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A Disturbed B.O Report
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-15-2007)

The past month has been a rollercoaster of surprises in our various box office reports. From Wild Hogs performing unbelievably well to 300 making us all looks like fools. From TMNT kicking ninja butt to Blades of Glory accepting the gold twice while Gr...

"Grindhouse"
by Brian Thomas (Fri 04-06-2007)

The Premise  One can’t really talk about the double feature movie Grindhouse without explaining what a Grindhouse is first. During the 1960s, there was a simultaneous rise in independent film production and urban decay. Inner city theaters, ...

Nose to the Grindhouse
by Randall Larson (Thu 04-19-2007)

THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS    Grindhouse, the Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez pastiche of 1970s era exploitation flix, features a soundtrack that similarly draws on the many influences that have driven the film’s conceptualiz...


Weinstein's to split "Grindhouse"?
by Karl Schneider (Tue 04-10-2007)

According to Variety, The Weinsteins are considering splitting Grindhouse into two separate films (Planet Terror and Death Proof) when it releases in future countries.The move comes on the heels of a very disappointing opening weekend gross, which came in...

"Grindhouse"
by Rachel Reitsleff (Sun 04-08-2007)

Grindhouse is more than the sum of its parts. That’s saying a lot, considering that its parts are two entire feature films, Planet Terror written and directed by Robert Rodriguez and Death Proof written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, plus fo...

Ferrell wins gold back to back!
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-08-2007)

... featured Grindhouse. Opening up in fourth place this weekend has caused a frenzy of news discussing how this film is a failure. I’ll go into that issue later down this column. For now, I’ll just list the facts of the situation at hand. ...

"Grindhouse" Teaser Online
by Karl Schneider (Fri 12-22-2006)

The trailer for Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's horror film Grindhouse is now online via Yahoo!.You can find it here.Grindhouse is a full-length feature made up of two individual films directed separately by each director. Tarantino's film, Death...


GRINDHOUSE Action Figures
by News Editor (Tue 12-26-2006)

NECA has announced the Official Grindhouse Action Figures.  These will be their first in a series of figures, which include machine gun-legged Cherry, Dakota, and Rapist No. 1. As most of you know the film will hit theaters in the spring of 2007.&nbs...

Kurt Russell slashes GRINDHOUSE
by Karl Schneider (Sun 07-23-2006)

Quentin Tarantino announced at the Comic Con that Kurt Russell would be playing the slasher in his part of the horror double feature GRINDHOUSE.Russell will be playing Stuntman Mike in the DEATH PROOF half of the film. The other half of the movie, PLANET...

Michael Bacall joins GRINDHOUSE
by Karl Schneider (Sun 09-10-2006)

MAccording to ComingSoon.net, Michael Bacall has joined Quentin Tarantino's half of the double feature GRINDHOUSE. Bacall will join Eli Roth, Rosario Dawson, Zoe Bell, Kurt Russell and Omar Doom in the film.GRINDHOUSE will include two films joined by fau...

Goodies
by Robert “Bob” Trate (Tue 10-09-2007)

...   Grindhouse Double Feature - Eyes of the Werewolf/V World the Matrix   Grindhouse Double Feature: Horror - Blood Sister / Bloody Tease   Grindhouse Double Feature: Horror - Evil in the Bayou / Bagman   Grindhouse Double Fe...


DEATH PROOF Crashes Into Dvd
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 06-22-2007)

While Grindhouse may have failed at the box office by being released on Easter weekend against so many family comedies, that's not stopping them from thinking of creative ways to still make money out of it. Weinstein and Dimension Films have already relea...

SCARE THEIR PANTS OFF / SATAN'S BED
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Mon 03-18-2002)

...er in the grindhouse circuit.Something Weirds Mike Vraney keeps the grindhouse flavor going by including as an extra Barry Mahons (SANTA AND THE ICE CREAM BUNNY) cinematic tale of a housewife turned prostitute, HOT SKIN AND COLD CASH. Clocking in at ...

PLANET TERROR – 2 Disc Unrated and Extended Edition
by Robert T. Trate (Mon 10-15-2007)

Grindhouse Presents: Robert Rodriguez’s Planet Terror’ is a cinematic experience. Opening with a faux trailer that sets a mood, a great mood, I knew that ‘The Grindhouse’ was going to be something different. It is ...

Spidey’s Records set Studio Standards High
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-06-2007)

.... For me, Grindhouse was the only April release that will be truly memorable by the end of the year (and I don't even want to bring up the analysis of its box office again at this point).”   My Thoughts: I’d have to agree with what ...


CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 11-08-2005)

The front cover to Grindhouse Releasing's long awaited limited edition (only 11,111 copies pressed) of CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST touts it as "The most controversial movie ever made." Is it? Well probably not. HOLOCAUST hasn't been seen by nearly enough people to...

HELLS HALF ACRE
by Robert T. Trate (Sat 04-12-2008)

... into the Grindhouse genre. Her complaints expressed in a cheesy public access setting were so good and typical that I actually believed her. It became obvious by the end that this was a joke with the inconsistent camera one and camera two sh...

Kill Bill Volume One
by Coming Attractions (Sat 09-20-2003)

...ultimate "grindhouse" movie. When fans first learned of Tarantino's mammoth 200+ page screenplay, people wondered what parts would have to be cut to trim the film down to an average running time. Now Miramax has decided to simply release the film in tw...

Rodriguez and Tarantino to host Festival
by Karl Schneider (Thu 03-01-2007)

According to the Hollywood Reporter, in an effort to pave the way for their upcoming film, Grindhouse, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino will program and host the Los Angeles Grindhouse Film Festival.The festival, running Sunday-April 30 at the New B...


Turtles in a Half Shell!
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 03-25-2007)

... Dog Grindhouse The Reaping   April 13th: (Note: I’m surprised the horror films aren’t coming out on Friday the 13th)  Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (long title) Disturbia ...

Music Box Massacre
by Brian Thomas (Wed 10-11-2006)

...uring the grindhouse horror boom of the 1970s, when filmmakers were stretching the boundaries of the genre, or the 1980s home video boom, when people were entranced by the notion of watching uninterrupted features at home, it's doubtful that you'd be a...

Bloodsport
by Damon Brown (Thu 04-05-2007)

Last week I somehow got into the Hollywood premiere of Grindhouse. It was interesting and… well, I’ll leave any commentary to people actually qualified to review this genre movie. I will say I had fun. In fact, I often found myself being t...

What’s scary now?
by Brian Thomas (Tue 10-31-2006)

...AL FEROX (Grindhouse) Reissue of the deluxe edition of one of the most notorious Euro-shockers ever. Like Cannibal Holocaust without the redeeming artistic value. Includes director/star commentrak, interview and more. For strong stomachs only. ...


"Vacancy"
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 04-20-2007)

People who’ve seen Grindhouse recently will get a little jolt from Vacancy, a little thriller very much like an actual, good ‘70s grindhouse offering – i.e., with a lot less bells and whistles than the Rodriguez/Tarantino homage, but...

Box Sets
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 10-16-2007)

...e ‘Grindhouse Presents: Robert Rodriquez’s Planet Terror’ hits the shelves this week and after watching everything the DVD had to offer I discovered numerous references by Robert Rodriquez saying that he’ll put “that&rdqu...

Reasons Shed on MANDY LANE
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 07-17-2007)

...rmance of GRINDHOUSE, they wanted to play things more quietly with this one. No trailers, posters or marketing were released for the film leading up to July 20. They couldn't reach agreement  over these issues (The Weinsteins deny any in...

Official Comic Con Schedule
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Mon 07-09-2007)

...o Dawson (Grindhouse, Clerks 2, Sin City) is joined by her creative team, writer David Atchison and illustrator Tony Shasteen, as well as 12 Gauge Comics' Keven Gardner (The Ride) and Gus Vazquez, for a Q&A session about their hit comic series Occu...


Killer Queen
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 04-25-2006)

...ella. (O) GRINDHOUSE CLASSICS 2-FER (Blue Underground) Includes deluxe editions of the disturbing BONE and FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE. (O) THE GUARD FROM THE UNDERGROUND (Artsmagic) Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 1992 shocker I which a former wrestler turned security gua...

Fish Heads, Fish Heads
by Randall Larson (Thu 04-12-2007)

...feature, Grindhouse, directors Tarantino and Rodriguez contracted a group of directors to create trailers for fictitious movies that will play between the two features. One such trailer is Rob Zombie’s Werewolf Women of the S.S., which featur...

THE PIGKEEPER'S DAUGHTER / SASSY SUE
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Mon 01-21-2002)

... the 60s grindhouse era. But who doesnt love to revisit the past?Trailers for both features are available along with ones for COUNTRY CUZZINS, COUNTRY HOOKER, MIDNIGHT PLOWBOY, SOUTHERN COMFORTS and TOBACCO ROODY, all Novak offerings from his country...

MONSTER A - GO GO! / PSYCHED BY THE 4D WITCH
by ANDREW HERSHBERGER (Wed 08-21-2002)

...al to the grindhouse crowd, but for me the films real joy is the slight resemblance, in appearance and manner, the actor playing the conniving husband has to Woody Allen.Trailer fans will be delighted that the disc features ones for BLOOD BATH, BOURBO...


A SCREAM IN THE STREETS
by Andrew Hershberger (Wed 02-20-2002)

...leave the grindhouse. The end result is a preposterous episode of POLICE STORY interspersed with some of the most gratuitous, bump and grind footage you could hope for this side of a see the pickle go in the jungle area picture. And the children love...

Stoner Zombies in Roth's TRAILER TRASH?
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 10-19-2007)

If you watched the critically praised and box office bombed GRINDHOUSE, you caught the many faux trailers featuring crazy horror scenarios at Thanksgiving, evil Werewolf women of the SS, good advice like " 'Don't' open that door" & what...

When Brains Attack!
by Andrew Hershberger (Tue 11-27-2001)

...work of a grindhouse auteur. Rhino has released this DVD in a no-frills package that contains the full 92-minute extra footage version it feels like the work of a Dada artist, or a drunk from a print that looks like it was used as a knife sharpener.T...

Takashi Miike Box Set!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 09-23-2003)

...eazy '70s grindhouse exorcism horror, aka THE SEXORCIST.(O)     EVIL CULT (IndieDVD) Low budget bloody movie mayhem inspired by Sam Raimi, in which a young man finds the mental hospital hes checked in to is run by a cult of loonies...


KILL BILL VOLUME 1
by Brian Thomas (Mon 04-12-2004)

...m as many grindhouse favorites as QT can squeeze in. The wedding of Black Mamba (Uma Thurman) is attacked by her fellow teammates on the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad and their leader, Bill (David Carradine, though his face isn't revealed in Volume ...

BIGFOOT
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 03-02-2005)

...some lost grindhouse '70s horror movie ("A film so terrifying, it was never even made!"). The entire issue is a flashback to the summer of 1973, in which young Billy's parents were brutally slaughtered (and presumably, ingested) by the legendary Bigfo...

5th ELEMENT, ReBOOT revisited
by Brian Thomas (Tue 01-11-2005)

...lent 1985 grindhouse favorite in which Bronx slum denizens protect their building from hordes of invading gangsters. (O) THAT MAN BOLT (Universal) 1973 blaxploitation 007 knock-off starring Fred "The Hammer" Williamson as a super-agent.(O) 301/302 (Hal...

CHILDREN OF THE CORN
by Brian Thomas (Thu 09-30-2004)

At a point between the decline of the drive-in/grindhouse era and the rise of direct-to-video features, there must not have been many remarkable horror films released in 1984. A lot of people of a certain age remember CHILDREN OF THE CORN as the first rea...


New UMD shopping section
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 11-15-2005)

...ime 1970s grindhouse/drive-in era, and all presented in their original aspect ratios. Truly, one of the best party discs to be released. Note: this is NOT a re-release of the DVD issued by Ban 1 last year they've retained a few trailers from that disc...

Winner: 'Karas: The Revelation' on DVD
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 12-21-2007)

...Hernadez (Grindhouse, Hostel), Matthew Lillard (Scream, Scooby Doo) and Cree Summer (Drawn Together, Hellboy: Blood & Iron). Bonus Features: English & Japanese Language / Original Japanese Language with English Subtitles / Textless Opening / Vo...

Winner: 'Karas: The Revelation' on DVD
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 12-12-2007)

...Hernadez (Grindhouse, Hostel), Matthew Lillard (Scream, Scooby Doo) and Cree Summer (Drawn Together, Hellboy: Blood & Iron). Bonus Features: English & Japanese Language / Original Japanese Language with English Subtitles / Textless Opening / Vo...

Winner: 'Karas: The Revelation' on DVD
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 12-03-2007)

...Hernadez (Grindhouse, Hostel), Matthew Lillard (Scream, Scooby Doo) and Cree Summer (Drawn Together, Hellboy: Blood & Iron). Bonus Features: English & Japanese Language / Original Japanese Language with English Subtitles / Textless Opening / Vo...


Winner: 'Karas: The Revelation' on DVD
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 11-21-2007)

...Hernadez (Grindhouse, Hostel), Matthew Lillard (Scream, Scooby Doo) and Cree Summer (Drawn Together, Hellboy: Blood & Iron). Bonus Features: English & Japanese Language / Original Japanese Language with English Subtitles / Textless Opening / Vo...

DEATH RACE
by Josh Gordon (Thu 08-21-2008)

...come to a grindhouse movie for the modern age and while the story is largely different than the original, it still retains some of the satirical intent by way of Paul Verhoven-esque TV program bumpers (ala Robocop and Starship Troopers).   Dooms...

Winner: 'Karas: The Revelation' on DVD
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 12-31-2007)

...Hernadez (Grindhouse, Hostel), Matthew Lillard (Scream, Scooby Doo) and Cree Summer (Drawn Together, Hellboy: Blood & Iron). Bonus Features: English & Japanese Language / Original Japanese Language with English Subtitles / Textless Opening / Vo...

'Sin City 2' in jeopardy again? (Wed 05-30-2007)

According to actor Michael Madsen, Sin City 2 may be stalled for now. "They haven't shot it yet. I don't know if they ever will. I am not sure [about] the franchise. I think the Grindhouse thing didn't kind of work out...I don't know what effect that i...


'The OC' and 'Friday Night Lights' stars audition for 'Justice League' (Mon 10-15-2007)

...instead ('Grindhouse'), Michael Angarano ('Sky High'), Teresa Palmer ('Wolf Creek'), Max Thieriot ('Jumper'), Common, Minka Kelly ('Friday Night Lights'), Adrianne Palicki ('Friday Night Lights') and Scott Porter ('Friday Night Lights'). It's not st...

Jessica Alba says "Rose" has been offered 'Barbarella' (Sun 09-09-2007)

...riguez's "Grindhouse" entry 'Planet Terror' may topline the movie. There's no telling if Alba was simply echoing rumors or if she actually knows of an offer that's been extended to McGowan.

Winner: 'Karas: The Revelation' on DVD
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 11-12-2007)

...Hernadez (Grindhouse, Hostel), Matthew Lillard (Scream, Scooby Doo) and Cree Summer (Drawn Together, Hellboy: Blood & Iron). Bonus Features: English & Japanese Language / Original Japanese Language with English Subtitles / Textless Opening / Vo...

DVD Shopping Bag: Mummy Mania
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 08-05-2008)

.... Shock's Grindhouse of Horrors   Friday the 13th (re-release)   Friday the 13th II (re-release)   Godzilla & Other Movie Monsters   Gorgo/Phantom from 10000 Leagues   The Hive (Full Screen Edition)   Invas...


DVD Shopping Bag: Same Old New World
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 10-28-2008)

...   Grindhouse Horror Collection, Volume 1 (Carnival Of Blood / The Undertaker And His Pals / Good Against Evil / The Severed Arm / House of the Living Dead ... Of The Wolf / Honeymoon of Horror) (4-DVD)

DVD Shopping Bag: Bond, Blu-Ray Bond
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 10-21-2008)

...   Grindhouse Experience Presents: Mercs/Soldiers of Fortune   Kiss of the Spider Woman [Blu-ray]   The Lazarus Project   Linewatch   Live and Let Die (James Bond) [Blu-ray] -BONUS: includes Movie Ticket to see Quant...

Comicscape: Conquering the Marvel Universe with Robert Weiner
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-11-2008)

...a book on grindhouse, trash, and art cinema.  I’m also going to be working on a book documenting Marvel on film as well as editing a volume on graphic novels in libraries. And, I’ll still be keeping a full time job and doing more ...

WHO Enjoys Hearing Easter Victory
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 03-23-2008)

Two weeks in a row with predictable results to report. It’s the opposite of this time last year when I had to go through the process of reporting Grindhouse as an utter failure for Dimension. Why did Grindhouse fail last Easter?   Because th...


Top 5 Genre Films of 2007, Top 5 Anticipated Films of 2008
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 01-01-2008)

... . . 1. Grindhouse: Look, I know it’s 3 hours and 20+ minutes. I knew beforehand it had absolutely no shot being released on Easter weekend. In fact, I’ve wondered frequently why the hell the “obvious” wasn’t pointed out...

A look ahead...
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 01-01-2008)

...un in the Grindhouse tradition but I’m sure it would lose all luster on repetitive viewings so I would only rent that one.     I thought I would do something different this week and instead of looking back like everyone else is ...

New Concept Art for Zombie's T-REX Online
by Jarrod Sarafin (Mon 06-23-2008)

Well, even if there is no sequel coming to Grindhouse in the near future, the first concept art for Rob Zombie's upcoming Tyrannosaurus Rex certainly has that grindhouse feel to it. The director has revealed a preview picture of the concept at his Myspace...

Comic-Con News: July 23 and July 24 Schedule
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 07-11-2008)

... McGowan (Grindhouse), Doug Aarniokoski (2nd unit director, Resident Evil 3) and David White (Undisputed 2) are teaming up to bring back the red-headed warrior woman known as Red Sonja. Join Robert, Rose, Doug, and David for this one-on-one interview a...


Winner: 'Karas: The Revelation' on DVD
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 01-07-2008)

...Hernadez (Grindhouse, Hostel), Matthew Lillard (Scream, Scooby Doo) and Cree Summer (Drawn Together, Hellboy: Blood & Iron). Bonus Features: English & Japanese Language / Original Japanese Language with English Subtitles / Textless Opening / Vo...

Mary Elizabeth Winstead ready to get physical for 'Justice League' (Sun 10-28-2007)

Actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead ('Grindhouse') recently read for the role of Wonder Woman in the 'Justice League'. While talking with MTV Movies Blog the actress remained gracious and cautiously optimistic about the project. "I was so excited [to audit...

Winner: 'Karas: The Revelation' on DVD
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 11-05-2007)

...Hernadez (Grindhouse, Hostel), Matthew Lillard (Scream, Scooby Doo) and Cree Summer (Drawn Together, Hellboy: Blood & Iron). Bonus Features: English & Japanese Language / Original Japanese Language with English Subtitles / Textless Opening / Vo...

Winner: 'Karas - The Revelation' on DVD
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 10-30-2007)

...Hernadez (Grindhouse, Hostel), Matthew Lillard (Scream, Scooby Doo) and Cree Summer (Drawn Together, Hellboy: Blood & Iron). Bonus Features: English & Japanese Language / Original Japanese Language with English Subtitles / Textless Opening / Voiceover ...


Gimmicks
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 10-30-2007)

...rri 2-DVD Grindhouse Edition (1970)   Frankenstein (1973)   Grindhouse Double Shock Show: Wars Of The Robots (1978) / It's Alive (1968)   Hell of the Living Dead (1984)   Kingdom of the Vampire (Double Feature) (1991)  ...

NECA's Stuntman Mike
by Robert T. Trate (Thu 03-06-2008)

...ike! When Grindhouse, the action-packed double feature from Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino, burst onto screens last year, Stuntman Mike immediately struck a chord as the villain audiences loved to hate. A long-awaited fan favorite, Kurt Russell...

Kill Bill Volume Two
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Mon 02-23-2004)

...ultimate "grindhouse" movie. When fans first learned of Tarantino's mammoth 200+ page screenplay, people wondered what parts would have to be cut to trim the film down to an average running time. Now Miramax has decided to simply release the film in tw...

KILL BILL x 2
by Chip Meyers (Thu 07-17-2003)

...This is a grindhouse movie; it can't be three hours. That's just too pretentious. Instead it's two 90-minute movies. That's the deal." It also became less and less an issue of length and more and more an issue of intensity. Don't mess with Uma T...


KEEP REPEATING, "It's Only an Article... It's Only an Article ..."
by Scott Collura and Anthony C. Ferrante (Wed 08-07-2002)

Before the NIGHTMARES, SCREAMS, Jasons and Freddys there was LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT, an ultra-low budget grindhouse horror show from then-nascent filmmakers Wes Craven and Sean S. Cunningham. Both men would go on to make their mark on the genre with franc...

Winner: 'Planet Terror' Cherry Action Figure
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 10-22-2007)

...n Mexico) GRINDHOUSE PRESENTS PLANET TERROR explodes onto DVD as a two-disc extended and unrated edition on October 16 from Genius Products LLC. and The Weinstein Company. Rose McGowan ("Charmed," Scream, The Black Dahlia) and Freddy Rodriguez (Bobby, ...

KILL BILL, Japanese style
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 08-20-2003)

Earlier this week we got a look at the new North American teaser poster for KILL BILL, Quentin Tarantino's upcoming grindhouse style actioner. Thanks to our pal Sebastian at the The Quentin Tarantino Archives website, we've been treated to a look at the J...

Phantoms and Free DVD Players
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 09-09-2003)

...eazy '70s grindhouse fare. Each release includes several vintage trailers, and theyve put together over 100 bargain Drive-In Double Features. With the disc explosion, Sinister has been hard at work to offer hundreds of their titles on DVD-R, with lots...


Get Revenge! KILL BILL Giveaway!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 04-13-2004)

...rnational grindhouse action flicks that's an action classic in its own right and that's just the half of it! (O) KILL BILL Volume 1 (Buena Vista) Uma Thurman survives a murderous attack to do God's will, killing a list of vermin. And she does it with ...

Yabba Dabba Scooby-DVD
by Brian Thomas (Tue 03-16-2004)

...orrors of grindhouse favorites like MARK OF THE DEVIL. Includes insert booklet.ANIME ADDITIONSAnd finally, we close off each weekly list with a rundown of the constant stream of anime from around the world:(O) BIG O II: Missing Pieces (Bandai) Smith in...

Animation History on DVD
by Brian Thomas (Tue 02-24-2004)

...age) 1980 grindhouse horror insanity from Nathan Schiff features a chainsaw duel and plenty of quality kills as a suburban cult preys on local residents. Includes director commentrak, interviews and more.(O) MARTHA (Fantoma) Psychological horror mixe...

KILL BILL trailer unleashed
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 09-11-2003)

Yahoo! lands the exclusive debut of the new KILL BILL trailer. Featuring new looks at Quentin Tarantino's grindhouse revenge tale, the film opens in theaters on October 10. You need to know more about what it's about? Then you need to hit our KILL BILL VO...


Kurtzman unleashes 'The Rage'
by Chad Derdowski (Thu 02-21-2008)

...drive-in, grindhouse film.  John (Bisson, co-writer) and I approached it as though we'd traveled back in time to make our first film."  Kurtzman told me, "We made it in the same spirit as 'Evil Dead', 'Phantasm' and other indies.&nb...

'300' conquers Saturn Awards Nominations (Thu 02-21-2008)

...Co.) Grindhouse  (The Weinstein Co.) The Mist (The Weinstein Co.) Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street  (DreamWorks SKG / Paramount) Best Action / Adventure / Thriller Film 300 (Warner Bros.) 3:10 to Yu...

EVAN Sails to the Top
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 06-24-2007)

...port. The grindhouse effectis on!   Who landed in second place?   It really is too close to call. All that separates 2nd and 3rd place according to the estimates is 25,000 dollars. Yep, that’s it! For now, let’s say the estima...

Trejo Talks HALLOWEEN & Machete
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 06-22-2007)

Actor Danny Trejo had some interesting things to say to Fangoria over his role in Halloween and his Grindhouse faux trailer, Machete. Obviously, Grindhouse failed at the box office but that's not stopping rumors for future projects relating to the Ta...


Tarantino's Death Proof soundtrack details
by Randall Larson (Wed 03-07-2007)

Maverick Records will release the soundtrack to Death Proof – Quentin Tarantino's half of the new exploitation movie double feature Grindhouse – on April 3rd, three days before the two films hit theaters on April 6th. The second film, Plan...

LAST HOUSE ON DEAD END STREET Comes to DVD
by Scott Collura (Sun 03-24-2002)

Barrel Entertainment has just announced that they will be releasing the 1970s grindhouse classic THE LAST HOUSE ON DEAD END STREET on DVD. Known as the most vile and disgusting film ever made, LAST HOUSE was made in 1972 by Roger Watkins (under the pseu...

The Master of the Macabre has arrived!
by Robert Trate (Tue 09-11-2007)

...elcome to Grindhouse: Don't Answer the Phone/Prime Evil   Welcome to the Grindhouse: Malibu High/Trip with Teacher   Zombie Aftermath   MGM’s Midnite Movies Beast Within/Bat People Blueprint For Murder / Man In the Attic (...

Which one…
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 10-02-2007)

...elcome to Grindhouse: The Beach Girls/Coach   Welcome to Grindhouse: The Hellcats/Chain Gang Women   ACTION / ADVENTURE / THRILLERS   Bad Blood (1982)   Caligula (R-Rated) (1979) Caligula (The Unrated Edition) (1980) Calig...


DVD Review of The Inglorious Bastards (3-Disc Special Edition)
by Robert T. Trate (Mon 08-11-2008)

...ns of the Grindhouse genre will love this film. It even fills out an essential Grindhouse prerequisite with its gratuitous T and A moment.   Should the film be remade? In his interview Quentin Tarantino with Enzo G. Castellari he talks about how...

Disturbia Wins Back to Back
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-22-2007)

...t it is. Grindhouse. I won’t bitch about it anymore because it’s becoming rather repetitive to see so many people bring it up on every box office analytical column around the web these days.   You won’t hear anymore from me o...

Love, Mania Style
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist (Tue 02-12-2008)

... the best Grindhouse movies of the nineteen eighties that wasn’t trying to be a Grindhouse movie. It would have made a perfect trailer in Tarantino and Rodriguez’s ‘The Grindhouse’. Too bad it is a whole movie. Tr...

Your Cut
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 11-13-2007)

...me to the Grindhouse (Las Vegas Lady / Policewomen)   Welcome to the Grindhouse (Superchick / Hustler Squad)   ANIME Black Lagoon the Second Barrage, Vol. 1   Blade of the Phantom Master: Shin Angyo Onshi   Burst Angel: Inf...


Horrorama's Stars Under the Stars
by Brian Thomas (Mon 08-02-2004)

...f vintage grindhouse trailers to DVD with their 42nd STREET FOREVER series. Hopefully, Flashback will be able to make the Horrorama Drive-In an annual event, and with your support, the drive-in will never die.Got a scoop? Know something that you need ...

Lucasfilm-1
by Brian Thomas (Tue 09-14-2004)

...ime 1970s grindhouse/drive-in era, and all presented in their original aspect ratios. Truly, one of the best party discs to be released this year. Currently, theyre preparing the second volume WORLDWIDE TRASH, and are inviting fans to come to their we...

GHOST RIDER #24
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-25-2008)

...sion of a grindhouse movie. Thus, it reads like a nasty C-grade road movie, complete with Texas accents, shotgun wielding nurses, devil-worshipping prisoners, and an inmate that loves the Bible a little too much. It would overstate the case t...

Ladd Leading Supernatural GRACE
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 04-16-2008)

Leomax Entertainment is producing the psychological horror film Grace starring Jordan Ladd (Grindhouse), says The Hollywood Reporter. The film is getting adapted by director Paul Solet, based on his eponymous short feature. Leomax will distribute domesti...


ENCHANTED Dances into Top Spot
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Sun 11-25-2007)

...ppened to Grindhouse on Easter weekend and now seeing it repeated this holiday week on Thanksgiving, I do have to wonder what Fox and Paramount executives are thinking with their Christmas schedule.   Sure, Fox didn’t do half bad with the...

Free Kung Fu Superstars!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 06-19-2007)

... American grindhouse legend (AKA Five Fingers of Death). With commentrak by Quentin Tarantino and others, interviews and more. (O)    MY YOUNG AUNTIE (Dragon Dynasty) It may not sound like it, but this 1981 Shaw Bros. feature directed by...

New Art From Rob Zombie's REX
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 07-08-2008)

... of those Grindhouse-era feels to it. There has been no casting announcements and the film is early into pre-production for Dimension Films with Zombie billed as both the director and screenwriter. The film isn't expected to hit theaters until August 2...

Top Maniacal News: Gort Destruction, Mummy Mum and Iron Holmes
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 07-11-2008)

...0’s Grindhouse take of Death Proof. Robert Downey Jr. is Sherlock Holmes for Guy Ritchie   News: Hot off yesterday’s news, Robert Downey Jr.----who is enjoying box office success as Iron Man---has been picked to lead Guy Ritc...


'Sin' or 'Spirit' is Miller's next film (Tue 11-14-2006)

...to finish Grindhouse right now. And then we're gonna get rocking. It'll be A Dame to Kill For and several short stories. The script is ready, so we're up and running." More...

Winner: 'Karas: The Revelation' on DVD
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 11-16-2007)

...Hernadez (Grindhouse, Hostel), Matthew Lillard (Scream, Scooby Doo) and Cree Summer (Drawn Together, Hellboy: Blood & Iron). Bonus Features: English & Japanese Language / Original Japanese Language with English Subtitles / Textless Opening / Vo...

Exclusive: Rosario Dawson on 'O.C.T.' and 'Sin City 2'
by Alex Dueben (Fri 08-24-2007)

...oof' from Grindhouse) or Kevin Smith ('Clerks II'), or whether you'll always remember her as Gail in 'Sin City', you know that Rosario Dawson is one of the most talented and versatile actresses of her generation. With writer David Atchinson, artist ...

Media Blasters October Solicitations (Tue 07-29-2003)

... $19.95 A grindhouse 'Adults Only' classic from cult filmmaker Nick Phillips (FRAULEIN LEATHER, CRIMINALLY INSANE 1 & 2), and starring the beautiful Elke Cole. BRIGITTA offers a swinging and stimulating glimpse into the erotic fantasies and carnal con...


DVD autobot
by Brian Thomas (Tue 03-27-2007)

... violence grindhouse features. Includes commentrak, Making-Of, bloopers and more.   (O)   THE PICKLE (Sony) Paul Mazursky’s 1993 black comedy about a film director who attempts a comeback with a ridiculous sci-fi movie. With int...

Direct to DVD "Grind House" Spin-off?
by Karl Schneider (Mon 03-12-2007)

...ilers for Grindhouse, then you’ve seen Trejo as Machete, a bad ass dude with, well, two machetes.  He is doing a Machete spin-off movie, and it’s likely going to be direct to DVD. Rodriguez seemed pretty adamant about this, as if the f...

VICE SQUAD
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sun 03-19-2006)

While a lot of people in Hollywood have been crowing the past few years about how much they love the grindhouse exploitation flicks of the 1970s and early '80s as they churn out 21st century remakes, very few of their projects hit the mark, leaving fans t...

Pulse quickening
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 02-21-2006)

...lent 1982 grindhouse favorite. Includes director commentrak and more. (O) VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA Season 1 Volume 1 (Fox) Goofy 1964 Irwin Allen sci-fi series about a super submarine, based on his movie. (O) WATCH THE SKIES (Image) Triple bill ...


THRILLER A CRUEL PICTURE
by Brian Thomas (Thu 10-07-2004)

... became a grindhouse favorite in the USA, where nothing like it had ever been seen before. Even those who accidentally saw it a second time when it was released under the title HOOKERS REVENGE (on a double feature with Pete Walkers HOUSE OF WHIPCORD,...

The Force on DVD
by Brian Thomas (Tue 09-21-2004)

...hat was a grindhouse favorite.(O) TO THE GALAXY AND BEYOND (Image) Feature documentary survey of sci-fi cinema hosted by Mark Hamill.(O) TWO GREAT CAVALIERS (Crash) 1978 Taiwanese kung fu (aka BLADE OF FURY) with Angela Mao, John Liu, Leung Kar-yan and...

Mother's Day gifts
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 05-02-2006)

...70s Deuce grindhouse experience, including 15 adults-only features (SPACED OUT, ORGY FOR THE BIRTHDAY BOY, BASEBALL GIRL, the GANG BANG series, HARRY THE HORNY HYPNOTIST, etc.) on 3 discs. (O) SHOWDOWN IN LITTLE TOKYO /BLOODSPORT (Warner Bros.) 1991 Do...

DARKNESS
by Brian Thomas (Fri 06-09-2006)

During the 1980s, a lot of studios that had been producing exploitation films for grindhouse and drive-in venues saw these films gradually finding a home only on home video. This meant that more money could go toward the production, but instead of taking ...


DVDeparted
by Brian Thomas (Tue 02-13-2007)

Hollywood is still doing its best to cash in on nostalgia for 1970s style horror films,providing a trip down memory lane for fans who huddled in grindhouse theaters or drive-ins to catch this new wave of explicit terrors. But most of the modern audienc...

Your own DVD marathon
by Brian Thomas (Tue 01-23-2007)

...ng of the grindhouse classic Street Trash. You can read more about the marathon at B-fest.com, or here. Since it’s sold out, unless you score tickets through the online exchange program I can’t invite you to stop by, but I can give you a...

Bolle busted
by Brian Thomas (Tue 09-12-2006)

...ted 1970s grindhouse audiences. (O) BLOODZ VS. WOLVES (Genius) Shouldn't that be "VZ."? In this "urban" version of UNDERWORLD, immortal vampires and werewolves aspire to nothing beyond the concerns of common street gangs. (O) BOOT HILL / THEY CALL ME...

Rosario Dawson on OCT and SC2 (Tue 03-27-2007)

... Zoe [in 'Grindhouse'] and it never really worked. They were like, 'two of our lead actresses, on the hood of a car, insurance nightmare, not going to happen.' I tried, but was in a good position in the back seat." She also talks about 'Sin City 2',...