Watched "Death Proof" recently and got me thinkin':

Are Eli and Jordan Ladd together?

Head soccer, anyone?

Of course, reminding you guys of two things.

One, tomorrow both Hostel: Part II and the Director's Cut of the first Hostel will hit stores. I've actually heard a few times that it was changed to today, but I'm not sure if that's true. Either way, pick that shit up!

Two, tomorrow at ten o'clock, the Spike TV Scream Awards will be ( Read more... )

Eli Roth Confirms 'Trailer Trash' Date, New Details!

October 12, 2007 - After Eli Roth's faux trailer, THANKSGIVING (watch it), stole the show in Dimension Films' Grindhouse this past April, Roth confirmed rumors that he was working a feature length film entitled Trailer Trash. Not much was revealed other than it would be a full-length film ( Read more... )

Heroes: Origins Gets Hostel
Tim Kring announces Eli Roth to write and direct an episode of the spin-off series.September 21, 2007 - Tim Kring, in an interview with G4 TV, announced some more directors and writers that would be coming aboard for an episode of the self-contained Heroes: Origins series. While Kevin Smith was announced at the 2007 San ( Read more... )

Why Torture Porn Isn't
By LUKE Y. THOMPSON

http://www.laweekly.com/film+tv/film/why-torture-porn-isnt/17170/

It cannot be denied that torture porn exists.

Pony up about 70 bucks, find the right Web site or adult bookstore, and you can get yourself a video ( Read more... )

Hostel: Part II was nominated for six Spike TV Scream Awards.

Best Horror Film
Best Director
Best Breakout Performance - Lauren German
Scream Queen - Bijou Phillips
Best Cameo - Jay Hernandez
Most Memorable Mutilation - Deodato's Cannibal Cameo

Okay, Bijou was great, but I'm honestly kind of shocked she was nominated over Heather. Heather was much more ( Read more... )

From an interview in Gorezone (August 07, Issue #22):

How crazy was the [Thanksgiving] shoot? Did you try to make it as fucked up as you could?

We just went nuts. It was crazy. Literally, like, right at the end of the Hostel II, I hacked on two shooting days and we all just stuck aroun and did it for fun. And staging that parade was insane and we had ( Read more... )

I write a column! It's called "Long Winded" (because, after all, I believe in truth in advertising) and the inaugural column is my rant about Eli Roth and the rest of the "Splat Pack" and how their movies are being labeled "torture porn."

/shameless plug

Anyway, I wanted to post the column here because I'm an egotistical attention whore so you ( Read more... )

Hey, does anyone know where I can download Thanksgiving? I really want the trailer on my iPod, but I swear, no one on LimeWire has it. Help?

( Recent Discussion of the Term 'Torture Porn' in general and How it Applies to Roth's Films Specifically )