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"Death Proof" is a Tarantino slasher film and "Planet Terror" is a Rodriguez sci-fi thriller. Each is 60 minutes long.

I have a new theory: every movie should begin with a scene involving a scantily clad Rose McGowan and a stripper pole.

When Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, combine their efforts and spend millions to make a horror movie that purposely looks cheap, schlocky and B-grade, you can roll 6d20 that its going to be a cult/ underground megahit.

A film review of Grindhouse, the new Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino double-feature.

Tarantino/Rodriguez double feature comes in 4th for Easter weekend ticket sales.

The good and the bad of the Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino Double Feature "Grindhouse"

Directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez bring the best of the 1970's exploitation films into a double feature called "Grindhouse."

A review of the recent b-movie tribute.

After another significant hiatus since Kill Bill, fans of Quentin Tarantino will be happy to know that the director is back and in good form.

A review of the upcoming film Grindhouse by Tarantino and Rodriguez

Grind House, written by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodiguez is fun. It isn't deep, and the cinematography will make you gasp, not in a Lord of the Rings way but more in a Jeffery Dahmer kind of way.

A look at Robert Rodriguez's "Planet Terror" and Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof" which reanimated the Grindhouse movie genre for a violence and talk filled three hours.

A fun time until Death Proof starts.

A review of the Quentin Tarrantino/Robert Rodriguez double-feature film Grindhouse.

My favorite movies of 2007.

a review of the double feature Grindhouse, written by somebody with no actual experience with B movies.

Grindhouse is a term for a movie theatre that would play low brow, low budget films that were long on action, explosions, car crashes, blood, gore, and big breasts, but short oon minor things like plot, characterization, and film quality.

a kick ass experience at the movies that I am ever so eager to see again!

I recently had the joy of watching Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's new film Grind House.

Two star director's, a supportive production company, and a $100 million dollar budget weren't enough to create another hit for Tarantino and Rodriguez. In this article I look a some reasons why Grindhouse didn't pan out at the box office.

Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez are two of the most original voices in film working today. In 1996 they teamed up to make From Dusk Till Dawn, a wildly inconsistent, but mostly entertaining vampire thriller with a script from Tarantino and Rodriguez directing.

Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror is a brilliant homage that cleverly blends zombies, gore and 1940s screwball comedies.

After the unanticipated lackluster box offic take of Grindhouse, the Weinstein Brothers announced that Grindhouse will be re-released as two complete films: Death Proof first, then Planet Terror a few months later.

Positive review of "Grindhouse" focusing on its importance as a unified work rather than two halves of a double feature.

Grindhouse is about triumphing over adversity, with stories of women who are empowered, but not at the cost of men.

A book that looks at one of last year's biggest cult phenomena for those who may not have gotten the big picture.

A look at why the movie was released in two seperate sets

A quick look at the history behind one of the top five film festivals in the world.

The 48 Hour Film Festival has grown from a competition between five guys in Los Angeles into an international sensation.

From it's beginning in 1978 to now, the Sundance Film Festival evolved from modest accomodations to being one of the biggest events in the film industry.

Many well known directors didn't even go to film school. Star makers such as Steven Soderbergh, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino, to name a few. If you want to make a film, there are plenty of free and paid

I only recommend this for hardcore Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino fans like myself.

A gore-fest has never looked so good. Tarantino and Rodriguez team up to create a story about two villanous brothers who get far more than they've bargained for.

It's been a crazy year in pop culture. And we still have 2/3 of 2007 left to go!

Buckle up and watch the top-rated car chases in movie history in this informative article.

A look back at the films of 2007; a listing of my favorites

For those looking to be filmmakers, Robert Rodriguez is an inspiration. Rebel "Rebel Without A Crew" is an entertaining look at how an aspiring filmmaker got his start.

here's a look at what i believe are the top ten movies of 2007. take a look!

The 2007 movie year is complete and by all accounts it was a terrific year. In compiling my ten best list there were exactly 10 movies I found to be terrific while there were an additional 24 more that were well above average.

The long waited movie live action move adaptation of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" is going to become a reality. Walt Disney announced earlier today that they will be making the movie. Nicolas Cage will star in a live-action feature film version of the classic tale.

An ordinary evening turned into disaster as my fiancé and I visited a new movie theater in Fairfax, VA. Little did we know what was in store for us in this city.

If your group of friends are self-admitted movie freaks, then chances are more than a few of them are Quentin Tarantino fans. Show them just how cool you are by planning an all-out Tarantino movie-watching event.

A look at gender exploitation in modern films.

Tarantino and Rodriguez both claim to be fans of the '70s exploitation films. So in there attempt to bring back the double feature classics, Planet Terror and Deathproof were created. But which film is the real exploitation film?

Watch the first films of some of Hollywood's biggest directors in this informative series of articles.

Reports are coming out that some members of the audience for Grindhouse left after the first feature, not realizing it was a double bill. Could it be a sign that movie audiences of today aren't nearly as hip as they like to they are?

Read while I break down all the parts that go into the making of this film, and predict its financial success of failure.

Cashiers du Cinemart's beginnings were humble… that of a very small circulation fanzine, started up to address the fact that there was a wide variety of movies out there and not all of them got equal attention from the press.

In this age of revisionism in the arts, especially in film, there's a startling (if not all surprising) revelation beneath the surface: Nothing has changed. It's just now Cowboys and (fill in the blank) minority.

In the year 2004 I enjoyed the privilege of viewing nearly 200 movies. So out of the new movies I have seen here is a top ten list of my favorite ones. In a particular order from 10 to 1 here are my favorites.

Some movies have great scary moments like that moment in Bunuel's UN CHIEN ANDALOU when the razor comes across the woman's eye just as the cloud passes over the moon;

Throughout the '60s and '70s were screened all manner of horrifying motion pictures promising the lurid and graphic depictions of violence, torture and rape. If they got ratings at all they were rated X.

Rose McGowan Biography

I went into Sin City thinking it would not satisfy my expectations. But it ended up satisfying and exceeding my expectations.

'Blades of Glory' topped the box office movie charts for the second straight week, while 'Grindhouse' opened with a very disappointing fourth place finish over Easter weekend.

With four intersecting story lines, it's just enough to keep you interested: but honestly, Mickey Rourke's Marv is the star of this show...

Independent filmmakers you should watch out for

A film with a very impressive visual style bogged down by inconsistencies in writing, acting, directing, and a flawed understanding of film noir. Childish depicition of women and sometimes serious, somtimes silly comic book violence undermine the film.

This article shall touch upon what foot fetishism is and expose a few celebrities who have at one time or another confessed their love for the foot.

A rundown of new DVD releases for September 18, 2007

A rundown of new DVD releases for October 16, 2007

Edgar Wright comes out to lend his support for one of the last independent revival cinemas in the US, New Beverly Cinema.

My fave. from 2005

That's right: crazy hot chicks. And we're not using "crazy" as an adverb to emphasize the unbelievable degree of hotness that these chicks possess.

We live lives that require some sort of balancing to be successful and thus I balance my time in regards to where I waste it. The following is another addition of the Crappy Movie Digest. Movies that I could not even finish in order to write a review.

Sin City is a visually striking movie with an engaging cast, and buckets of blood to seal the deal.

I am ready to proclaim Sin City the best Film of 2005

Quentin Tarantino hit the film scene with one of the classics of modern film, "Pulp Fiction." Since then he is widely considered to be the most important director in America. This article speaks on the indie director.

Watch the early movies of famous filmmakers in this series of informative articles.

If you don't know ahead of time it may come as a surprise to you that Quentin Tarantino does not direct the new action film "Smokin Aces".

The similarities between Jean-Luc Godard and Quentin Tarantino reveal a great deal about the meaning of revolutionary cinema and the creation of art by simply changing the rules of the game.

What?! Say it isn't so, Mr. Rodriguez! A new Barbarella, I can't wait!

My own review on the movie Grindhouse: Planet Terror. I have separated it into 5 parts which is Preview, Picture, Storyline, Theme Songs and Verdict.

Outstanding stunts, great photography, and edge of your seat car chases that will leave you breathless.

Review on selected independent movies shown at Cinequest Film Festival, 2005

Actor Duane Whitaker is best known in the film classic "Pulp Fiction". We chat about acting, films and more.

A foreign film Quentin Tarantino would be proud of.

Major duds provided by Kevin Costner, "Waterworld" and "The Postman" didn't make the list because the list below contains films that are far worse.

Looking for weird, insane, offensive, bloody, confusing, challenging movie-fare. 'Takashi Miike's' movie resume may be the one-stop movie stopping ground to satisfy the freak that lies in all of us.

A review of Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller's Sin City.

The following is my list of best foreign movies ever!

Sin City is actually three stories that are supporting the main theme of the movie which is about human corruption.

A day spent in Austin, Texas with the family

A movie review of Sin City,
the latest from director Robert Rodriguez.

The rise and fall of Film Threat Magazine, the championers of independent film in the 1990s.

Some say it is a return to form for the brothers after their last two movies. But the one thing that "No Country For Old Men" proves is that they never lost their touch to begin with, and who are we to think that they ever did? I mean really!

Miramax and Sony have started importing more and more asian films to the US market. Why though must they insist on butchering them endlessly in an attempt to dumb down the material for an American audience?

Brad Pitt's looks make him an obvious candidate for "Sexiest Person in the World." But there's so much more...

Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie has admitted to having a series of lesbian relationships.

The New Beverly Cinema is the last independent revival movie theater in Los Angeles, the film capital of the world, and it's in danger.

A re-vamped Asobi Seksu, Japanese-fronted indie rock from Brooklyn, revives 90's shoegaze and noise-pop, with a hint of Shibuya-kei.

Script, shooting, casting and knowing your boundaries will help you get that first project off the ground with good success.

After the recent box office "disaster" formally known as Hostel: Part II, director Eli Roth discussed the film's "failure"-oh god, a film that only grossed $8,203,391 on 2,350 screens across the country its opening weekend! What is the entertainment world coming to?!?...

Tarantino's first full budgeted film changed how movies were made in the 90s, and its pretty darn cool too.

Like Icarus reaching for the sun, the gangster must pay the price for wanting everything.

Along with some weak offerings, Hollywood produced at least 10 films that rose to the top.

My top ten picks for the best movies of 2007, as well as some honorable mentions.