Michael Gingold

Michael Gingold

Movies for Michael Gingold...

Sharksploitation
Title: Sharksploitation
Character: Self
Released: January 26, 2024
Type: Movie
The ultimate deep dive into the world of shark cinema: filmmakers, critics, scholars and conservationists explore the weird, wild cinematic legacy of sharks on film and audiences' undying fascination with these misunderstood creatures.
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Beyond the Movie: That's Sharkploitation!
Title: Beyond the Movie: That's Sharkploitation!
Character: himself
Released: November 24, 2020
Type: Movie
A deep dive into the history of shark films with author/film journalist Michael Gingold.
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Tales of the Uncanny
Title: Tales of the Uncanny
Character: Self
Released: October 31, 2020
Type: Movie
A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.
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In Search of Darkness: Part II
Title: In Search of Darkness: Part II
Character: Self
Released: October 6, 2020
Type: Movie
The ultimate ‘80s Horror retrospective just got BIGGER. In Search of Darkness: Part II is a four-hour-plus sequel to the Rondo Hatton-nominated In Search of Darkness, adding 15 new interviewees and 40+ returning favorites for the biggest and most comprehensive ‘80s Horror documentary cast ever assembled.
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In Search of Darkness
Title: In Search of Darkness
Character: Self
Released: May 1, 2019
Type: Movie
An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact on contemporary cinema.
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Mail Order Murder: The Story Of W.A.V.E. Productions
Title: Mail Order Murder: The Story Of W.A.V.E. Productions
Character: Self
Released: February 14, 2019
Type: Movie
The uncensored story of the infamous New Jersey based horror and custom video company W.A.V.E. Productions, who allows its fans to script and finance custom features tailored specifically to satiate their own unorthodox video obsessions.
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Lost & Found: The True Hollywood Story of Silver Screen Cinema Pictures International
Title: Lost & Found: The True Hollywood Story of Silver Screen Cinema Pictures International
Released: November 3, 2017
Type: Movie
In 1984, a massive fire destroyed the entire 17-year output of an exploitation movie studio. But the recent discovery of eleven lost trailers sheds a light on this disrespected, long-forgotten B-movie factory, and the mogul at its center.
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Hallmark of the Devil
Title: Hallmark of the Devil
Released: March 15, 2015
Type: Movie
Author and critic Michael Gingold looks back at Hallmark Releasing, the controversial and confrontational distributor that introduced Mark of the Devil to American cinemas.
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Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's “Island of Dr. Moreau”
Title: Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's “Island of Dr. Moreau”
Character: Self
Released: August 24, 2014
Type: Movie
The story of the insane scandals related to the remake of “Island of Dr. Moreau” —originally a novel by H. G. Wells—, which was brought to the big screen in 1996. How director Richard Stanley spent four years developing the project just to find an abrupt end to his work while leading actor Marlon Brando pulled the strings in the shadows. Now for the first time, the living key players recount what really happened and why it all went so spectacularly wrong.
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Fairview Falls
Title: Fairview Falls
Character: Eli Korman
Released: November 5, 2011
Type: Movie
It was the summer after graduation when a small circle of friends set off into the woods on a dare and made their way to the creek where a series of ritualistic animal murders had been discovered. When they returned from they woods they were not alone. When the son of the town mafia boss is murdered, it sets off a chain of events that leads to the discovery of a new threat forged by the most sinister evil Fairview Falls has ever seen
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Vindication
Title: Vindication
Character: Dr. on Gurney
Released: May 26, 2011
Type: Movie
Fangoria Magazine's OCT. issue 267, introduced this upcoming independent horror movie. Vindication is an independent horror movie striving to raise the bar within the low budget financing of filmmaking. Still in post-production as of April 2008 and using the Panasonic's DVX100B mini-DV camera for production, Vindication is Bart Mastronardi's feature length psychological horror movie, based on his short of the same title. A morality tale about a young man whose attempt at suicide fails causing his guilt to manifest into reality. Vindication is due out in the fall of 2008. Guilt Shows No Mercy!
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The Psycho Legacy
Title: The Psycho Legacy
Character: Self
Released: October 19, 2010
Type: Movie
The cast and crew of all four Psycho films recall their time working on the influential horror series, and modern masters of horror reminisce on what the movies stirred in them.
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Under the Scares
Title: Under the Scares
Character: Himself
Released: July 1, 2010
Type: Movie
Cheap scares. Extreme Gore. Loads of nudity. These have been the three staples of low budget independent horror films since the 60's. But what's a filmmaker to do when, thanks to technology, ANYONE can make a film these days? Under The Scares offers an inside look into the production and promotion of an independent, ultra low-budget horror film, while combining interviews and insights from some of the genre's biggest legends - Lloyd Kaufman, Robert Kurtzman, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Frank Henenlotter, Gary Jones, and many many more.
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Experiment 7
Title: Experiment 7
Character: Mutant Doctor
Released: October 10, 2009
Type: Movie
Dr. Felix Copper is on a quest to find a solution to purifying radiation from water in the year 2022, ten years after the fall of humankind. He has to travel to the far outreaches of every known city known, trying to make his way to an underground lab and try to avoid mutants in the process.
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The Blood Shed
Title: The Blood Shed
Character: Carl Dewey
Released: October 30, 2007
Type: Movie
A sweet little tale about your average inbred, hillbilly, cannibal family residing in the northern part of New Jersey and how they deal with the day-to-day annoyances of encroaching suburbia.
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The Tenement
Title: The Tenement
Character: Winston Korman
Released: April 6, 2004
Type: Movie
There is something evil about The Tenement. It does something strange to the people who live there. Ethan Fernier is obsessed with the horror movies of B-movie director, Winston Korman. His destiny lies in the shadows of a black rose - the symbol of decayed innocence. Sarah, a simple mute, lives her life listening to the radio but obsessed neighbor, Henry Wallace has other plans for her. Jimmy Wayne Garrick is bitten by a wild animal and becomes obsessed with the idea that he is becoming a werewolf. The Taxi Driver is a serial killer who picks up innocent women. One of his victims gives him more than he bargained for.
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Cold Blonded Murders
Title: Cold Blonded Murders
Character: Chad
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
Chad and Abby have a new sexy neighbor. Unlucky for some, she is as deadly as she is lovely!
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Rage of the Werewolf
Title: Rage of the Werewolf
Character: Kessa's Victim
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
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Bloodletting
Title: Bloodletting
Character: Onlooker #1
Released: May 6, 1997
Type: Movie
Serena Stalin wanted to learn from the best. So she tracked down Butch Harlow, one of the world’s most notorious serial killers, and blackmailed him into teaching her the fine art of murder. Now, as the lessons begin, teacher and bloodthirsty student unleash an unspeakable passion that forces them to kill over and over again, leaving a trail of horribly mutilated victims in their wake...
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The Alien Agenda: Under the Skin
Title: The Alien Agenda: Under the Skin
Character: Government Bureaucrat
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
Anthology film centering around an alien invasion and guv'mint spooks.
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The Alien Agenda: Out of the Darkness
Title: The Alien Agenda: Out of the Darkness
Character: Victim
Released: January 1, 1996
Type: Movie
Sci-fi anthology which shows us how aliens are living among us. The first story "Limited Vision" deals with a mysterious doctor named David Lodge who is on the lam. He catches a ride with a young man who becomes more and more suspicious of him. The second story entitled "Worm" shows us a homeless girl named Becky who meets a weird stranger named Sam who helps her to discover who, or what, she is.
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The Suckling
Title: The Suckling
Character: The Suckling
Released: September 24, 1990
Type: Movie
A woman goes to a back alley abortion clinic, only to have her aborted fetus attack her, her boyfriend, and everyone else at the clinic.
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Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures
Title: Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures
Character: Himself
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
The official feature-length documentary about the rise and fall of Charles Band's legendary Empire Pictures studio.