25 Great Extended Shots in Film History

25 Great Extended Shots in Film History

From Hitchcock and Welles to Tarantino and CuarĂ³n, here are some of the greatest examples of the long take in film history.  read more

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Tarantino Screenplays Re-Imagined in the Style of Penguin Books

Tarantino Screenplays Re-Imagined in the Style of Penguin Books

London-based designer Sharm Murugiah re-imagined eight Quentin Tarantino screenplays in the style of Penguin Book covers.   read more

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Watch Stars From Django Unchained Discuss Tarantino's Screenplay

Watch Stars From <i>Django Unchained</i> Discuss Tarantino's Screenplay

With an Oscar nod driving interest to Django Unchained‘s screenplay, there’s now a video of some of its main actors discussing director Quentin Tarantino’s writing for the film....  read more

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Dolls Based on Django Unchained Banned from eBay

Dolls Based on <i>Django Unchained</i> Banned from eBay

The Weinstein Company made action figures from the film Django Unchained a precious commodity when they told toy company NECA to stop production....  read more

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Quentin Tarantino Does the Pulp Fiction Twist

Quentin Tarantino Does the <i>Pulp Fiction</i> Twist

Acclaimed director Quentin Tarantino recently visited The Graham Norton Show to discuss his most recent directorial effort, Django Unchained, and gave a little insight into a memorable scene from his critically acclaimed Pulp Fiction....  read more

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Tarantino to British Journalist: "I'm Not Your Slave"

Tarantino to British Journalist: "I'm Not Your Slave"

Much like the characters in his films, Quentin Tarantino is someone who is quick to act when provoked....  read more

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BAFTA Nominations Announced

BAFTA Nominations Announced

Demonstrating that a film very much entrenched in a certain history and culture can be as equally accessible to those outside it, the British Academy of Film and Television unveiled their nominations for the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) this morning and Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln emerged as the clear victor with 10 nominations....  read more

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Spielberg Sets Record with DGA Nomination

Spielberg Sets Record with DGA Nomination

Looks as though Quentin Tarantino and David O. Russell will have to look far and wide to find a silver lining in this....  read more

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Django Unchained

<i>Django Unchained</i>

The best thing about Quentin Tarantino is also the worst thing about Quentin Tarantino—he believes, wholeheartedly, in whatever he’s doing. Most of the time, what he’s doing consists of overly referential homage mashups with dialogue that would give most screenwriters carpal tunnel. The old video store clerk is sublime at saying important things through mediums that don’t usually convey them—Kung Fu films, revenge fantasies and spaghetti Westerns, for starters. He is an artist dressed as a Philistine, splattering the screen with cartoonish violence when what he’s really blowing is our minds. This works, works well, and works often. The House...  read more

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Spike Lee Slams Django Unchained: "It’s Disrespectful to my Ancestors"

Spike Lee Slams <i>Django Unchained</i>: "It’s Disrespectful to my Ancestors"

Though Quentin Tarantino’s highly anticipated Western set in the times of slavery raked in an impressive $14 million on its opening day, one notable moviegoer did not contribute to that total. Iconic filmmaker Spike Lee took to several outlets to make known his displeasure with Tarantino’s treatment of slavery and that he would certainly not be viewing the film....  read more

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