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FILM INTERVIEWS
- ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY (El Topo)
- BARBARA ANNE CONSTABLE (Lady Terminator)
- BARRY CROCKER (Barry McKenzie)
- BERT DELING (Pure Shit)
- BRIAN TRENCHARD-SMITH (Turkey Shoot)
- BRUCE CAMPBELL (Evil Dead)
- CHAD FERRIN (Easter Bunny Kill! Kill!)
- CHRIS SMITH & SARAH PRICE (American Movie)
- DAVIE ALLAN (and the Arrows)
- DON COSCARELLI (Phantasm)
- ERWIN C. DIETRICH (Frauleins In Uniform)
- FENTON BAILEY (Inside Deep Throat)
- FERD SEBASTIAN (Gator Bait)
- HAL BORSKE (Torture Dungeon)
- JOHN D. LAMOND (Australia After Dark)
- JON HEWITT (X)
- MARIO VAN PEEBLES (Baadasssss!)
- PRACHYA PINKAEW (Ong Bak)
- RICHARD FRANKLIN (Patrick)
- RICHARD KERN (Fingered)
- SIMON PEGG (Shaun Of The Dead)
- TED V. MIKELS (The Corpse Grinders)
- TIM ORMOND (The Burning Hell)
- TOBY KEELER (David Lynch: Pretty As A Picture)
- TOM SIX (Human Centipede)
FILM ARTICLES
FILM REVIEWS
MUSIC ARTICLES
STUMPY FANZINE 1991-1995: My early writin's
OTHER WRITING
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- Tim Burstall & the Ocker Sex Comedy article
- Ted V. Mikels interview 2001
- Erwin C. Dietrich interview
- Porno Chic: Or How America Turned Blue in 1972
- Doris Wishman tribute 2002
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About Me
- Andrew Leavold
- Andrew Leavold owned and managed Trash Video, the largest cult video rental store in Australia, from 1995 to 2010. He is also a published author, researcher, film festival curator (Brisbane International Film Festival, Melbourne Underground Film Festival), musician, TV presenter, occasional digital filmmaker, and above all, unrepentant and voracious fan of eccentric and lowbrow cinema. Leavold's latest film project is a guerrilla documentary shot in Manila. The Search For Weng Weng, currently in post-production, chronicles Leavold's quest to find the truth behind the midget Filipino James Bond. His research on genre filmmaking in the Philippines formed the basis of Mark Hartley's documentary Machete Maidens Unleashed! (released internationally in 2010), on which Leavold is also Associate Producer. A PhD student at Brisbane’s Griffith University, Leavold’s thesis is soon to be published as a book entitled “Bamboo Gods And Bionic Boys: A History Of Pulp Filmmaking In The Philippines”. CONTACT: trash@trashvideo.com.au
FILMOGRAPHY
- 2010 - MACHETE MAIDENS UNLEASHED! (associate producer, additional footage, original concept) Feature length doco written and directed by Mark Hartley, based on the original "The Search For Weng Weng" concept. Premiered at Melbourne International Film Festival 24/07/10
- 2010 - CLEOPATRA WONG/ONE-ARMED EXECUTIONER (bonus features) Interviews with director Bobby A. Suarez and actor Nigel Hogge, on Dark Sky Films' US DVD release
- 2009 - SIXFTHICK: NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND (interview subject) ABC TV doco on Brisbane band Sixfthick
- 2008 - THE SEARCH FOR WENG WENG (in post-production - director/writer) Rough cut premiered at Brisbane International Film Festival 2007, also screened in Sydney and Manila
- 2007 - ZOMBIE MARIACHI (actor, producer, additional camera) Short film directed by Filipino guerrilla filmmaker Khavn de la Cruz during his 2007 BIFF appearance. I play "Great White Zombie Hunter"!
- 2007 - SILIP (bonus features) Interviews with director Elwood Perez and star Maria Isabel Lopez conducted and filmed for Mondo Macabro's UK DVD release
- 2007 - APOCALYPSE MAO (director, writer, co-editor, actor) Broadcast on Briz31 TV from December 2007
- 2006 - BLUEBIRDS OF PEACE AND DESTRUCTION (director, writer, co-editor, cinematographer) Premiered at Melbourne Underground Film Festival 2006; also screened in London, Melbourne, Sydney
- 2003 - The Aampirellas "Arm Killer" music video (director, writer, co-editor) Edited from "Lesbo-A-Go-Go", premiered on ABC TV's "Rage" July 2003
- 2003 - LESBO A GO GO (director, co-writer, co-editor) Premiered at Melbourne Underground Film Festival 2003; also screened in Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, London, Manila
- 2003 - ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE TAPES (interview subject) SBS TV documentary about me and Trash Video's struggle to evolve.
- 2001 - GLADIATOR, OR DUDE WHERE'S YOUR TOGA? (director, writer, editor) 10 minute short made for the Milennium Youth Forum
PUBLISHED WORK
- 2011 - Jon Hewitt interview on "X" in Rave Magazine (Brisbane), 22/11/11
- 2011 - "Pop Culture Postcard: Philippines" article in Wordy Mofo online magazine Issue 3 (Sydney), January 2011
- 2011 - "Monster talks to Chad Ferrin" intro and interview, Monster Pictures website 26/05/11
- 2011 - "Aswang! Filipino New Blood" notes, Fantastic Asia Film Festival catalogue, Melbourne November 2011
- 2010 - Lady Terminator/Barbara Anne Constable interview in Rave Magazine (Brisbane), 03/08/10
- 2009 - Wings Hauser Restrospective reviews in Melbourne Underground Film Festival catalogue, August 2009
- 2009 - Pure Shit article & Bert Deling interview in Rave Magazine (Brisbane), 12/05/09
- 2008 - Women In Prison DVD box set review in Empire Magazine (Sydney), March 2008
- 2008 - Witches' Hammer review for Melbourne Cinemateque notes, Senses Of Cinema (Melbourne)
- 2008 - Ozploitation essay and reviews in Brisbane International Film Festival catalogue, July 2008
- 2008 - Ozploitation and Marjoe Gortner Retrospectives reviews in Melbourne Underground Film Festival catalogue, September 2008
- 2008 - Grindhouse article in Rave Magazine (Brisbane), 01/04/08
- 2008 - Alejandro Jodorowsky interview in Rave Magazine (Brisbane), 12/06/08
- 2008 - "The Dolemite Collection" review in Empire Magazine (Sydney), May 2008
- 2008 - "21 Greatest Pinoy B-Movies" article (co-written with Lourd de Veyra) in FHM Magazine (Philippines), December 2008
- 2007 - “White Guerrilla In Manila” article [2000 word version] in Firecracker Magazine #4 (London, UK) July 2007
- 2007 - Squatterpunk review in Brisbane International Film Festival program, July 2007
- 2006 - They Call Her Cleopatra Wong review in Brisbane International Film Festival program, July 2006 (reprinted in the Cinemanila Film Festival program, November 2006)
- 2005 - Volcano High review for Melbourne Cinemateque Annotations, published online at Senses of Cinema (Melbourne) April 2005
- 2005 - Visitor Q DVD review in Rave Magazine (Brisbane), 24/05/05
- 2005 - Violent Femmes live review in Rave Magazine (Brisbane), 29/03/05
- 2005 - Trouble Every Day DVD review in Rave Magazine (Brisbane), 31/05/05
- 2005 - Southern Culture On The Skids live review in Rave Magazine (Brisbane), 14/06/05
- 2005 - Southern Culture On The Skids interview in Rave Magazine (Brisbane), 31/05/05
- 2005 - Ring 2 review in Rave Magazine (Brisbane), 29/03/05
- 2005 - Ong-Bak review/Prachya Pinkaew interview in Rave Magazine (Brisbane), 08/03/05
- 2005 - Jack Sargeant interview in Rave magazine (Brisbane) 26/07/05
- 2005 - Hard-Ons live review in Rave Magazine (Brisbane), 28/06/05
- 2005 - Hanussen review for Melbourne Cinemateque Annotations, published online at Senses of Cinema (Melbourne) June 2005
- 2005 - Dwarves live review in Rave Magazine (Brisbane), 22/02/05
- 2005 - Bubba Ho-Tep review/Bruce Campbell interview in Rave Magazine (Brisbane), 22/02/05
- 2005 - Bride And Prejudice review/Gurinder Chadha interview in Rave Magazine (Brisbane), 15/02/05
- 2005 - Bollywood article/Rohan Sippy interview in Rave Magazine (Brisbane), 15/02/05
- 2005 - Blood Feast/2000 Maniacs review in Tsunami magazine (Caloundra, Australia) April 2005
- 2005 - Baadasssss review/Mario Van Peebles interview in Rave Magazine (Brisbane), 15/03/05
- 2005 - Assault On Precinct 13 review in Rave Magazine (Brisbane), 29/03/05
- 2005 - Alfie review in Rave Magazine (Brisbane), 25/01/05
- 2004 - “Nine Things I Discovered Making Fake Sixties Porn” essay and the unedited Richard Franklin interview in Damian Kringas (ed), Tales Of The Cinematic Experience (Independence Jones Guerilla Press Division, Sydney)
- 2004 - “Grim Fairy Tales For Adults: Czech Gothic Retrospective” article in Rave magazine (Brisbane), 28/07/04
- 2004 - Zatoichi review in Rave Magazine (Brisbane), 07/09/04
- 2004 - The Grudge review in Rave Magazine (Brisbane), 23/11/04
- 2004 - Shaun Of The Dead review/Simon Pegg interview in Rave Magazine (Brisbane), 12/10/04
- 2004 - Saw review in Rave Magazine (Brisbane), 07/12/04
- 2004 - Bad Santa review in Rave Magazine (Brisbane), 30/11/04
- 2003 - “Richard Franklin and Eskimo Nell” interview and article in Eros magazine Vol 3 #1 (Canberra)
- 2003 - “PLO: Centuries Of Blood” & “Bring Me The Head Of Ulrike Meinhoff” chapters in Guns! Death! Terror! 1960s & 1970s Revolutionaries, Urban Guerrillas and Terrorists edited by Jack Sargeant (Creation Books, UK, 2003)
- 2003 - Undead review in Brisbane International Film Festival program, July 2003
- 2003 - The Devil Rides Out review in Melbourne Cinemateque CTEQ Annotations, also published online in Senses Of Cinema (Melbourne), February 2003
- 2002 - “Keep It Up Mate: Tim Burstall And The Birth Of The Ocker Sex Comedy” article in Semper magazine #2 (University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia) March 2002
- 2002 - “Black Japan: The Ring & Battle Royale” article co-written with Jack Sargeant in Black Ice magazine (London)
- 2002 - “Apocalypse Om: The Doomsday Gas Squads of Aum Shin-Rikyo” & “The West End Lesbian Vampires” chapters in Blood Cults edited by Jack Sargeant (Virgin Books, UK, 2002)
- 2002 - "That's Ozploitation!" introduction and reviews in Melbourne Underground Film Festival catalogue
- 2002 - "Doris Wishman: Good Girls Go To To Dildo Heaven" article in Senses Of Cinema online magazine (Melbourne), late 2002
- 2001- “The Truth According To Errol Morris” article in Semper magazine #1 (University Of Qld, St Lucia, Australia) February 2001
- 2001 - “Giallo: Euro Death A Go Go” article in Obscene fanzine #15 (Sunshine Coast, Australia) early 2001
- 2000 - interview with American Movie's Chris Smith & Sarah Price in Macabre #2 (University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia) Autumn 2000
- 1998 - “The Wild & Wacky World Of Filipino Exploitation” review article in Semper magazine #3 (University Of Qld, St Lucia, Australia) May 1998
- 1998 - “Porno Chic, Or How America Turned Blue In 1972” article in Semper magazine #2 (University Of Qld, St Lucia, Australia) March 1998; reprinted in Adult Industry Review [later EROS] magazine Vol 2 #3 (Canberra) mid 1999
- 1998 - “Blaxploitation Superchicks” article in Semper magazine #6 (University Of Qld, St Lucia, Australia)July 1998
- 1998 - Plugg review in More Tales From The Idiot Box fanzine (Townsville, Australia) October 1998
- 1998 - Paul Verhoeven interview & article, reviews of Hard Eight, Perdita Durango, The Truman Show, Cannibal The Musical in Plastic magazine #1 (Brisbane) October 1998
- 1997 - “The Golden Afro Awards” blaxploitation article in Smokin’ Dog Press fanzine #3 (Brisbane)
- 1997 - Richard Kern interview in Purple Monkey Dishwasher fanzine #4 (Adelaide) early 1997
- 1997 - Peeping Tom article, God Of Gamblers The Return review, “Censorship in Australia Timeline” article in Plastic magazine #1 (Brisbane) July 1997
- 1997 - Maggie Cheung interview, Abel Ferrara article, Toby Keeler interview/Pretty As A Picture review in Plastic magazine #1 (Brisbane) Summer 1997
- 1997 - Lost Highway review in Plastic magazine #1 (Brisbane) April 1997
TALKS, LECTURES, EMCEE JOBS...atbp
- 2011 - introduced preview screening of Jon Hewitt's "X", Schonell Theatre, St Lucia, Brisbane 22/11/11
- 2011 - hosted Queensland Filmmakers For Flood Relief screening, Brisbane Powerhouse 23/02/11
- 2011 - hosted Q&A with "Human Centipede 2" star Laurence R. Harvey, Tribal Theatre, Brisbane 23/11/11
- 2011 - delivered "Last Tangos In Manila" paper on Filipino bomba and bold cinema at the Erotic Screen Conference at the Griffith University QCA campus, Brisbane 16/02/11, and at the UP College Of Mass Communication, Quezon City 23/06/11
- 2011 - co-hosted "The Best Of Trasharama-A-Go-Go" short film screening with Dick Dale, Tribal Theatre, Brisbane 18/11/11
- 2011 - "Nollywood Boulevard" lecture at the Dunedin Publuc Art Gallery, New Zealand 28/05/11
- 2010 - three Nollywood talks at the Institute of Modern Art (IMA), Brisbane September & October 2010, and at the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), Brisbane 12/11/10
- 2010 - Machete Maidens Unleashed! Q&A with Mark Hartley, Veronica Fury and myself, Brisbane International Film Festival 11/11/10
- 2010 - introduced screening of The Room at the Brisbane International Film Festival 12/11/10
- 2010 - introduced Lady Terminator and chaired Q&A with actress Barbara Anne Constable, Tribal Theatre, Brisbane 06/08/10
- 2010 - introduced John Waters at the Brisbane Powerhouse 05/10
- 2010 - introduced Felicity and Australia After Dark & chaired Q&A with director John D. Lamond, Tribal Theatre, Brisbane 05/10
- 2010 - introduced "Pinoy Halloween" screenings at Asia Pacific Film Institute, Manila 30/10/10 and at Fully Booked, Fort Bonifacio, Manila 31/10/10
- 2010 - hosted Q&A with screenwriter Todd Farmer (Jason X, My Bloody Valentine) and producer Kerri Hill Grisham, Gold Coast Film Festival 14/11/10
- 2010 - "Pinoy Grindhouse" lectures at Ateneo University, Quezon City 20/10/10 and University of the Philippines Film Centre (UPFI), Quezon City 04/11/10
- 2010 - "Australian Horror and Science Fiction Cinema" lecture at Griffith University Nathan Campus, Brisbane 20/10/10
- 2009 - introduced Pure Shit screening & chaired Q&A with director Bert Deling and actor Garry Waddell, Brisbane Powerhouse 15/05/09
- 2009 - Filipino Horror lecture for Roy Frumkes' horror course, School of Visual Arts, New York City 07/07/09
- 2009 - "The Great DEADbate" discussion on zombie films with Peter & Michael Spierig, Brisbane International Film Festival 08/08/09
- 2009 - "History of Sexploitation" lecture at Bond University 23/06/09
- 2009 - "Aussie Sex Cinema" lecture at Bond University 27/10/09
- 2008 - three lectures on Paul Morrissey at the Andy Warhol exhibition, Gallery Of Modern Art, South Bank 07/03/08, 16/03/08
- 2008 - talk on film collecting at the Picasso Exhibition, Gallery of Modern Art, August 2008
- 2008 - one of 10 artists featured at Pecha Kucha #6, Brisbane Powerhouse 25/06/08
- 2008 - lecture on guerrilla filmmaking for "Sound Image Text" course, QUT Kelvin Grove campus 15/10/08
- 2008 - introduced the Ozploitation Retrospective screenings and appeared on the Ozploitation Seminar with Brisna Trenchard-Smith, Tony Ginnane, Alan Finney and Mark Hartley, Brisbane International Film Festival July-August 2008
- 2008 - introduced the Brisbane premiere of Grindhouse at Dendy George St 03/04/08
- 2008 - introduced the Brisbane premiere of Be Kind, Rewind at Dendy Portside 18/03/08
- 2008 - introduced IMA's screening of The Holy Mountain, Dendy George St 21/06/08
- 2008 - hosted Sony Tropfest's Brisbane screening, Suncorp Piazza, South Brisbane 17/02/08
- 2008 - delivered lectures on Filipino B film history at University Of The Philippines, Quezon City, and at the Asia Pacific Film Institute, Manila, both November 2008
- 2008 - delivered "Bamboo Gods And Bionic Boys" paper at the Annual South East Asian Cinema Conference at Ataneo University, Quezon City, November 2008
- 2007 - Talking Pictures panel member "Exploitation of the Post Millennium" at Melbourne International Film Festival, ACMI Cinemas Melbourne 29/07/07
- 2007 - judge on MUFFFY (Mondo Underground Film Festival Fro Young People), Sunshine Coast 2007
- 2007 - introduced the Brisbane premiere of Inland Empire at Dendy George St 11/07
- 2007 - hosted Schlockfest 2007 screening at the Globe, December 2007
- 2006 - judge on "Show Us Yer Flicks", Queer Film Festival 2006
- 2006 - hosted the opening night of Bar Burlesque, Brunswick St Mall August 2006
- 2006 - hosted Schlockfest 2006 at the Globe, November 2006
- 2005 - judge on the BIFF Fast Film Competiton, Brisbane International Film Festival 2005
- 2005 - judge and host of the 48 Hour Fast Film Competition 2005
- 2004 - “Obscurist Film Activists Close-up” panel member, OtherFilm Festival 2004
- 2003 - “The Horror, The Horror...” panel member, Brisbane International Film Festival 2003
- 2003 - hosted the opening and closing nights of the Melbourne Underground Film Festival 2003
- 2003 - "MUFF Guerilla Filmmakers Forum" panel member, Melbourne Underground Film Festival 2003
- 1999 - conducted a short film workshop at “Weekend With The Works #1”, Sunshine Coast
FILM FESTIVAL CURATIONS & FILM PROGRAMS
- 2011 - programmed and introduced "Aswang! Filipino New Blood" double, Fantastic Asia Film Festival, Melbourne 13/11/11
- 2009 - programmed "Wings Hauser Retrospective" at Melbourne Underground Film Festival, August 2009
- 2008 - programmed "Ozploitation" Retrospective, Brisbane International Film Festival 2008
- 2008 - programmed "Ozploitation" and "Marjoe Gortner" Retrospectives, Melbourne Underground Film Festival 2008
- 2006 - "Bamboo Gods And Bionic Boys" seminar at Brisbane International Film Festival 2006, Cinemanila Film Festival 2006, Sydney's Mu Meson Archives 2006
- 2004 - “Punk: Dada Revolutionaries & Buzzsaw Cabaret” compilation and seminar at Queensland Art Gallery
- 2002 - programmed "Sexy Australian Retro" at Melbourne Underground Film Festival 2002: four features plus seminar, and special guests Richard Franklin and Tim Burstall
- 1997 to 2001 - curated "Eat My Schlock: Bad Taste Short Film Festival", Brisbane (1997 to 2001) and Sydney (in conjunction with Dick Dale and "Trasharama-A-Go-Go", 2001)
BANDOGRAPHY
- 2006 - IMPERIAL BLACK (drums) Short-lived line-up of Vaginabilly Robert E. Lee's ongoing "rawk" project, played two gigs only
- 2005 - THE NUDISTS (vocals) Two gigs only as guest Nudist, but what a pair!
- 2003 to present - THE VAGINABILLIES (vocals) Semi-acoustic cabaret version of They Might Be...
- 2003 to present - THE AUSTRALIAN GG ALLIN SHOW (drums, vocals) Vaginabillies plus JJ Speedball doing a tribute to the most degenerate punk rocker of all time!
- 2001 to present - THEY MIGHT BE NEGROS (drums) Fred Negro tribute band resurrected once a year with Fred on vocals and the Vaginabillies on the rest!
- 2000 to 2004 - THEY MIGHT BE VAGINAS (vocals)
- 1996 to 2004 - ESCAPE FROM TOYTOWN (drums)
- 1995 to 2000 - BIG BONGIN' BABY (drums)
- 1994 to 1996, 2004 to present - ALIEN VIRUS (drums) Cal Crilly's punk beast that will not die
- 1993 to 1994 - INVISIBLE EMPIRE (drums) Now The Lost Domain, I was one of three drummers, including Bettina Graham and Ian Wadley.
- 1992 to 2000 - MR BASTARD (drums) Mega-chaotic "supergroup"
- 1992 to 1994 - QUEER (drums) First collaboration with Cal Crilly, featured Monty [Noose] Blomfield on bass and vocals. We recorded, toured, then Monty died...
- 1986 to 1988 - FETAL TRACKS (drums)
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