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Django, in chains

Charlemagne In Sweatpants — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:10:32 -0800

Actor and producer Jesse Williams has written an article about the issues he has with Quentin Tarantino's film Django Unchained, including the ahistorical portrayal of slavery and the lack of agency shown by the movie's black characters. He expands the argument on his blog (image NSFW).

Violence is so good

Lanark — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:35:02 -0800

Quentin Tarantino clashed with News anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy during a fractious interview ahead of the London premiere of his new film. Tarantino has previously defended the gore that defines his movies, saying "that's the biggest attraction. I'm a big fan of action and violence in cinema".

An introduction to cult movies

Artw — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 23:40:56 -0800

"What is a cult film? A cult film is one that has a passionate following, but does not appeal to everyone. James Bond movies are not cult films, but chainsaw movies are. Just because a film has become a cult movie does not automatically guarantee quality. Some are very bad; others are very, very good. Some make an awful lot of money at the box office; others make no money at all. Some are considered quality films; others are exploitation movies. One thing cult movies do have in common is that they are all genre films - for example gangster films or westerns. They also have a tendency to slosh over from one genre into another, so that a science fiction film might also be a detective movie, or vice versa. They share common themes as well, themes that are found in all drama: love, murder and greed." - of the British TV film slots accompanied by an introduction perhaps the most celebrated is Moviedrome, running between 1988 and 2000 and presented first by Repo Man director Alex Cox and then film critic Mark Cousins. Alex Cox introduces... The Wicker Man The Parallax View Jabberwocky Stardust Memories Brazil An American Werewolf in London Knightriders What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Rabid Cry Baby Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Django Face to Face Requiescant The Andromeda Strain Coogan's Bluff The People Under The Stairs Halloween Psychomania Race the Devil Excalibur Nothing Lasts Forever Mark Cousins introduces... The Fly Society The Warriors The Fog Carlitos Way Don't Look Now ALSO ON BBC 2: The Forbidden Season... Alex Cox presents Django Kill Empire of the Censors Doing Rude Things 1, 2 ON BBC 4: Alex Cox presents... Five Westerns Part 1 Five Westerns Part 2 Moviedrome Guides part 1 & 2 in the free stuff section Alex Cox's website. Moviedrome archive. Previous Alex Cox. Previous Repo Man. Bonus insanity: Alex Cox interviews Sam Cohen, inventor of the neuron bomb

Django. The D is silent.

mysticreferee — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:06:11 -0800

Quentin Tarantino is back. A theory on Tarantino’s Movie Universe Previously: This is my finest film yet (...which links to this which is a must read)

share desk photos

signal — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:49:19 -0800

Share photos of your desk. And see others', too. Apparently written in Django

Gypsy Swing

IndigoJones — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 19:14:40 -0800

Every audience seems to be niche audience these days but this guy (not forgetting this guy) were the goods. I was reminded of them when a friends sent me this link from Germany. Made my day, it should at least raise a smile. (Guitar players may want to weep) And there seems to be a lot more of it out there than I had suspected, predictably in France and Holland, but even places like Argentina, Finland, and Japan . America does her part, and count on Britain to be encyclopaedic on the subject Okay, some are better than others, but they all have heart. Just now I could almost wish to live in Southern California just for this