A few months ago a friend of mine sent me the link for Grindhouse, and it’s been on my calendar ever since. Rose McGowan with a gun for a leg? That’s all I needed to hear! Top it off with the astoundingly talented Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez at the helms of back-to-back features and…well, I don’t know how anyone in their right mind can even think of skipping this one. As if that weren’t enough, Rob Zombie (House of 1000 Corpses) and Eli Roth (Cabin Fever) have also contributed to this opus!

Recently, my curiosity was peaked when Time Out New York did an article on the old grindhouses that used to occupy Times Square. We all know how seedy it used to be with the prostitutes, drug addicts, and nutjobs wandering around causing trouble. But who would ever have thought that a musical version of Mary Poppins could be housed in a once-infamous grindhouse, now known as The New Amsterdam Theater? This is the same place that once showed classy movies like Snuff and The Flying Guillotine!

If the violence, gore, sex, and other tricks we’re sure to be treated to don’t tickle your fancy, surely you’ll want to see what kind of films were shown just a couple decades ago on what’s now called “Disney Row”.

Regardless, I know I’m going to SEE IT. Grindhouse is rated R and opens Friday, April 6th. (Official Site)

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My friend Shay just told me about this video, and I realized it would be the perfect next post, after my list of trailer remixes and Julie’s post about the R-rated Knocked Up trailer.

Basically, it’s every use of the f-word in Pulp Fiction, strung together in chronological order.

Just trust me on this one. It’s fuckin’ hilarious!

I’m not a real big fan of Teasers (Teasers, for those of you who aren’t in the know, are the first trailers that studios put out in order to create an initial buzz about a movie who’s release is a long way off…they’re basically the trailer for the forthcoming trailer). The problem I have with Teasers is that you can make any movie look amazing with a few random flashes of imagery and that proufound movie voice interjecting the whole way through. In my opinion, it’s better to just show two or three minutes of actual movie clips and let that speak for itself.

But I’m making an exception here because this one is just too good not to share with you guys. I don’t know of a single person who isn’t anxiously awaiting Quentin Tarantino’s next film (officially titled Grindhouse), and now that they released the first trailer, I just have to post it, even if it is just a Teaser.

Again, it’s basically impossible to make a Teaser that doesn’t get you excited for a movie. But even with that fact in mind, this one gets me more excited than I’ve been in a while. Quentin Tarantino plus Robert Rodriguez, old school style, no holds barred… Anyways, take a look.

Grindhouse is not yet rated and opens April 6. (Official Site)

-posted by Tal