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Tarantino directing 'Cowgirls in Sweden'

The sexploitation trailer will form part of the 'Grind' feature he is making with Robert Rodriguez.

Feb  2 2006

On a scale of one to ten for anticipation, Quentin Tarantino's and Robert Rodriguez's 'Grindhouse' gets an eleven on this writer's radar.

When the two talented auteurs get together, something special usually happens, whether it's 'From Dusk Till Dawn's unconventional mish-mash of genres or the stylised comic book genius of 'Sin City' (we'll forget about almighty misfire 'Four Rooms' for now).

And the new flick, a tribute to the exploitation flicks of the 1970s, is shaping up nicely, with a few new details reaching Time Out Towers today.

The film's title has apparently been shortened to 'Grind', while Rodriguez's 60-minute segment is a zombie flick entitled 'Planet Terror'.

Tarantino's segment will be a slasher pic called 'Death Proof', while one of the trailers that plays during the 'interval' will be for a fake sexploitation flick called 'Cowgirls in Sweden'.

Production is set to start in Texas very soon, with the film due to hit screens before the end of the year.

Personally, the thought of Tarantino doing horror and Rodriguez tackling zombies has me salivating like a dog in heat, but what does everyone else think – will 'Grind' be a 'Sin City'-style triumph of style and substance, or will it be a 'Four Rooms'-esque vanity project that embarrasses the talented pair?

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  • yancey Purcell said...
    I think that Mr. Tarantino's next project should be cigarette commercials that would have been made in 1971 if the liberal mindfuckers hadn't spoiled the fun.
    yancey Posted on May 12 2011 04:53
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