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John’s Top Eleven Films of the Decade
1 hour ago | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
I was just under 11 years old as we entered the 2000s, and in the last decade I have made it my mission to fill the space in my mind that should be reserved for academics to remembering the details of far too many films. In looking back upon this decade, it seems that we’ve had quite a good chunk of time for movies — there are only two years absent on my top ten list: 2000 and 2005, while 2006 is represented by three films. I still cheated, though, by extending my list to eleven entries. Some were just too good to decide between.
I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it. And before you start — don’t cry. The Dark Knight isn’t on here.
11. The Royal Tenenbaums – 2001
Spoiler: you’re going to find that comedy is slightly underrepresented on this list, with Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums »
- John Cooper
Quentin Tarantino on why he turned down chance to direct Green Lantern
6 hours ago | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Given his very distinctive film-making style, what would a director such as Quentin Tarantino do with a superhero movie?
That may seem like a random thought with no basis in reality. But it transpires that Tarantino not only based his Inglourious Basterds on Marvel Comics' war series Sgt Fury and His Howling Commandos, but was asked to direct the big-screen adaptation of DC Comics' hero Green Lantern for Warner Bros.
Since then, Casino Royale's Martin Campbell ended up at the helm of Green Lantern, with Ryan Reynolds in the star role.
Tarantino explained to MTV: "I was offered the Green Lantern. Not since it's been a script, but just like, 'Hey we own the 'Green Lantern.' Would you like it?'"
He declined, although he insists he is a big comic book fan: "There's a little part of me that's like, 'Wow, if I was in my 20s, »
- David Bentley
Quentin Tarantino Sticks to His Shoguns
20 hours ago | TMZ | See recent TMZ news »
Here's one of those things celebs do in foreign countries in the hopes it will never see the light of day in the U.S. -- sorry, Quentin.The crazy commercial is for a Japanese cell phone company called Softbank -- and get this: you get a free dog-shaped cell phone speaker if you sign up with them. Still no explanation for Quentin Tarantino's cameo ... or the bad acting. See Also Tarantino -- I »
DVD round-up: Inglourious Basterds and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
5 December 2009 4:10 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
It's been so long since Quentin Tarantino made a genuinely "good" film that even the incoherent (and illiterate) scattershot shards of Inglourious Basterds (2009, Universal, 18) start to look like a return to form. Yet it's exactly the things which are right about this trashy Second World War romp – a modern western set "Once Upon a Time in Nazi Occupied France" – which make everything that's wrong with it so frustrating. Lifting its title from a disposable 70s Enzo G Castellari flick, and its soundtrack from Quentin's very own celluloid jukebox, the action follows the titular band as they to attempt to assassinate Hitler, with historically inaccurate results. Brad Pitt spits and chews the scenery entertainingly as band leader Aldo Raine, while Christoph Waltz should be a shoo-in in the forthcoming supporting actor nominations as the nastiest Nazi in town.
So far, so fun, with Tarantino relishing the chance to blend brash humour »
- Mark Kermode
'Quentin Tarantino and I clicked'
5 December 2009 4:09 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Sally Menke, who has edited all of Quentin Tarantino's films, on their working relationship and the thrill of John Travolta dancing in front of her during the making of Pulp Fiction
Editors are the quiet heroes of movies and I like it that way. We have a very private relationship with our directors, most often conducted in very dark rooms. I've been with Quentin Tarantino since his very first movie and have edited every single thing he's done since then.
We don't work at the studios. Quentin insists on renting little private houses in La and converting them into edit suites for the duration. It's very civilised and enabled me to work through both my pregnancies – yes, my babies had Tarantino movies played to them in the womb, but they seem to have come out Ok.
I met Quentin when he was interviewing for an editor – a cheap one. »
Eli Roth Talks Endangered Species
5 December 2009 8:10 AM, PST | HorrorYearbook | See recent HorrorYearbook news »
b>Hostel director Eli Roth recently talked to MTV about his new film Endangered Species. Roth said that fans can expect a Transformers or Cloverfield type movie and that he is busy reworking the script after consulting with Quentin Tarantino. "Quentin actually loved the draft and had some really great suggestions, so I'm tweaking the script," he said. "And I'm working out some visual effects tests, which is going to determine how I shoot it." »
- wil
Review: Everybody's Fine
5 December 2009 6:02 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
By: Todd Gilchrist, reprinted from AFI Fest
Several months ago while Quentin Tarantino promoted Inglourious Basterds, he mentioned that he might only make a few more films before he retires because, as he said, he didn't want to make "old man" movies. If anyone is unclear as to precisely what an "old man" movie is, they need look no further than Everybody's Fine, Robert De Niro's latest film, about a father trying to reconnect with his adult children after the death of his wife.
De Niro, once an indisputable fount of actorly integrity and hard work, has in recent years played a series of characters that either demanded little of his oft-discussed commitment, or exploited his persona as an intimidating figure both on and off screen. And while the character he plays here indicates a return to the kind of character work that made him a screen icon, there's »
- Cinematical staff
Tarantino on Superhero Films
5 December 2009 3:40 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Anybody who remembers Clarence showing Alabama the first issue of Spider-Man in True Romance, recalls Bill explaining Superman’s critique on the human race to The Bride in Kill Bill Vol. 2, or was aware that the Silver Surfer argument in Crimson Tide is courtesy of an uncredited Quentin Tarantino rewrite, should know that Qt is somewhat of a comic book fan. Tarantino has now told MTV that Inglourious Basterds was heavily influenced by Marvel Comics’ Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos.
Aside from the one scene he directed in Sin City, I’ve often wondered why this great director has not taken the opportunity to direct a comic book based film in an era where superheroes have dominated the box office. There have been so many bad comic book films made by directors who do not appreciate the source material they are working from, that I would like to see »
- Andrew Peters
Inglourious Basterds
5 December 2009 3:01 AM, PST | Pure Movies | See recent Pure Movies news »
Inglourious Basterds can be considered Tarantino’s literal take on the idea that cinema could fight the Nazis, and ultimately it is Tarantino’s love for cinema that makes the film so enjoyable. Let’s not beat about the bush: Inglourious Basterds is superb. There has been so much talk and controversy surrounding the film before its European release – capped by a contentious appearance at this year’s Cannes – that I feel it’s important to state right away just how much I enjoyed Quentin Tarantino’s latest offering. »
- Ben Hobson
'Iron Man 2' And War Machine Team-Up With 'The Avengers' In This Week's Back-Issue Bin
4 December 2009 2:31 PM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
Well, it's Friday at last, Splash Page faithful. This wraps up a very big week on the site — mostly thanks to "Iron Man 2" and its armored duo of War Machine and Iron Man.
Here's how the week's top stories shook out:
10. Jeremy Renner clarified those pesky Hawkeye rumors regarding "Thor" and "The Avengers" in this interview with MTV News.
9. Hmm. Does "Avatar" star Sam Worthington have a secret connection to "The Avengers" he's not telling us?
8. If War Machine ever decides to go solo in Hollywood, here are five rules for making his big-screen spin-off a success!
7. The second "Iron Man 2" poster to debut this week offered a darker look at Tony stark.
6. Did this ad for the "Iron Man 2" toy line give us the first peek at Don Cheadle in the War Machine armor?
5. A bunch of new "Iron Man 2" images arrived online featuring Mickey Rourke, »
- Rick Marshall
Eli Roth Tweaking 'Endangered Species' Script After Notes From Tarantino
4 December 2009 2:00 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
In the spring, Eli Roth stopped by MTV News and revealed plans to write and direct a film he declared was "along the lines of 'Transformers' or 'Cloverfield,' " only more fully "science fiction-based and with lots of chaos and mass destruction."
In an interview on Friday with MTV, Roth let us know that film — called "Endangered Species" — will be his next directorial project, that he's about to conduct some visual effects tests for it and that he's now back to working on the script after a discussion with frequent creative partner Quentin Tarantino.
"Quentin actually loved the draft and had some really great suggestions, so I'm tweaking the script," he said. "And I'm working out some visual effects tests, which is going to determine how I shoot it."
Still loath to spill any plot specifics, Roth did admit that "Species" will take place in an urban setting »
- Eric Ditzian
Tarantino: 'I turned down Green Lantern'
4 December 2009 10:53 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Quentin Tarantino has revealed that he turned down the opportunity to direct comic book adaptation Green Lantern. Speaking to MTV, the Inglourious Basterds helmer said that he declined the offer to bring the DC superhero to the big screen because he has "outgrown" such projects. "I was offered the Green Lantern," he said. "Not since it's been a script, but just like, 'Hey we own the Green Lantern, would you like it?' "So there's a little part of me that's like, 'Wow, if I was in my 20s, this would be the genre I'd want to specialise in'," he continued. "But they weren't making them then, or at least not the right ones. But there also is an aspect where I've kind of (more) »
- By Mark Langshaw
Quentin Tarantino Could Have Directed Green Lantern
4 December 2009 1:47 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
In a recent interview with MTV, Quentin Tarantino said that one of the inspirations for his latest film, Inglourious Basterds, was the Marvel Comics series Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos. With that in mind, the similarities between the two become evident, if only on the surface: Both Tarantino's movie and the Marvel comic feature elite soldiers fighting the Nazis behind enemy lines during WWII. Apparently, that's not Tarantino's only connection to comic books and comic book movies.
In a newly released excerpt of the MTV interview, Tarantino admitted to having been "a big comic book fan" in his 20s and said that he could have directed a movie based on a popular DC Comics character.
I was offered the Green Lantern. Not since it's been a script, but just like, "Hey we own the Green Lantern. Would you like it?"
Tarantino said that he has "kind of outgrown" his interest in comic books, »
- BrentJS Sprecher
To Hell and Back: Real life to reel life
4 December 2009 1:07 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Audie Murphy was the most decorated American soldier of the second world war. He was also the leading man in To Hell and Back, the story of his own war experience
Truth is the first casualty of the war movie. Ask a British D-day veteran who has seen Saving Private Ryan. Or a Zulu who's seen Zulu. Or anyone who has seen Where Eagles Dare. But what about To Hell and Back? The veracity of that one is harder to call. It's a 1955 spectacular about the war in Europe that had finished 10 years earlier: the story of a teenage Nazi slayer who, in January 1945, secured himself the congressional medal of honour by mounting the burning carcass of a tank and gunning down a phalanx of Germans. His name was Audie Murphy. He was the most decorated American soldier of the second world war. He was also the leading man in To Hell and Back. »
- Matthew Sweet
Tarantino Could've Directed 'Green Lantern'
3 December 2009 4:27 PM, PST | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »
Here is what Quentin Tarantino recently revealed to MTV News:"I was offered the 'Green Lantern,' " Tarantino told MTV News. "Not since it's been a script, but just like, 'Hey we own the 'Green Lantern.' Would you like it?'"That's interesting enough. But this is even better:Now that he's in his 40s and has been making features since 1992's "Reservoir Dogs," the director says he's no longer open to adapting any previously established franchise. What does get his creative juices flowing is the idea of exploring completely new superheroes and storylines."It wouldn't be an existing comic book character," he said. "I'm a writer. I'd want to use my imagination and not have to fight with geeks' memories of how this character should be and, 'Oh, I cast an actor as opposed to a bodybuilder' or it's not as good as the way [DC Comics artist] Neal Adams drew him. »
The MixerCast: Episode 5 - The Movie Marketing Blend With a Shot of Sarcasm
3 December 2009 10:34 AM, PST | FusedFilm | See recent FusedFilm news »
The Mixercast reaches its 5th episode, so its a milestone, and hosts, Kevin Coll and Will Melton are behind the mic talking about the latest pop culture musings. In this week’s episode they are joined by a special guest, Jared Degnan from MarketingDiner.com to discuss the latest in film marketing and how social media and new media has help it reach new heights, specifically with this year’s Avatar film event. Blending that with the shots of sarcasm on topics like Bourne 4, Quentin Tarantino and much more! Its the MixerCast at its best!
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Top Ten Overrated Films
3 December 2009 9:58 AM, PST | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
Overrated films are an interesting breed. They are essentially the type that everybody goes crazy for until consideration, time, thought and retrospect force us to reassess the situation. They are, by and large, the product of Hollywood: though by no means exclusive. However, Hollywood films are the most hyped; the most seen; the most heard. They are garnered with awards and flattery and the cycle begins again. Is it genius of deception or commerce?
Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane is often labelled as “the greatest film ever made”. It will not appear in this list. It is not an overrated film. Even now, in the sixty-plus years since its release, Welles’ masterpiece remains inimitable. Searching for something to dislike in it is pointless. Yes, critics go ga-ga for Orson, and so they should. He was a true maverick.
If one looks at the history of the Best Film award at the Oscars, »
- Martyn Conterio
Exclusive: Quentin Tarantino 'Thinking About A Few Different Things Right Now'
3 December 2009 7:30 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
From MTV.Com: When is it too soon to start talking about a filmmaker's next project? Before the current movie arrives in theaters? After it's finished up its theatrical run? And do any of those questions matter when it comes to an auteur whose every flick is awaited with emotion that ranges from breathless anticipation to "How dare you deprive us any longer!"
Sure, Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" is still in theaters abroad — with a global box-office tally over $300 million and counting — but here in the States, attention has already turned to what the writer/director's next project will be. When MTV News had the chance to chat with Qt recently, we had to get the lowdown from the man himself.
Quentin Tarantino Talks About His Next Projects
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- Eric Ditzian
'Green Lantern' Was Once Offered to Tarantino
3 December 2009 7:03 AM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
Over the past year or so, I've consistently screwed up when talking about Green Lantern by calling it Green Hornet and vice versa. I know the difference, of course, but having both films in various stages of production has tripped me up more often than I care to admit. Thank goodness DC's Green Arrow is still a long way off and damn you, Noah Baumbach, for calling your new movie Greenberg.
The confusion slapped me again last night when I read Quentin Tarantino could have directed The Green Lantern. See, he could be ideal for The Green Hornet - and in fact, Al Hirt's madcap theme song from the TV show wound up on Tarantino's Kill Bill soundtrack - so that got me pretty excited. Then I came around, checked the title again, and it was that other green thing, after all. Certainly, Qt had a few more detractors after »
- Colin Boyd
Sundance Film Festival Details Released
3 December 2009 5:47 AM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
I feel a special bond with the Sundance Film Festival. Not because I’ve been there, but because the guy in charge of it this year, John Cooper, shares my name. Because we share this bond, I feel that I’m able to take license in referring to the man as Coop for the rest of this article.
For the annual event held in Park City, Utah from January 21-31, thousands of films are submitted and screened — this year, 3,724 films were viewed by the festival’s ten programmers. I wonder when they slept.
Coop has high hopes for the festival as a whole:
“We may even be going into a golden age for independent films, in that the technology will make it possible for the films to be made and for audiences to see them. The industry is going through a major evolutionary stage right now, there’s no doubt about that, »
- John Cooper
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