October 2, 2009
Weekly Ketchup: Threequels for Kill Bill, Transformers
This week's Ketchup includes new movies for Leonardo DiCaprio and Hugh Jackman, sequel news for Kill Bill and Transformers, two CGI animated movies about the weird twists and turns of evolution and a surprising amount of news of English language remakes of foreign movies most of us didn't see (and one that a lot of us did, and loved).
FRESH DEVELOPMENTS
#1 QUENTIN TARANTINO CONFIRMS HIS PLANS TO KILL BILL ONE MORE TIME... IN 2014
Entertainment Weekly reports that while talking to an Italian television show, director Quentin Tarantino confirmed that he plans to revist Uma Thurman's character in Kill Bill 3.
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June 4, 2009
David Carradine: 1936-2009
David Carradine, the film and television actor who lent his rugged persona to more than 100 films, was found dead in Thailand while on location for the film Stretch. Police said the cause of death was suicide by hanging. He was 72. Carradine was born into a family of thespians: his father was noted star John Carradine, his brother was Bruce Carradine and he was the half-brother of Keith and Robert Carradine. Though he came to prominence as the star of TV's Kung Fu, Carradine was a key player in works by some of cinema's greatest directors. One of his earliest starring movie roles was in Martin Scorsese's second feature, Boxcar Bertha, and he also toplined the works by Hal Ashby (Bound for Glory), Ingmar Bergman (The Serpent's Egg), Walter Hill (The Long Riders), and, most recently, Quentin Tarantino (Kill Bill).
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September 26, 2008
Exclusive: David Carradine Cameo in Crank 2 says Statham
It's not just Death Race that boasts a cameo from legend David Carradine. According to star Jason Statham, speaking to RT this week ahead of the UK release of Death Race, the action superstar let slip that Carradine would appear in Crank 2: High Voltage as well.
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June 16, 2008
RT on DVD: 70 More Minutes of The Incredible Hulk on Blu-Ray??
This week in DVD news, that long-awaited Kill Bill double-volume set may finally be on its way and Incredible Hulk director Louis Leterrier promises enough leftover Hulk footage to make another feature film come Blu-Ray time. Plus, we've got an exclusive clip from next week's Charlie Bartlett! Read on for more.
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December 13, 2007
Jurassic Park T-Rex, Life-Sized Terminator, More Up For Auction
This Christmas, we're asking Santa for Sam Jackson's Star Wars: Episode III lightsaber, Neo's Matrix Reloaded coat, and a full scale T-800 Terminator 2 endoskeleton for that little nook in the foyer. See what else is up for sale at this year's Profiles in History auction!
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September 18, 2007
QT Talks Death Proof: What's Different In the DVD Release?
At a press conference at Cannes, the Death Proof gang talked about the differences between the stand-alone version and the Grindhouse cut, as well as Tarantino's influences, his ability to write for female characters, and what's going on with his World War II flick, Inglorious Bastards.
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February 20, 2007
"Grindhouse" to Be Sliced Up for Overseas Consumption
Remember how Tarantino's "Kill Bill" was originally intended to be one long movie, but the filmmaker (with some advice from the Weinsteins) decided to split it into two movies -- for "artistic" reasons? Looks like the same thing could be happening with "Grindhouse" ... in some countries, anyway.
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September 18, 2006
Kid Spy Flick "Alex Rider" May Be First in Seven-Film Series
Kids actioner "Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker," a Brit import that co-stars Ewan McGregor, Alicia Silverstone, and Bill Nighy, opens this week -- and according to the film's star and writer, could be only the first of seven "Alex Rider" books to get the big-screen treatment.
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September 12, 2006
Tarantino Adds Three to "Grindhouse"
Three actors have been added to the cast of "Death Proof," Quentin Tarantino's movie segment of "Grindhouse." Robert Rodriguez's segment is titled "Planet Terror."
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January 16, 2006
Trailer Bulletin: Ultraviolet
UGO.com has the very first trailer up for the new action flick from director Kurt ("Equilibrium") Wimmer. It features the always-sexy Milla Jovovich kicking some serious butt ... and it's not zombies she's beatin' on this time!
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December 23, 2005
Tarantino Plans to Put "Bill" Back Together Again
Brit movie site The Digital Spy, which I found by way of the (rather awesome) Cinematical blog, shares a brief bit of news regarding the certifiably insane Quentin Tarantino and his plans to smoosh "Kill Bill" 1 & 2 back into one (long) movie.
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July 21, 2005
In Other News...Rose McGowan, Al Pacino, Daryl Hannah, and James Doohan
Ah, Tinseltown romances. Rumor has it there's a new hot couple in town, and they're bound to give TomKat, Bennifer II and Brangelina a run for their publicity-generating money. Who, might you ask, is this new supercouple? He's an Oscar-winning A-lister, she's a raven-haired starlet, and they are -- brace yourselves -- Al Pacino and Rose McGowan.
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May 26, 2005
Tarantino & Rodriguez to Team Up for Weinstein Horror Combo
Variety brings news of an upcoming collaboration between old pals Quentin Tarantino ("Kill Bill") and Robert Rodriguez ("Sin City"). Both directors will deliver a one-hour horror flick, and together the pair of scary tales will be released as "Grind House."
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March 14, 2005
Tarantino Clears Up All the Confusion
It seems that there are more rumours floating around Quentin Tarantino's career than one would assume, as FilmFocus learned when they spoke to the director this week.
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December 27, 2004
David Carridine on Warren Beatty and His Role in Kill Bill
According to an Associated Press article, David Carradine said in an interview with the Chicago Tribune that his role in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" was originally given to Warren Beatty. Beatty was then told by the director to act like Carridine. In the interview, he dismisses the rumors that Beatty was fired or walked off the set.
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