Grindhouse

Spy Kids’ Alexa Vega no longer a kid in first image from Machete Kills

Spy Kids star Alexa Vega is all grown up. She’s also turning heads with this first official from Robert Rodriguez’s upcoming Machete Kills, the sequel to Mexploitation cult action flick Machete. Vega plays the very non-childlike character KillJoy in Rodriguez’s sequel, the bodyguard of a whorehouse, presumbly the one presided over by Sofia Vergara’s Madame ….

Glorious images from sci-fi action thriller Yakuza Weapon

Well Go USA Entertainment has revealed the box art and a few images from their upcoming Blu-ray and DVD release of the Tak Sakaguchi/Yûdai Yamaguchi-directed sci-fi action thriller Yakuza Weapon. Co-directed by Sakaguchi and Yudai Yamaguchi, who previously worked together on the likes of Battlefield Baseball and Cromartie High School, the film is another Sushi ….

Lloyd Kaufman to moderate Q&A with creators of grindhouse revenge thriller Father’s Day

Troma Entertainment announced today that the New York City screenings of grindhouse horror Father’s Day at The Sunshine Cinema on February 10 and 11th, will be attended by the film’s creators, filmmaking collective Astron-6. Members Jeremy Gillespie, Steven Kostanski, Matt Kennedy and Conor Sweeney will be present for a Q & A session at the ….

Cult Cinema Icon William Castle gets fans in the Halloween spirit

William Castle has an update for fans about some current events celebrating his work, including William Castle’s Shockers, presented by the very undead folks from Cinefamily at Hollywood’s iconic Silent Movie Theatre, which has been running Saturday nights this month. And, a double feature on Halloween night, Sunday, October 31st. CLICK HERE for a very ….

Update: Savage County to invade MTV2, Twitter and New York Comic-Con

Somehow the marketing team behind Savage County received quick word that I wrote a little story about tonight’s premiere of the film on MTV2. So they’ve forwarded me some additional information surrounding facts about the project, along with a whole series of events happening in the next few days, that are actually much more fun ….

AMC Theatres unexpectedly pulls unrated slasher flick Hatchet II from all screens

Just a couple of days after the release of grindhouse slasher tribute Hatchet II, the AMC theater chain has pulled the unrated sequel from all locations that were running the movie, according to EW. “We woke up this morning and the movie was gone,” says director Adam Green. “I’m bewildered and confused.” AMC volunteered to ….

Friday screening of the “Ozploitation” cult classic that Tarantino keeps in his vault

This Friday, The Stone, the “ozploitation” classic that Quentin Tarantino reportedly keeps in his personal film vault, will screen at The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater, in New York City. The event will feature a pre-show onstage turntable warmup by Andy Votel, and is co-presented by B-music/Finders Keepers, Other Music and WFMU. ….