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Grindhouse

[2007, Movie]

Grindhouse : Review

Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's double-barreled valentine to all things cheap, sleazy and shocking aims to do far more than pay homage to the marginal movies that shaped their pop sensibilities: It's an ambitious attempt to recreate the grindhouse-theater experience of taking in a low-budget (often crazily mismatched) double bill, bracketed by coming attractions for lurid future fare and sundry battered theatrical ephemera. Does it feel like the real thing? No. Is it... read more

Grindhouse : TV Guide News

Ask FlickChick: Top 14 Movie Misquotes, Whose Scream Is That and More | Ask FlickChick | 10/17/2007
Ask FlickChick: Top 14 Movie Misquotes, the Scream That Will Not Die and More...Question: I don't want to sound like a complete geek, but it bugs me when people misquote famous movie lines like "Luke, I am your father," which just isn't what Darth Vader said. I feel that if you're fan enough to quote a movie, you should be fan enough to quote it right. Please tell me I'm not the most compulsive person ever. — DonFlickChick: The most compulsive ever? No way — I basically agree. If you're going to quote the quote, quote the quote. That said, there's a pattern to a lot of common misquotations. Here's the thing: Screenwriters can't predict what's going to seize the public imagination when they're writing, so that kickass line is often embedded in a larger, less pithy piece of dialogue.1. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)Misquote: "Luke, I am your father." Actual quote: "No. I am your father."Your bête noire, spoken during Luke's illusion-shattering confrontation with his... read more
National Lampoon, Playboy and More Short Cuts | Today's News: Our Take | 9/21/2007
Comedy Central has proactively snapped up broadcast rights to three upcoming National Lampoon films: Bag Boy, Ratko: The Dictator's Son and The Legend of Awesomest Maximus Wallace Leonidas (a spoof of 300).... Kim Kardashian will grace Playboy's December cover and inside will unveil one girl and her back porch, a source tells Us.... Super Bowl MVP and former Giants QB Phil Simms will appear on As the World Turns Oct. 8.... Planet Terror, Robert Rodriguez's half of Grindhouse, arrives on DVD Oct. 16 in a two-disc, extended and unrated version. read more
Tarantino's Unadulterated Death Proof, More DVD News | Today's News: Our Take | 9/5/2007
A Sept. 18 release date has been set for a two-disc, unrated and extended version of Death Proof, Quentin Tarantino's half of this past spring's Grindhouse double feature. The DVD edition is nearly 30 minutes longer than the theatrical edit, and includes never-seen-in-the-U.S. footage, including Vanessa Ferlito's (criminally) excised lap dance.Also, Michael Bay's Transformers rolls out on DVD and HD DVD Oct. 16.Other release-date reminders: Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Third Season on Sept. 11; Brothers & Sisters: The Complete First Season and Ghost Whisperer: The Second Season on Sept. 18; and a completely remastered stop-motion animated The Year Without a Santa Clause on Oct. 2. read more
Interview with a Zombie: An Inside Look at the New Halloween | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 8/30/2007
Michael Myers was a very, very bad boy. That point is made frightfully clear in Rob Zombie's Halloween, a new take on John Carpenter's original and seminal 1978 shrieker, hitting theaters Friday. After screening the much-anticipated flick, TVGuide.com welcomed the chance to sit down with the edgy auteur to discuss how he gave shape to "the Shape." TVGuide.com: Halloween was one of my favorite movies as a kid. I remember coming out of the theater, in broad daylight, and looking over my ... read more
Splitting up Grindhouse on DVD, The Wicker Man, and More | Ask FlickChick | 7/11/2007
Send your movie questions to FlickChick.See Maitland McDonagh and Ken Fox review this week's new flicks in Movie Talk!Hear Maitland on the weekly TVGuide Talk podcast.Question: What do you think of Weinstein Company releasing Death Proof and Planet Terror on separate discs a month apart? I'm disappointed: It was great seeing the films back-to-back with trailers and advertisements. Do you think there will be a bigger edition coming out a few months later, as studios often like to do? Do you think it's a good move? — JasonFlickChick: I love Grindhouse (witness my review) and frankly, I think it's really going to find its audience on DVD; I truly believe that a big part of the reason it did so poorly in theaters is that people weren't willing to commit to spending three hours in a movie seat. That problem goes away when you're at home and can pause to get a drink, stretch your legs, use the bathroom or whatever. In real grindhouses you could at least take a break during the... read more