![]() Williamson says that he has three rules when selecting a movie, needing at least two out of three to be in a movie: 1) he can’t be killed in the movie 2) he has to win all the fights and 3) he gets the girl at the end of the movie. (Image credit: Miramax) Fred Williamson Has Three Rules For Being In A Movie, But He Broke Them For From Dusk Till Dawnįred Williamson is a former NFL player who, during his playing career, was nicknamed “The Hammer.” He would then go on to become a major star and producer of blaxploitation movies. Hayek said at the time that it was one of the most challenging things that she has done as an actress. It was months of preparation for that one dance. I mean in my mind it had to have a meaning so that I could go into a trance. o have to put on a bikini and dance with a snake that’s 11 feet long and make it organic? I went to the extent that I created a relationship with this snake. ![]() So Hayek came up with a strategy to overcome her fear for the scene. Hayek said she told Tarantino that she couldn’t dance with a snake because of that, who, according to Hayek, said that Madonna would be up for it if she wasn’t. When asked to be in the film by Tarantino, he revealed that the dance scene would include an 11-foot snake, which would be a bit of a problem for Hayek considering her fear of snakes. Apparently for Salma Hayek, preparing for her role as Santanico Pandemonium required a bit of hypnosis. For that, I give a solid seven.(Image credit: Miramax) Salma Hayek’s Dance Was Done In A Trance Because Of Her Fear Of SnakesĪctors have different processes to get into their roles. It's a bit like the scriptwriters lost their faith in their own imagination, to save it for the second season. The ending itself is a bit weak, because it is not to far from what we've already seen, but there is not a real climax before, what I would expect. The Pyramid under the bar as a maze does not really feel big inside, that is a missed occasion. While the show noticeable builds a distance to the movie, it tries to keep story-wise some unnecessary strings tight, while strangely most of the weird humor (like Sheriff McGraw's time counting in the Pilot, a wonderful little sequence) gets lost over the time. Hayek for comparison of acting - it's a charisma thing. Weakest performance is from Eliza Gonzalez, but I will not recall S. Zane Holtz is here my best actor, although he loses a bit of intensity near to the end of the show, which is owed to the story. Of course, Don Johnson is a highlight (although I didn't recognize him instantly), but also is Robert Patrick. Production values, from a TV perspective, are high, directing is solid, and acting is mostly very good. I would say it has got some shadows of Sin City, in a positive way. Of course it is still over-the-top horror-fantasy, and some of the old things are still there, but it feels much more grounded to earth and true-to-life thanks to the less flippant undertone. It seems like the story has been grown up with its creator. When people or monsters die, there's very little to laugh about. That may be disappointing for lovers of that genre, but this show takes its time to develop the story, and it takes itself seemingly serious. And fourth, it's not a Rodriguez/Tarantino Grindhouse parody. To add/resize the Carlos character was a very good and well elaborated idea. ![]() It's a ritual, and the arrival of the Gecko brothers isn't by accident but planned long beforehand. They do their feasting, but it's not that simple. ![]() Third, the Vamps have much more background than before. Second, the atmosphere is thicker because there is more foreplay near and behind the Mexican border (until dusk). mad brother relationship, which couldn't be farther from what it actually is in this new show. First, Richie's character is much deeper than before, although Zane Holtz plays the psychopath in the first few episodes very convincingly, so I did mistakenly think it is going to be a rehash of the cool brother vs. The new show, created by Roberto Rodriguez himself, is for me a big improvement of the original movie, in many ways. Now, about 18 years later, I gave it another try because of this new show, and I liked it a bit more, but felt that it has aged a lot since. The Grindhouse culture wasn't something I learned to love or hate where I grew up, it simply wasn't present. First to say, I didn't like the 1996 movie very much, when it came out, for several reasons. ![]()
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