Occupy Cannes will explore the Cannes Film Festival from the inside out. The documentary will use Troma’s latest production, Return to Nuke ‘Em High Vol. I & II, as its centerpiece as cameras follow the Troma Team at Cannes as they try to sell and promote the film. Occupy Cannes will be a follow-up to Troma’s acclaimed 2002 documentary All the Love You Cannes, and a “poke in the eye to media elites who have hijacked Cannes.”

Visit the campaign page and contribute HERE!

“Troma is unique in many ways,” says Troma president Lloyd Kaufman. “We are the only film studio that has been in the industry for this long and is using crowd-sourcing and social networking in this manner. All the other studios want to be Spielberg, Jackson or Michael Bay and make a lot of money. We make ‘movies of the future’ and that’s why our fans and the public have helped us in so many ways for almost 40 years.”

Troma President Lloyd Kaufman and the Troma Team at Cannes

Visit the campaign page and contribute HERE!

While mass shootings in the U.S. have arguably become something of a pandemic, the Sandy Hook massacre, due to the age of the victims, is especially appalling. Gunman Adam Lanza brutally slaughtered 20 first graders and 6 adults. The tiny victims were perforated with as many as 11 bullets and all were shot multiple times. It is simple to say “Lanza was sick” but more difficult to see that he might simply have been EVIL. Perhaps we all need to ask ourselves: “Are there people who are inherently evil?” If evil exists per se, can it be eradicated?

To supplement spending billions of dollars on mental health medication, therapy and research, I propose that our elected officials start to invest some time and money into researching the possible existence of an “evil gene” which might signify that an individual is irreparably evil. As scientists like Oliver Sacks, the prominent neurologist¹, have shown, there is a growing movement to combine history, religion, fiction and the like with contemporary science in hopes of solving certain problems. Perhaps this line of thinking might be useful to solve the problem of “Evil”.

The media has been quick to describe the perpetrator, Adam Lanza, as “sick” and “disturbed”. Although Lanza may have indeed suffered from certain mental conditions that influenced his homicidal rampage, the media and our leaders assumed right from the start that the gunman must be a mentally unstable individual before even discovering any details about him. There has been no discussion given to the role of genetic evil in regard to this catastrophic event. Instead of blaming such tragic events on violent video games, movies, etc., perhaps the media and our elected officials should acknowledge that there might be inherent evil in this world.

The term “evil” has an almost fictional ring to it these days but nonetheless, history has provided numerous examples of pure evil throughout the years. Few would disagree that Hitler, Stalin, Idi Amin, and Pol Pot were evil² through and through. Although all of these people are of different racial and socioeconomic backgrounds they all had one thing in common: they were evil. Nothing, no amount of medicine, therapy or nurturing could change them or stop them except force or death. Perhaps they shared some sort of gene of evil. Maybe Adam Lanza was similarly evil to the core and quite possibly the DNA of individuals like him may feature an evil gene.

Lindsey Fitzharris, a medical historian at Queen Mary University of London, writes about the “medicalisation of evil” in our society in an article for The Guardian, on December 17, 2012³, and relates it to the Sandy Hook tragedy. Fitzharris explains that society’s concept of deviant behavior has changed over time, first being viewed as a sin, then a crime and now a medical problem. By “medicalizing evil” as an illness, people feel that there is an explanation and possibly a psychiatric solution. No matter how many terms or euphemisms are created, people must start to acknowledge that there may be no explanation for heinous crimes other than an evil gene and possibly no solution when it comes to evil people like Adam Lanza. Our society must face the notion that there is inherent evil in the world which cannot be treated other than by eradication.

In the wake of the Sandy Hook shootings, President Barack Obama has promised to send Congress proposals for tightening gun laws and curbing violence. He has appointed Vice President Joe Biden, a longtime gun control advocate, to lead the effort, which basically means to do nothing. In addition to spending a bloody⁴ fortune on trying to confront the National Rifle Association, etc., perhaps Obama should devote some resources to researching the notion of inherent evil in the world…Is there a gene which can predict Hitler/Lanza type evil?

The ancients for centuries believed that evil existed per se. Maybe they were on to something. If by chance a “gene of evil” is actually discovered or isolated, then, in the future, mothers will have the option to abort evil fetuses. This is not as far fetched as it may sound. Modern science has already given a woman the ability to know if her unborn child has other genetic disorders such as Down syndrome and our government has given women the right to abort these fetuses. If there was a way to predict if a baby will be born evil, women would be able to expel these fetuses before they create worlds of misery. I’m not promoting what Dr. Josef Mengele did. Obviously the above suggested research would be done in a humane way!

Society has already begun to move in the direction of “killing evil”. According to Andrew Vachss, a child protection consultant, “No reputable psychiatrist claims to be able to cure a sociopath- or, for that matter, a predatory pedophile.”⁵ In many states pedophiles are expelled from society even after they serve their time in jail. Certain people are so heinous that society bans them and does not forgive them. These criminals are not exterminated but their lives are basically over. I am suggesting we take it one step further and find out if there is a gene that causes this innate evil and then abort it.

From the obscene slaughter of innocent toddlers in Sandy Hook to the monstrous gang rape/murder of a woman in Delhi-one thing is clear: these events throughout the world might be attributed to pure evil. I would like to see this evil ejected before it is brought into the world. This is a call for action! Society must start to move in a direction committed to researching the evil gene so that we can expel it before it is born. Through a combination of the most advanced of modern science and ancient beliefs⁶, we may be able to discover and isolate the gene of evil and make the world a better place!

Lloyd Kaufman speaks out about the tragedy that recently occured in Newtown Connecticut and his suggestion about how to prevent future obscenities.

Troma Entertainment is pleased to announce that Canadian video distributor, Video Services Corporation, will release one French-language Troma title per month, commencing with the January 8th release of the Troma’s iconic Toxic Avenger, marking the first time in history that the French-language version of the classic will be available in French Canada. “We withheld the Toxic Avenger from Quebec until we were sure that province was not breaking away from Canada,” says Troma president Lloyd Kaufman. “Vive Quebec TROMATIQUE!”

This month, VSC will also release English-language versions of Troma’s latest productions, Father’s Day, Purge, and Doomsday County. In February, VSC will follow up with the French-language version of Troma’s 1986 classic, Class of Nuke ‘Em High, and English-language versions of The Taint and Mr. Bricks: A Heavy Metal Murder Musical.

“On a packed plane flying from Berlin to London for Xmas,” Tiger Lillies founder Martyn Jacques wrote recently in a message to the Troma Team, ” and feeling deeply moved and very excited to be featured in an esteemable Troma film production!”

Tiger Lillies Founder Martyn Jacques is Assaulted by a Return to Nuke ‘Em High Mini-Poster

More on the Tiger Lillies:

The world of THE TIGER LILLIES is dark, peculiar and varied, with moments of deep sadness, cruel black humour and immense beauty. This unique “anarchic Brechtian street opera trio” tours the world playing songs about anything that doesn’t involve “beautiful blonde girls and boys running at the meadow” to quote their founder Martyn Jaques. Hence, their songs cover all the dark aspects of life, from prostitution and drug addiction to violence and despair. Always with a touch of twisted humor and sharp irony THE TIGER LILLIES “point an implicit accusing finger back at us: what on Earth are we doing, laughing at this stuff?”. Their music is a mixture of pre-war Berlin cabaret, anarchic opera and gypsy music, echoing the voices of Bertolt Brecht and Jacques Brel. The Tiger Lillies shock, amuse and entertain in a postmodern vaudeville way, with their inimitable in-yer-face shows, where no limit should be taken for granted.

In the last 23 years the TIGER LILLIES have been doing an average of over 200 gigs a year and despite spending so much time on the road they have managed to also release more than one album a year (total number is somewhere around 30, but who is counting?). They have participated in numerous shows, collaborating with dancers, actors, circus performers, puppeteers and other musicians of all genres and toured most of the world, never seizing to surprise, shock and entertain their audience with their inimitably deviant musical style.

Return to Nuke ‘Em High is a satirical sci-fi comedy concerning idealistic students, overcoming bullying, and love triumphing over prejudice. The themes are in the same vein as other classics such as Class of 1984, Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, and Carrie, seen through the unique vision of the Troma Team. Welcome to Tromaville High School where, unfortunately, the glee club has mutated into hideous Cretins. Chrissy and Lauren, two innocent lovers-bloggers, must fight not only mutants and monsters but also the evil Tromorganic Foodstuffs Conglomerate. Will they save Tromaville High School and the world?

For Immediate Release
John M. Masters, Esq.
Saving Jill
216-978-2517
jmasters@lawmas.com
http://jillentel.blogspot.com/

Las Vegas, Nevada – January, 4 2013 – The family of Jill Darnell Entel announced today that it was offering a $10,000.00 reward for information and assistance that leads to the location and safe return of the woman who disappeared in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 28, 2012 after being hospitalized for delusions. Entel whose stage name is Janelle Brady starred as Chrissy in Lloyd Kaufman’s classic 1986 horror film Class of Nuke ‘Em High and later appeared in three issues of Playboy, music videos, television commercials and print advertising as Janelle Christian.

Entel, age 50, was born in Detroit, Michigan where she began her modeling career in high school and first gained national attention in an advertising campaign for a Detroit department store that featured her remarkable resemblance to Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe. Later signed by the Elite Modeling Agency she enjoyed success as a model in television and print before beginning her career as an actor. Entel starred in Lloyd Kaufman’s 1986 cult classic Class of Nuke ‘Em High and had roles in The Allnighter and Teen Wolf II. Jill Entel disappeared in the Fremont District of downtown Las Vegas, Nevada after being hospitalized because of a series of episodes where she became delusional and paranoid. After she failed to meet her husband, union labor attorney John M. Masters, he reported her missing to Las Vegas Metro Police and began what has become an exhausting and expensive ten month search for his wife.

Ms. Entel is considered an endangered missing person because of several serious medical conditions including seizures and lupus. Las Vegas Metro Police refused to investigate the disappearance because no evidence of foul play existed and closed the missing person case in May, 2012 after Masters relayed unconfirmed reports of sightings of his wife in the Fremont District. Las Vegas leads the nation in reported missing persons. In July, 2012 the Clark County, Nevada Family Court appointed Masters as Special Emergency Guardian over the person of Jill Entel following the filing of a Guardianship Petition by Masters. The Guardianship Petition was supported by the entire family of Jill Entel. The Court Order instructed Las Vegas Metro Police to render all assistance necessary for Masters to take physical Custody of his wife. On September 21, 2012 John Masters was contacted by hotel security at the Downtowner Motel which is located on 8th and Ogden in the Fremont District and advised that his wife was a guest at the motel. Masters called Las Vegas Metro Police and waited at the motel for their arrival. Las Vegas Metro Police declined to enter the room of Jill Entel or assist Masters in transporting his wife for treatment citing police department policy in cases involving mental health issues because of several incidents that resulted in shootings. One day later Jill Entel checked out of the motel and her present location is unknown.

The public in Las Vegas is asked to assist in the effort to save Jill Darnell Entel.
CONTACT: JOHN M. MASTERS 216-978-2517