Dec 31, 2010 2 posts published by lisaolisa during december 2010. The 100 best films of the decade 2010s page 2 of 11. Season of the witch 1972 black sunday 1977 supermarkt 1974 subwaystories tales from the underground 1997 radio inside 1994 appointment at eleven 1959 memories of murder 1990 uno koichiro no nurete noru 1982 cat girls gamblers naked flesh paid into the pot 1965 domination 1994 american guinea pig bouquet of guts and gore 2014. The hunt 2012 not to be confused with the politically poisonous blumhouseproduced survival thriller that was pulled from its release earlier this year, thomas vinterbergs the huntabout a school teacher wrongly accused of sexual abuse of a childis a film possessed by a lithe, almost casual menace. Dive into the sordid history of american exploitation films in this documentary narrated by academy awardnominee robert forster, and featuring interviews with john landis, william lustig, larry. American grindhousenightmares in red, white and blue dvd.
Gravitas ventures has inked a twopicture deal with lux digital pictures inc. Informative, entertaining and unforgettable, american grindhouse its a great study about exploration movies, u. Mexicanamerican grindhouse director robert rodriguez recognised his charms pretty quickly, casting him in 2010s predators as stans. American grindhouse is a 2010 documentary directed and produced by elijah drenner. This documentary, to me, covers pretty much everything that. Giving em what they want since the dawn of motion pictures. After a bombastic opening credits sequence and an introduction that promises tons of gratuitous and sleazy sex, nudity and violence, the documentary american grindhouse settles into something really hardcore. This documentary explores the hidden history of the american exploitation film. American grindhouse identifies the golden age of exploitation cinema as the 1960s and 70s, the heyday of unruly bikers, drugaddled hippies, unregenerate nazis, africanamerican avengers. There are interviews and soundbites from many of the people involved and film clips showing some of the more.
Dec 03, 2010 having made its rounds in the festival circuit throughout 2010, american grindhouse a documentary about exploitation films will hit dvd next year. Watch american grindhouse 2010 full movie free online. In its academic approach, american grindhouse is like sex ed. The nutcracker and the four realms 2018 all clara wants is a key a oneofakind key that will unlock a box that holds a priceless gift fr. This film was sent to bad lit as a screener from the 2010 boston underground film festival, which runs march 25april 1.
The first season has some detractors but is still well worth watching if nothing else, as a fascinating book to screen translation and for the fantastic carrie coon episode that feels like a sopranos fever dream, though lindelofs grand vision didnt fully take shape until season 2, when the series transformed from a show about a. Narrated by robert forster, american grindhouse tracks this shameless and shocking breed of moviemaking from its birth in the. A twodisc bluray special edition of grindhouse was released on october 5, 2010 in the us by vivendi entertainment and. What american grindhouse does is give us the highlights and encourages. According to historian david church, this theater type was named after the grind policy, a filmprogramming strategy dating back to the early 1920s which continuously showed films at cutrate ticket prices that typically rose over the course of each day.
American grindhouse is a documentary movie which explores the hidden history of the american exploitation movies, from the silent movie era to the 1970s. Robert rodriguezs overthetop grindhouse hymn to mexploitation films, machete, won the friday box office, but lost momentum and. Lucky for you, you can watch the entire season right now right here and on the ifc app, including this free episode courtesy of subaru but now, lets take a moment to look back at some of the new classics fred and carrie have so thoughtfully bestowed upon us. From the grindhouse cinema database american grindhouse 2010, usa is a documentary film directed by elijah drenner.
When a doctor who seems to have a solution to chucks problem is killed, casey and sarah blame each other. Dec 26, 2010 the term jumping the shark is rather well known in television and american pop culture, taken from episode three of the fifth season of the classic american sitcom happy days where the show stops being about its large cast of characters and their lives, and becomes out and out worship of the shows most popular character arthur herbert. The 10 most expensive horror show episodes of the last decade. The movie is narrated by robert forster and features john landis, joe dante and herschell gordon lewis.
Mar 20, 2010 american grindhouse is less exploration and more academic introduction to the history of this subsection of cinematic culture. John landis, from american grindhousethe featurelength documentary american grindhouse explores the hidden history of the american exploitation film. Every year thousands compete in the worlds greatest singing competition that youve never heard of. In mere days portlandia wraps up its final season, and oh what a season its been. Filmmaking legends look back at the hidden history of the american exploitation film business from which many movie stars emerged or were formed after starring in these lowbudget, but creative.
American grindhouse trailer 2010 documentary playster. Everything to know from ghost nation to the valley beyond. American grindhouse 2010 directed by elijah drenner. The film builds its sense of trepidation patiently and with anxiety.
American grindhouse outtakes from last house on the left. The walking dead the complete sixth season 6 series six box set dvd region 4. Exploitation doc american grindhouse coming to dvd next year. Nick cave is an australian by blood, an honorary american by dint of his devotion to pulp, and, at fiftytwo, the standardbearer for a global assembly of bookish, noisy, morbid yearround. The walking dead is an american postapocalyptic horror television series for amc based on the comic book series by robert kirkman, tony moore, and charlie adlard. The film made its world premiere at the south by southwest film festival in austin, texas on march, 2010. Description above from the wikipedia article robert forster, licensed under ccbysa, full list of contributors on wikipedia.
American grindhouse is less exploration and more academic introduction to the history of this subsection of cinematic culture. The twelfth annual boston underground film festival, which runs march 25april 1 at the kendall square cinema in cambridge, will focus on grindhouse. Mar 10, 2020 ryan murphy teases american horror story season 10 theme. Sep 05, 2010 that will put it solidly ahead of grindhouse, the film which first introduced the title character. The theatrical version of grindhouse was released on region 2 dvd and the standalone version of death proof hd dvd was released in germany on december 31, 2009. Weekend box office the american slices past machete with. The grindhouse radio lee arenberg 2019 american gods alviss 2019 once upon a time leroy 20112018. Some of the worthy interviewees are folks not often asked to talk about about their work in exploitation films and there are. This documentary, to me, covers pretty much everything that wasnt accepted by the mainstream.
May 27, 2019 bitch slapcrazy on the outsidedaybreakerswonderful worldyouth in revoltthe book of elithe last stationthe spy next doorextraordinary measureslegionthe tooth fairyto save a lifeedge of darknessfalli. On the same day that the finale aired, series creator james roland announced that syfy had decided to cancel the series after one season. American grindhouse is a documentary detailing the history of grindhouse and exploitation cinema from its birth in 19 through years of changing themes to the modern day, identifying why it came about and the legacy left behind. Headlined by returning stars emma roberts and billie lourd, the season was strongly inspired by classic slasher films like halloween and scream. Exploitation basically means theres an element you can exploit. American grindhouse elijah drenners informative, jampacked documentary about exploitation cinema came out on dvd last week. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing american grindhouse near you. A grindhouse or action house is an american term for a theater that mainly shows lowbudget horror, splatter and exploitation films for adults. Danny huston is back in black, a complete grindhouse.
It would be unthinkable to exclude the show that gave us. A clip from american grindhouse, an exciting new documentary release from lorber films. American grindhouse takes a fascinating look at the films, filmmakers, shysters, and hustlers who made it all happen. Ive got minor quibbles with american grindhouse as a whole, of course. See the full list of american grindhouse cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Speaking of tarantino, his homage to exploitation with robert rodriguez is finally being released in the original form it played theaters back in 2007, complete with trailers from eli roth thanksgiving, rob zombie werewolf women of the ss, and edgar wright dont. His column, suburban grindhouse memories, was a favorite, and gained a loyal. As chuck continues to come to grips with his new life as a spy, tension builds between his recently appointed partners, sarah and casey. Posted by alison willmore on february 4th south by southwest has unveiled the full glory of its film lineup, which includes 119 features, 55 of them world premieres. August 23, 2010 emmy nominated for outstanding special visual effects, the first season of the hit show sgu debuts as a complete set on bluray and dvd october 5 from mgm home entertainment. Narrated by academy award nominee robert forster jackie brown, with exclusive interviews with filmmakers, actors and critics herschell gordon lewis, joe dante, larry cohen, john landis, fred williamson, kim morgan and many. This chart lists all movies that had a release in theaters in the united states andor canada in 2010.
Its loaded with great interviews with many people trailers from hell fans will recognize, like john landis, joe dante, jack hill, larry cohen and allison anders. Roth does not allow smoking anywhere near his sets and, if an an actor smokes in a scene, roth must be at a monitor far away from the set. Walton goggins is deep state season 2s secret weapon. Ryan murphy teases american horror story season 10 theme. Jan 07, 2009 i settled in for the devils rejects expecting to get another rob zombie homagetoslashripoffof those seminal american horror films of the 70s that inspired his crappy house of 1,000 corpses, a disposable exercise in sadism whose notinconsiderable grindhouse nastiness was exceeded by its general incompetence. Gravitas ventures takes sxsws grindhouse to vod indiewire. Boston underground celebrates grindhouse, queer cinema. He suffers from asthma and is very allergic to cigarettes. A documentary about the history of exploitation movies, from the silent movie era to the 1970s. American harmony journeys deep into the ultraobsessive, zany, and heartfelt world of competitive barbershop singing, where passion is equaled only by raw talent, and the reward is not fame or.
American grindhouse 2010 i considered myself a sleaze merchant knowitall prior to entering american grindhouse, but still had to see it if only for my idol, kim morgans presence below as a talking head. Despite being rejected from the university of texas film school due to poor academic promise of the arts, robert rodriguez created his first 16mm short film bedhead which opened many doors for him. The series features a large ensemble cast as survivors of a zombie apocalypse, trying to stay alive under nearconstant threat of attacks from the mindless zombies, colloquially known as walkers. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of u. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. In an appropriately grindhouse running time of 80 minutes its impossible to be the definitive take on this broad psychotronic subject, but american grindhouse packs a lot of sleazy info into its compact running time. Some would be forgotten duds, while others went on to gain cult status. Blood drive is an american science fiction action television series that aired on syfy from june 14, 2017 to september 6, 2017. Mar 10, 2010 gravitas ventures takes sxsws grindhouse to vod. American grindhouse exploitation basically means there s an element you can exploit.
Filmmaking legends look back at the hidden history of the american exploitation film business from which many movie stars emerged or were formed after starring in. As one of the most rewatchable and quotable tv shows of all time, 30 rock may be the biggest nobrainer on this list. Not so much an authoritative study as an avid fans mashup, american grindhouse is a sprawling but amusing cliffsnoteslike history of various disreputable subgenres everything from. American grindhouse the grindhouse cinema database. American grindhouse, dvd, special interestdocumentary, cult, 738329069926. American grindhouse 2010 out of 4 this film begins with people debating on what a grindhouse film really is and after the release of the film grindhouse it seems like everyone was debating the true definition. Mar 11, 2010 the twelfth annual boston underground film festival, which runs march 25april 1 at the kendall square cinema in cambridge, will focus on grindhouse films and queer cinema, with appearances. American grindhouse feature trailer 2010 feature trailer for american grindhouse.
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