Tag: Quentin Tarantino
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Terrible things have happened here: Reflections and retribution in Holocast Cinema
The theater doors blast open, and Quentin Tarantino’s band of Jewish soldiers bursts in with fury, guns first. Showering the audience—once their oppressors—in a rain of bullets, the gunmen stand...
Jan 19, 2011 / Rod Bastanmehr‘Beetlejuice’ Actor, Glenn Shadix, Dies After Fall
Glenn Shadix, best known for his role as Otho, the eccentric, effeminate interior designer in Tim Burton’s gothic ghost picture “Beetlejuice” (1998), died Tuesday morning following a fall at his...
Sep 8, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongVisual Effects Oscar Noms Upped to 5; Sign of the Times?
After augmenting their rules for last year’s ceremony allowing 10 movies to be nominated for the prestigious Best Picture Oscar instead of five, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has...
Jul 8, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongInterview: Hal Hartley
Hal Hartley, one of the most prolific American independent directors, has recently released a collection of films titled “Possible Films Volume 2.” Hartley’s career dates back to the 1980s, when he...
Jun 21, 2010 / Angelos KoutsourakisTrue Legend (2010)
“True Legend” or “Su Qi-Er” literally translated as “Beggar Su,” marks the return of famed Hong Kong director Woo-ping Yuen to fast-paced fantastical martial arts pulp. Set against the backdrop of...
May 2, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongFritz Lang’s ‘Metropolis’ Coming to a Big Screen Near You
Kino International announced Monday that Fritz Lang’s 1927 masterpiece, “Metropolis,” will be released theatrically in “all major markets throughout the US and Canada” in May. The version to be...
Apr 8, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongChris Evans Named Captain America
After much speculation, THR’s Heat Vision Blog finally broke the news that Chris Evans will play Steve Rogers, who you know as the iconic and ultra patriotic comic book hero, Captain America. Sources...
Mar 23, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongShutter Island (2010)
Martin Scorsese, often cited as our greatest living director, is having something of a late-career crisis. He stormed onto the New Hollywood scene in the late 60s equipped with a singular vision, an...
Mar 16, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongThe Crazies (2010)
“Remake” has become a dirty word thanks to Hollywood’s ever-increasing disregard for creativity and originality. Reactionary studio big-wigs no longer even sniff at projects that aren’t in some way...
Mar 10, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongTarantino Plans For ‘Kill Bill: Vol. 3’
Controversial filmmaker, Quentin Tarantino, announced Saturday at the Morelia Intl. Film Festival that he plans on making a “Kill Bill: Vol. 3.” Variety reports that the eccentric director, attending...
Oct 4, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongFood, Inc. (2009)
Food and film have long been allies in the quest to appease the insatiable human appetite for sensory gratification. That conspiratorial bond has contributed much to America’s culture of euthanasia...
Sep 19, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Green Hornet’ Casting Call Uncovered for Kato Role
Excitement has reached a fever pitch in some circles with talented director Michel Gondry (“The Science of Sleep,” “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”) and prominent funnyman Seth Rogen both on...
Jul 12, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongOscar Changes Standards for Best Song; Hopes to Quell Controversy
The category of Best Original Song at the Academy Awards has been something of a controversy as of late. Many have complained that sub par or undeserving pieces have been nominated and even won due...
Jun 27, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongProlific Screenwriter, John Furia, Jr Dies at 79
LOS ANGELES — Prolific screen and television writer and past president of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) John Furia, Jr. has died. He was 79. Throughout his career, Furia worked for major...
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