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Tag Archives: Quentin Tarantino
Supernatural: Season 1, Episode 6: “Skin”
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
Posted in Television
Tagged Alain Delon, Elia Kazan, John Shiban, Lana Turner, Quentin Tarantino, Sissy Spacek, SPN Season 1, Supernatural
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R.I.P. Tony Scott
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
Posted in Directors, RIP
Tagged Christopher Walken, Dennis Hopper, Quentin Tarantino, Tony Scott, True Romance
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Brad Pitt: “I think the bong’s name was Russell.”
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
Posted in Actors, Directors, RIP
Tagged Brad Pitt, Quentin Tarantino, Tony Scott, True Romance
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Val Kilmer on Tony Scott and Elvis
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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Tagged Elvis Presley, Quentin Tarantino, Tony Scott, True Romance
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The Make-Believe of the Moment
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
“He’s just too damned enjoyable.” – Quentin Tarantino on Howard Hawks
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
Inglourious Basterds: The Slate Reel
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
Tarantino re-imagined
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
