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Tarantino's First Stage Project Is a 'Swashbuckling' One

He'll direct The Popinjay Cavalier , set for London's West End in 2027

(Newser) - Quentin Tarantino isn't yet delivering his long-discussed 10th film, but he is bringing a "swashbuckling" comedy to the London stage. The filmmaker will write and direct The Popinjay Cavalier, slated to open in the West End in 2027, as announced by producers Sonia Friedman Productions and Sony Pictures...

Rosanna Arquette Slams Tarantino for 'Creepy' Use of Racial Slur

Director pushes back at Pulp Fiction actor, who's criticizing repeated deployment of n-word in his film

(Newser) - Quentin Tarantino isn't quietly absorbing Rosanna Arquette's criticism of his language choices in Pulp Fiction. In a statement released to Deadline , the 62-year-old director accused the actor, who appeared in the film, of chasing attention after she told the Times of London she's "over the use of...

Paul Dano Breaks Silence Over Tarantino Diss

Co-stars, directors defend There Will Be Blood 's Dano after Kill Bill director called him 'weak'

(Newser) - Paul Dano has finally addressed Quentin Tarantino's much-discussed slam on him, though he mostly let everyone else do the talking for him. At Sundance ahead of a 20th-anniversary screening of Little Miss Sunshine, Dano was asked about Tarantino calling him the "weakest" actor in SAG and criticizing his...

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In Utah, a Bittersweet 'Culmination' for Sundance

Robert Redford's famous film fest celebrates its last year in Park City, before moving to Boulder

(Newser) - Sundance is getting ready for one last curtain call in the Utah ski town it outgrew years ago. The independent film festival that Robert Redford launched in the 1980s opens Thursday in Park City for the final time before moving to Boulder, Colorado, next year, reports NBC News . The shift...

Clooney Calls Out Tarantino for 'Cruelty' in Comments

Actor says he'd be 'honored' to work with Paul Dano, others dissed by director

(Newser) - The fallout continues over Quentin Tarantino's public criticism of specific actors, with George Clooney the latest to criticize the director, reports the Guardian . Speaking at AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards over the weekend, Clooney went out of his way to praise Paul Dano, Owen Wilson, and Matthew Lillard—...

Ethan Hawke Sees 'Great Lesson' in Tarantino-Dano Flap

'I don't think Paul Dano ever knew that so many people loved him'

(Newser) - One of the lower-level Hollywood controversies of late surfaced when Quentin Tarantino dissed the acting skills of Paul Dano while on a podcast. The director's harsh language—he pronounced the actor "weak sauce"—prompted Dano supporters in the industry to come to his defense . Ethan Hawke happens...

After Quentin Tarantino Blasts Actors, One Responds

Matthew Lillard says criticism is 'humbling and it hurts'

(Newser) - Actor Matthew Lillard says his feelings were hurt when two-time Oscar winner Quentin Tarantino dissed him in an interview. "I don't care for Matthew Lillard," the director told the Bret Easton Ellis Podcast last week while revealing his list of best movies of the 21st century. Lillard...

Tarantino Disses 'Weak' There Will Be Blood Star

Fans, Hollywood insiders slam director for his harsh critique of 'weak sauce' actor Paul Dano

(Newser) - Quentin Tarantino sparked backlash this week after calling Paul Dano the "weakest f---ing actor in SAG" during an appearance on the Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, Deadline reports. Tarantino criticized Dano's performance in There Will Be Blood, in which Dano played opposite Daniel Day-Lewis, as "weak sauce."...

Quentin Tarantino on Why He Pulled Plug on Planned Last Film

The Movie Critic didn't present enough of a challenge, director tells podcast

(Newser) - Director Quentin Tarantino has said his 10th film will be his last—but that film will definitely not be The Movie Critic . Tarantino planned to direct his script of that name after initially considering it for a TV series, but in pre-production, realized he wouldn't be expanding much on...

Clooney Hits Back After Tarantino Says He's No Movie Star

Though the actor's response to filmmaker's diss was a bit delayed

(Newser) - Asked last year who he considers a movie star, Quentin Tarantino failed to list George Clooney. Clooney has now responded, more than a year later. The strange back-and-forth, as recounted by CNN :
  • Tarantino's comments: The filmmaker was apparently talking about movie stars with Deadline columnist Baz Bamigboye at the
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Sources Say Quentin Tarantino Has Scrapped The Movie Critic

The film would have reunited him with Brad Pitt

(Newser) - Quentin Tarantino is scrapping The Movie Critic, according to sources who spoke to the Hollywood Reporter and other outlets. The filmmaker planned this year to start shooting the movie, which was to be his tenth film as a director, but has for some reason now decided to go in a...

First Details Out on Tarantino's Possible Last Movie

'Hollywood Reporter' says his 10th film may center on the late critic Pauline Kael

(Newser) - It looks like Quentin Tarantino knows what his 10th and likely final movie will be about. The Hollywood Reporter quotes insiders who say it will be called The Movie Critic and be set in the 1970s with a female lead. THR speculates it might center on Pauline Kael, an influential...

Quentin Tarantino: 'It's Time to Wrap Up the Show'

Director, who says he'll make one more film, concedes he should've said something to Harvey Weinstein

(Newser) - The first film Quentin Tarantino directed was Reservoir Dogs, in 1992. He says he doesn't know what his next film will be, but he knows it will be his last. "I've been doing it for 30 years," Tarantino said. "And it's time to wrap...

Tarantino in Hot Water Over Pulp Fiction NFTs

Miramax, which still owns the rights, sues him

(Newser) - Quentin Tarantino is planning to auction off non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, related to his iconic film Pulp Fiction, he announced at a crypto-art convention this month. But not if Miramax has anything to say about it: The studio, which still owns the rights to the movie, sued the filmmaker for...

Tarantino Is New Owner of Historic LA Movie Theater

He says the Vista will be a 'crown jewel'

(Newser) - Quentin Tarantino believes some movie theaters can come back from the pandemic better than ever—and he's putting his money where his mouth is. The director disclosed in a podcast Monday that he is the new owner of the historic Vista Theatre in Los Angeles, which first opened in...

Screen Legend's Daughter Scorches Tarantino in Column

Bruce Lee's daughter is sick of white men telling her father's story

(Newser) - The daughter of action film legend Bruce Lee penned a scathing Hollywood Reporter column in which she hit back at Quentin Tarantino and others in Hollywood who've sought to portray her dad in an unflattering light over the years. Shannon Lee leveled her sights at Tarantino after the director...

2 Big Names Make Unusual Headlines in Book World

Those names being Quentin Tarantino and Bret Easton Ellis

(Newser) - Tuesday brings two notable entries related to the world of publishing:
  • Quentin Tarantino: Tarantino may be a fixture in the world of movies, but he has scored a deal to write two books for HarperCollins, reports Deadline . The first will be a novelization of his film Once Upon a Time
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Tarantino Is Going to Start Telling Bedtime Stories

Director, wife Daniella welcome a son, their first child

(Newser) - Once upon a time ... in Tel Aviv, Quentin Tarantino became a first-time father at the ripe old age of 56, reports People . "Daniella and Quentin Tarantino are happy to announce the birth of their first child," the couple tells TMZ in a statement. "A baby boy born...

1.3B People Denied Chance to See Tarantino Movie

'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' is canceled in China

(Newser) - Chinese audiences hoping to see Quentin Tarantino's latest movie are going to have to wait—maybe for an illegal copy. China's National Film Administration has abruptly canceled Once Upon a Time in Hollywood's Oct. 25 release without giving an official explanation, Los Angeles Magazine reports. But sources...

Bruce Lee's Daughter on Tarantino: 'He Could Shut Up'

She responds to filmmaker's statement on her criticism of 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'

(Newser) - The feud between Bruce Lee's daughter and Quentin Tarantino continues. Shannon Lee last month called out the filmmaker for the way her father is portrayed in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and Tarantino responded this month at a press junket when asked about her criticism that Tarantino had...

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