Brian Trenchard-Smith
Exclusive Book Extract: How Leprechaun 4: In Space Got Greenlit
From his memoir Adventures in the B Movie Trade, director Brian Trenchard-Smith recalls the most memorable pitch meeting of his career.
Talkhouse Film Contributors Remember Stuart Gordon
Joe Dante, Barbara Crampton, Darren Lynn Bousman and more honor the late, great Re-Animator director and frequent Talkhouse contributor.
Talkhouse Film Contributors Remember George A. Romero
Lloyd Kaufman, Darren Lynn Bousman, Larry Fessenden, Rodney Ascher, Emily Hagins and more remember the much-loved father of the zombie movie.
How I Swayed the 2004 Presidential Election with My Pro-Bush 9/11 Movie (Even Though I’m a Leftie)
Veteran director Brian Trenchard-Smith on the story behind him making the propagandist TV movie DC 9/11: Time of Crisis.
Brian Trenchard-Smith (Turkey Shoot) Talks the Challenges of Making Movies with Animals (Part 2)
The veteran director concludes his two-part piece about his love of animals, and how to get the best out of them on camera.
Brian Trenchard-Smith (Turkey Shoot) Talks the Challenges of Making Movies with Animals (Part 1)
The story of the Director, the Actor, the Guest Star Who Has Seen It All, and a very large, very hungry African lion called Sudan.
Brian Trenchard-Smith (The Man From Hong Kong) Talks His Ill-Fated Trip to Meet Bruce Lee, and the Legacy of the Dragon
A director whose documentary on the martial arts star was halted by his death, looks at Lee's remarkable life and achievements.
Brian Trenchard-Smith (BMX Bandits) Talks the Unique Ingenuity of the Stones… the Other Stones.
A master low-budget filmmaker celebrates the work of Andrew and Virginia Stone, the B-movie world's answer to Alfred Hitchcock and Alma Reville.
Brian Trenchard-Smith (Drive Hard) Talks Turkey Shoot, a Good B-Movie Deed, Finally Rewarded
The journeyman director looks back on one of his most controversial films, and how it caused a (literal) stink among journalists in the U.K.
Brian Trenchard-Smith (Drive Hard) Talks the Dark Side of Co-Production – and the Time Glenn Ford Squeezed His Balls
The veteran director looks back on a particularly messy job for hire, and a "testicular encounter" with a legendary Hollywood star.
Brian Trenchard-Smith (Drive Hard) Talks Making a War Movie in a War Zone
The veteran director recalls making a movie about the Vietnam War in the Philippines — where a real conflict was taking place at the very same time.
Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Brian Trenchard-Smith’s Drive Hard
The Australian journeyman auteur's new under-the-radar genre movie treat is out Friday. Is it possible his versatility has also been his undoing?











