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Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeAustin Butler has revealed that he turned down a screen test for Top Gun: Maverick to join Quentin Tarantino’s 2019 film, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood.The 32-year-old actor – who played Manson Family cult member Charles Watson in Tarantino’s critically acclaimed movie – explained the decision during a New York screening of his new Apple TV+ series, Masters of the Air.“I ended up…

This year, Sundance is celebrating the 40th edition of the film festival that has, for four decades, broken talent, launched award-winning indies and seen its fair share of fist-fights and walk-outs. In 2014, THR broke down 30 key moments in the fest’s history in honor of its 30-year edition. Now, we are back with an update, adding ten key moments from the past decade to the mix.   1. Ryan Coolger makes a splash (2013)At the 2013 fest, Fruitvale won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award, and went on…

Quentin Tarantino Once Fought Hard To Get This MCU Actor Over Johnny Depp For His Film Pulp Fiction ( Photo Credit – Wikimedia; IMDb; Facebook ) Johnny Depp might be one of the biggest Hollywood stars, but sometimes, for some filmmakers, that is not enough to feature in a film. Celebrated director Quentin Tarantino is a prime example of such a director who chose this MCU star over Depp for his cult classic Pulp Fiction. The 1994 film had an ensemble cast of Bruse Willis, Uma Thurman, Tim Roth, Samuel L Jackson, John…

Posted in: Comics, Current News | Tagged: House Of Illustration, Quentin Blake Centre For Illustration. London. 2024The House of Illustration will repone next year as the Quentin Blake Centre For Illustration in a new location in London.Article Summary The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration opens in London in 2024. Previously the House of Illustration, it will feature 40,000 Blake works. The new venue resides in historic New River Head buildings, Islington. Engage with classes, online…

Not so long ago, the idea of Quentin Tarantino making a Star Trek movie seemed as far out as a tribble one day captaining the starship Enterprise. Perhaps that’s why QT shelved his long-mooted “R-rated”, ultra-violent take on the Apollo-era optimism of Gene Roddenberry – or perhaps he just figured he had other projects worth prioritising.Back in 2017, Tarantino publicly pitched the idea of a feature-length riff on the 1968 original series episode A Piece of the Action, which is set on an Earth-like planet where a 1930s…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeQuentin Tarantino was originally set to direct a Star Trek movie, but dropped the project in 2019 for a surprising reason. According to a prospective co-writer, the Pulp Fiction director, known for his gritty, irreverent filmography, ultimately decided he didn’t want the last film he ever made to be a franchise movie. Tarantino fans had hoped that the project could have pushed the…

Star Trek is a huge franchise, one that has included some of the best sci-fi movies of all time. While there's plenty of new TV content available for those with a Paramount+ subscription, the franchise's future on the big screen remains a mystery. For a while the great Quentin Tarantino was developing a Star Trek movie, although that seems to have been left by the wayside. His co-writer Mark L. Smith recently spoke about working on that movie, and why it ultimately didn't work out. Trekkies new and are always keeping…

Co-writer/director Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving took quite a while to become a reality. Debuting as a fake trailer with Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s Grindhouse double feature, Roth and his vision for a Turkey Day-themed slasher came from a personal place. Stretching all the way back to Roth's childhood, and now emerging onto the 2023 movie release schedule, here’s the story behind how Thanksgiving finally carved a path into theaters.(Image credit: Dimension)How Thanksgiving’s Original Trailer Came To BeDuring…

The Barbenheimer craze has taken over moviegoers with the release of Greta Gerwig's Barbie and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer on July 21. Now, it seems that filmmaker Quentin Tarantino also joined the league and opted for same-day viewings of both the films. (Also read: Barbenheimer breaks several box office records in US and worldwide with opening weekend collection: Report) Quentin Tarantino was seen doing the Barbenheimer movie watch. Quentin Tarantino spotted at ticket counterIn a photo that is going…

Acclaimed filmmaker Quentin Tarantino supported the Barbenheimer double release at the cinema and was spotted seeing both `Barbie` and `Oppenheimer`. The `Kill Bill` director was spotted at the movie theater buying tickets to see `Barbie` and `Oppenheimer` on the big screen. "In Westwood after seeing Oppenheimer, Quentin Tarantino walks across the street and buys a ticket to see Barbie," Saul Gonzalez tweeted along with a photo of the filmmaker buying his movie ticket at the box office, reports Deadline. The…