MARCH 26 » 7:30p
APRIL 1 » 7:15p
EAST COAST PREMIERE with ERIC SCHAEFER
2010, USA, 81 min.
Director: Elijah Drenner (in attendance)
Cast: Herschell Gordon Lewis, Joe Dante, John Landis, Eric Schaefer (in attendance)
A loving ode to the golden age of grindhouse cinema and exploitation films, American Grindhouse is a fascinating document of an often overlooked (but absolutely essential) aspect of American cultural history. Without films like those explored here, this festival would not exist.
American Grindhouse offers the most comprehensive history of American exploitation cinema you’ll find in a motion picture. It’s packed to the gills with great film clips, archival material, and exclusive interviews with filmmakers, historians, and academics. Despite the tawdry content, this is a serious history, but it’s consistently entertaining and informative.
Whether you’re a grindhouse veteran or a genre neophyte, you’re bound to learn something watching this film. This is the secret underbelly of American history: perverted, sensational, violent, and awesome.
— Bryan McKay
Note: The program will be introduced by local film historian and Emerson College professor Eric Schaefer, author of Bold! Daring! Shocking! True: A History of Exploitation Films, 1919- 1959. He will lead a Q&A with the director afterwards.
PLAYING WITH
Porn Guide
Dick Thompson
6 min.
Practical lessons for the budding pornographer. If you ever wanted to produce your very own, low-budget, X-rated picture, then this film is for you!
