Cuts like a knife – Machete Kills review

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

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 […]

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Teaser Debut: Machete Kills

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, […]

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Teaser and Poster Debut: Fast & Furious 6

The first teaser for Fast & Furious 6 aired during the NFL Superbowl this morning, as ads for highly anticipated movies are wont to do. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, and their team of car-jacking buddies are back, this time recruited by Dwayne Johnson for an ambitious endeavour that has something to do with tanks and exploding jets. (There’s a […]

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Machete Kills may not see the light of day

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 […]

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First look at Lady Gaga in Machete Kills

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 […]

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Machete trailer debut

I have to say – I didn’t actually believe this movie would ever happen. Robert Rodriguez is famous for announcing projects that never eventuate to anything. But here we are, with a brand new trailer for a feature-length version of Machete. Fans of Rodriguez/Tarantino‘s Grindhouse project may recall the hilarious fake trailer for a exploitation […]

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