THERE'S GOLD IN THAT THERE SCHLOCK

CHEESY DRIVE-IN MOVIES DIDN'T DIE--THEY CAME BACK AS DIRECT-TO-VIDEO. NOW BIG STUDIOS ARE MUSCLING IN

Jim Wynorski ain't no Krzysztof Kieslowski--though, like the late master of European angst, Wynorski directed a trilogy. Oh, you didn't catch Wynorski's Sins of Desire, Victim of Desire and Virtual Desire? Then you may not know the rest of his work, sequels (Sorority House Massacre 2, Body Chemistry 3, Ghoulies 4) to movies you also never heard of.

So O.K., we sing the low-budget auteur. The 40 or so films Wynorski has made in the past decade have snap and menace and lots of folks with their clothes off. They also have an audience. Recently the director checked his TV Guide...

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