Quentin Tarantino
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Disney Sells Miramax Films for $660 Million
Paris Guardian.com &bull Jul 30, 2010
The Walt Disney Co. is selling Miramax Films to a group of investors for $660 million, marking a new phase for a studio that helped launch the career of Quentin Tarantino and push independent movies into the mainstream. The deal announced Friday ends… Full Story »
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MIFF 2010: 'Carlos,' 'Winter's Bone,' 'HaHaHa' & More
:: The Playlist :: &bull Jul 30, 2010
The cold July winter in Melbourne once again brings the illustrious international film festival to town and, along with it, a vast selection films from all around the globe.This year's line up is a typically eclectic mix including a healthy number of 2010 festival darlings that has us in revelry even if an apparent budget cut in guest recruitment has resulted in a significant drop in the caliber of guests from last year's line up that included the likes of Quentin Tarantino, Carey Mulligan and Nicolas Winding Refn.Nevertheless, it's the films that matter and until the festival's end, we'll hope… Full Story »
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Jennifer Lawrence on a telling scene in "Winter's Bone"
Frankly My Dear... &bull Jul 30, 2010
How good is Jennifer Lawrence in Winter's Bone? The acclaim for the rising star has pretty much pegged the tomatometer this year. It's a film of resolute, stoic scenes playing a character willing to do much, to accept a lot… Full Story »
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Venice 2010: Some thoughts on the line-up...
The Empire Blog &bull Jul 29, 2010
The Venice Film Festival has just unveiled its line-up, and while there are some inevitable omissions - I'd like to have seen Never Let Me Go, Neds, The Social Network and, of course, Tree Of Life - it's a very… Full Story »
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"Norwegian Wood," "13 Assassins" to compete at Venice
Tokyo Graph &bull Jul 29, 2010
This year's Venice Film Festival (September 1-11) will have two Japanese movies in the competition section, vying for the prestigious Golden Lion award. One is Tran Anh Hung's "Norwegian Wood," adapted from Haruki Murakami's novel of the same name, and… Full Story »
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Where's the love for Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus at Grammy auction?
The Envelope - Ultimate Awards Site &bull Jul 28, 2010
How sad. Taylor Swift's "Fearless" reaped a golden gramophone as best album of 2009 at the Grammys, but no one has yet pledged $75 to buy a signed CD at the awards ceremony's EBay auction. One buyer has met the… Full Story »
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Film: The A.V. Club Blog: Great Job, Internet!: The secret of the InceptionA soundtrack
The AV Club &bull Jul 27, 2010
As with most of Christopher Nolan's more personal movies, Inception has movie buffs everywhere debating its meaning and its merit. Well, one of those fans has uncovered another clue. Significance? Well, in the movie, we learn that the further the… Full Story »
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Michael Parks Cast in Kevin Smith's Red State
Filmjunk &bull Jul 27, 2010
I suppose the choice of Parks shouldn't come as too much of a surprise since Smith has been known to hang in the same circles as Tarantino and Rodriguez.A (I remember specifically an extra feature on the Clerks II DVD… Full Story »
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Character actor who worked with Sam Shepard and Quentin Tarantino
Paris Guardian.com &bull Jul 26, 2010
As a character actor, James Gammon made himself part of the American landscape, playing weathered cowboys, dysfunctional rednecks and alcoholic patriarchs in films, television and plays, notably those... Full Story »
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RZA's got the fists
Kung Fu Fridays &bull Jul 15, 2010
If you are either a hip-hop/kung fu/horror/Bear Jew/QT fan, you might have read some online buzz about Man With The Iron Fist, the RZA directed and Eli Roth/Quentin Tarantino produced film that is set to shoot in Chna in September.… Full Story »
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Fan Rant: Why 'I Spit on Your Grave' Controversies Miss the Mark
Cinematical &bull Jul 14, 2010
Steven Monroe's remake of Meir Zarchi's infamous rape/revenge flick I Spit on Your Grave has been in the news a lot over the course of the past few days. The film is already sparking controversy, not only after its world premiere at Fantasia (where one person passed out and another hijacked the QA session to berate the filmmakers), but also with its poster. Dustin Rowles over at Pajiba was quite upset at the image on the new one-sheet and wrote a lengthy piece about it entitled The Reprehensible Sexualization of Rape. I think Rowles makes some interesting points… Full Story »
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Album review: M.I.A.'s MAYA album
Los Angeles Times - Entertainment News &bull Jul 8, 2010
There are so many ways to say aI love you,a and if youare singing, it can be hard to say anything else. Pop stars are our love machines, expressing desires people are otherwise too uptight or disconnected to put into words. And women artists can hardly find a way beyond that role. Maya Arulpragasam, a.k.a. M.I.A., is in that nearly singular circumstance. The UK-born Sri Lankan war child turned agitprop-loving art-school kid achieved critical success and some popular renown with a global mash-up sound that cast her as ultimate street urchin -- "Robin Hoodrat," as the critic Jessica Hopper called… Full Story »
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Film: Newswire: Edgar Wright hints at proper DVD release of Grindhouse
The AV Club &bull Jul 6, 2010
Yesterday morning, Edgar Wright, director of the upcoming Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World-and more pertinently, the Grindhouse faux-trailer "Don't," a send-up of 1970s European horror films-Tweet-hinted at something Grindhouse fans have long been waiting for: a proper double-feature release of… Full Story »
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Starz Pushes McGurk And Rosett Out Of Overture As Chris Albrecht Takes Back Control
Deadline Hollywood Daily &bull Jul 2, 2010
Enough is enough is enough. Starz topper Chris Albrecht at first was just going to shut down Overture and its home video arm Anchor Bay. (Founded in November 2006, Overture Films has beenA a wholly owned subsidiary of Starz LLC,… Full Story »
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NBC Fall Update: 'Love Bites' Out, 'Apprentice' In As 'Bites' Production Pushed
Deadline Hollywood Daily &bull Jul 1, 2010
Production on Love Bites is being pushed by a few weeks to accommodate two new developments: the pregnancy of star Becki Newton and the decision by creator/executive producer Cindy Chupack to step down from day-to-day showtunner duties as she is… Full Story »
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Kyle Bornheimer To Star in NBC's 'Couples'
Deadline Hollywood Daily &bull Jul 1, 2010
EXCLUSIVE: I hear Worst Week star Kyle Bornheimer is set to star in NBCas new comedy series Perfect Couples. He is replacing Kyle Howard, who was cast in the pilot in second position to the TBS comedy series My Boys.… Full Story »
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SHOCKER: Drama 'Chaos' Left To Die After CBS And 20th TV Can't Agree On Order
Deadline Hollywood Daily &bull Jul 1, 2010
There was a lot of afterhours back-and-forth last night, with CAA, which is behind the Tom Spezialy-written drama, making a last-ditch effort to bring the two sides together. But no last-minute agreement was reached in what is described a classic example of political gamesmanship between… Full Story »
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Leno's 'Tonight Show' Has Lowest Rated Quarter Since Letterman Went To CBS
Deadline Hollywood Daily &bull Jul 1, 2010
There's big news on the late night TV battlefront today:A The Tonight Show with Jay Leno posted its lowest-rated Q2 -- the first full quarterA since Leno came back as host after Conan O'Brien was dumped -- since the Late… Full Story »
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Colony Capital Plans $500M Media Fund
Deadline Hollywood Daily &bull Jul 1, 2010
I've confirmed that Tom Barrack, president of California-based Colony Capital, is putting together a $500M media fund with of all people TV star Rob Lowe and a couple of other investors. Barrack, whose real estate investment firm co-owns Michael Jacksonas… Full Story »
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Agents Dismiss BBC Threat To Reveal Their Clients' Salaries
Deadline Hollywood Daily &bull Jul 1, 2010
The talent agents point out the BBC needs their clientsa permission to quote how much their clients earn. Which the stars are hardly likely to give. Sir Michael Lyons, chairman of the BBCas oversight body BBC Trust, has called on… Full Story »
