, will be gumming up the sprockets during its world premiere at the prestigious South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas. SXSW runs from March 12-21, 2010. More info at http://sxsw.com (screening times for AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE can be found here).
And hot on the heels of its SXSW premiere, AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE will also enjoy a special advanced screening at this year's Boston Underground Film Festival, which runs from March 25-April 1, 2010. More info at http://www.bostonunderground.org.
Needless to say, we are thrilled that AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE will be a part of these amazing festivals, and we look forward meeting some of you at the screenings!
It's A Wrap
END Films' first feature-length documentary, the eagerly-awaited AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE, is now completed. Watch for the film playing at any number of Film Festivals in the coming months. For more information on the film, be sure to check our the movie’s official website: AmericanGrindhouse.com
Remembering Don Edmonds (1937-2009)
The following outtake is from the documentary AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE. Don Edmonds sat down with us on April 10, 2007 for this interview in which he candidly discussed his life and career.
AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE.
Put the Kettle On
END Films recently wrapped production on a quartet of bonus features for UK-based Arrow Films. On sale in the UK now!
- Fulci In The House
Friends and filmmakers share their thoughts about Lucio Fulci and his career. Included on THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY special edition. Buy from Amazon.co.uk.
- Macabre and The Golden Age of Italian Horror
Retrospective documentary on the rise and fall of the Italian exploitation film industry. Included on the MACABRE special edition. Buy from Amazon.co.uk.
- Sleepless and The Modern Italian Giallo
A brief history on the Italian giallo film industry. Included on the SLEEPLESS special edition. Buy from Amazon.co.uk.
- Gore Gourmet: A Feast 40 Years in the Making
Herschell Gordon Lewis returns with a sequel to his most infamous film, BLOOD FEAST. Included on the special edition of BLOOD FEAST 2: ALL U CAN EAT. Buy from Amazon.co.uk.
You Dirty the Minds of Others
MPI/Dark Sky Films has announced an April 28th release date for the DVD of THE CENTERFOLD GIRLS, the 1974 exploitation/slasher classic directed by John Peyser.
END Films contributed a new retrospective featurette with producer Arthur Marks and actors Andrew Prine, Francine York and Jennifer Ashley to this DVD.
Remembering Ray Dennis Steckler (1938-2009)
Ray Dennis Steckler in one word: unpredictable. In person and certainly with a camera. WIZARD OF GORE director (and fellow Steckler-phile) Jeremy Kasten shared my enthusiasm for his movies...
photo of Ray Dennis Steckler.
Oh, The Horror!
On November 5th, END Films produced the audio commentary for Dark Sky Films' forthcoming release of HORROR HOSPITAL, the 1972 Anthony Balch-directed camp classic. Look for the film to be released as a double-feature with INSEMINOID sometime in early 2009.
END Films also finished MAKING THE CUT: A LOOK BACK AT THE CENTERFOLD GIRLS. Interviews include Executive Producer Arthur Marks and co-stars Andrew Prine, Francine York and Jennifer Ashley. Look for THE CENTERFOLD GIRLS to be released sometime in early 2009 from Dark Sky Films.
And last but certainly not least, the feature-length documentary AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE has entered post-production. The film will be finished by the end of the year, so be sure to check out the film's official website for more information and release dates: AmericanGrindhouse.com
session for HORROR HOSPITAL. Top photo: Film
historian Tom Weaver (left) and HORROR
HOSPITAL producer Richard Gordon (right).
Remembering Bobbie Collins (1946-2008)
Elijah Drenner offers his thoughts on beloved actress and dear friend Roberta Collins, who passed away recently.
"It was with great sadness that the world slowly learned of Roberta Collins’ death during the last week of August. With what little information we know seeming to trickle in at a snail’s pace on various internet message boards and blog spots, I await some kind of news from friends and colleagues with more details. However, I’m afraid that we will stay hopelessly in the dark on Bobbie’s death for some time..."
the filming of Jack Hill's THE BIG DOLL HOUSE.
Voter Appreciation
MPI/Dark Sky Films released the ribald comedy LINDA LOVELACE FOR PRESIDENT on DVD August 26th. END Films produced the short featurette DEEP VOTE: THE ORAL HISTORY OF LINDA LOVELACE FOR PRESIDENT especially for this release.
With America in a united state of chaos as it approaches the 1976 presidential elections, a desperate electorate turns to its only hope for salvation, sanity and satisfaction in the White House… porn star Linda Lovelace!
As the chosen candidate of the newly christened Upright party, Linda sets off on a cross country trip to lay her campaign strategy, arouse the national spirit, get the pollsters behind her and go down in history as the First Woman to occupy the Oval Office.
Playtime
Also released on August 26th was MPI/Dark Sky Films' new DVD of GAMES GIRLS PLAY. for which END Films produced the featurette NAUGHTY GAMES: AN INTERVIEW WITH CHRISTINA HART.
70’s B-movie bombshell Christina Hart (The Stewardess, Helter Skelter) is the sultry star of Games Girls Play, as Bunny O’Hara, an underage man-eater and daughter of the American ambassador to swinging London. After sleeping her way through the House of Lords, Bunny’s father packs her off to a remote finishing school for wayward rich girls.
Bored in the British boondocks, Bunny leads her nubile classmates in a contest to seduce a group of foreign dignitaries visiting London for disarmament talks… the winner being the first girl to get her V.I.P. into b-e-d!
Pyschotronica at its best
END Films produced the bonus content for three of the six films included in this DVD collection:
Audio commentary on MONDO KEYHOLE with director Jack Hill, moderated by Elijah Drenner.
Audio commentary on DELINQUENT SCHOOLGIRLS with co-star Bob Minor, moderated by Elijah Drenner.
Audio introduction to MERMAIDS OF TIBURON by Elijah Drenner.
Click on the titles above to order them individually, or take the plunge and order the entire PSYCHOTRONICA COLLECTOR'S SET!
END Films recently finished NAUGTY GAMES: AN INTERVIEW WITH CHRISTINA HART. Look for this featurette on the GAMES GIRLS PLAY DVD coming soon from MPI/Dark Sky Films.
We also recently wrapped post-production on DEEP VOTE: THE ORAL HISTORY OF LINDA LOVELACE FOR PRESIDENT. This 9-minute interview with Executive Producer Arthur Marks will be included on the LINDA LOVELACE FOR PRESIDENT DVD coming soon from MPI/Dark Sky Films.