Articles Tagged ‘quentin tarantino’

A film’s believability hinges on its costumes

By Sheridan Watson · Daily Trojan

February 4, 2013 at 10:43 pm

This past weekend, I finally saw Quentin Tarantino’s latest flick, Django Unchained. And though the other moviegoers probably sat transfixed by the incredible amount of violence or horrified at the frantic use of the N-word doing the three-hour epic, I sat wondering if anyone else noticed that Jamie Foxx’s titular character was donning a pair [...]

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Fists blends kung fu with Tarantino style

By Michael lin · Daily Trojan

November 4, 2012 at 5:31 pm

With graphic violence and an all-star cast, RZA’s The Man with the Iron Fists is an action-packed piece of cinema.

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Auteurship gives dull cinema style, flair

By C. Molly Smith · Daily Trojan

September 4, 2012 at 10:04 pm

With a slew of remakes and sequels dominating theaters, modern cinema is seemingly devoid of originality. Many films could escape this fate, but they lack the creative drive necessary for a unique voice — they lack auteurship. The auteur theory suggests that a film’s originality, in large part, stems from the director, the driving creative [...]

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Quentin Tarantino gives first look of ‘Django Unchained”

By SHERIDAN WATSON · Daily Trojan

April 13, 2012 at 9:11 am

Quentin Tarantino gives first look of ‘Django Unchained”

Quentin Tarantino fans can rejoice: we finally get a taste of his upcoming feature Django Unchained. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson and 2011 Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz, Tarantino’s ninth film is set to be released Christmas Day 2012. Foxx will play a freed slave named Django who travels across [...]

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Tarantino’s music shines in production

By daniel gryzwacz · Daily Trojan

January 31, 2012 at 10:31 pm

Tarantino’s music shines in production

Musical assortment of Quentin Tarantino’s works, For the Record, captures the director’s eclectic artistic style and unique creativity.

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Play revival embodies postmodernism

By daniel Grzywacz · Daily Trojan

January 19, 2012 at 9:59 pm

Play revival embodies postmodernism

Pulp Shakespeare fuses Shakespearean vernacular and style with Quentin Tarantino’s modern American classic, Pulp Fiction.

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Iconic John Waters prepares for an evening at USC

By Michael Juliani · Daily Trojan

October 12, 2011 at 9:25 pm

A talk moderated by James Egan, a filmmaker influenced by Waters’ momentous achievements, will take place Friday.

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Quentin Tarantino’s next movie rumored to be a western

By Armen Karaoghlanian · Daily Trojan

March 3, 2011 at 4:48 pm

Saddle up, partner. Quentin Tarantino has been itching to make a Western and he’s one step closer to having his dreams realized. MTV News recently reported that the writer and director best known for Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill is said to have already completed the screenplay for his desired Western. Inglourious Basterds, his most [...]

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Edgar Wright takes part in double feature program, talks film

By Nicholas Slayton · Daily Trojan

January 18, 2011 at 9:58 pm

Edgar Wright takes part in double feature program, talks film

The director of films such as Shaun of the Dead speaks of his love for the film program.

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The documentary Invisible Art/Visible Artists highlights Menke and other editors.

By Alice Wen · Daily Trojan

November 4, 2010 at 10:58 pm

The documentary Invisible Art/Visible Artists highlights Menke and other editors.

To the average person, the film industry is defined by the actors who dazzle the screens and directors who guide their actions and emotions to complete works of art. But quietly sitting behind the scenes, toiling away for long hours in front of a computer screen are editors, the individuals necessary to turning film into [...]

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