Grindhouse Presents, Death Proof

Posted on September 8, 2007 by E
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Yes, that’s what the separation of the supposed-to-be-glorious experiment that was Grindhouse is called on DVD. Which would make this the fifth film by Quentin Tarantino and his most resounding flop.

With good reason.

There are a few things a knowledgeable person expects out of a Tarantino movie other than talking (check), visuals of feet and references to foot massages (check), references to other movies (check), by the director and not (check), sex-laced conversation (check) and eye-popping visuals (check).

Seeing as I checked the entire list, what caused this movie to fail so badly? Or did it fail at all?

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First Impressions

Posted on August 28, 2007 by L
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Quick update on the stage we’re at in our quest: we’re at the ‘meeting the big bosses’ level which essentially means we sit for half an hour in the waiting area and then have five minutes inside the office where on a good day, we’re lucky to have the divided attention of Mr. Producer/Creative Head/Person In Charge.

Independently, for leisure, I’ve been reading a few popular books that happen to talk about how we perceive and process things and people. I know I’m supposed to switch off from work and relax in my cosy reading spot, but I realise that what I’m reading should probably inform our behaviour when we go meet the good folk that are the gatekeepers between us and our dream projects.

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Trailer Analysis: Rendition

Posted on August 19, 2007 by E
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So this is what you could do if your film wins an Academy Award…good to know.

I hadn’t heard of Rendition until the trailer turned up on Apple’s website. If it had popped up on the various movie gossip sites I frequent I’d probably not have paid any attention because there are certain people whose names cause me to block out the work they do. Reese Witherspoon is definitely one of those people. So going in, I had no clue about the plot or premise of this movie that also stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep, Alan Arkin, Peter Sarsgaard and J.K. Simmons.

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