Tag Archives: Quentin Tarantino

“Royale With Cheese!”

Posted on March 20, 2014 by sheila

Next up in the series I’ve been doing for Epicurious on food in film, is a piece on Pulp Fiction. There’s barely a scene without food in it. The monologue about blueberry pancakes always makes me hungry.

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Eating like Tarantino taught you: the food in Pulp Fiction

Posted on March 3, 2014 by sheila

This piece on the food in Pulp Fiction was originally published in Epicurious, March 2014. Writer-director Quentin Tarantino burst onto the scene with his first feature “Reservoir Dog” in 1992. But it was “Pulp Fiction”, two years later, that was … Continue reading →

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Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 6: “Skin”

Posted on February 6, 2014 by sheila

Directed by Robert Duncan McNeil written by John Shiban Dark doubles are a recurring theme in Supernatural. What is more frightening, more eerie, than to think of there being another one of you out there, someone who looks like you, … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Tony Scott

Posted on August 20, 2012 by sheila

Dennis Hopper on shooting the scene with Christopher Walken in True Romance: Everywhere I go, all over the world, I was just in China making a film, I was just in South Africa making a film, I made a film … Continue reading →

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Brad Pitt: “I think the bong’s name was Russell.”

Posted on August 20, 2012 by sheila

Brad Pitt on playing the stoner “Floyd” in True Romance, directed by Tony Scott: I got involved with the film because I was having early discussions with Tony about playing a much bigger role in the film. To be honest, … Continue reading →

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Val Kilmer on Tony Scott and Elvis

Posted on August 20, 2012 by sheila

Val Kilmer on playing Elvis Presley and working with Tony Scott in True Romance: Elvis was really radical in his day. To wear sideburns that long and wear a pink suit was more radical than David Bowie coming out onstage … Continue reading →

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The Make-Believe of the Moment

Posted on June 15, 2011 by sheila

In the theatre, where things play out in real-time, a scene may begin with a happy wedding and end in tragic bloodshed. A calm morning breakfast is shattered by the arrival of a telegram. The actors know that at the … Continue reading →

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“He’s just too damned enjoyable.” – Quentin Tarantino on Howard Hawks

Posted on May 8, 2010 by sheila

Reading David Thomson’s really interesting and entertaining (and, at times, self-indulgent) book (rumination, really) about Hollywood, The Whole Equation: A History of Hollywood. I say “self-indulgent” in a way that I mean it as a compliment. I find myself rolling … Continue reading →

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Inglourious Basterds: The Slate Reel

Posted on March 26, 2010 by sheila

This is pretty amazing. The slate (or clapboard) is used to mark different takes, to aid in the editing process, and the sound syncing. I came across this “slate reel” of Inglourious Basterds – showing how creative the slate-woman got, … Continue reading →

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Tarantino re-imagined

Posted on March 6, 2010 by sheila

Go read more about Ibraheem Youssef, graphic designer, who has an ongoing Tarantino movie posters series. Youssef’s work ultimately is a re-imagining of how to represent Tarantino’s well-known tales, and the images end up making me think deeply about the … Continue reading →

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