Grindhouse
The 2007 film ‘Grindhouse’ was written, produced and directed by ‘Robert Rodriguez’ and Quentin Tarantino. It is a double feature which has two feature-length parts, consisting of ‘Planet Terror’ which was directed by Rodriguez and ‘Death Proof’ directed by Tarantino.  The title of the film comes from the U.S. film industry term ‘Grindhouse’ this refers to film theatres which specialise in ‘B movies’ or exploitation films.
‘Planet Terror’ is about a gang of rebels who are trying to survive an onslaught of zombie-like creatures as they fight with a rogue military unit.
‘Death Proof’ looks at a misogynistic, psychopathic stunt man who preys on young women, then murdering them with his stunt car.
‘Grindhouse’ had more success on DVD and Blu-ray than it did at the cinema. [Read more...]