 Roxanna
Bina is a former regular on Troma
Edge TV & a Tromette as well.
She has also ventured before the
horror cameras in the Tiffany
Shepis starrer 'Scarecrow'
directed by Roxanna's husband
Emmanuel Itier. Afterwards she
took a break to raise a child and
now it seems she might be moving
back before the cameras in her
husband's next horror feature,
'Demon Pride'. Roxanna certainly
knows how to keep busy
though...in addition to her
acting abilities she is also an
accomplished musician, fashion
and interior desginer,
interviewer, journalist...YOWSAH!
So few former Tromettes can make
that claim. Check out her site at
www.roxannabinna.com
Hey
Roxanna, you're known as one of
the top screamers in the horror
world. What's your secret to
emitting a truly blood-curdling
shriek?
My
secret is to make believe I'm
getting a bikini wax.....Or
imagine myself get chopped into
bloody pieces... either or......
Roxanna,
what was the best part of being a
Tromette?
The
best part of being a tromette is
..wait..... I'm a tromette????
kidding! Working with Lloyd
Kaufman, he's tres cool...
You
were also a regular on Troma's
Edge TV. Tell me a little about
what exactly your work with that
project entailed.
Oh
boy, that was an experience- I
played girl who smokes cigarettes
and is sort of a bombshell
type... and has a love for
ferrets.... that was a long time
ago... I barely remember the
episode story line , if there was
any! I do remember The Naked
Cowboy was in that episode and he
kept ordering lunchmeat and
potato chips on our break... I
found that vomitotious..... but
The Naked Cowboy is a nice
guy.....
Troma
is known for some fairly wacky
doings, what was the strangest
most surreal experience you ever
had in Tromaland?
Well,
The first time I went to the
Cannes Film Festival was with
Troma and I had no idea what I
was getting into... The two
bedroom apartment had , like 40
people staying there. I was ,
honestly, horrified. But , I
managed to take it as a once in a
lifetime experience and checked
my high maintenance ways at the
door... for a few days.... I
remember troma would march up and
down the Croissette yelling
proposterous things and the local
french would actually dig it!
Except the Carlton Hotel....
those were crazy crazum days!
You
also played Stephanie in the 2002
horror flick 'SCARECROW'
directed by your husband,
Emmanuel Itier. First off were
you two involved before you began
> working on the film?
Yes,
we had been dating for a few
months and actually during
filming , I was planning our
wedding , which was 2 months
away. In most of the scenes , if
I look a little blank in the face
, it's because I was
contemplating what color flowers
to have at the wedding....
Did
working together in that close of
proximity and under those
circumstances test or cement the
relationship?
Actually,
it brought us closer together and
I got to see Emmanuel in a
different light, as a director.
He's very easy to work for!
What
was the most difficult scene in
'SCARECROW' for
you to film?
The
Cornfield shoot at night was
terribly gross! There were small
bugs everywhere and I'm not a
nature sort of person.. I like
the city BECAUSE there are no
bugs... so that was difficult for
me...
So
how come you have been laying low
since then? No more movies! Are
you waiting for the right project
or (gasp!) have you retired from
horrorland?
We
had a baby about 2 years ago, so
he has been taking up alot of my
time. His name is Felix and is
quite the devil! My husband is
directing an upcoming horror film
called "DEMON PRIDE"
... I suppose I will wiggle my
way in! Also, I am a journalist
with my husband. I cover for him
occasionally, so that takes up
time , as well....
You
are also an interviewer - I've
seen a couple of your pieces with
Will Smith and Eva Mendes. What
celebrity has impressed you the
most and the least? Come on, name
names.
Well,
Mark Wahlberg impressed me
because I interviewed him twice
with a 2 year gap in between and
he remembered me and my name and
that I hail from Providence, RI.
He's from Boston, so that might
be why. George Clooney is super
duper nice..... Cher is such a
down to earth lovely lady... Tom
Cruise is a gentleman.... Donald
Sutherland was the most cranky
person I have interviewed. Dianne
Keaton was super snotty towards
me.... I don't know why - I was
very polite....
In
addition to that you are also
adept at music and fashion design
as well. If you were to rank your
passions what would the list look
like?
Fashion,
interior design, acting, music,
cooking... when you are an artist
anything goes- you can apply your
artistry anywhere , whether it is
cooking or making a dress. Some
people like to just do one thing-
I'm happiest when I do a little
of everything.
What
was the first movie you saw that
scared the shit out of you?
'SAW'-
I have boycotted anything SAW
because I needed therapy after I
watched the movie.
We're
pulling the car into the Roxanna
Bina Drive In. What 3 movies are
on the horror triple bill tonight
and what goodies are they going
to be serving up at the
concession stand?
I
like campy horror movies- things
you can make fun of: Scream,
Scarecrow, Slayer I love Reeses
Pieces and ICEE.
What
scares you in real life?
My
real life- raising a baby in a
fupe world
What
makes you go psycho in real life?
People
who don't use their blinkers, I
need anger management when I
drive! people who are
late....people mean to animals
and children
What
are you the most grateful for?
Me
and my family's health
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