Tag: Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
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Quentin Tarantino’s Unmade Movies: 21 Projects the Filmmaker Almost Directed
The theatrical release of Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” back in summer 2019 was met with strong box office numbers and critical acclaim. But for many fans, it was also a wrenching reminder that Tarantino’s time as a feature film director is almost over.The writer-director has long maintained that he will retire…
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John Carpenter Was (Understandably) Concerned About The Thing’s Flamethrower Scene
The flamethrower is one of the most delightfully unhinged lethal weapons because it, well, throws flames. And if you’re a fan of them, you most likely recall instances in pop culture where they have turned up. Not too long ago, Elon Musk sold 20,000 of them through his Boring Store to extremely high demand. And…
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Why Quentin Tarantino Cut Tim Roth’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Scenes
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” may not be the longest Quentin Tarantino movie, but it definitely isn’t the shortest. Clocking in at 161 minutes, Tarantino’s most recent film, released in 2019, broke the mold of what’s expected from the filmmaker. The movie was less concerned about the plot and more interested in romanticizing late…
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Quentin Tarantino Sees Once Upon A Time In Hollywood As His Version Of Roma
“Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” is a unique entry in writer and director Quentin Tarantino’s filmography. That’s certainly saying something, as every film of his up to this point is exceptionally distinctive in one way or another. Still, there are certainly violent and structural quirks visible in each film, and it’s arguably “Once Upon…
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Quentin Tarantino: Leonardo DiCaprio Was ‘Nervous’ to Improvise ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Monologue
Leonardo DiCaprio had a bit of hesitation getting fully into the mind of Rick Dalton.Playing the fictional ’70s actor in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” DiCaprio apparently was a “little nervous” to have a full-on temper tantrum as Rick during a tense monologue sequence. The scene involved Rick (DiCaprio) storming off set…
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Margot Robbie Improvised ‘Babylon’ Kiss Scene with Brad Pitt: ‘Sue Me’
Margot Robbie is following in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” co-star Lena Dunham’s red carpet footsteps by surprise-smooching Brad Pitt.Robbie co-stars opposite Pitt in Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon,” and revealed to E! News that she really leaned into the spontaneity of the character…and, of course, harnessed that to kiss iconic film star Pitt.“That wasn’t in…
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Quentin Tarantino Decries the ‘Marvel-ization’ of Hollywood: MCU Actors Aren’t Movie Stars
Quentin Tarantino wants you to know he’s not a Marvel hater unlike some of his fellow filmmakers — ahem, Martin Scorsese — but he still has a few bones to pick with the MCU.The topic came up as the “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” writer-director continues to make the press rounds promoting his new…
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Quentin Tarantino: I Used to Chalk Up Harvey Weinstein’s Rumored Behavior as Like ‘Mad Men’
Quentin Tarantino is continuing to speak out on former collaborator Harvey Weinstein.The disgraced Miramax and Weinstein Company mega-producer was convicted of rape in 2020 and sentenced to 23 years in prison. Weinstein produced nine films with Tarantino before parting ways in October 2017 amid the #MeToo movement allegations against Weinstein.“I’d never heard the stories that…
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Quentin Tarantino: In the Near Future, Boutique Cinemas Will Thrive While Big Chains Flounder
Quentin Tarantino doesn’t recognize the film industry anymore.The “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” auteur opened up about the state of cinema while on the New York City leg of his book tour for essay anthology “Cinema Speculation.” During a conversation with moderator Elvis Mitchell at The Town Hall, Tarantino mused that the next four…
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MGM Originally Denied ‘Blonde’ Director Andrew Dominik from Using ‘Some Like It Hot’ Footage
Andrew Dominik had to convince MGM to let “Some Like It Hot” be part of “Blonde.”Much like Quentin Tarantino’s 2019 Oscar-winning “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Dominik’s “Blonde” includes real footage from Marilyn Monroe’s filmography. Yet lead star Ana de Armas is placed in the films, including “All About Eve,” “Some Like It Hot,”…