TV World, Finland
"This book is a treasure for those who are interested in learning about cinema countercultures"
Product Description
For author Johannes Schonherr, no place is too distant or strange that he cannot screen or hunt down obscure underground trash movies. From the bowels of New York's Lower East Side and punk clubs in San Francisco, to Moscow on a fake visa and Pyongyan, North Korea, Schonherr is a cineaste on a mission. Plus extra features such as Nick Zedd being attacked by German feminists, advice on how to run a no-budget rathouse of a cinema, GG Allin's final gig and discovering wild cinematic treats at New York's cheapest film-to-video store.
From the Back Cover
Trashfilm Roadshows tells of the trials and tribulations met by Schönherr on the road, including intrepid first-hand accounts of
A Richard Kern show brought to a (perfect) halt by violent leftists
Schönherr’s strange invitation to Russia for the screening of anti-Communist propaganda
A trip across America in a dodgy vehicle loaded with reels of film
Wild cinematic discoveries at New York’s cheapest film-to-video transfer shop
Running a no-budget rathouse of a cinema
Nick Zedd being attacked by feminists in Nuremberg, Germany
Trashfilm Roadshows also contains the author’s eyewitness account of GG Allin’s last gig; advice on disposing of a stash of Heroin unearthed while renovating a movie theatre; and of being branded an ‘imperialist spy’ in North Korea.
