Troma Films acquires film rights to James Glickenhaus cult classics Maniac Cop, Exterminator, Frankenhooker and more

Lloyd Kaufman’s Troma Entertainment announced today that the indie cult label will be exclusively distributing James Glickenhaus’ Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment film library, which includes Maniac Cop, Frankenhooker, Basket Case 2 and 3, The Exterminator, Shakedown, McBain, Red Scorpion and more, comprising some of the most iconic cult films of all time. New York-born James Glickenhaus began ….

Oscar-winning director of Precious wraps shooting on erotic thriller The Paperboy

Filming recently wrapped in New Orleans, Louisiana, on the erotic thriller The Paperboy, starring Matthew McConaughey (The Lincoln Lawyer), Zac Efron (Me And Orson Welles), Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman (The Hours), and John Cusack (2012), with David Oyelowo (The Help), Macy Gray (For Colored Girls), and Scott Glenn (Bourne Legacy) co-starring. New York Times’ ….

Get a new MAC from Oliver Stone

The makers of the upcoming George W. Bush Biopic, filmmaker Oliver Stone and YouTube, have teamed up for a Film Mashup contest. It’s simple really. Just use the online tools over at Youtube to create a trailer mashup from W., with a maximum length of 10 minutes, and you could win The Ultimate Filmmaker Prize ….