http://dir.salon.com/topics/quentin_tarantino/?source=rss&aim=quentin_tarantino en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/11/04/miramax/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/11/04/miramax/index.html?source=rss Why Disney turned Harvey Weinstein's legendary indie empire into a zombie slave -- and why it doesn't much matter By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/09/23/oscar_kickoff/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/09/23/oscar_kickoff/index.html?source=rss "Up," Clooney, "Precious," "Lovely Bones," "Nine" all leading contenders. Plus: Is indie dead? (Part 174) By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/08/13/basterds/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/08/13/basterds/index.html?source=rss "Inglourious Basterds" depicts Jews pursuing ultraviolent, absurdist revenge against their Nazi oppressors. Discuss By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/07/14/1line_list/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/07/14/1line_list/index.html?source=rss Has critical taste become fossilized? A new greatest-films poll yields some odd results, but poses old questions By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/05/18/cannes_roundup/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/05/18/cannes_roundup/index.html?source=rss Danish bad boy's gruesome horror venture outrages some, thrills others. In other news from 1995, "Piano" director debuts a poetic period piece, Francis Coppola goes indie and more. By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/11/20/walle_dvd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/11/20/walle_dvd/index.html?source=rss Is Pixar's Chaplin-meets-Kubrick robot romance really the best animated film ever? Plus: Answers to our "Sukiyaki Western Django" quiz revealed! By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/08/28/sukiyaki/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/08/28/sukiyaki/index.html?source=rss Takashi Miike's "Sukiyaki Western Django" offers a spectacular mashup of Kurosawa, Sergio Leone, Tarantino and the Bard -- and it's weirder than that sounds. By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/08/13/inglorious/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/08/13/inglorious/index.html?source=rss Eager to catch the ultraviolent WWII shootout "Inglorious Bastards," loaded with blaxploitation beefcake and naked chicks? Come on over! By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/07/30/frozen_river/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/07/30/frozen_river/index.html?source=rss Courtney Hunt on her Sundance-acclaimed, slo-mo rural thriller "Frozen River" and making an indie film even action-movie fans can love (interview/podcast). By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/07/10/exiles/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/07/10/exiles/index.html?source=rss Kent Mackenzie's gorgeous black-and-white film "The Exiles" captures a garage-rock world of urban American Indians in a vanished L.A. Plus: German groupie tells all! By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/05/22/cannes_6/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/05/22/cannes_6/index.html?source=rss Quentin Tarantino greets his adoring fans, explains "Death Proof." Plus: Harvey Weinstein slaps down Kurt Russell. By Catherine Price Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/17/rapist_doll/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/17/rapist_doll/index.html?source=rss Get your very own plastic rapist, courtesy of NECA toys and Quentin Tarantino. By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/04/06/grindhouse/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/04/06/grindhouse/index.html?source=rss This deliciously depraved B-movie homage is as subtle as a buzz saw headed for a villain's private parts -- and it's rip-roarin' fun! By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/03/12/sxsw_1/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/03/12/sxsw_1/index.html?source=rss Opening weekend at the Austin filmfest offers a controversial documentary about (not by) Michael Moore, an outrageous horror-comedy by Alan Cumming and a few Tarantino impersonations. By Charles Taylor Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2004/04/16/kill_bill_2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2004/04/16/kill_bill_2/index.html?source=rss Tarantino's talent can be dizzying, and Uma Thurman and David Carradine have great chemistry. But all it adds up to is that Q.T. seems to revere every movie he's ever seen. By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/10/10/kill_bill/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/10/10/kill_bill/index.html?source=rss Quentin Tarantino supposedly loves movies. So why is this ultraviolent, style-crazed revenge fantasy so empty? By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/indie/2002/12/06/indiefilm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/indie/2002/12/06/indiefilm/index.html?source=rss From Tarantino to Spike Jonze, from "Memento" to "Y Tu Mama," we're living through an independent film explosion. Salon introduces Indie Film -- a new section dedicated to cinematic life beyond the blockbuster. By Ben Schwartz Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/2002/10/15/avary/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/2002/10/15/avary/index.html?source=rss Oscar-winning "Pulp Fiction" screenwriter Roger Avary attacks the teen genre -- and American complacency -- with an audacious adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' "The Rules of Attraction." By Uju Asika Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2002/08/20/badass/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2002/08/20/badass/index.html?source=rss Director Isaac Julien talks about "BaadAsssss Cinema," his Independent Film Channel tribute to the outrageous fashions, foot-high Afros and subversive politics of '70s blaxploitation movies. By Alex Pappademas Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/04/25/ghostdog/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/04/25/ghostdog/index.html?source=rss RZA's music "inspired by" Jim Jarmusch's "Ghost Dog" lags behind the inspired cuts of the actual film. By Stephen Lemons Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/04/24/bunker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/04/24/bunker/index.html?source=rss Ex-con and man of letters Edward Bunker discusses his new memoir, "Education of a Felon," and life as an upstanding citizen. By Sean Elder Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/bc/1999/09/28/leonard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/bc/1999/09/28/leonard/index.html?source=rss The world's coolest crime writer has an uncanny ear for wry dialogue and a deep belief in lives with second acts. By Mary Elizabeth Williams Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1999/03/05/reviewc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1999/03/05/reviewc/index.html?source=rss A transatlantic crime caper arrives in America jetlagged. By Dakota Smith Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/1999/03/04/04int/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/1999/03/04/04int/index.html?source=rss Alessandro Gassman, the Italian star of last year's award-winning film "Steam," is poised to become the next European heartthrob to find an American audience. By Dwight Garner Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/05/21/21feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/05/21/21feature/index.html?source=rss A new book on our cultural obsession with violence finds kids' TV and Quentin Tarantino movies inseparable from the Roman spectacles.