RV!: Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore (2010)

RV!: Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore (2010) Dir: Jimmy Maslon and Frank Henenlotter Date Released: September 27, 2011 Date Seen: February 3, 2012 Rating: 3/5

Some very good anecdotes here but much of this "schlockumentary"* is just a skimpy version of what Randy Palmer had already chronicled in Herschell Gordon Lewis, The Godfather of Gore: The Films, a book that was published a decade before this film was produced. Maslon's work towards preserving Lewis's films should not be casually dismissed. But this doc is not much more than a good primer on Lewis and his film. Doesn't really give you a good idea of why he matters though. 

And that's where I come in, he said not-at-all modestly.

*Lewis's words, not mine

457) Frankenhooker (1990) and 458) Brain Damage (1988)

457) Frankenhooker (1990) Dir: Frank Henenlotter Date Released: June 1, 1990 Date Seen: October 31, 2011 Rating: 4/5

458) Brain Damage (1988) Dir: Frank Henenlotter Date Released: April 15, 1988 Date Seen: October 31, 2011 Rating: 3.75/5

Good Halloween eve festivities (I lost my ticket to go see the Stuart Gordon/Jeff Combs one-man show about Edgar Allan Poe...no worries though as I think it's coming back to NYC this year). Wrote about these films and a lidda bit about Henenlotter's Basket Case, too for Press Play.