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Tarantino and Rodriguez Reunite for Grindhouse 2

Sebastian — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:58:33 +0000

It was a great April Fool’s joke everyone, sorry for tricking you like this. We made the front page of Reddit, and over 200.000 people read this story. So in a way, one of the best pranks in a while. If we’d post news on Tarantino projects, we do it right. Definitely follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus to stay up to date on the latest from Tarantino’s world. Thanks for reading ...

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Grindhouse out on BluRay, DVD only in Canada

Sebastian — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 01:22:35 +0000

Grindhouse (the theatrical experience of April 2007 with versions of Planet Terror and Death Proof previously unseen on home video, including fake trailers Machete, Don’t, Thanksgiving, Werewolf Women of the SS) is out on BluRay today! Fans have waited three years to see this happen. Despite some early rumors that this version might exclude the fake Machete trailer because Robert Rodriguez has finished an actual movie based on it, are false (here is a ...

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Grindhouse on BluRay October 5

Sebastian — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:43:23 +0000

UPDATE: Amazon.com has the BluRay listed, click here (they also have the Japanese DVD). A DVD release is not yet announced. Click here to enter our Grindhouse BluRay page. This page has all the special features listed as well. The official cover is released as well. I love you, Slashfilm. They just ran a story on what might cause joy and excitement in the fan community. Edgar Wright, director of the fake trailer “Don’t” which ...

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Grindhouse to hit BluRay before Inglourious Basterds?

Sebastian — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:01:02 +0000

While the majority of Tarantino fans are probably waiting for Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair to hit DVD shelves this August for synergy effects related to the theatrical release of Inglourious Basterds, it seems like that fortune is reserved for Grindhouse. Press releases seem to indicate, according to BD News, that Genius Products, the WeinsteinCo’s home video distribution arm, is set to release Grindhouse on a 2-disc BluRay set on August 11. No ...

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They called him Machete

Sebastian — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:25:53 +0000

If you hire Machete to kill the bad guy, make sure the bad guy isn’t you! Via our friends at Slashfilm and The Playlist, comes news that RobRod and his companero in the directing chair (Rodriguez will produce) will start production on the feature-length Machete in about 5 weeks. Turning the Grindhouse trailer into a full-fledged feature film has been in discussion for a long time now, and it’s great to see this ...

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They Called him Machete

Sebastian — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:47:03 +0000

Looks like he’s back with a vengeance. Danny Trejo as Machete, the title character of the opening faux trailer from Grindhouse, will return to the big screen (or the small one if it goes straight to DVD). Variety learned that Robert Rodriguez, who seems to be attached to a dozen projects right now, including his own project Nerverackers, a Predator remake, Sin City 2 (which seems to be without a studio backer right now) ...

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Back to the Grindhouse this year?

Sebastian — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:15:37 +0000

Hello I’m back, and via Cinema Blend comes some news related to a possible Grindhouse release in the US later this year. The movie as it was originally shown there in theaters has never seen the inside of a DVD player except in Japan, so fans are eagerly waiting for this (and *sigh* yes also for the Kill Bill Whole Bloody Affair). CinemaBlend writes that Robert Rodriguez, who had been interviewed at the SXSW ...

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Quentin’s Top 20 favorite grindhouse movies

Sebastian — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:57:05 +0000

Earlier this week we exclusively treated you to Quentin’s official list of favorite Spaghetti Westerns (check it out if you missed that), and this weekend we’re taking it another step and we’ll present his top 20 list of old grindhouse movies. Our “Man from Hollywood” actually placed very high importance on this list, not only because The Deuce applied a wider definition of the term “grindhouse” (our sister site had posted its own Top ...

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Bamboo Gods, Iron Men and Wonder Women

Peter — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:49:09 +0000

Have you ever wondered about news pieces like THIS one. Or last year’s reports about Tarantino in the Philippines and so on? Don’t worry, not everyone’s an expert on filipino exploitation cinema, so enjoy this: Once Upon A Time in the Phillipines, exploitation cinema ruled. In the early 1960s, Directors like Gerardo DeLeon & Eddie Romero came up with a new kind of sci fi horror film and went on to create the “Blood Island” ...

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The Greatest Grindhouse Era Exploitation Flicks Ever Made

Sebastian — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:38:53 +0000

Buckle up, there’s a new kid of terror in town. For all you lovers of lists out there, here’s a list that will make you sweat. The Deuce‘s editors have compiled a top 20 list of best grindhouse flicks 2008/2009. To quote The Deuce’s chief editor, Peter Roberts: “This final Best Of list was tallied from our forum members’ top picks. These are the cream of the crop. The Grindhouse era exploitation films The Deuce ...

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Monday news round-up

Sebastian — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:50:48 +0000

Happy monday everyone. While I still don’t have a personal broadband connection, at least I found the time to plant myself (“I said plant, plants don’t talk”) in the library and sift through the millions of emails that have gathered up over the last few weeks while I was moving to a new city. For those who don’t know I officially started grad school today, but don’t worry, I’ve said it years ago and ...

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Planet Terror banned in Germany

Sebastian — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:12:38 +0000

Infected People don’t get much lovin’ from the German film ratings board these days. The BPJS, the Germany regulatory body where the buck stops in terms of film ratings has decided to classify Robert Rodriguez‘ splatter extravaganza Planet Terror as a hazard to adolescents and is including it it it’s “Index” on List part A, to be officially announced September 30th. The ban means that the movie will no longer be allowed to be ...

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DVD & BluRay updates

Sebastian — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:20:15 +0000

Just a short heads up for you home video lovers out there. Sad news first: the announced German DVD of Grindhouse has been postponed until 2009, indicating a possible simultaneous worldwide release instead. Hardcore fans will thus have to stick with the overpriced Japanese box with the inferior transfer. I also got the Swedish Hell Ride DVD in the mail today. More sad news for all you importers: there are no extras on that ...

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More clarification on German and Japanese Grindhouse DVDs

Sebastian — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:54:25 +0000

As we reported earlier, the upcoming German DVD release of Grindhouse will be in a 1.85:1 format, which means Death Proof (which was shot in open-matte Super35mm or something, I guess) will be slightly more ‘open’ than its theatrical exhibition of 2.35:1 cinemascope format. The producers of the German DVD have confirmed that this is the official PAL master from The Weinstein Company, and they have also let it be known that the Japanese ...

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German Grindhouse DVD available for pre-order

Sebastian — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:24:28 +0000

That groovy 6-Disc edition of Grindhouse in Japan still bears a somewhat hefty price, so all you importers might want to consider taking a look at the upcoming German 2-Disc Limited Collector’s Edition that will hit German DVD stores September 22. We bring you the final cover artwork for this edition that’s most likely going to be a gas-can style packaged deal selling for around 30 Euros. In addition to German Dolby and DTS ...

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Will Roth be Inglorious?

Sebastian — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:21:42 +0000

Variety reports that Tarantino pal Eli Roth is in talks to play Sgt. Donowitz in Inglorious Bastards. The paper writes that Quentin is to “expected to formalize his cast shortly”, we hope that’s true so we can report some facts every once in a while. Roth directed both Hostel films (part two has just recently been banned in Germany) and contributed the notorious Thanksgiving trailer to Grindhouse. He had a small role in Death ...

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The Deuce is a year old!

Sebastian — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:42:54 +0000

When we launched THE DEUCE: GRINDHOUSE CINEMA DATABASE last year, we knew it was going to be a tough endeavor. A range of films that exceeds the scope of the Spaghetti Western Database, a lack of time and energy that could be devoted, numerous technical obstacles and and uphill battle for visitors and contributors. But now our baby is a year old and me and Pete Roberts, who’s your “projeccionista” at The Deuce, are ...

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Hell Ride red band trailer hits the net

Sebastian — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:05:31 +0000

It is here: the CS-exclusive red band trailer for Hell Ride. Larry Bishop brings us some good old biker grudges, booze, sexy ladies, beers and kickin’ rock and roll. It’s Dennis Hopper being mean, Michael Madsen being Michael Madsen, David Carradine as a twisted version of Bill and Leonor Varela as the sexiest woman in a biker movie ever. Period. The trailer features some Grindhouse-style get-you-in-the-mood thrills and a whole series of one-liners. Check ...

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Tarantino takes Inglorious Bastards script to the big four

Sebastian — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:58:29 +0000

Brought to you by your friends at The Weinstein Company? According to DeadlineHollywood, Quentin Tarantino has taken his project Inglorious Bastards to the big Hollywood Studios this week. The blog, which is a subsidiary of LAWeekly.com, writes Tarantino’s agency has sent out the script to the big four Warner Brothers, Sony Pictures, Universal, and Paramount. A former partner of Quentin’s and long time friend Lawrence Bender is apparently attached to the project as a ...

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En Espanol: Entrevista con Tarantino en castellano

Sebastian — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:45:50 +0000

He encontrado nuestra entrevista con Quentin Tarantino (entrevista original en inglés aquí) en español, parte 1 y parte 2.

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Grindhouse announced on DVD

Sebastian — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:37:58 +0000

Did you just get a heart attack as you read that headline? I hope not. Because aside from Japan, where the film is already available as a 6 DVD box, the movie has only just been announced in Germany. No details are yet confirmed aside from the fact that it is probably Grindhouse only, without the two movies extra as in Japan, also no word yet on bonus features or language tracks, so far ...

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Grindhouse theatrical release in Germany

Sebastian — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:48:33 +0000

While stumbling by Regensburg’s (Germany) Garbo theater the other night, I noticed a sign that said “Ab morgen: Grindhouse” (opening tomorrow: Grindhouse), so I went online this week, and I was positively surprised. The German theatrical release date for Grindhouse is in fact the 3rd of July, the movie is actually coming out! The particular theater is actually having an exclusive pre-premiere, and their website sais there will only be two copies of the ...

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Grindhouse wins five Golden Schmoes

Sebastian — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:24:27 +0000

The Golden Schmoes , the annual awards from the folks over at Joblo .com, are way more democratic than, say, The Academy “Awards”. What makes the Schmoes great, are categories such as “best TnA” or “best line of the year”. Grindhouse won 5 times. As most underrated movie of the year (althought that is clearly a weird win, because it wasn’t UNDERrated, it was underVISITED), trippiest movie of the year, best horror movie of ...

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Grindhouse 6 DVD Limited Edition

Sebastian — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:58:43 +0000

If you haven’t heard of the world’s only available version of Grindhouse on DVD, then it’s about time. For about 100 dollars or 60 Euros, it’s yours. Japan is once again first in getting one crazy-ass DVD collector’s item. This baby below is a limited 6 DVD box, housing the theatrical cut of Grindhouse with fake trailers (!), an additional disc with extras, plus Planet Terror with extra DVD and Death Proof with extra ...

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Death Proof (Todsicher) DVD Kritik

Sebastian — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:07:21 +0000

… Death Proof erzählt die Geschichte eines Psychokillers in zwei Episoden. In der ersten Hälfte lernen wir eine Gruppe junger Frauen kennen, die sich in Austin, Texas die Nacht um die Ohren schlaegt, um dann von dem Killer, der vorgibt Stuntman zu sein, aufs brutalste ermordet wird, mit einem “todsicheren” Auto. In der zweiten Hälfte haben wir es mit einer etwas wehrhafteren Gruppe junger Frauen zu tun, die allesamt im Filmbusiness arbeiten, und sich ...

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A Grindhouse christmas

Sebastian — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:07:18 +0000

What’s better than a bunch of great flicks under the christmas tree? Your younger siblings are in bed, you had a christmas dinner, and then you pop a great DVD into the player and enjoy a cold one with it. We here at The Quentin Tarantino Archives believe, that good movies are an essential part of any holiday, no matter what faith you call your own or where you’re from. This was a great ...

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Grindhouse wins 3 Spike TV Scream awards

Sebastian — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:59:53 +0000

Grindhouse won 3 SpikeTV Scream Awards this week, an awards show that showered Transformers with awards. The Awards were: - Most Memorable Mutilation (“Dismembered in Car Crash”) - Bes Directors (Quentin T. and Robert R.) - Best Scream-Play (Grindhouse. R. Rodriguez, Q. Tarantino, J. Rendel, E. Roth, E. Wright, R. Zombie)

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Grindhouse up for Scream awards

Sebastian — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:57:50 +0000

I do believe that Grindhouse will get its awards honors, no matter how. One chance for YOU to make sure Grindhouse gets a Spike TV Scream award (or several!) is to head over to their website and cast your votes for this years Scream Awards. Grindhouse is nominated in the following sections (and I think some more that I might have left out, you’ll see it: - Best Horror Movie - Best Director (s) - Best Scream-Play - ...

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Get your Grindhouse gear

Sebastian — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:32:50 +0000

Whenever I went to see Grindhouse back in April, I wore this shirt. When I went to Switzerland for the Planet Terror premiere, I wore this shirt. I love the colors, I love the artwork, and now I would like you to wear it as well. Click on the link below to check out the – in my opinion – best Grindhouse t-shirt available. You’ll find a link to Amazon with available sizes and ...

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Grind House exclusive coverage continues: Mary Elizabeth Winstead interview

Sebastian — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 17:06:07 +0000

As promised, although delayed, we are continuing our series of Grindhouse interviews. This weekend, enjoy reading through our exclusive interview with Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Currently in theaters as John McClane’s daughter in Live Free or Die Hard, she actually plays another actress, Lee, in Death Proof….. I was actually becoming a big fan of grindhouse by the time this movie came to me because I had spent a lot of time in Austin, Texas where ...

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