Oscar-nominated director Quentin Tarantino has been known to talk excitedly and for extended periods of time about his love of movies. The man is a dyed-in-the-wool film geek, and if you’re a fan of his work, you should definitely check out the latest episode of the Pure Cinema Podcast. Tarantino sits in as a special guest for a two-and-a-half hour discussion about kung fu movies. Here’s the official synopsis from Pure Cinema’s website: [caption id="attachment_840712" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via Columbia Pictures[/caption] Quentin Tarantino returns to the …
Did you know that Quentin Tarantino loves movies? The auteur's body of work is marked by its love of cinema, with metatextual references and in-story character loves of the medium -- to the point where the way we stopped World War II in Tarantino's history is literally with filmstrips. In his latest work, the Oscar-nominated Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, this love of the silver screen became about as explicit to the plot as any of his other films, telling the story of an aging actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), his loyal stunt double (Brad Pitt), and a …
I'm genuinely surprised that Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein is debuting on a thing like Netflix, and not randomly during the 4-4:30 AM slot on Adult Swim. Directed by Daniel Gray Longino (Kroll Show, PEN15) and written by John Levenstein (Arrested Development), this oddball mockumentary runs a brisk 28 minutes and doesn't appear to be attached to anything other than the idea that watching David Harbour do his best blowhard Orson Welles impression for a half-hour would be really, really funny. And you know what? It is. Nailed it. A+ for absurdity. I don'…
In order to combat the hype machine currently getting oiled up and ready to go by Disney+, Netflix has reached deep into its pockets (and into the year 1998) to retrieve the name — Mike Myers. The streaming service has ordered a six-episode, half-hour limited comedy series from the comedian that will see Myers playing a host of different characters in addition to serving as executive producer. “I love creating characters, and Netflix has given me a fantastic playground to play in," Myers said in an extremely helpful and informative statement. Myers rose to fame on Saturday Night Live …