Grindhouse Essays

ON CONTEMPORARY DIRECTORS AND THEIR INFLUENCE Modern directors take a leaf out of the books of early directors all the time; be it in a form of a shot, character traits, or just generic similarities, it has all been done. These contemporary directors tread the thin line between plagiarism and influence with great competence, and produce work which is bound to go down in the vaults, like the ones they took inspiration from. Owing to his unconventional shooting methods, Hitchcock has a whole

The Film “Kill Bill: Vol. 1” is directed by Quentin Tarantino, his fourth major film. In a brief genre classification of the film, it can be defined as a female lead samurai film. However it combines many aspects which bind it together in to a Grindhouse esque, female driven, revenge martial arts epic. In this essay I will look at the themes of revenge and the trope of the female action hero. More specifically I will be analysing and critiquing these themes within the scene named ‘Showdown at the

Whereby, cosmic horror mixes freely with grindhouse cinema along with gorefest that is classic sword & sorcery and weirdness of science fantasy. It does have its weaknesses that is embodied in the very thing that makes it great. Namely, that it is very loosely edited and if you do believe that

5 Epic Head On Collision www.roadandtrack.com Almost every movie we watch nowadays features a crash scene, so it can be pretty difficult for a director to really grab our attention. We feel like we’ve seen it all. But in his 2007 offering, Grindhouse: Deathproof, Quentin once again found a way to surprise us with his particular version of a gruesome head-on

HATEFUL EIGHT Quentin Tarantino has always been one of the most controversial and charismatic auteurs (if I may call) in Hollywood, as he proves to be an edgy writer/director who dares to tackle an aspect of modern life so dark, so brutal that the public may feel offended and uncomfortable. Also, having spent his youth at the video store, he constantly inserts homages to the old days of cinema and his works reflected so much of the old value to a point that people sometimes accuse him of being a

History of Auteur Theory Auteur Theory is originated from French after Andre Bazin wrote an article in a French magazine called “Cashier du Cinema” (Cinema Notes), article entitled “On the Auteur Theory” (A Nose of Film, 2012). According to that article, the term auteur is means the director who can convey life through their film and that represented what they see and their personality (A Nose of Film, 2012). Then in 1954, Francois Truffaut wrote an article titled “Une Certain Tendance du Cinema

Clockwork Orange? RZ: Not really, although I guess if you really followed the book you could do something different than the Kubrick film. But why bother? Kubrick's film is the only version anyone is ever going to care about, so best to leave it alone. G&C: You have used The Munsters classic DRAG-U-LA coach, created by the late great legendary designer George Barris (R.I.P.) for your music video for “Dragula.” George was a friend of Corpsy’s, what did George mean to you? RZ: He was an icon. George