Tag Archives: From Dusk Till Dawn

Booze, Broads, & Bullets

[Contains unnervingly toy-like CGI cop cars and SPOILERS!!!] As inspiration for a script I’m working on, I decided to revisit Robert Rodriguez’s “translation” of Frank Miller’s Sin City comic book series (2005)… but, being a geek, I held out for … Continue reading

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Blue Blood Blah

[Caution: Fragments of SPOILERS may remain under furniture] Generally speaking, when Quentin Tarantino is credited as the screenwriter on a film, you can rest assured that you’re in for a good time (even if he didn’t direct it)… but if … Continue reading

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The Secret Origins of Santanico (sort of)

(Contains SPOILERS) Sadly my old blog post about From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) seems to have been lost to the tubes, so here’s a quick summary: I pretty much love that movie right up until the point where people start … Continue reading

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Umlauts and Abs

For years before it was re-released on DVD, and therefore widely available in high street shops, the Russ Meyer exploitation flick Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! had some pretty good word of mouth. Not only did it inspire the name of … Continue reading

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