Other Films/TV
Jackie Brown Prequel In The Works
Feb 3rd
The story takes place about 15 years before “Jackie Brown,” and (John) Hawkes and (Yasiin) Bey will portray younger versions of criminal characters Louis Gara and Ordell Robbie. In “Jackie Brown,” Gara was played by Robert De Niro, with Samuel L. Jackson portraying Robbie.
Much like Jackie Brown, the prequel will be based on the novel The Switch by Elmore Leonard. Jackie Brown was based on Leonard’s novel Rum Punch.
Gary Oldman As Drexl Spivey
Jan 24th
In an article primarily about Gary Oldman’s new movie Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, they also list 10 previous great roles Oldman has had – including Drexl Spivey in True Romance.
The name alone will delight cineastes with a fondness for quirky Quentin Tarantino characters, one of the best being Oldman’s cacophonous white-boy pimp from Tarantino’s first screenplay. With a ludicrous set of dreadlocks, gold fronts and a stream of gangsterspeak, Oldman devours everything in sight in just seven minutes of screen time.
Tarantino’s Best & Worst Films of 2011
Jan 14th
The Tarantino Archives has a list of Quentin’s best and worst films of 2011. As always, some very interesting picks.
http://www.tarantino.info/2012/01/14/exclusive-quentin-tarantinos-favorite-films-of-2011-more/
Trailer for Sacha Baron Cohen’s The Dictator
Jan 4th
The trailer for The Dictator has been released. The film stars Sacha Baron Cohen, who will appear in Django Unchained later in 2012.
Tarantino Does Dora The Explorer
Dec 21st
On Twitter (@TarantinoStuff) I’ve been pushing the idea of getting Tarantino involved with an episode of Dexter. He did such a good job with the CSI episode a few years back, and Dexter is such a rich environment for him that it would be interesting to see the intersection.
But for now, we can see what it would look like if he directed an episode of Dora The Explorer. Their what-if is a bit predictable, but still fun. My only addition would be that Swiper’s whole goal in life would be to lick Dora’s toes rather than to steal her stuff.
Alex de la Iglesia’s The Last Circus
Dec 20th
Coincidentally, The Last Circus won best director and best screenplay at the 2010 Venice Film Festival, with Tarantino serving as a judge.
Last Circus rests on the director’s most provocative joke yet: it’s a lurid story about dueling, mass-murdering clowns set during the final days of the Franco regime. Fascism, of course, takes the idea of normal life to its most destructive conclusion, and as bad taste goes, it surpasses any of de la Iglesia’s warped fantasies.
Dead Hooker In A Trunk
Dec 14th
But it is not enough to watch every Tarantino or Rodriguez film ever made and then attempt to reproduce their genius by imitating the cruder elements but ignoring the subtleties that make each director an auteur in his own right.
So ends the review of Dead Hooker In A Trunk.
Kind of an understatement, eh?
Man From UNCLE Coming, Not From QT
Dec 10th
The Man From UNCLE wasn’t good enough for Quentin, but Guy Ritchie is all over it.
The Man With The Iron Fists
Nov 28th
The Man With The Iron Fists is an RZA directed kung-fu film that Tarantino and Eli Roth are producing. Collider has an interview with Jamie Chung about the film.
Tarantino: The Disciple of Hong Kong
May 25th
Twitch has posted the trailer for the upcoming documentary Tarantino: The Disciple of Hong Kong.
