Quentin Tarantino News

Today we have a super-special DVD and Blu-ray overview as we take a look at and listen to five brand new Blu-rays hitting the shelves in October, including two stunning Blu-ray debuts of two of Quentin Tarantino's seminal 90s films - PULP FICTION and JACKIE BROWN. While Tarantino won his only Oscar to date for his screenwriting work on PULP - a credit he shared with co-storywriter Roger Avery - it is his studied, mature and delicate directorial work on JACKIE BROWN that won over many film fans who may have found a bit too much flash, pop, sizzle and razzmatazz in the packed-to-the-gills PULP. Although, if all the Tarantino tough guy talk and off-the-wall soundtrack selections are not quite your speed, we also have three early Halloween selections sure to send some shivers up your spine, with MANHUNTER, HANNIBAL and the recent remake of THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT. While MANHUNTER was the movie-going public's first glimpse of what became the most beloved movie villain of all-time - the cannibalistic genius himself, Hannibal Lector - it was in a very different, completely different guise: noted stage and screen actor Brian Cox plays the role that eventually was made famous (and Oscar-winning) by Anthony Hopkins in the second film of the Hannibal Lector series, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (by Jonathan Demme), just a few short years after Michael Mann's treatment of the original Thomas Harris novel, RED DRAGON. Of course, RED DRAGON was also made into a movie of the same name recently, directed by Brett Ratner and featuring an all-star cast comprising Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ralph Fiennes, Mary Louise Parker, Ed Norton, Harvey Keitel and many more. While many film fans certainly cite SILENCE as the finest Lector film - and it very well may be - my personal bias is for Ridley Scott's daring and gruesome 1999 hit, HANNIBAL, starring Hopkins alongside Julianne Moore in the role of Clarice Starling (made famous by Jodie Foster, who passed on the ultra-violent script), which is also finally getting the Blu-ray upgrade along with Mann's MANHUNTER. Then, there is the witty and disturbing remaining of one of the most scandalous and prurient torture porn films ever made - created long before that term was ever coined; in the age of Eli Roth and the SAW series - Wes Craven's harrowing horror revenge tale, THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT. Recent PROMISES, PROMISES on Broadway star Tony Goldwyn was a recent InDepth InterView participant and told me about how pleased he was with this remake and while it does not have the seedy voyeuristic bent of the original, it makes an impact in a new and equally entertaining way. Whether checking out one or all of these superb new Blu-ray releases you are assured a memorable movie experience, just as the temperatures begin to cool and you yearn for nights of warmth inside away from the elements.

Show At Barre revisits the experience that launched its critically acclaimed 'FOR THE RECORD' concert series; showcasing signature songs and iconic scenes from the movies of Quentin Tarantino.

Just as in the postwar period when cinema introduced us to startlingly new onscreen rebels like James Dean and Jean-Paul Belmondo and revolutionary auteurs like Roberto Rossellini and François Truffaut, the turn of the 21st century is ushering in a new generation of mavericks who are reshaping cinema.

Show At Barre revisits the experience that launched its critically acclaimed 'FOR THE RECORD' concert series; showcasing signature songs and iconic scenes from the movies of Quentin Tarantino.

Just as in the postwar period when cinema introduced us to startlingly new onscreen rebels like James Dean and Jean-Paul Belmondo and revolutionary auteurs like Roberto Rossellini and François Truffaut, the turn of the 21st century is ushering in a new generation of mavericks who are reshaping cinema.

ENCORE is set to celebrate 'The King of Comedy,' Jerry Lewis, with the premiere of an original, feature-length documentary, 'Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis.' Airing Saturday, November 12th at 8pm ET/PT, this contemporary look at the living legend features extensive and in-depth interviews with Hollywood industry icons who have been influenced by the legendary actor, director, producer, writer, singer and humanitarian. Superstars like Jerrry Seinfeld, Alec Baldwin, Eddie Murphy, Chevy Chase, Quentin Tarantino, and more, take part in this special television event that explores the career of one of comedy's most talented and charismatic performers.

Today, Samuel L. Jackson was confirmed to star in Quentin Tarantino's 'Django Unchained' today, according to Variety.

Red Bull Music Academy is about to embark on a World Tour going straight to the heart of today's most crucial musical movements, and taking listeners beyond the beat.

Armed with a trademarked style, incomparable delivery, impeccable comedic timing and a signature voice, actor and comedian Chris Tucker is set to embark on an 18 date national stand-up comedy tour.

Emmy(R)-nominated actress Lucy Liu (Charlie's Angels, Kill Bill: Volume 1) has been cast as a special guest-star on the upcoming fourth season of TNT's critically acclaimed police drama Southland. The series - starring Michael Cudlitz, Shawn Hatosy, Regina King and Ben McKenzie - is slated to launch its new season in January 2012 on TNT. Liu will appear throughout the season as a member of the LAPD.

Armed with a trademarked style, incomparable delivery, impeccable comedic timing and a signature voice, comedian Chris Tucker brings his stand-up tour to the Fabulous Fox Theatre on October 28!

Show At Barre will launch its FOURTH installment in the 'For The Record' series which showcases signature songs and iconic scenes from Hollywood's most legendary directors.

Show At Barre will launch its FOURTH installment in the 'For The Record' series which showcases signature songs and iconic scenes from Hollywood's most legendary directors.

The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis announces the Midwest Premiere of With A Bang by Pete McElligott, a darkly comedic tale about an imminent apocalypse and whether one person, in this case our heroine Margaret, can save the world by finishing a mythological book started by her father.

Armed with a trademarked style, incomparable delivery, impeccable comedic timing and a signature voice, actor and comedian Chris Tucker is set to embark on an 18 date national stand-up comedy tour.

Samuel L. Jackson just lent his voice to the audio book for 'Go the F**k to Sleep.' The book, which was written by Adam Mansbach, was realeased earlier this week. Jackson recenlty visited 'The Late Show' where he read from the new book. Click below to check it out!