Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino Visits Troops in Israel to “Boost Morale” Amid Hamas War
Quentin Tarantino visited a military base in Southern Israel to help “boost morale” amid the state’s war with Hamas. The 60-year-old Pulp Fiction director toured military bases and mingled with soldiers, according the international nonprofit Israel education organization Stand With Us. First, the Israel War Room X (formerly known as Twitter) account shared an image […]
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Jeff Burr, Director of ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre III,’ Dies at 60
Jeff Burr, the horror specialist who directed Vincent Price in one of his last movies and entries in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Puppet Master, Pumpkinhead and Stepfather franchises, has died. He was 60. Burr died Tuesday in his sleep in Dalton, Georgia, of apparent complications from a stroke, his longtime friend, actor Eric Spudic, told […]
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Hollywood Flashback: In 2003, ‘Kill Bill: Vol. 1’ Took No Prisoners
Quentin Tarantino had a single epic film in mind when he set out to create what became Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and its follow-up. The lead character of the Bride originated in conversations between Tarantino and star Uma Thurman during their first collaboration in 1993. “I came up with the idea of doing Kill Bill […]
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Los Angeles Sees Movie Theater Resurgence With Wave of New Openings, Renovations: “It’s Shockingly Optimistic”
Three years after the pandemic forced a number of theaters in Los Angeles to close up shop, the city is suddenly teeming with new openings and renovations. Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas opened one of the world’s only dine-in Imax locations in Inglewood in July; Amazon renovated and has been operating The Culver Theater since December 2022, […]
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‘Justified’ Director Michael Dinner Talks Tarantino’s Involvement, Father-Daughter Olyphant and Raylan’s Future Beyond ‘City Primeval’
[This story contains spoilers from Justified: City Primeval‘s two-episode premiere.] From The Wonder Years and Early Edition to Justified old and new, you’ve likely seen Michael Dinner’s name on your TV screen for as long as you can remember. Dinner has been directing since the early ’80s, including eight episodes of the original Justified. But […]
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‘Justified: City Primeval’ Star Adelaide Clemens on Two-Episode Premiere and Taking Inspiration From Quentin Tarantino
[This story contains spoilers for Justified: City Primeval‘s first two episodes, “City Primeval” and “Oklahoma Wildman.”] Justified: City Primeval is uncharted territory for Adelaide Clemens. The Australian actor has notably played religious wives on critically acclaimed series such as Rectify and Under the Banner of Heaven, so Justified: City Primeval’s Sandy Stanton is a strikingly […]
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Will Tom Rothman Land Quentin Tarantino’s Final Film? “I Hope So”
Sony studio head Tom Rothman made a rare stop along the press line at the May 30 premiere of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, where he told The Hollywood Reporter that when it comes to the WGA, he is, “Always hopeful, and that’s all you can do is hope for the best and plan for the worst. […]
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Gary Kent, Fabled B-Movie Stuntman, Actor and Director, Dies at 89
Gary Kent, the iconic B-movie stunt performer, actor and director who worked with Peter Bogdanovich, Richard Rush and Monte Hellman and served as an inspiration for Brad Pitt’s character in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, has died. He was 89. Kent died Thursday evening at an assisted care facility in Austin, his […]
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Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Kill Bill: Volume 1,’ ‘Volume 2,’ ‘Jackie Brown’ to Be Re-Released by Lionsgate
Lionsgate is back in business with Quentin Tarantino. The Hollywood studio announced on Thursday it has picked up the distribution rights to three of his classic movies, Kill Bill: Volume I and II and Jackie Brown. Besides the re-release of those iconic titles, Lionsgate will team with Tarantino to celebrate Kill Bill’s 20th anniversary later this […]
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Erik Lomis CinemaCon Tribute: May His “Light Shine Brightly on Now”
Hollywood studios and theater owners joined together Tuesday to pay tribute to the late Erik Lomis, the larger-than-life veteran distribution executive who was a mentor to many — including top filmmakers — and released numerous Oscar winners and blockbusters throughout his career. “Our industry lost one of its most passionate and intelligent executives. He was […]
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Quentin Tarantino to Present “Secret Screening” in Cannes
Quentin Tarantino may not have a new film ready (The Hollywood Reporter recently broke the news that he was working on what looks set to be his final feature), but the legendary director will still be among the star attractions in Cannes this year. The Directors’ Fortnight sidebar competition has revealed that Tarantino will be […]
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Francesca Cappucci, Former Entertainment Reporter at KABC-TV, Dies at 64
Francesca Cappucci, who spent more than a decade as a popular entertainment and music reporter at KABC-TV in Los Angeles, has died. She was 64. Cappucci died March 30 at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena after being diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic lung cancer in July, her older son, Ian Lyndon, told The Hollywood Reporter. She […]
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