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Tag: Brian Trenchard-Smith

Exclusive Book Extract: How Leprechaun 4: In Space Got Greenlit

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By Brian Trenchard-Smith | November 23, 2020
By Brian Trenchard-Smith | November 23, 2020

Exclusive Book Extract: How Leprechaun 4: In Space Got Greenlit

From his memoir Adventures in the B Movie Trade, director Brian Trenchard-Smith recalls the most memorable pitch meeting of his career.

Talkhouse Film Contributors Remember Stuart Gordon

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By Filmmakers | March 25, 2020
By Filmmakers | March 25, 2020

Talkhouse Film Contributors Remember Stuart Gordon

Joe Dante, Barbara Crampton, Darren Lynn Bousman and more honor the late, great Re-Animator director and frequent Talkhouse contributor.

Talkhouse Film Contributors Remember George A. Romero

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By Filmmakers | July 17, 2017
By Filmmakers | July 17, 2017

Talkhouse Film Contributors Remember George A. Romero

Lloyd Kaufman, Darren Lynn Bousman, Larry Fessenden, Rodney Ascher, Emily Hagins and more remember the much-loved father of the zombie movie.

How I Swayed the 2004 Presidential Election with My Pro-Bush 9/11 Movie (Even Though I’m a Leftie)

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By Brian Trenchard-Smith | November 2, 2016
By Brian Trenchard-Smith | November 2, 2016

How I Swayed the 2004 Presidential Election with My Pro-Bush 9/11 Movie (Even Though I’m a Leftie)

Veteran director Brian Trenchard-Smith on the story behind him making the propagandist TV movie DC 9/11: Time of Crisis.

Brian Trenchard-Smith (Turkey Shoot) Talks the Challenges of Making Movies with Animals (Part 2)

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By Brian Trenchard-Smith | January 16, 2016
By Brian Trenchard-Smith | January 16, 2016

Brian Trenchard-Smith (Turkey Shoot) Talks the Challenges of Making Movies with Animals (Part 2)

The veteran director concludes his two-part piece about his love of animals, and how to get the best out of them on camera.

Brian Trenchard-Smith (Turkey Shoot) Talks the Challenges of Making Movies with Animals (Part 1)

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By Brian Trenchard-Smith | December 12, 2015
By Brian Trenchard-Smith | December 12, 2015

Brian Trenchard-Smith (Turkey Shoot) Talks the Challenges of Making Movies with Animals (Part 1)

The story of the Director, the Actor, the Guest Star Who Has Seen It All, and a very large, very hungry African lion called Sudan.

Brian Trenchard-Smith (The Man From Hong Kong) Talks His Ill-Fated Trip to Meet Bruce Lee, and the Legacy of the Dragon

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By Brian Trenchard-Smith | October 10, 2015
By Brian Trenchard-Smith | October 10, 2015

Brian Trenchard-Smith (The Man From Hong Kong) Talks His Ill-Fated Trip to Meet Bruce Lee, and the Legacy of the Dragon

A director whose documentary on the martial arts star was halted by his death, looks at Lee's remarkable life and achievements.

Brian Trenchard-Smith (BMX Bandits) Talks the Unique Ingenuity of the Stones… the Other Stones.

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By Brian Trenchard-Smith | August 29, 2015
By Brian Trenchard-Smith | August 29, 2015

Brian Trenchard-Smith (BMX Bandits) Talks the Unique Ingenuity of the Stones… the Other Stones.

A master low-budget filmmaker celebrates the work of Andrew and Virginia Stone, the B-movie world's answer to Alfred Hitchcock and Alma Reville.

Brian Trenchard-Smith (Drive Hard) Talks Turkey Shoot, a Good B-Movie Deed, Finally Rewarded

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By Brian Trenchard-Smith | April 25, 2015
By Brian Trenchard-Smith | April 25, 2015

Brian Trenchard-Smith (Drive Hard) Talks Turkey Shoot, a Good B-Movie Deed, Finally Rewarded

The journeyman director looks back on one of his most controversial films, and how it caused a (literal) stink among journalists in the U.K.

Brian Trenchard-Smith (Drive Hard) Talks the Dark Side of Co-Production – and the Time Glenn Ford Squeezed His Balls

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By Brian Trenchard-Smith | December 20, 2014
By Brian Trenchard-Smith | December 20, 2014

Brian Trenchard-Smith (Drive Hard) Talks the Dark Side of Co-Production – and the Time Glenn Ford Squeezed His Balls

The veteran director looks back on a particularly messy job for hire, and a "testicular encounter" with a legendary Hollywood star.

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