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Eight Victims of the Spielberg Curse

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When an actor scores a role in a Steven Spielberg movie it’s an automatic step up for their career. Actresses, however, could take a one-way road to obscurity. Whether an actress is in… Continue reading

Tarantino in Review: ‘Inglourious Basterds’

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Director: Quentin Tarantino Cast: Christoph Waltz, Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Michael Fassbender, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger Synopsis: During the occupation of France during WWII several different groups come to a head… Continue reading

Top 10 Comic Book Movies (Without Superheroes)

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When someone mentions a comic book movie one thing springs to mind: spandex. Superheroes have long been associated with the comic genre but as The Walking Dead has shown on television that is… Continue reading

Tarantino in Review: ‘Death Proof’

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Director: Quentin Tarantino Cast: Kurt Russel, Zoe Bell, Rose McGowan, Rosario Dawson, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Mary Elizabeth Winstead Synopsis: Two different groups of girls get targeted by Stuntman Mike, a psychopath whose particular… Continue reading

Top 15 Cover Songs From ‘Like a Version’

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Cover songs are a risky venture for musicians as the listeners are either going to love you or hate you for it. Sometimes they’re so good that they surpass the original like Hendrix’s… Continue reading

Tarantino in Review: ‘Jackie Brown’

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Director: Quentin Tarantino Cast: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton, Robert DeNiro Synopsis: When Jackie Brown, an air hostess who smuggles money for a Californian weapons dealer, gets… Continue reading

Tarantino in Review: ‘Natural Born Killers’

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Another example of a Tarantino script being handled by another director…even if something got lost along the way. Director: Oliver Stone Cast: Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Sizemore, Tommy Lee… Continue reading

Game Review: ‘The Cave’ (First Impression)

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Developer: Double-Fine Well back in the bronze era of video game history there was a bunch of chaps working at Lucasfilm (later Lucasarts) who made a name for the company creating smart, funny… Continue reading

Tarantino in Review: ‘True Romance’

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Director: Tony Scott Cast: Christian Slater, Rosanna Arquette, Michael Rapport, Denis Hopper, James Gandolfini, Christopher Walken, Brad Pitt, Gary Oldman, Chris Penn, Tom Sizemore, Val Kilmer Synopsis: After being caught up in a… Continue reading

Top 20 Tarantino Characters

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Quentin Tarantino’s films are known for many things. They’re instantly quotable, they’re brutally violent and absurdly funny at the same time and they become integral parts of our popular culture. If there’s one… Continue reading