The epic cyberpunk film based on the over 2, 000 page manga of the same name. Akira is everyone’s favorite anime. It’s the anime that introduced many of us, gaijin, to Japanese anime.
Rest in Peace Roderick George "Roddy" Toombs (April 17, 1954 – July 31, 2015); otherwise known as Hot Rod “Rowdy” Roddy Piper.
1990’s Pump Up The Volume – directed by Allan Moyle and starring Christian Slater and Samantha Mathis. Co-starring: Scott Paulin, Mimi Kennedy, Cheryl Pollak, Annie Ross, Billy Morrissette, Ahmet Zappa, Ellen Green, Seth Green.
Based on the novel by Hideyuki Kikuchi and adapted into the now famous 1988 OVA of the same name. Most of you may remember Demon City Shinjuku as one of the first anime’s to be viewed on the just launched
Kung Fury the passion project of Swedish filmmaker David Sandberg. Sandberg wrote and directed the now famous trailer for Kung Fury on a budget of $5,000 after quitting his day job of directing television commercials and music videos; the same trailer that
"The Adventures of Hercules".. Released October 1, 1985, directed by Luigi Cozzi. Music by Pino Donaggio. Runtime 88 minutes.
This movie might as well had been a sequel to Troma's "Surf Nazi's Must Die". A post apocalyptic Los Angeles after some kind of Alex Jones' type economical collapse. The city is overrun with crime and junky trash. Only difference between this
This lemon first premiered during the infamous Ninja Craze of the mid-eighties when martial arts ads were everywhere
From Troma the studio that brought you New Jersey's first superhero franchise The Toxic Avenger and other films such as Surf Nazis Must Die, Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD, Poultrygeist, Tromeo & Juliet and Cannibal the musical is this tale of irradiated hormones cotton swabbed with
FREAKED was originally meant to be a low-budget horror film featuring the Butthole Surfers but after a number of rewrites became one of the most underrated black comedies ever.
Today and ALL December on New Retro Wave, our retro movie of the month will be a Christmas double-feature
I can’t count how many times I’ve seen this film. I still have in my possession the VHS copies of this film and its sequel no more than 4 feet away from where I am sitting.