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…the film’s called Bitch Slap! This riff on ’60s exploitation cinema, A.I.P. B-movies, and pics like Russ Meyer’s bodaciously amazing Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! is slated for a 2009 release, and directed by Rick Jacobson. The name might not ring a bell with you, but he’s helmed various episodes of TV’s “Xena: Warrior Princess” and “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys”, so expect tongue to be placed firmly in cheek with this one. (Not surprisingly, Kevin Sorbo and Lucy Lawless, the stars of those two series, have roles in Bitch Slap, along with Death Proof’s New Zealand stunt sensation, Zoe Bell.)

These self-conscious, contemporary “homages” to my beloved grungy classics never really sit well with me — I generally find them way too cute in their references, or so bogged down by their fidelity to their inspirations that they never find the same amount of raw energy that was present in the originals — but I must admit that I give this one some points for its title alone.

The film’s official website is here and you can watch the trailer there as well.

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