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The road to respectability is a long, strange one. I wonder if this is the first occassion the New York Times has acknowledged grindhouse cinema.
The article in question sheds some light on a number of aspects of Tarantino and Rodriguez’ collaboration. Only four directors are cited for the trailers found between films, and one of them is not Quentin Tarantino with his Cowgirls of Sweden as previously reported. Both films are clocking in at under an hour and a half, which is great news for bladders everywhere. Tarantino is convinced that Death Proof will contain one of the top three car chases of all-time, which should add just a bit more excitement to the slightly overshadowed feature. And both Rodriguez and Tarantino have confirmed that not only will both films be artificially aged, but they will both also be missing a reel, so the action will cut out partway through and resume again without the audience knowing exactly what transpired. I bet theatre managers are really looking forward to that one.
“That’s part of the lurid quality. It feels like it’s a popular film that’s been screened a bunch of times. The texture, all the scratches, makes it look really creepy, like you’re watching something you’re not supposed to, where anything could happen at any moment.”
That’s just the tip of the iceberg. Get your keister over to The New York Times website for the entire thing.