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On the QT - part 10, this should do it.

  By Maxi Cane | August 25, 2009 - 11:19 pm | Movies & TV, On The QT
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I’m still excited about Inglourious Basterds. If you haven’t seen it yet, go see it or book a ticket. It’s true to say that Quentin Tarantino is a great film maker. Yes he’s made a few decisions I’m sure he isn’t entirely proud of, but luckily for him when he gets it right, the less than brilliant of his catalogue are pushed to the back. I’ve tried to mention as many of his films that I could along the way, or at least the ones that I figured where most relevant in showcasing his development and growth as a film maker. I hope I haven’t failed completely in that, I’ve enjoyed writing about him anyway and I’ve learned that I didn’t know half as much about the man and his work that I thought I did. This post is going to finish of the series by giving honorable mentions to … There’s more →

On The QT - Part NEIN! (Inglourious Basterds Review)

  By Maxi Cane | August 13, 2009 - 1:43 am | Featured Post, Movies & TV, On The QT, The Culch
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First off, apologies for bothering you with another On the QT installment in 24 hours, but it was quite a surprise for me to get the invite to the first Irish screening of the long awaited next film by Quentin tonight (last night by the time I hit publish). With huge thanks to Movies.ie, Rick and the Savoy, even if they did mess up my posting schedule for this series. I was planning on waiting like everyone else to see the movie on the official release date, but how could I turn it down? So let’s get started. What’s your current favourite Tarantino flick? Pulp Fiction? Reservoir Dogs? Kill Bill, Vol 2? Well whatever it is, it’s going to have to be happy with second place from now on. Now it’s easy for a Tarantino nut like myself to get swept up in the press hype of a movie. It’s … There’s more →

On the QT - Part 8

  By Maxi Cane | August 12, 2009 - 4:29 pm | Movies & TV, On The QT
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“We had rehearsed this stunt where Stuntman Mike was half in and half out of his car at what was as close to 100mph that we could safely get. It looked awesome. When we went for the actual take, it was going even better than the rehearsals, so I called the camera car on the walkie and asked the camera man if we were getting it. Instead of turning his head 90 degrees to check, he just said yes. We lost it, the camera wasn’t even fucking turned on. What did I do? I screamed and shouted. We tried again 5 or 6 times but it just wasn’t the same. I walked off set, it was the closest I’ve ever come to a diva fit. That was one of the worst moments of my working life. A shot that would have bumped that car chase out of this world even … There’s more →

On the QT - Part 7

  By Maxi Cane | July 29, 2009 - 7:36 pm | Movies & TV, On The QT
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And we go straight into the second part of the over the top revenge saga that is the Kill Bill series. With the two films written and shot back to back they should have been one great film divided into two instead of a sequel/prequel made just to cash in. And they were great. With the characters introduced and the back story put to bed, we can get on with some gratuitous violence that is more justified and made more sense this time round. This is because we know what’s going on when people and places are referenced. There’s one thing I hate about watching movies with people who don’t pay attention. “Who’s that?” “Is that the guy from the thing?” “I don’t get what they’re talking about?” If this ever happens to you while you’re watching Kill Bill Vol 2 with some goober, slap them in the face with … There’s more →

On the QT - Part 6

  By Maxi Cane | July 22, 2009 - 10:57 pm | Featured Post, Movies & TV, On The QT, The Culch
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“Revenge is a dish best served cold” - Old Klingon proverb. OOO000OOO We’re nearly at the end of this series, but we’ve still got a way to go until the release of Quentin Tarantino’s war epic “Inglorious Basterds” this coming August 21st. Reviews from the set are telling us that no effort is being spared for this movie and with the man himself already confirming that he’s halfway through the script for a prequel, he isn’t sparing any effort at all. Luckily for us, Mr Tarantino didn’t spare us the effort when he came up with a character known only as The Bride with Uma Thurman on the set of “Pulp Fiction”. For a simple revenge story, they thought up everything that could possibly be needed to tell it, and then a whole boat load more. Released in 2003 as “Kill Bill - Vol 1″, it is one and probably … There’s more →

On the QT - Part 5

  By Maxi Cane | July 15, 2009 - 7:22 pm | Featured Post, Movies & TV, On The QT
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Quentin Tarantino knows movies. Being a self confessed movie geek though, that’s not surprising. From the gangster/heist movies that gave us “Reservoir Dogs” and “True Romance” and of course the mega “Pulp Fiction”, to the king fu movies that brought us the “Kill Bill” saga. “Jackie Brown” comes from the influence that the blaxploitation era of American cinema and television had on Quentin’s own fascination with film. It also comes from an adaptation of the book “Rum Punch”. We all know that Quentin loves to link his films together with references to both his own work and that of the people he has in the films. This is true here with Pam Grier playing the title role, while probably still fresh in Quentin’s and other’s minds as Foxy Brown from the 70′s. Pam Grier is also mentioned in “Reservoir Dogs” in a car scene where the gangsters try to remember … There’s more →

On the QT - Part 4

  By Maxi Cane | July 13, 2009 - 7:17 pm | Movies & TV, On The QT, The Culch
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If you’ve been following the progress so far, you’ll know that the next installment in the remembering of Quentin Tarantino’s movies is the utterly brilliant : Released in 1994 in a whirlwind of controversy that still hadn’t quite died down from “Reservoir Dogs”, Quentin’s second film as writer / director proved that not everyone suffers from the dreaded “second album” curse. The IMDB lists the films plot as: “The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster’s wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.” Not much of a description when outlining the plot to one of the most influencial pieces of cinema to date. But as I’ll try to highlight along the way, some of QT’s best work comes from the stories, characters and dialogue. Plot is just there as a studio executive’s box that needs ticking. It’s both blamed … There’s more →

On the QT - Part 3

  By Maxi Cane | July 8, 2009 - 8:47 pm | Movies & TV, On The QT, The Culch
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Hey I’m a poet and I didn’t know that I was one. Right, so for those of you following my series of Quentin Tarantino reviews coming up to the release of his long awaited war epic “Inglorious Basterds“, I give you the third part from where I left off here. This time I’m focusing on a close contender for the top spot in my favourite QT movies - “Reservoir Dogs“ Why did I skip this 1992 release and jump to a 1993 release “True Romance”? Oh so many reasons. Firstly because in my opinion “True Romance” kind of slipped under the radar as far as people were concerned with Quentin Tarantino. Coming inbetween “Reservoir Dogs” and “Pulp Fiction”, it may have been lost in the shock and hype of the former and the expectation of the latter. “Reservoir Dogs” was when the world sat up and took notice of this … There’s more →

On the QT - Part 2

  By Maxi Cane | June 26, 2009 - 3:47 pm | Movies & TV, On The QT, The Culch
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So, on the lead up to the release of a film that I just can’t wait for “Inglorious Basterds”, by Quentin Tarantino I have been doing reviews of his films to date. I started by finding out about a film that I had never known about, but then again nobody was probably meant to. Thanks to our very own Darren, he dug me up a copy of Quentin’s first self written and directed film “My Best Friends Birthday”. I had originally thought that I’d be starting with this one, as I had always gone with popular folklore that his first script and involvement with Hollywood was “True Romance”. I know now I was wrong, but I wasn’t far off. Produced in 1993 it has a cast that a movie today would drool over. I’m not a huge fan of Christian Slater but he does himself justice in this role, as … There’s more →

On the QT - Part 1 (Redux)

  By Maxi Cane | June 2, 2009 - 2:21 am | Celebs, Featured Post, Movies & TV, On The QT, The Culch
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The first, first part was here. On the lead up to the release of the soon to be latest Quentin Tarantino instalment, Inglorious Basterds, I’m doing a review of all of his movies to date. Upon my incredibly extensive research, I came across rumours of a never much seen first attempt of a movie by Quentin. This was the first that he had written, directed and starred in. I, among many other Tarantino fans thought that True Romance was his first stab at film making, or even involvement. While that was his first major Hollywood screenplay, his first attempt at making an entire film was “My Best Friend’s Birthday“. After trying to piece the whole thing together through Youtube, our very own Darren Byrne tracked me down a copy of the movie and sent it over. Kudos dude, and thanks. Into the laptop it went as my excitement was quickly … There’s more →

On the QT - Part 1, sort of

  By Maxi Cane | May 3, 2009 - 12:52 pm | Movies & TV, On The QT, The Culch, wantsies
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Right, so carrying on from HERE I was hoping to start with a good review of Quentin Tarantino’s first ever film - “My Best Friend’s Birthday”. Written by Quentin in 1987 it was the first of his scripts to be made into a film. Not Resevoir Dogs, like most would believe and if I’m honest, that’s what I thought. With the little research I’ve done the synopsis is simple. “It’s Mickey’s Birthday and his girlfriend just left him, so that’s when his friend Clarence shows him a birthday he’ll never forget”. Quentin plays Clarence and straight away you can see that his acting skills haven’t exactly improved over the years, but some would say they didn’t have to. It’s grainy and black and white and I wish I could offer more of a review on it, but I can’t track down a copy of it and I really don’t fancy … There’s more →

On the QT - Intro

  By Maxi Cane | April 11, 2009 - 12:24 am | Celebs, Movies & TV, On The QT, The Culch
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If I named a few films would they ring any bells with you? My Best Friends Birthday Curdled God said, “Ha!” From Dusk til Dawn 3 (They must have made a sequel to get to the third part) Killing Zoe Siu nin Wong fei Hung ji: Tit ma lau (?) I’d never heard of them either, but whatever the role (Actor, writer, producer, director) he has been involved in them, and more. Quentin Tarantino. This man is by far my favourite director working today. He’s got a filum coming out soon by the name of Inglorious Basterds, his much talked about war epic. I for one think it’s going to be fandabbydosey. I figured I’d do a little review of his films in a run up to the release of Inglorious Basterds but when I went to look him up to get details that would have the research team on … There’s more →