Other Stuff
Tarantino Compared/Contrasted With Orson Welles
Jul 25th
I don’t know enough about how Welles was received back in the day, but my general impression is that he and Tarantino aren’t particularly comparable.
Orson Welles was 26 when Citizen Kane was released. Tarantino was 31 when Pulp Fiction opened. Those ages seem close enough to add to the comparison. Yet, in truth, Tarantino was a lot younger than Welles, and not just because of his exuberant, helter-skelter way of talking on so many television talk shows, or even his giddy taste for roller-coaster movies, violence and a world in which movies referred largely to other movies.
Comparing Tarantino With George Lucas
Jun 22nd
In an interview with icCoventry, Samuel L. Jackson is asked to compare the style’s of George Lucas (for whom Jackson worked on the new Star Wars movies) and Quentin Tarantino (for whom Jackson worked on Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown):
Quentin could come in here and suck the air out of the room. George is very low key. Very laid back. He knows what he wants to do. He leaves the actors alone and lets us do what he wants to do. There was stuff falling down, saws going off. Everything that would make another director crazy. He was very calm – even when the storm came.
Tarantino Gets Chance To Program A TV Network
Jun 20th
Beginning on October 5th, and running thru October 13th, Quentin Tarantino has been picked to choose the programming for the cable network Trio. The show is called “My Trio” and is
aimed at giving well-known personalities outside the TV business a chance to program prime time for a week. Trio’s audience isn’t rated yet by Nielsen Media Research, so even guest programmers needn’t worry about losing their jobs.
Somehow, regardless of what he decides to put on the air, I can’t see Quentin fearing losing his regular job over this gig.
Trailer For Natural Born Killers Back On Net
Jun 6th
Here. I always find it interesting to look back on how films were initially marketed. The trailer itself is a 20mb download.
You can also check out the trailers for Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Reservoir Dogs and From Dusk Till Dawn.
Tarantino To Make A Soccer Movie!?
May 23rd
Not bloody likely! Despite numerous articles claiming that Tarantino was going to make a soccer trilogy – its not true.
After running an article touting the Tarantino soccer movie theory yesterday, the Guardian Unlimited ran this correction today:
Quentin Tarantino has no direct connection with plans for Goal! despite the suggestion of the headline, Tarantino plans Premier footie flick, page 7, yesterday. The film is a project backed by the producers of some of Tarantino’s films.
Tarantino Remakes Snow White?
Jan 10th
No, he’s not that crazy. But AMC is going to start airing a new show called The Wrong Coast that is
“a weekly animated half-hour that will make fun of movies, TV and pop culture”.
And one of their first episodes will be a stop-motion animated remake of Snow White in Tarantino style. No doubt the 7 dwarves will be morphed into the 7 characters of Reservoir Dogs [White, Brown, Blonde, Orange, Pink, Blue & Nice Guy Eddie].
Site Launched
Jan 10th
…and we are live. The site concept is pretty simple – anything and everything about Quentin Tarantino and his films in a daily weblog format. So if you’ve got news or seen an article that hasn’t been mentioned here, send it in.
