Articles tagged "grindhouse"

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Q&A with Mike Vraney, the guru of `Grindhouse’

by Mark Rahner [The Seattle Times (MCT)]

[22.Jun.07] :. SEATTLE—Even if “Grindhouse” flopped in theaters, it’s put gloriously cheap, nasty old exploitation flicks back on the pop-cultural map and unleashed a slew of sleaze on DVD...

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by PopMatters Staff

[26.Apr.07] :. Day in and day out, SE&L offers up insightful and in-depth film criticism, covering a wide range of cinematic issues from the historical to the front page entertainment headlines. Here are some recent highlights...

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The Front Page: Ground Down

by Bill Gibron

[16.Apr.07] :. Dear Weinstein Brothers. We know things aren’t going particularly well for you right now. After severing ties with the notoriously bothersome House of Mouse and striking out on your own,...

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Short Cuts - In Theaters: Grindhouse

by Bill Gibron

[12.Apr.07] :. Grindhouse is not a return to the sordid salad days of drive-in b-movies. It is not a careful or accurate recreation of the original raincoat crowd experience. The name is a gimmick, a...

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Movies don’t always have to be picture perfect to gain our loyalty

by Duane Dudek [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MCT)]

[9.Apr.07] :. Tarantino compares the "grindhouse" experience with the raw power of "punk rock."

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Grindhouse (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[6.Apr.07] :. Where the olden days movies were fierce, these are more nostalgic for a moment that's amplified in the remembering. These retreads are surely giddy, but they're also indulgent, just as they mean to be.

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Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez Talk Grindhouse

by Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[6.Apr.07] :. The celebrated directors discuss their new double-feature, a salute to the grindhouse film era, and offer a hit list of grindhouse classics for your viewing pleasure.

 

The Front Page: Feeling Exploited?

by Bill Gibron

[2.Apr.07] :. In a little less than five days, maverick directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez will unleash their long awaited double feature phenomenon in the making, Grindhouse, onto an...

 
 
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