After almost sixty years as the reigning King of the B's, Roger Corman is finally producing a 3D movie, and he's found a fitting subject for the medium: Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader. Details after the jump.
// More: Roger Corman to Tackle 'Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader' in 3D
It was inevitable that a team of smart film producers would make a worthwhile documentary about the outrageously smart film producer known as Roger Corman. Hell, to call Roger Corman a mere "film producer" is a massive understatement. Over his amazing career, Mr. Corman has produced films, built studios, and (most importantly) fostered dozens of wonderful filmmakers, many of whom have gone on to become, well, some of the best actors, writers, producers, and directors of all time. This larger-than-life but admirably soft-spoken movie king deserves a Ken Burns style series of documentary films!
// More: Movie Review: 'Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel'
Arguably the most talked about genre movie documentary of the year is Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel. Directed by Alex Stapleton and featuring interviews with everyone from Martin Scorsese to William Shatner to Roger Corman himself, it takes an in-depth look at the work of a man who forever changed American filmmaking. You can check out three clips from the doc, which opens at New York's Village East Cinema and LA's Nuart Theater on December 16th, after the jump.
If you don't know who Roger Corman is... well, frankly, what are you doing on this site? The godfather of the quickie, cheap-o, salacious flick is memorialized in a new documentary, Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel. Director Alex Stapleton uses archival footage, film clips, present-day footage of Corman and wife Julie on set, and interviews with A-listers whose careers Corman helped launch to create a profile of the legendary director. Eli Roth, Martin Scorsese, Jack Nicholson, Peter Bogdanovich, Pam Grier, William Shatner, and Robert De Niro headline a list of interviewees.
Corman's World doesn't hit theaters until December 16th, so until then, enjoy the trailer after the jump.
Check out a new Roger Corman commentary clip along with a scene from the movie Dinocroc Vs. Supergator.