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Boos! & Whoop-doos!: A Decade of Glossy Schlock!
31 December 2009 1:23 PM, PST
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The Drive-In? Whoop-doo!Boos! & Whoop-doos!: A Decade of Glossy Schlock! The Aughts ushered in a new era of glossy schlock that rose quietly from the ashes of the once burgeoning Drive-In scene. The Drive-In Theater has always stood as a temple for exploitive, low-grade cinema. But by 1999, even the most popular of these late night playgrounds had crumbled to dust. They rose to prominence in the late forties and early fifties, and then experienced a quaint resurgence in the late 70s and early 80s. By the time this decade kicked off to shouts of "Y2K", they had all been wiped clean off the face of the Cineplex landscape. But their aura and mystic still lingered around many a DVD shelf like a ploom of stink bomb smoke. If there's one lasting remnant the Drive-In era gave us, it's the Z-grade flick. The second run feature whose only purpose
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Rodriguez and Trejo talk up Machete
31 December 2009 7:58 AM, PST
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It’s been a long time coming for Robert Rodriguez and Danny Trejo’s Machete, first glimpsed as a faux trailer in movie double-whammy Grindhouse.
But only now, mere months before its Stateside release in April, are we learning just how far back Rodriguez’s plans for a Trejo-starring mash-up stretch.
Speaking to IGN during a Predators set visit, Trejo revealed that Machete is actually very much a child of the ‘90s.
“Everybody thinks that Machete came out of a trailer, but it didn't,” Trejo...
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- Josh Winning
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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Six
27 December 2009 10:09 AM, PST
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The Last Airbender
Opens: July 2nd 2010
Cast: Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Summary: A live-action film based on the Nickelodeon animated TV series. In a fantastic world where civilisation exists as four great empires, a reluctant young child sets out on a perilous journey to restore balance to a world torn apart by war.
Analysis: Its been quite the decade for M. Night Shyamalan who started it as a household name with labels of a moodern-day Hitchcock thanks to the likes of "The Sixth Sense" and "Signs". Today he's considered more of a one-trick pony and in some cases a punchline due to rampant stories of egomania run wild and a series of much derided onscreen flops like "Lady in the Water" and "The Happening".
Thus 'Airbender' marks a potential return to form for the helmer. An adaptation of the hit cartoon series
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- Garth Franklin
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The Best of the Decade: 2000-2009
23 December 2009 9:56 AM, PST
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A best of the decade list is an incredible thing to consider. The Aughts were ripe with imagination and originality. The past ten years also came jam packed with many new visionary directors that changed the cinematic landscape forever. Yet, at the same time, it was also a decade wrought with remakes, rip-offs, ten-year late sequels, and films based on preexisting toy properties, comic books, and amusement park rides. George Lucas offended almost everyone by dusting off his Star Wars mythos and adding copious amounts of CGI to it. And Batman, a caped figure in tights who last flourished in the trippy sixties, managed to crawl head and shoulders above the rest at the box office to be crowned king. Thus proving that the so-called "geek" or "fanboy" truly ruled the silver screen over the course of this tumultuous past decade. Today, we look at the ten films that ruled
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Tarantino Talks Up Yet Another New Project
22 December 2009 2:13 PM, PST
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I have been a Tarantino fan for years now, but the man has an incredibly bad habit of fucking with his fans. Much like his friend Robert Rodriguez, he seems to suffer from Adhd, one minute saying that he is working on Project A, only to talk to a reporter the next day about Project B. For those that still aren't grasping what I'm talking about, what did you think about the Vega brothers movie? News is still really blowing up about that mini-series that he wants to do with HBO, huh? Are you still saving to buy Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair and the Grindhouse boxset? The flavor of the last month or so has been the future of Kill Bill Vol. 3, which he has said won't happen until around 2014, but now Qt has changed gears once again and is talking about a whole new monster.
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Robert Rodriguez Talks ‘Machete’, ‘Sin City 2′
21 December 2009 7:34 AM, PST
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Robert Rodriguez, a filmmaker I have a lot of respect for but am becoming more and more disappointed in as he sinks more of his time into schlocky 3D kids movies, recently gave up a lot of details regarding plans for sequels to Machete, Sin City 2 and Spy Kids 4 while on the set of Nimrod Antal’s Predators in Texas.
Here’s a breakdown of the details, with some commentary:
Machete Sequels:
“We always talked about making him a franchise character. Danny and I talked about it in ‘94…maybe Desperado that’s when I first mentioned the Machete character. So imagine that…he’s been bugging me since ‘94.
We want Machete, Machete Kills, and Machete Kills Again. [Laughter] That’s mine and Robert’s standards, you know? Every time I text him, he’ll text me back, Machete 2, coming up. [Laughs]“
So there’s a solid “maybe.” I could personally
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Danny Trejo Explains Machete's Origins
21 December 2009 7:06 AM, PST
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Many people think that the idea behind making Robert Rodriguez's upcoming Machete came from its inclusion as a faux-trailer in the Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse. However, Danny Trejo told ComingSoon that in fact the movie evolved from many years of planning.
Everybody thinks that Machete came out of a trailer, but it didn't. Robert told me he wanted to do this movie called Machete when we were doing Desperado and that if you look at the character in Machete, he kind of molded this character Machete ... Machete kicks a**. [laughs] It is a culmination of Desperado, Once Upon a Time in Mexico ... I think there's even a little bit of From Dusk Till Dawn in there.
I think it's going to be one of his best. I'm not just saying that 'cause I'm the lead in it, but it's just a great movie. I think everybody's going to
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- Ryan Gowland
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Trejo talks Machete
21 December 2009 2:02 AM, PST
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Remember that fake MacHete trailer Robert Rodriguez directed for Grindhouse? Well, it's now a feature film. While I was on the set visit for the upcoming Predators movie in Austin, TX, Machete himself, Danny Trejo appeared on the set. Even though he wasn't filming that day, he took some time out to chat with all of us. I can't reveal anything he said about his role in Predators, but I am now allowed to pass on the MacHete deets. Like the fact that, if you run into him at the grocery
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- Jenna Busch
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Machete X: Machete in Space
20 December 2009 11:37 PM, PST
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Robert Rodriguez and Danny Trejo are truly having with fun their upcoming film MacHete, which is being released next April. No MacHete X: MacHete In Space isn't an upcoming sequel title for the series but Rodriguez and Trejo did have fun with possible franchise sequel names including a tongue in cheek reference to a Machete in Space title. We also learn that the film may have some From Dusk Till Dawn elements...
Chris Eggertsen, during a set visit to the new film Predators directed by Nimrod Antal and currently filming at Troublemaker Studios in Austin, Texas, had the chance to catch up with Robert Rodriguez (who is producing the film) and Danny Trejo (one of the stars) to chat about the 70's esq Grindhouse feature Machete. Trejo gave us a little more background on the project, which actually was an idea Rodriguez had back in the early days of their collaboration.
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Danny Trejo Talks MacHete. Could the Sequels be Called MacHete Kills and MacHete Kills Again?
20 December 2009 6:01 PM, PST
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The other day I got to talk with Danny Trejo on the set of Predators along with a number of other online journalists. While we are embargoed from talking about Predators, we’re allowed to cover other projects.
As most of you know, Danny recently shot Machete with director Robert Rodriguez. The film is based on the trailer that was featured in Grindhouse and it’s loaded with an all star cast like Robert De Niro, Steven Seagal, Michelle Rodriguez, Jessica Alba, Lindsay Lohan, Don Johnson, and Rose McGowan.
So when we talked to him about Machete, he talked about what it was like to work with such an all star cast and he confirmed the rumors that it might be getting released this April. Also, when we asked him if Machete was a one off or did he think there could be sequels, Trejo replied, “we want Machete, Machete Kills,
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Danny Trejo Talks 'Machete'
20 December 2009 5:57 PM, PST
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Recently while visiting the set of "Predators" Danny Trejo spoke to us about his first lead role in "Machete," the faux trailer from "Grindhouse" the film is being co-directed by Robert Rodriguez with protege Ethan Maniquis. The film follows the highly skilled Federale Machete is hired by some unsavory types to assassinate a senator. But just as he's about to take the shot, he notices someone aiming at him and realizes he's been set up. He barely survives the sniper's bullet, and is soon out for revenge on his former employers, with the reluctant assistance of his old friend (Marin), who has become a priest and taken a vow of nonviolence. Here is what he had to say about the upcoming film.What’s the last number of months been like for you, two films back to back, and what can you tell us about “Machete”? Danny Trejo: Well uh…
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Robert Rodriguez and Trejo Talk Machete
20 December 2009 4:05 PM, PST
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Ever since directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez released their experimental tribute to exploitation films entitled, Grindhouse in 2007, which featured "fake trailers," fans have been desperately waiting for a full-length version of Rodriguez's Machete trailer. The trailer starred frequent Rodriguez collaborator Danny Trejo in the title role as a Federale from Mexico who gets hired to do hatchet jobs in the U.S. Well, fans can now stop waiting as Rodriguez and Trejo began shooting the film, simply entitled Machete, earlier this year and are currently in post-production on the project. The movie features an extremely intriguing and talented cast that in addition to Trejo includes, Michelle Rodriguez, Lindsay Lohan, Cheech Marin, Jessica Alba, Rose McGowan, Robert De Niro, Steven Segal, Jeff Fahey, Don Johnson and Tom Savini. We recently had the opportunity to speak to both Robert Rodriguez and Danny Trejo visiting Rodriguez's Troublemaker Studios in Austin, Texas to
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Films Of The Decade – Alex’s List
18 December 2009 4:15 PM, PST
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10 years is bloody ages in film terms. To narrow it down to my ten favourite films of the decade was no easy task. Even now I look at my list and can’t help but think…where the hell is Gladiator? Why didn’t I include any Lord Of The Rings films? What about The Dark Knight? Damn, what about The Lives Of Others, Pan’s Labyrinth, Finding Nemo, Downfall, No Country For Old Men? All of those films are incredible candidates and on another day they might have made it. The truth is no self-respecting film buff will ever be able to narrow down 10 films to fit a list and not have it change every so often.
One day my opinion of the best film of all time will be Seven Samurai the next day it will be Apocalypse Now and the day after that it might be Night Of The Hunter.
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- Alex Wagner
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Eli Roth Confirms He Will Shoot 'Thanksgiving' Directly After 'Endangered Species'
11 December 2009 8:00 AM, PST
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As Eli Roth continues to tweak his script for "Endangered Species" with an eye toward shooting in 2010, folks have been wondering if the director still plans to film his "Grindhouse" trailer-spinoff "Thanksgiving," directly after "Species."
The answer, Roth told MTV News, is yes.
"My friend Jeff Rendell, who I wrote the trailer with and who plays the pilgrim, he's in Boston right now but he's coming out to La in January and we're going to knock out the script in a week. I want to have it ready so I can go right from 'Endangered Species' to 'Thanksgiving' back to back. I want 'Thanksgiving' to be like dessert!"
At the moment, Roth and Rendell are going back and forth as they outline ideas, coming up with different kills—both those we've seen in the trailer and completely new ones. While Roth has long planned to make a feature-length
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Eli Roth Confirms Thanksgiving Feature
11 December 2009 3:43 AM, PST
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Eli Roth is currently at work finalizing the script for Endangered Species, which he hopes to start shooting in 2010. But he also has plans to turn Thanksgiving — the faux-trailer he shot for Grindhouse — into a feature-length project.
In an interview with MTV, Roth confirmed that he'd like to go straight into Thanksgiving following completion of Endangered Species.
I want to have it ready so I can go right from Endangered Species to Thanksgiving back-to-back. I want Thanksgiving to be like dessert!
He also talked about the style he'd like for the movie, a decision influenced by shooting Nation's Pride, the fake Nazi propaganda piece seen in Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds.
I shot that thing so fast, I wasn't self-conscious. I didn't have time to
think. I was like, "Quick, get this, get this, get this!" And when you move at that pace, you actually get into a zone where you're purely going on instinct,
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Quentin Tarantino Helping To Shape Eli Roth's 'Endangered Species'
7 December 2009 6:54 AM, PST
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It's a bit of an understatement to say that directors Quentin Tarantino and Eli Roth have a good working relationship. The two have worked together several times with Roth appearing in Tarantino films like "Grindhouse" and most recently "Inglourious Basterds".
Roth is currently in preparations for for his upcoming alien invasion project "Endangered Species" that he describes as "going to be something that is really fun with lots of mass destruction ... something along the lines of ‘Transformers’ or ‘Cloverfield’ [but] a little more science fiction-based, and with lots of chaos and mass destruction. It is not aliens or robots or a virus - it’s a little more grounded."
Roth recently revealed that in getting things ready for filming, he sent off a copy of his script to Tarantino who made several suggestions that Roth quickly implemented into the story. Roth said: "Quentin (Tarantino) actually loved the draft and had some really great suggestions,
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Quentin's new commercial
7 December 2009 1:41 AM, PST
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It's been a while since we've had the (ahem) pleasure of seeing Quentin Tarantino act. I never got to see his turn in Sukiyaki Western Django and I'm still trying to forget about "Warren" in Grindhouse. But if you want to remind yourself, Tarantino has filmed a recent commercial for Japanese cell phone company SoftBank. I don't speak Japanese but from what I've gathered, there's a family where the father is a Hokkaido-ken dog and the brother is an African-American and their wacky
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- Mike Sampson
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Collider Holiday Giveaway - We Finally Have a New Server! Win Free DVD’s, Blu-rays and Books!
6 December 2009 7:12 PM, PST
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With the holiday’s fast approaching and everyone struggling to find enough money to buy presents, we’ve come up with a novel way to save money: get free stuff from us! Thanks to a bunch of PR films, I’ve got a huge box filled with DVDs, Blu-rays and books and I’m going to give everything away to our readers. So if you’d like to know what you could win and how to enter, just hit the jump for all the info:
And one bit of news before you click on the jump…if you’re a regular reader of Collider, you’ve probably noticed we’ve had a lot of problems keeping the site online over the past few months. Due to heavy traffic and an old server, the site was crashing almost everyday. But after many weeks of work behind the scenes, we have a
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Kill Bill 3 Not Happening For A While
1 December 2009 8:50 AM, PST
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How long is a piece of string? Exactly. And when it comes to waiting for Quentin Tarantino to make a film, you can ask the same question…kind of. First Showing recently caught up with the American maestro and asked him for an update on all things Bride related, and he announced: “There’s no script, there are just ideas and notes…we’re getting there, we’re about one movie away.”
Tarantino resurrected his career after the ill-received Grindhouse with the mighty Inglourious Basterds. It is perhaps his most thoroughly enjoyable film since Pulp Fiction. It’s his biggest box office strike, too.
Kill Bill was his love letter to all things kung fu-related. If the first part was a lean, mean fighting machine, the second part was a rather bloated affair with a dull climax. Does the world need to hear from The Bride again after she settled her score?
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- Martyn Conterio
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Eli Roth To Produce Sci-Fi Movie
1 December 2009 3:19 AM, PST
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Eli Roth, mainstream cinema’s most outrageous goreteur, is taking time out from torturing tourists and killing Nazis, and putting on his producer hat for an alien invasion flick. Described as “Cloverfield-esque”, the film features havoc and mayhem (what else?) when some, er, aliens turn up on Earth and try to kill us (the big meanies). The script is by Ben Magrid.
Most Roth fans are still hoping to see Thanksgiving (white meat, dark meat: all will be carved) Roth’s highly original take on the slasher film. First appearing as the second best trailer (after Rob Zombie’s Werewolf Women of the SS) for the Grindhouse doube-bill, it so captured the imagination of fans, that they demanded he make it.
It’s been a rapid climb for Roth (one-time assistant to David Lynch), and whilst he’s no great actor (like his friend Quentin), his brand of horror has proved highly influential.
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