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.

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:

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.

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.

Here's a NoGood.TV promo/interview for Grindhouse. Its a bit odd because its more about the word fuck than the movie itself.

(I moved the video to after the jump since it wants to auto load each time the main page is opened)

Thanks to the good folks at Film Ink, here are some advance scans of their November 2007 issue with Quentin on the cover. The issue has a icon article with Rosario Dawson and a big profile/interview with Tarantino.

Rosario Dawson article: Page 1, Page 2

Tarantino article: Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4

Film Ink is on newstands in Australia and New Zealand beginning this week and copies of this issue can be ordered thru Dina (dina@filmink.com.au).

New Minute news has some pictures (scroll down, no permalinks that I could see) of Quentin from an appearance in Dublin from earlier this month. They've also got a video of Quentin from the same event.

The Death Proof DVD is available today!

Planet Terror gets released October 16th.

JoBlo has the deleted lap dance scene from Death Proof up on the site.

Empire Online has put up the UK trailer for Death Proof along with the poster for the films release.

I like the poster, but there is a bit too much empty white space.

Just a reminder to get your pre-orders in for the Death Proof DVD. The release date is Sept 18th.

Planet Terror gets released October 16th.

For our readers in Europe: Quentin is going to be in Liverpool on Sept 11th for a screening of Death Proof. [thanks Mark]

Via DVD Active, here is the DVD cover art for the special edition DVD of Death Proof.

Some bad news (maybe) about the DVDs for Death Proof and Planet Terror. According to The Movie Blog, neither will contain any of the fake trailers that aired with GRINDHOUSE in theaters.

Quentin went to the F1 race in Germany this weekend while out promoting Death Proof.

If Quentin is still serious about making Inglorious Bastards his next film, he may want to get moving on the project ASAP. It looks like Joel Silver and Zak Penn are going to be re-making The Dirty Dozen.

Inglorious Bastards isn't the same film, but its similar enough that it could cause box office troubles if they both get released near the same time. And given the box office problems that GRINDHOUSE had, taking that risk might not be such a hot idea.

So Quentin, get moving!

The Death Proof DVD is listed with a Sept 18th, 2007 release date on Amazon right now. No pre-order option yet though. This is going to be a 2-disc set containing both the 90 minute Grindhouse cut and the 127 minute Cannes cut.

This is apparently when the Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair 4-disc set is also going to be released.

Thanks to Mike for the heads up on the info.

UPDATE: Amazon now has Kill Bill - The Whole Bloody Affair listed, but with no release date.

Tarantino talks about GRINDHOUSE's box office disappointment and his plans for the Cannes version of Death Proof.

Not suprisingly, Tarantino is taking Death Proof to the Cannes Film Festival.

I'm just hoping that Michael Moore doesn't win again.

The Death Proof screenplay is available over at Amazon along with a growing list of GRINDHOUSE branded merchandise.

With the split of GRINDHOUSE coming, you may want to go ahead and pick up the double poster - it may not be around much longer.

Here are all of the GRINDHOUSE posters

Also, do a Control-Refresh if this entry looks odd - I've updated the CSS and that'll make sure it loads for you.

Blackfilm has a couple of interviews up with Sydney Tamiia Poitier and Tracie Thoms about their roles in GRINDHOUSE. Thanks to Wilson for the heads up.

If you haven't been out to see GRINDHOUSE yet, get off your ass and go. It fell out of the top 10 in the box office and only made $434 per screen this past week - likely meaning that its not going to be in theatres for much longer.

Its apparently panic time for Harvey Weinstein - he's kicking around the idea of re-releasing GRINDHOUSE as 2 separate movies in just a couple of weeks.

This is just wrong, wrong, wrong.

Unfortunately, it looks like GRINDHOUSE didn't do well at the box office this weekend - managing only 4th place with only about $12m in receipts.

The GRINDHOUSE Companion Book is now shipping.

This 250 page hardcover companion book to GRIND HOUSE offers fans an insider's look into the making of the hotly anticipated double feature by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. Filled with cast and crew interviews, hundreds of full-color photographs, never-before-seen conceptual art and an in-depth history of the grindhouse genre by the directors themselves, GRIND HOUSE: THE SLEAZE FILLED SAGA OF AN EXPLOITATION DOUBLE FEATURE is the essential fan's guide to the two-fisted bloodbath of the year.

The GRINDHOUSE posters are finally available for purchase at All Posters. Click the images below to be magically transported:

Hey folks, I'm always getting emails from film students with lots of questions about QT's filmmaking style, and I rarely have the time to respond properly. But Rebekah was smart enough to pose her questions in the form of a questionnaire that any of you can fill out after watching GRINDHOUSE this weekend.

Rebekah is pursuing her PhD in Film Studies at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and the questionnaire is short and sweet - so lets help her out.

Death Proof questionnaire

GRINDHOUSE doesn't officially open until Friday, but 13 lucky cities are getting Thursday openings. If you are in one of these big market cities, check with theaters to see if you can get tickets:

Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington DC

The premiere of GRINDHOUSE was last night (QT was on Leno as well), and Popholic has a bunch of photos from the permiere.

And JoBlo has an early review of GRINDHOUSE.

The new issue of Fangoria magazine has a GRINHOUSE feature in it. Thanks to Matt for the heads up in the comments.

Turns out that NY Post article about GRINDHOUSE maybe getting an NC-17 was wrong. No word on what, if anything got cut, but the final film is just over 3 hours in running time and has secured an R Rating.

Death Proof makes the cover of Creative Screenwriting magazine. [thanks David]

Here, Tarantino tells you why you should love B-movies, the joy of writing quickly, and why his stalker car-chase movie Death Proof is a chick flick.

GRINDHOUSE may need significant edits to avoid an NC-17 rating. Page Six has the dirt on some of the more problematic scenes (one example after the jump).

QT had similar problems with Kill Bill - thats why some of the Crazy 88 scene is in black and white (so that the blood is black instead of red). For whatever reason, its OK to hack someone to pieces on screen, just so long as they don't bleed red blood.

Maxim magazine is doing some special edition covers featuring the girls of GRINDHOUSE.

Inglorious Bastards got a sneak look at the European poster for GRINDHOUSE. It looks suspiciously like this poster, but with just a few 'screw you' edits.

It really sucks that QT isn't willing to stand up for movie to be shown in one piece. I've heard the argument that the double-feature is a uniquely American experience and so the rest of the world isn't expecting it - but, if the GRINDHOUSE format of a double-feature is so great, why not use his influence to introduce it to those that haven't experienced it before.

In this interview QT talks about doing what he wants with his films.

"Man, I'd love to do an opening to a movie like that." And someone said: "Yeah, they wouldn't let you."

People have said little things like that all my life. But who's "they"? I've given nobody the authority over me to say I can't do anything - I can do anything I want or can achieve. I don't ask permission. I might ask forgiveness, but I won't ask permission. There is no "they".

Here's the thing: they can write a mean letter, they can write a mean memo, but these guys don't have any real fight in them. If you're an artist, as opposed to a careerist, and your movie is more important to you than a career in this town, they can never beat you. You have a loaded gun, and you know you've got what it takes to put it in their faces and blow their heads off.

Quentin, get your gun out and take a stand. GRINDHOUSE is one movie. One experience. Introduce the rest of the world to the genre you feel so passionate about. In the format you feel so passionate about - the double feature.

I've been out of town all week, and thus out of touch, so thanks to everybody who sent in the news about the making of GRINDHOUSE videos that have hit the net. TheMovieBox.net has it in 4 pieces:

one | two | three | four

The stuff in these videos isn't entirely new though, some of it already appeared back in early February on Yahoo.