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Turner Classic Movies is taking a walk on the wild
side as it welcomes auteur filmmaker and legendary
rocker Rob Zombie as the host of the network's newest
weekly movie showcase, TCM UNDERGROUND. The late-night
franchise, which will feature off-the-wall movies chosen
and introduced by Zombie, is set to launch in
October.
"TCM UNDERGROUND will serve as home to some of the truly
visionary cult films that have been made over the past
century, from stylish horror movies to offbeat black
comedies," said Tom Karsch, executive vice president and
general manager for TCM. "We are proud to have a talent
like Rob Zombie hosting this showcase, which is certain
to broaden TCM's appeal beyond our loyal core
audience."
Among the movies set to be featured in the TCM
UNDERGROUND are Russ Meyer's iconic Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, horror master George Romero's The
Crazies, Ed Wood's Bride Of The Monster and
Brian De Palma's creepy Sisters, as well as
Leonard Castle's offbeat The Honeymoon Killers,
the story of which also serves as the basis for the new
thriller Lonely Hearts, starring John Travolta,
James Gandolfini, Salma Hayek, Jared Leto and Laura
Dern.
Zombie has made a name for himself challenging audiences
by stretching the boundaries of film, music and
publishing. He recently took film to a new level with
his critically acclaimed House of 1000 Corpses
and its high-octane follow-up The Devil's
Rejects, and he is now working on his next film
project, the animated horror film The Haunted World
of Superbeasto starring Academy Award nominee Paul
Giamatti, slated for release later this year.
As the longest active artist on Geffen Records and the
most prolific Geffen artist when it comes to Gold and
Platinum discs, Zombie has sold in excess of fifteen
million records worldwide. This past March, his new
album Educated Horses entered the billboard charts at
#5. Zombie is also a seasoned video director, with more
than 25 videos to his credit. In 1995, he won an MTV
Music Video Award for "More Human Than Human," becoming
the first self-directed artist to win such an award.
Here is the schedule for TCM UNDERGROUND:
2006 TCM UNDERGROUND SCHEDULE
**All times Eastern and titles subject to change
Friday, October 13
2:00 AM Plan 9 from Outer Space (59)
3:30 AM Bride of the Monster (55)
Friday, October 20
2:00 AM Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (65)
3:30 AM Mudhoney (65)
Friday, October 27
2:00 AM Night of the Living Dead (68)
3:45 AM The Crazies (73)
Friday, November 3
2:00 AM Sisters (73)
Friday, November 10
2:00 AM Electra Glide in Blue (73)
Friday, November 17
2:00 AM Freaks (32)
3:15 AM Mark of the Vampire (35)
Friday, November 24
2:00 AM The Sadist (63)
3:45 AM Wild Guitar (62)
Friday, December 1
2:00 AM The Conqueror Worm (68)
Friday, December 8
2:00 AM The Honeymoon Killers (70)
Friday, December 15
2:00 AM Deranged (74)
Friday, December 22
2:00 AM West of Zanzibar (28)
3:45 AM Unholy Three (25)
Friday, December 29
2:00 AM Madhouse (74)
3:45 AM The Last Man on Earth (64)
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