Jim Wynorski is a legend in the B-movie world, having racked up over 100 directing credits over the course of his 40+ years of working in the entertainment industry. Among those credits are Chopping Mall, Deathstalker II, The Return of Swamp Thing, Sorority House Massacre II, Hard to Die, Ghoulies IV, Demolition High, Piranhaconda, Sharkansas Women’s Prison Massacre, Attack of the 50 Foot CamGirl, and Murderbot – so it’s clear to see why Wynorski was the subject of a documentary back in 2009. The documentary is called Popatopolis, and the folks at Terror Vision have just brought it to Blu-ray for the first time ever! Copies can be ordered at This Link.
Directed by Clay Westervelt, Popatopolis has the following synopsis: Jim Wynorski was the first to cast Traci Lords in mainstream cinema. He directed Heather Locklear in The Return of Swamp Thing. He discovered Jennifer Love Hewitt. Now, the man behind The Bare Wench Project...
Directed by Clay Westervelt, Popatopolis has the following synopsis: Jim Wynorski was the first to cast Traci Lords in mainstream cinema. He directed Heather Locklear in The Return of Swamp Thing. He discovered Jennifer Love Hewitt. Now, the man behind The Bare Wench Project...
- 4/23/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Horror Society PosterThe 2010 Horror Society Film Festival has announced several films for its schedule this year. In attendance and confirmed are Demons, Slime City, Slime City Massacre, Popatopolis, Slices of Life, Terrorvision and the short film Worm starring Robert Nolan. The event kicks off October 23rd and continues in to the 24th. This is the third year for the event and fans of the above mentioned films can read a short synopsis on each of the films below. As well, fans in the Chicago, Illinois area can attend the festival, with more details at the link inside.
The films at the festival so far:
Demons (35mm)
"It's the 25th anniversary of this film! See it on the big screen again!" (Horror).
Slime City
"A student moves into a run-down building in New York City. His bizarre neighbors make a concoction in their apartment they call wine, but when he takes some of it,...
The films at the festival so far:
Demons (35mm)
"It's the 25th anniversary of this film! See it on the big screen again!" (Horror).
Slime City
"A student moves into a run-down building in New York City. His bizarre neighbors make a concoction in their apartment they call wine, but when he takes some of it,...
- 8/16/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Ross Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
It takes about three months to make a movie — a Hollywood movie — excluding post and preproduction. Some take longer. Nightmarish production on Francis Ford Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now” took 238 days. Stanley Kubrick’s penultimate masterpiece, “Eyes Wide Shut,” took more than 15 months.
Nonsense.
Jim Wynorski, the most prolific filmmaker you’ve never heard of, can shoot a full-length feature film in only three days. That’s like if Michaelangelo had completed the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in a couple of months. His actors cook their own food, do their own makeup and drive themselves to the set. And what of the massive crew of grips, gaffers, script supervisors, stand-ins, technical and historical advisors and assistants essential to producing a professional, polished movie?
Balderdash!
Try a cameraman, boom operator and two lights. That’s how Wynorski, one of the most celebrated and infamous B-movie directors in the industry works. And the hilarious documentary,...
Nonsense.
Jim Wynorski, the most prolific filmmaker you’ve never heard of, can shoot a full-length feature film in only three days. That’s like if Michaelangelo had completed the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in a couple of months. His actors cook their own food, do their own makeup and drive themselves to the set. And what of the massive crew of grips, gaffers, script supervisors, stand-ins, technical and historical advisors and assistants essential to producing a professional, polished movie?
Balderdash!
Try a cameraman, boom operator and two lights. That’s how Wynorski, one of the most celebrated and infamous B-movie directors in the industry works. And the hilarious documentary,...
- 7/13/2010
- by Eric M. Armstrong
- The Moving Arts Journal
Here’s the trailer for the new documentary Popatopolis (which is available on the film’s website Here) which chronicles the life, career and methods of legendary movie shlockmesiter Jim Wynorski who’s made such classics as The Witches of Breastwick, The Bare Wench project and Chopping Mall. He claims that he can do 100 set-ups a day and shoot an entire film in 3 days. And he keeps to a basic, simple recipe for all his films: “A big chase and a big chest”. Watch him in action…...
- 6/22/2010
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
If you're not a hardcore fan of B-movies, the name Jim Wynorksi probably doesn't mean much to you -- but if you've ever cruised by Cinemax late at night and seen something like The Bare Wench Project, Hard to Die, the Not of this Earth remake (starring Traci Lords in her first mainstream film role), or Chopping Mall, then you're familiar with his work.
Wynorski has spent a quarter of a century plying his trade in the B-movie minefield, refining his craft and making films filled with busty babes and a low-budget Diy aesthetic. His shoots are legendary, with reports of him filming 100 set-ups per day (a typical Hollywood director does 20 ... ). His filmmaking philosophy is simple, but has served him well -- "A big chase and a big chest." -- and his penchant for filming women topless led to one of his many pseudonyms -- Tom Popatopalous.
Playing off that...
Wynorski has spent a quarter of a century plying his trade in the B-movie minefield, refining his craft and making films filled with busty babes and a low-budget Diy aesthetic. His shoots are legendary, with reports of him filming 100 set-ups per day (a typical Hollywood director does 20 ... ). His filmmaking philosophy is simple, but has served him well -- "A big chase and a big chest." -- and his penchant for filming women topless led to one of his many pseudonyms -- Tom Popatopalous.
Playing off that...
- 6/19/2010
- by Alison Nastasi
- Cinematical
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