By Simon Miraudo October 21, 2013 The market has well and truly rejected the Machete franchise, as if it were salted toothpaste or phlegm-flavoured soda. Yet still, further instalments keep getting churned out (probably just to keep Danny Trejo in moustache oil). The unnecessary Machete Kills – truly the Crystal Pepsi of cinema – opened […]
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Trailer Debut: Machete Kills
August 7, 2013 
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Mel Gibson as a crazy super-villain and Charlie Sheen as the President of the United States? It could only be the trailer for Machete Kills. From the looks of this genuinely insane trailer, it seems director Robert Rodriguez has turned his dial to 11 for this sequel, which once again stars Danny Trejo in the […]
Continue readingSin City: A Dame to Kill For delayed until 2014
June 19, 2013 0 Comments
Robert Rodriguez’s Sin City sequel, A Dame to Kill For, has been delayed until 2014, Box Office Mojo reveals. Originally slated for October 4, 2013, it has been moved to August 22, 2014. The incredibly prolific Rodriguez certainly has much on his plate – Machete Kills is still set for later this year – but […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: Machete Kills
May 31, 2013 0 Comments
Robert Rodriguez’s mad collection of pals assemble in the teaser trailer for Machete Kills, the unlikely sequel to 2010’s Machete (which, as you may recall, began life as a fake trailer from Grindhouse). Just some of the names we get to see in action beside Danny Trejo’s title character: Lady Gaga, Sofia Vergara, Antonio Banderas, […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: Sofia Vergara in Machete Kills
March 11, 2013 0 Comments
Posted without comment. Sofia Vergara stars opposite Machete himself, Danny Trejo, as well as Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Charlie Sheen, Lady Gaga, and Mel Gibson. Weird cast. We’ll get to see them all in action later this year. That is, so long as Overnight Productions’ lawsuit against Robert Rodriguez’s Quick Draw Productions doesn’t bar the film from release. Overnight are seeking $2 million […]
Continue readingMachete Kills may not see the light of day
November 22, 2012 0 Comments
A lawsuit could keep Robert Rodriguez’s grindhouse sequel Machete Kills from ever seeing the light of day. According to Deadline, Overnight Productions – who hold the original rights to Machete – wish to overturn their decision to allow Rodriguez’s Quick Draw Productions to make the flick. Overnight seek to end the agreement, claiming they have been kept in […]
Continue readingFirst look at Lady Gaga in Machete Kills
July 27, 2012 1 Comment
Robert Rodriguez has revealed another cast-member of his grindhouse sequel Machete Kills via Twitter. And it’s… Lady Gaga? Gaga will play ‘La Chameleon’ in the pic, at least according to the above poster also unveiled by Rodriguez on Twitter. Here’s what he had to say of the pop star: “I just finished working with @LadyGaga on @MacheteKills, she kicked […]
Continue readingThe Last Airbender, Sex and the City 2 big "winners" at Razzie awards
February 27, 2011 2 Comments
As Tinsel Town gathers today to pat themselves on the back for a job well done – as though million dollar pay cheques aren’t reward enough – the annual Razzie Awards have brought a few Hollywood stars down a peg or two by naming and shaming the worst of the year. Earning the title of […]
Continue readingAlba’s gonna hate … first-time directors!
November 23, 2010 1 Comment
Welcome to the second instalment of what we hope to be an enduring feature: Alba’s gonna hate. Every fortnight, we will highlight a new quote from the actress Jessica Alba in which she denigrates her peers in the film industry. Earlier in the month, she mentioned how “good actors … say whatever they want to […]
Continue readingJessica Alba gets schooled in the art of screenwriting
November 9, 2010 0 Comments
Screenwriter John August (Big Fish, The Nines) has laid the smackdown on actress Jessica Alba after she told Elle Magazine most actors make up their own lines. Here is her Jenna Maroney-esque quote in full: “Good actors, never use the script unless it’s amazing writing. All the good actors I’ve worked with, they all say […]
Continue readingSlaughter is the best medicine – The Killer Inside Me review
August 30, 2010 1 Comment
The Killer Inside Me – Starring Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba and Kate Hudson. Directed by Michael Winterbottom. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Casey Affleck is a phenomenal actor. He burst from the shadow of his older brother (yes, that Affleck) with his vulnerable, Oscar- nominated supporting turn in The Assassination of Jesse James by the […]
Continue readingControversial Killer Inside Me gets a new trailer
May 26, 2010 0 Comments
A new trailer for Michael Winterbottom‘s controversial film The Killer Inside Me has debuted online, along with a suitably eerie poster. See, here it is: Based on Jim Thomson’s novel of the same name, The Killer Inside Me stars Casey Affleck as a West Texas deputy sheriff with a penchant for killing (of the serial […]
Continue readingThe Love Guru – Review
July 12, 2008 4 Comments
The Love Guru – Starring Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, Verne Troyer and Romany Malco. Directed by Marco Schnabel. Rated M for frequent sexual references, some coarse language and drug references. 86 mins. Has it really been 11 years since Austin Powers first hit cinemas? Wow. I love the Austin Powers series. I love […]
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