Why 'Grindhouse' Failed, According To Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino admits that he and Robert Rodriguez misjudged the interest of movie-goers for Grindhouse.
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Rose McGowan Docu-Series 'Citizen Rose' Premieres This Month
A Rose McGowan Docu-Series entitled Citizen Rose will premiere this month on E! The five-part series will reveal a behind-the-scenes look at McGowan's life.
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VOTD: The Quentin Tarantino Universe Comes To Life In A Stylish Video
If you're a Quentin Tarantino fan, you know about the Quentin Tarantino universe connecting all his films, but this video shows it off in such a cool way.
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VOTD: A Visual Guide To The Movies Quentin Tarantino Steals From
Director Quentin Tarantino mixes no bones when it comes to stealing from other movies. And now a new video shows what movies Quentin Tarantino steals from.
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Trivia: Quentin Tarantino Was Offered 'Man From U.N.C.L.E.', Received Career Advice From Steven Spielberg And Tony Scott After 'Grindhouse'
Here's another one to file away in the Blu-ray collection of your wildest fantasies: Quentin Tarantino's Green Lantern. Crazy as it sounds, the filmmaker confirmed in a recent interview that he was approached for the gig, all the way back in the movie's early stages. Although Tarantino's never been the comic book tentpole type, the timing of…
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This Week In DVD & Blu-Ray: The Karate Kid, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Splice, The Secret Of Kells, And More
This Week in DVD & Blu-ray is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD and Blu-ray releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy and Fry’s. SPLICE Splice has its problems—not least of which is a flat third act horror turn-around—but it's also refreshingly weird and original, taking…
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Full Grindhouse DVD/Blu-Ray Details/Art Revealed
Earlier this month a suspicious tweet filed by filmmaker Edgar Wright led us to speculate that a Blu-ray release of Grindhouse was in the works. As you probably know, when Grindhouse was released in theaters, it was a double feature featuring Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, and a few faux trailers at…
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Full Grindhouse Blu-Ray Release Confirmed For October
Earlier this month a suspicious tweet filed by filmmaker Edgar Wright led us to speculate that a Blu-ray release of Grindhouse was in the works. As you probably know, when Grindhouse was released in theaters, it was a double feature featuring Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, and a few faux trailers at…
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Complete Grindhouse DVD/Blu-Ray Coming Soon?
As you probably know, when Grindhouse was released in theaters, it was a double feature featuring Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, and a few faux trailers at the beginning and in between. When the films were released on DVD, they were distributed as separate movies, with the trailers omitted from both releases…
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Weekend Weirdness Interview: Director Scott Sanders On Black Dynamite, Fried Chicken Conspiracies, And Porn Stars In Hollywood Films
It’s a crazy, mixed up world and we are thankful for movies, excluding The Tooth Fairy starring The Rock, that offer proof. /Film’s Weekend Weirdness examines such flicks, whether in the form of a new trailer for a provocative indie, a mini review, or an interview. It's rare when the marketing campaign for an indie…
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Kill Bill The Whole Bloody Affair: New Anime Sequence At Last Completed, And More...
As Inglourious Basterds draws ever closer (get excited now), Quentin Tarantino is out doing the promotional rounds. At an event in Beverly Hills yesterday he was asked about the upcoming special edition releases of two of his past projects and Sci-Fi Wire got the quotes. So, what has happened to Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody…
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Robert Rodriguez And Ethan Maniquis To Direct Machete
Earlier today it was confirmed that Robert Rodriguez would be developing/directing a reboot of Predator titled Predators. We speculated that Rodriguez's next film would be the futuristic action thriller Nerveracker which has an announced 2010 release date, but Variety reports that Rodriguez will be returning to the Grindhouse before he goes to the future. That's…
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VOTD: Star Wars Grindhouse: Don't Go In The Endor Woods
Star Wars Grindhouse: Don't Go In The Endor Woods won the 2008 Star Wars Fan Film Award for best parody. " Ewoks – they're cute and they're cuddly, but boy can they be sick little bastards." Check it out after the jump. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature…
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Rose McGowan Says Robert Rodriguez's Barbarella Is Happening, Sets Built, Contracts Signed.
"You could have used a scantily pic." Actress Rose McGowan tells MTV that "I've got part of a spaceship built for me!" In other words, she's the pale, titular character in Robert Rodriguez's big budget remake of Barbarella and the doubters can eat cake. We've known about her attachment to the role made famous…
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Cool Stuff: Movie Toys At Toy Fair 2008
A ton of cool movie-related action figures were revealed at the 2008 Toy Fair in New York City this weekend. Check out some photos of the cooler toys after the jump thanks to Figures.com, ActionFigureInsider, and BloodyDisgusting. Conan The Barbarian Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles A Christmas Story BeatleJuice Trick R Treat Exorcist Labyrinth…
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Machete Poster
Numerous sites are reporting that the following poster is A.) new; B.) significant proof that Robert Rodriguez's straight-to-DVD Machete movie is moving forward or completed; C.) proof that, in hindsight, Grindhouse was the scuzzy masterpiece promised to us; D.) wall-worthy. Unlike the SAT, all of these bubble answers are wrong, even D.), which is wrong…
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Cool Stuff: Japanese 6-Disc Grindhouse DVD Box Set
Grindhouse is one of my favorite movies of 2007 (list hopefully upcoming) but have yet to buy Planet Terror or Death Proof on DVD. Because like most fans, I envisioned the experience as a double header, and don't want to get screwed with a couple single releases. Well the expected super duper special edition box…
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Cool Stuff: Eli Roth's Thanksgiving T-Shirt And Poster
"Arrive hungry...leave stuffed." Eli Roth's movie trailer for a fake horror movie titled Thanksgiving was one of the most talked about parts of Grindhouse. Even the outspoken crowd of Roth-bashers seemed to like Roth's hilarious take on the Holiday slasher flicks. Ever since Thanksgiving hit theaters, Roth has been fielding requests from fans for a…
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247 Minute Cut Of Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill In November
Ever since we first saw Kill Bill: Volume 1 and 2, we wondered what it would be like to see the whole movie together like Quentin Tarantino had originally intended. A special edition dvd release was promised, but never released. And in the wake of the Grindhouse failure, I only assumed that the studio would…
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Miller Talks Sin City 2 Delays And Sin City 3 Plans
With Sin City 2 in some kind of delayed limbo -- some people speculate that the film is stuck in the same place that Captain Jack found himself at the beginning of Pirates 3. So I'm not exactly sure how credible this is, but Frank Miller has told MTV that he is also planning to…
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Grindhouse Put On Hold
Due to the mediocre American box office take, The Weinstein Co have decided to put the film's U.K. release temporarily on hold. According to FilmJunk, the Weinsteins and U.K. distributor Momentum Pictures have decided to regroup and figure out the best possible strategy for release. The film was scheduled to hit theaters on June 1st…
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Grindhouse Split Canceled
After Grindhouse's big screen bomb, Harvey Weinstein was thinking of splitting the double feature in two. According to JoBlo, The Weinstein Co tested the concept this weekend at a few select movie theaters and were not impressed with the results. I seriously wonder however if the movie studio actually attempted to promote the movies as…
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Joe Carnahan Says We All Pay The Price When Grindhouse Fails
I always search for honest comments from people I respect within the industry. Grindhouse's failure has resulted in a few of my favorite filmmakers to speak out. First was Kevin Smith, who was outraged. Now comes Smokin' Aces director Joe Carnahan, who writes the following in his blog: What is wrong with American moviegoers? Is…
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Top Reasons Why Grindhouse Bombed
Film Threat's Mark Bell counts down the top reasons why Grindhouse bombed: It was named "Grindhouse" It opened on Easter Weekend It was a double-feature The films were grindhouse films The geeks have not inherited the Earth yet Critics liked the movie Check out Mark's full list at FilmThreat.com.
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Kevin Smith Outraged Over Grindhouse Failure
Clerks director Kevin Smith had a lot to say about America's decision to see Wild Hogs over Zodiac on his new podcast (SModcast) a couple weeks back. Now the director is outraged over this weekend's box office results. "What's Costner's line in J.F.K. again? 'God, I'm ashamed to be an American today...'" wrote Smith. "Perhaps…
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Why Grindhouse Failed
Early estimates put the Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse at around $14 million for it's opening weekend, far below the $20-$25 million predictions. Last year it was one of the most hyped movies on the internet. It's a great movie. A cinematic experience. The best reviewed wide release of 2007 thus far. So why…
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Grindhouse Is Best Reviewed Wide Release Of 2007, So Far
Movie critics love Grindhouse, the new double feature from Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. At the time of this posting, the sum total of 84 reviews have given the film an 84% rating on the popular film site Rotten Tomatoes (85% from the cream of the crop). This makes Grindhouse the best reviewed American wide…
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