Tag: Robert Rodriguez

‘Machete Kills’ opens October 11! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!

Posted: October 8, 2013 at 8:01 am   /   Local, Movie Screenings

Enter to win a pass for two! In MACHETE KILLS, Danny Trejo returns as ex-Federale agent MACHETE, who is recruited by the President of the United States for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man – he must take down a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer who has hatched […]

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DVD Picks of the Week – “Machete”, “Dinner for Schmucks”, “The Last Exorcism”

Posted: January 4, 2011 at 2:45 pm   /   DVD News, Film, Local

Machete Starring – Danny Trejo, Robert DeNiro, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez Directed by – Robert Rodriguez Rottentomatoes rating – 72% My take – Machete was a lot of fun.  Everything that was promised in the fake trailer during Grindhouse was given to us.  The action was over the top.  The blood was flowing gloriously.  And […]

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Another Take By Zac: Film Review: Machete

Posted: September 3, 2010 at 8:10 pm   /   Another Take From Zac, Local

I found Jan Brewer’s beheaded bodies, they are in…Machete! The Grindhouse faux trailer turned feature length grind house film fits in perfectly with its predecessors, Planet Terror and Death Proof.  The film is just as over the top, gory, and ludicrous as those that aforementioned double feature and is filled with same game talent beyond […]

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Machete

Posted: September 3, 2010 at 6:24 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

Based on the faux-preview shown inbetween “Planet Terror” and “Death Proof,” Robert Rodriguez’s “Machete” does exactly what it aims to do. Danny Trejo plays Machete, an ex-Federales with a huge machete that kicks a whole lot of ass. Enough Said. Machete (Danny Trejo) was the best Federale around. Known as a hero to his country, […]

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Aarti Reviews Robert Rodriguez’ “Machete”

Posted: September 3, 2010 at 12:33 am   /   Film, Local

Robert Rodriguez’s Machete is an over the top B-movie that is as full of laughs as it is gore.  Machete (Danny Trejo), is an ex-federale that is living in the US illegally after his family is murdered by a drug lord.  He is recruited by an aide to an anti-immigration Senator to kill the Senator. […]

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MACHETE‏ Opens September 3! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!

Posted: August 30, 2010 at 9:12 am   /   Local, Movie Screenings

MACHETE‏ OPENS SEPTEMBER 3 NATIONWIDE. Enter for your chance to win a pass, good for two! Synopsis: After a violent shakedown from a notorious drug lord nearly kills him, Machete, a renegade Mexican Federale and tough-as-nails vigilante for justice, roams the streets of Texas, working as a day laborer. When Machete is hired by a […]

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Rumor Mill: “Predators 2” Coming Soon?

Posted: July 28, 2010 at 3:05 pm   /   Local, Movie News

According to IGN, in an interview with Robert Rodriguez, Fox has already given him the go ahead for a sequel. Well, to start pitching ideas for a sequel anyways. “(Fox) said, ‘Let’s do some other ones. What other story ideas do you have?’” Rodriguez told IGN. “Because it was like, let’s test out the market […]

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New “Machete” HD Red Band Trailer From Robert Rodruigez

Posted: July 24, 2010 at 8:02 am   /   Local, Movie Trailers

Yesterday at Comic Con 2010, the new HD red band trailer for Robert Rodriguez’s “Machete” was released. One word – “Amazing.” The films spawns from the faux trailer that was shown in-between “Planet Terror” and “Death Proof” during 2007’s “Grindhouse” double-feature. The synopsis for the full-length feature is as follows: After a violent shakedown from […]

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Roger Qbert Reviews “Predators” starring Adrien Brody

Posted: July 9, 2010 at 6:03 am   /   Featured, Local, Tom O'Keefe Movie Reviews

Predators begins (brace yourself, I’m about to get all fancy on ya) in medias res with our hero (Adrien Brody) awakening at 10,000 feet in free fall. Upon landing (he had a parachute) he discovers that he’s been dropped into a remote locale and he’s not alone. Finding themselves in a similar position are a […]

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FOX Gets Rights to Robert Rodriguez’s “Machete”

Posted: January 25, 2010 at 12:04 pm   /   Local, Movie News

It is approaching the three year mark since Grindhouse was out in theaters, and we were treated to the trailer of Machete. I remember a discussion talking about how the film would be released later that year on DVD.  I waited and waited, but nothing came. Then news started popping up about actors who were […]

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