Melbourne’s Astor Theatre is having an exclusive run of Tarantino’s & Rodriguez’s Grindhouse double-feature. Although both these titles were released on DVD this week, you have to experience them on the gorgeous big screen of the Astor - brimming with its old-school cinema charm - to really enjoy this visual cacophony!
The Astor’s ‘Grindhouse’ feature will have a limited run spanning from March 20 to March 30.
Tarantino’s and Rodriguez’s homage to the trashy drive-in and “grindhouse” double features of the 1970s. Grindhouse was a term reserved for down-at-heel movie theatres that showed D-grade, drive-in-style films, usually with continuous sessions.
This exclusive presentation is shown exactly as the original version was intended, complete with trailers, “scratches” and intermission. (Scratches are a real-film treat for the DVD-jaded generation.)
A DVD release of the full version is NOT planned. (but we know there’ll be one in time right?) Having said that, here’s your chance to finally see this special presentation, on the SuperScreen, in a real-life double-feature movie palace - The Astor Theatre.
Session times:
Sundays & Saturday - 2 PM and 7:30 PM
Monday to Friday - 7:30 PM
Fuck I miss Melbourne sometimes…
Btw, I know Tarantino zealots disagree *cough* James Sann *cough*
but IMHO Death Proof is terrible. The worst thing Tarantino has ever done. Boring dialogue, crap performances and mostly just QT having auto-fellatio. Just because a movie shares characters and a fake cigarette brand and various other in jokes doesn’t make it good [imho].
Meanwhile Planet Terror is fucking awesome. It succeeds where DP fails as an amorous satire of B movies. It’s over the top, it’s stupid, it’s funny and it’s entertaining. One of my favourite flicks ever.
Having said that, I’d still love to watch both at the Astor with an appreciative audience. That would be awesome, especially the machete trailer
I’ve only seen Planet Terror. Thought it was great! I do have both on DVD but was gonna hold out and see the Astor presentation.
Death Proof is much shortened in the full Grindhouse version - so a lot of that talky dialogue is gone. It’s a much tighter and digestible version. Audiences of hundreds have been hootin’ clapping and screaming along with the film - you can’t get that experience in your living room!!