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Roger Corman (1926 – 2024) “A Simple Filmmaker” Steps into Cinema History

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From the 2023 Jamboree, The Last Drive-In fans had a chance to join Joe Bob Briggs in celebrating the cinematic mastermind Roger Corman with an exclusive live interview.

Joe Bob engages in a heartfelt conversation with Roger and his longtime collaborator and wife, Julie Ann, in this complete and uncut interview courtesy of AMC and Shudder. It’s a deeply moving interview that is bound to inspire the next generation of filmmakers and touch the hearts of die-hard fans of the “Pope of Pop.”

Joe Bob hisself will comment on Roger’s passing soon, but for now, he mumbled something about getting dust in his eye and leaving our old theater in a hurry. Crack a Lone Star brew for us too Joe Bob.

So, from the staff at JoeBobBriggs.com – Roger, thank you for all you have given to your fans and the film industry.

See you on the other side.

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Gregory Motta is a man of many talents, most of which involve staring at screens for unhealthy periods of time. When he's not guest contributing to Joe Bob Briggs' website with articles that make you question his sanity, he's busy running Motta Industries, a web development company. Greg claims his love for horror movies stems from his childhood, but we suspect it's just a coping mechanism for dealing with clients who think "make it pop" is a valid design instruction. His writing style can best be described as "caffeinated stream of consciousness with a dash of existential dread."
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