In anticipation of the eagerly-awaited theatrical release of Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s double feature Grindhouse on April 6th, the New Beverly Cinema will host Quentin Tarantino Presents the Los Angeles Grindhouse Festival 2007 from March 4th April 30th, 2007, it was announced today by creator and curator Tarantino. The event will be a showcase for the risqué films exploiting sex, violence and extreme subject matter from the 1970s that inspired Grindhouse, with prints directly on loan from Tarantino’s private collection, many of which are unavailable on DVD and have not screened for the public in theatres in decades. With double and triple features of roughly seven different films in rotation per week, the ground-breaking fest will screen over 50 historic films throughout the eight-week run, all personally selected for audience re-discovery by the director.
“‘Grindhouse’ is a tribute to the movies I have loved for decades that have mostly been under-appreciated and forgotten,” states Tarantino. “I’m thrilled to have this chance to show the original works for a new generation to discover, and to give Los Angeles the rare opportunity to see these gems on the big screen.”
During the course of the festival, Tarantino has scheduled various theme nights including the “Euro Sex Comedies Triple Feature,” which will feature screenings of Sex with a Smile, Sex on the Run and The Oldest Profession; “Back-To-Back Kung Fu Superstar Angela Mao Double Feature,” presenting two of the actress’ greatest classics Return of the Tiger and Stoner; “Regional Double Feature,” with screenings of Hot Summer in Barefoot County and Redneck Miller; and the “All Blood Triple Feature,” showcasing Blood Spattered Bride, Asylum of Blood and Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary.
Favorite filmmakers of Tarantino’s highlighted during the festival include famed cult director John Hayes with the double feature Grave of the Vampire, written by David (“The Sopranos”) Chase and Jailbait Babysitter; sexploitation filmmaker Roger Vadim, who will be represented by his Pretty Maids All in a Row; Al Adamson, whose Female Bunch will screen; Fernando Di Leo’s Wipeout and Cirio H. Santiago, director of the classic The Muthers.
This whirlwind festival features many uncensored and uncut, not to be missed cinematic experiences such as the sexploitation films The Girl From Starship Venus and The Legend of the Wolf Woman; the blaxploitation films Brotherhood of Death and The Mack; the teen summer comedies The Van, Pick-up Summer and Summer Camp; and the martial arts classics Fearless Fighters, Super Man Chu, Chinese Hercules and Black Dragon; as well as the ultra rare 35mm prints of Slithis, Shame of the Jungle and Chinese Hercules, just to name a few.
In addition to showcasing the “Grindhouse” films from his own vault, the New Beverly Cinema will exhibit a number of original posters and lobby cards of the films from Tarantino’s personal collection as well throughout the run of the festival.
For show times, check local listings or visit the New Beverly Cinema website or call for program information (323) 938-4038.
Dimension Films’ Grindhouse consists of Tarantino and Rodriguez’s two feature length films screened back-to-back: Rodriguez’s “Planet Terror” and Tarantino’s “Death Proof.”
Films scheduled at the Los Angeles Grindhouse Festival 2007 include:
3/4-3/6 – The Mack, directed by Michael Campus; The Chinese Mack, directed by Lai Chien.
3/7-3/8 “Italian ’70s Crime Films.” Machine Gun McCain, directed by Giuliano Montaldo; Wipeout!, directed by Fernando Di Leo.
3/9-3/10 Triple Feature of The Van, directed by Sam Grossman; Pick-up Summer, directed by George Mihalka; Summer Camp, directed by Chuck Vincent.
3/11-3/13 Rolling Thunder, directed by John Flynn; The Town That Dreaded Sundown, directed by Charles B. Pierce.
3/14-3/15 Chinese Hercules, directed by Choy Tak; Black Dragon, directed by Chin-Ku Lu.
3/16-3/17 “Euro Sex Comedies Triple Feature.” Sex With A Smile, directed by Sergio Martino; Sex on the Run, directed by Franz Antel; The Oldest Profession, directed by Claude Autant-Lara and Mauro Bolognini.
3/18-3/20 Brotherhood of Death, directed by Bill Berry; Johnny Tough, directed by Horace Jackson.
3/21-3/22 Autopsy, directed by Jose Maria Forque; Eyeball, directed by Umberto Lenzi.
3/23-3/24 Triple Feature of Coonskin, directed by Ralph Bakshi; Shame of the Jungle, directed by Picha Boris Szulzinger; Tunnel Vision, directed by Neal Israel and Bradley R. Swirnoff.
3/25-3/27 Pretty Maids All in a Row, directed by Roger Vadim; Revenge of the Cheerleaders, directed by Richard Lerner.
3/28-3/29 “Kung Fu Double Bill.” Fearless Fighters, directed by Man-Hung Mo; Super Man Chu, directed by Yang Hsiang.
3/30-3/31 “All Blood Triple Feature.” The Blood Spattered Bride, directed by Vicente Aranda; Asylum of Blood, directed by Fernando Di Leo; Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary, directed by Juan Lopez Moctezuma.
4/1-4/3 The Lady in Red, directed by Lewis Teague; Bare Knuckles, directed by Don Edmonds.
4/4-4/5 The Female Bunch, directed by Al Adamson; Wonder Women, directed by Robert Vincent O’Neill.
4/6-4/7 White Line Fever, directed by Jonathan Kaplan; Return to Macon County, directed by Richard Compton.
4/8-4/10 “Sexploitation Night.” The Girl From Starship Venus, directed by Derek Ford; The Legend of the Wolf Woman, directed by Rino Di Silvestro.
4/11-4/12 “70’s Low Budget Horror Combo.” Slithis, directed by Stephen Traxler; Screams of a Winter Night, directed by James L. Wilson.
4/13-4/14 “Regional Double Feature.” Hot Summer in Barefoot County, directed by Will Zens; Redneck Miller, directed by John Clayton.
4/15-4/17 The Muthers, directed by Cirio H. Santiago; Fight For Your Life, directed by Robert A. Endelson.
4/18-4/19 Dragon’s Vengeance, directed by Ng Loo; Kung Fu: The Punch of Death, directed by Chai Yang-Min.
4/20-4/21 Triple Feature of The Swinging Barmaids, directed by Gus Trikonis; The Swingin Pussycats, directed by Alexis Neve; The Swinging Cheerleaders, directed by Jack Hill.
4/22-4/24 “John Hayes Double Bill.” Grave of the Vampire and Jailbait Babysitter, both directed by John Hayes.
4/25-4/26 “Back-To-Back Angela Mao.” Return of The Tiger, directed by Jimmy Shaw; Stoner, directed by Feng Huang.
4/27-4/28 “Barbara Bouchet Double Feature.” Death Rage, directed by Antonio Margheriti; Cry of the Prostitute, directed by Adelchi Bianchi.
4/29-4/30 The Real Bruce Lee, directed by Larry Dolgin and Jim Markovic; Lee Lives Within, directed by Tam Kai.
