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LA Times reported on what to expect during Robert Rodriguez’ and Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming project:
DO not be fooled into heading for the bathroom or concession stand during the “intermission” that breaks up the double-billed features that make up “Grindhouse” — “Planet Terror” and “Death Proof.” Perhaps the craftiest trick pulled off by writerdirectors Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino in creating their much anticipated, self-conscious throwback to the heady days of low-rent theaters, scratched prints and the all-scuzz, all-the-time exploitation ethos is the false movie trailers that make up the intermission reel.
Wright created a trailer that is a pastiche of English haunted house pictures and super-stylized European horror films. The very title of Wright’s faux film is the central punch line for the trailer (and so it will not be revealed here). Viewers with a deep knowledge of British acting talent will be able to spot not only “Shaun” stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, but also such faces as Jason Isaacs, Matthew Macfadyen, Georgina Chapman, Lucy Punch, Stuart Wilson and Katie Melua. The uproariously paced narration was done by “Arrested Development” star — and voice of GMC truck ads — Will Arnett. To get the necessary 1970s look, Wright used vintage lenses and old-style graphics. During editing, he scratched some of the film with steel wool and dragged it around a parking lot to make it appear neglected by wayward projectionists.
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