Bill landis, a man who championed the world of underground exploitation moviemaking and exhibition, died this week of a heart attack at 49. New york citys grindhouses burlesque theaters gone to seed are long gone, but sinema fans can relive the experience with this definitive study. Bill landiss sleazoid express and michelle clifford s metasex were brilliant selfpublished monographs though clifford and landis contributed significantly to each others publications that were different not only because they personally knew many of the people of this world, but they applied a human touch missing from everything else written about this subject. Horror and fantasy cinema from around the world with a distinctive retro sensibility, creeping flesh focuses upon obscure and vilified horror movies, the discovery of lost films, and an appreciation of exploitation. The index is excellent as lists actors, directors and film titles, so its easy to dive in to the book to find a fact. Sleazoid express, named after the magazine founded by landis in 1980, takes. With his wife michelle clifford he was the editor of sleazoid express, a zine that chronicled the films of the 42nd street grindhouse scene, which he described in an interview at. A mindtwisting tour through the grindhouse cinema of times square will be an odyssey through the gritty venues of the old 42nd street and into the world of the vintage exploitation movies in which they specialized.
Founded as a onesheet later to expand to four to six pages by bill landis, an nyu graduate, projectionist, and devotee of the crimeridden sleaze houses, the magazine not only captured the genre affections but the whole times square milieu of drugs, violence. Dec 24, 2008 our friend bill landis, editorpublisherdamn near sole writer with his wife michelle clifford of sleazoid express magazine and author of the essential book of the same name, has died. Bill landis and michelle cliffords sleazoid express. In 1999, bill landis and michelle clifford coauthor of the kenneth anger biography, anger began to publish sleazoid express again. Every film mentioned or referenced in sleazoid express. Each chapter focuses on a unique exploitation genre blood horror, celebrity crime, etc. Sleazoid express will combine a love for popular culture with an indepth analysis of films that bring to light human natures subconscious impulses towards sex and. Pdf sleazoid express download full pdf book download.
Authors of sleazeoid expressbill landis and wife michelle clifford take the reader on a personal journey. Grind houses were opulent, oldstyle movie palaces with chandeliers. Michelle clifford sleazoid express reproduces the experience of watching a movie in the grindhouse setting. Sleazoid express 19801983, and later editions was the original fanzine on the 42nd street grindhouse movie scene in new york circa 19641984. In 1999, bill landis and michelle clifford coauthor of the kenneth anger. Sleazoid express 9780743215831 by landis, bill and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Sleazoid express the art and popular culture encyclopedia. If you want to know how it all started, this is the book you want. Nov 19, 2002 luckily for those of us not fortunate enough to have lived anywhere within shouting distance of new yorks notorious 42nd street grindhouses, we can live vicariously through the singleminded devotion paid to the subject by authors bill landis and michelle clifford. Exploitation movie lovers now enjoy their entertainment in the safety of their bedrooms, watching a favorite film five times or more, gleefully programming their own double and triple features. Sleazoid express download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. A mindtwisting tour through the grindhouse cinema of times square will be an odyssey through the gritty venues of the old 42nd street. He and his coauthor michelle clifford hold back nothing. Oct 18, 2006 this book may be a remembrance of things past, but its not a treacly one.
If you find any errors or omissions, please let me know. Full text of sleazoid express the book 2002 cleaned. Landis and clifford, were compiled into the book sleazoid express. Bill was here 5 or 6 years ago when the book was first published and we chewed the fat about exploitation for a couple of memorable days. Theirs is an effort to set down some sense of what 42nd st. Jun 21, 2008 the only time bill landis and michelle clifford really refer to underground film in sleazoid express their exhaustive survey of the exploitation film scene in times square is to knock it and particularly to slam jonas mekas, who oddly pops up a few times as a villain in the book. Sleazoid express 19801983, and later editions was the original. Sleazoid express caught the eye of a major new york publisher, so landis sat down, with his wife, michelle clifford, and wrote a book about his experiences. Check out my interview with bill and michelle at exploitation retrospect online. Landis died in 2008, but before he did, he and his wife michelle clifford compiled his writings in the 2002 book sleazoid express.
In 1997, bill and his wife michelle clifford started the sex themed magazine metasex. His first was about kenneth anger, a man who produced some of the movies that landis wrote about. A mindtwisted tour though the grindhouse cinema of times square. A mindtwisting tour through the grindhouse cinema of times square by michelle clifford and bill landis 2002, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Luckily for those of us not fortunate enough to have lived anywhere within shouting distance of new yorks notorious 42nd street grindhouses, we can live vicariously through the singleminded devotion paid to the subject by authors bill landis and michelle clifford.
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An interview with alan birkinshaw, director of the surreal drug and schoolgirl opus, killers moon. Iverson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This book may be a remembrance of things past, but its not a treacly one. A mindtwisting tour through the grindhouse cinema of times square book online at best prices in india on. I finally laid eyes on michelle clifford about a year later when the sleazoids hosted a series of midnight movies at the music box. Sleazoid express book by bill landis, michelle clifford official. Sleazoid express by bill landis, michelle clifford. Authors bill landis and michelle clifford came to know those grindhouses better than anyone else, and although the theaters were gone by the mid1980s, the films remained. Exploitation retrospect an interview with bill landis and. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Exploitation retrospect an interview with bill landis. Several of the films in the book are listed under alternate titles here on letterboxd. A mindtwisting tour through the grindhouse cinema of times square by bill landis 20021203. Authors of sleazeoid express bill landis and wife michelle clifford take the reader on a personal journey.
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Michelle clifford is the author of sleazoid express 4. Soon after, due to popular request, they brought back sleazoid express to readers in 1999 publishing it as a hardcover book. In sleazoid express, landis and clifford reproduce what no home video can the experience of watching an exploitation film in its original fightforyourlife deuce setting. Grindhouses were like in the days of their immense, gaudy. Feb 21, 2003 bill landis will be at the alamo drafthouse downtown on feb.
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