Production has begun on King Of The B’S: The Independent Life Of Roger Corman, a feature-length documentary about Corman’s life, career and remarkable influence on modern moviemaking. King Of The B’S tracks back to the days when Corman was king, featuring archival footage of American youth culture and counterculture from the 1950s to today, celebrity interviews and vérité footage following the present-day Corman as he continues to produce and distribute films outside the studio system.
The trendsetter’s résumé boasts everything from directorial efforts like Attack Of The Crab Monsters to the Oscar-winning The Tin Drum, which his company, New World Pictures, distributed. Corman’s remarkable 1960s Poe films (House Of Usher, Pit And The Pendulum, Masque Of The Red Death, etc.) for the fledgling American International Pictures put that company on the map. As Fango fans know, maverick Corman’s impressive output of low-budget exploitation films throughout the ’50s,...
The trendsetter’s résumé boasts everything from directorial efforts like Attack Of The Crab Monsters to the Oscar-winning The Tin Drum, which his company, New World Pictures, distributed. Corman’s remarkable 1960s Poe films (House Of Usher, Pit And The Pendulum, Masque Of The Red Death, etc.) for the fledgling American International Pictures put that company on the map. As Fango fans know, maverick Corman’s impressive output of low-budget exploitation films throughout the ’50s,...
- 10/22/2008
- Fangoria
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