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The Best Movies To Buy Or Stream This Week: ‘A Clockwork Orange,’ ‘Unbreakable,’ Melvin Van Peebles Collection & More

September 28, 2021 1:30 pm

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a spla...

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‘Escape From New York’ & ‘Big Trouble’ Prove John Carpenter Is The King Of Cult Classics [The Playlist Podcast]

Charles Barfield

July 9, 2021 3:00 pm

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It’s July 2021, and instead of talking about “F9,” “Black Widow,” or any of the summer blockbusters from this year, The Playlist Podcast is going back to the ‘80s to talk about two cult classic summer films, “...

Quentin Tarantino Says He'd Love To Remake 'First Blood' With Adam Driver & Kurt Russell

Quentin Tarantino Would Love To Remake ‘First Blood’ With Adam Driver & Kurt Russell & Contemplated Making ‘Sgt. Rock’

Charles Barfield

July 1, 2021 12:45 pm

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Quentin Tarantino is an accomplished filmmaker and, now, a best-selling author. But, first and foremost, he’s a film fan. A massive film fan. So, during interviews (which he’s doing plenty of thanks to his “On...

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Quentin Tarantino Talks About Nearly Casting Mickey Rourke As The ‘Death Proof’ Lead & Making Stage Play Versions Of His Films

Edward Davis

June 30, 2021 11:57 am

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The “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” novelization is out now from Harper Perennial. That means director/author Quentin Tarantino is out there doing the press rounds talking to major outlets. He’s already been o...

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‘The Christmas Chronicles: Part 2’ Trailer: Kurt Russell Returns As Santa To Take On Belsnickel In The Netflix Sequel

Charles Barfield

October 19, 2020 10:50 am

News, Trailers

Odds are, if you celebrate Christmas, you’re well aware of the lore surrounding the holiday, specifically the story of Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus. But just how well do you know about Belsnickel? Well, the upco...

‘Used Cars’ At 40: How The Cynical Black Comedy Became A Preview Of The Reagan Era

Jason Bailey

July 8, 2020 1:41 pm

Essays, News

Robert Zemeckis’ “Used Cars” opens with a slow, patient push-in on a man tinkering around under the dashboard of a used car, eventually achieving the goal of rolling back its odometer. He’s whistling “Hail to ...

‘Dark Blue’ Does Not Shy Away From The Cruelty & Institutional Racism Of The Police

Matthew Monagle

June 11, 2020 12:24 pm

Essays, News

Nothing busts canons quite like living in interesting times. In our ongoing Inflection Point series, we look back at the films that have taken on new relevance due to our ongoing cultural and politic...

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‘Escape From New York’ Remake Filmmaker Has The “Obvious” Star In Mind—Wyatt Russell

Charles Barfield

February 17, 2020 11:00 am

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John Carpenter films are very much products of their eras and products of one incredibly unique filmmaker. That’s largely why remakes haven’t been so successful in the past. (One look at the remakes of “The Th...

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The Best Horror Movie Performances Of The Decade [2010s]

Drew Taylor

October 31, 2019 1:26 pm

Features, News

Often regarded as "less than" when it comes to cinema, the horror genre isn't just a place to find scares and thrills. Buried under buckets of blood, scary masks, and supernatural mishaps are some truly great p...

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Sylvester Stallone Would Make A New ‘Tango & Cash’ “In A Second” But Hasn’t Been Able To Convince Kurt Russell

Charles Barfield

September 18, 2019 3:12 pm

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We are mere hours away from the latest franchise sequel for Sylvester Stallone, “b.” And while the actor is busy promoting his newest bloody action film, he’s already openly pitching ideas for even more sequels...

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