Thanks to a lousy US box office reception, Grindhouse – the adored bastard sprog double-feature of Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez – was hacked in two when it finally came here. Film nerds agog at the prospect of a three-hour neo-exploitationfest had to cough for Planet Terror and Death Proof separately, and miss out entirely on the geekalicious treat of the fake trailers that accompanied them. O cruel fate/boringly cautious distributors. But at last......

Exciting film news from the ICA who will be screening a preview of Shaun of the Dead follow up, Hot Fuzz next month: The special preview will be followed by a Q&A with director Edgar Wright and special guests, to be confirmed. Also watch out for Hot Fuzztival, a massive fortnight of non-stop cops and hardcore action. These are some of the films that inspired director Edgar Wright and stars Simon Pegg and Nick......

Watching Return of the Killer Tomatoes! back in the day it would have taken a brave person to point at the bepermed George Clooney and say "One day he'll be a major Hollywood player... " While we loved him in E.R. doing the buddy buddy thing with Mark, annoying the hell out of everyone else and occasionally punching crappy parents in the chops, he still didn't seem destined for greatness. Then Tarantino arrived, gave......