Death Proof
Introducing Tarantino Films To Friends
Dec 30th
Interesting thread started over on Reddit about what order you’d have your frind watch Tarantino’s films if they had never seen one before.
Consensus seems to be Pulp Fiction first, and Death Proof last – which I agree with. Love the irony that most everybody would introduce his films out of order considering that out of order film sequencing is the single most identifying trait of a Tarantino film.
Even though he only wrote it, I’d also throw True Romance into the first half of his films. Its a great story and very much feels like a Tarantino film even though he didnt direct it.
Death Proof Helps Chartreuse Gain Popularity
Dec 29th
The drink also benefited from a throw-away line of a bar banter in Quentin Tarantino’s 2007 thriller, “Death Proof.”
Playing the role of a barman in his own film, the director gives a round of Chartreuse shots to a well-oiled group.
When asked what they are drinking, Tarantino replies: “Chartreuse. The only liquor so good they named a colour after it.”
“Tarantino’s film created an incredible buzz,” he says, noting that workers had been putting in extra hours to bottle as much of the green stuff as possible.
Review, Hobo With A Shotgun
Feb 1st
A positive review of Hobo With A Shotgun from We Got This Covered.
The dialogue is intentionally bad, but at the same time, it’s quite quotable. And who a lot of fun. Hauer’s performance is pitch perfect. He knows the film is walking a fine line between a joke and satire, and he matches that intention with a fury.
The audience at Sundance also loved the film.
UPDATE: The Hobo With A Shotgun DVD is now available.
Hobo With A Shotgun
Jan 19th
Another fake trailer from Grindhouse is going to make its way to the big screen. Hobo With A Shotgun will be shown at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. The film stars Rutger Hauer.
Aside from Hobo With A Shotgun, other fake trailers from Grindhouse that are getting the full treatment are Machete (already released) and Thanksgiving (still being developed by Eli Roth).
And if you don’t already have it, pick up the Grindhouse special edition DVD.
UPDATE The Hobo With A Shotgun DVD is now available.
Quentin Tarantino Graphic Movie Poster Series
Jan 27th
Ibraheem Youssef has created some very cool looking minimalist posters for Tarantino’s films.
Very cool stuff, and unlike most of the alternative poster designs I’ve ever seen, you can actually purchase these from Ibraheem’s website.
UK GRINDHOUSE Showings
Mar 24th
Via Andy from Momentum Pictures UK Theatrical Sales we get word that GRINDHOUSE will be making showings in the UK beginning Friday.
In case of interest to your UK readers… GRINDHOUSE will finally be making it to UK cinema screens from Friday 28th March.
Following sell-out screenings at Glasgow FrightFest and the Prince Charles Cinema in London, the film will enjoy limited screenings in selected cinemas around the country, on one-offs and late night shows.
The full list of confirmed venues and dates is below:
QT Talks Death Proof Reaction
Feb 1st
Sight & Sound has an interview with Quentin about the reaction to Death Proof up. Inglorious Bastards comes up early and it sounds like QT hasn’t done much work on it of late.
GRINDHOUSE 6-Disc DVD Set
Jan 2nd
Even though GRINDHOUSE was eventually broken into 2 separate films, there is going to be a 6-disc DVD release of the whole double feature with special features … in Japan. [thanks Taylor]
Still no fake trailers from the description that SlashFilm has. This makes the lack of any type of combined DVD release in the US even more disappointing.
Thanksgiving Shirt & Poster
Nov 17th
Hot Topic is selling 
