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Who are the contemporary Masters of Cinema?

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Anghus Houvouras on the contemporary Masters of Cinema… Sometimes a good movie conversation can lead you to interesting places. Take the discussion around the wildly overpraised Baby Driver; a good movie that’s being called a ‘masterpiece’ (it’s not). During the discussion my friend Simon Columb posted this on Twitter: Edgar Wright ain't no "master". Bloomin' […]

Damon Herriman set for double Charles Manson duty in Mindhunter and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

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Earlier in the week it was announced that Australian actor Damon Herriman is taking on the role of Charles Manson in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and now comes word that he’s also set to play the notorious cult leader in the second season of the David Fincher-produced Mindhunter. Collider reports that Herriman […]

Quentin Tarantino finds his Charles Manson and Roman Polanski for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

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Quentin Tarantino has filled two key roles in the currently-in-production Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, with Rafal Zawierucha (The Pact) set to portray Roman Polanski, the husband of Margot Robbie’s Sharon Tate, and Damon Herriman (Justified) cast as Charles Manson, the notorious leader of the Manson Family. In addition to those two castings, it […]

The era of big stars is over, so are we on the cusp of the era of directors?

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George Chrysostomou on whether we’re entering the era of the director… For many a year now, movies have been marketed and sold on the big name stars who appear in them. For a very long time, this method of selling a movie worked. There were periods of time that people would see Sylvester Stallone attached […]

First look at Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

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As production on Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood continues, a new image has been unveiled which gives us our first look at Margot Robbie and actress and Manson Family victim Sharon Tate; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood set photos and video take us back in […]

Simon Pegg fears the Star Trek cast may be too old by the time Quentin Tarantino’s film is made

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Simon Pegg thinks there is a chance that he and the Star Trek cast will be too old by the time Quentin Tarantino’s film is realised. We’ve known for quite some time now that iconic director Quentin Tarantino has pitched a script for a Star Trek film, and that this movie and S.J. Clarkson’s Star […]

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood set photos and video take us back in time to 1960s L.A.

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As production continues on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the hotly-anticipated new film from Quentin Tarantino, some set photos and video have surfaced online which take us back in time to the 1960s with Tarantino and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Al Pacino on the redressed Los Angeles set; check them out here… […]

Quentin Tarantino rounds out the cast of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

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If you thought casting was complete on Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, then think again, as the filmmaker has just rounded out the supporting cast of his hotly-anticipated new film. Joining the project are Spencer Garrett (The Magicians), Martin Kove (Cobra Kai), James Remar (Django Unchained), Brenda Vaccaro (Once Is Not Enough), […]

Suspiria remake reduced Quentin Tarantino to tears

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Luca Guadagnino’s remake of the Dario Argento horror classic Suspiria won over a lot of detractors with the release of its first trailer, and it seems the new movie has one big fan in filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, who was reportedly reduced to tears (in a good way – we hope!) at a private screening. “We’ve […]

Zachary Quinto believes Quentin Tarantino’s Star Trek will feature the NuTrek cast

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It’s quite an exciting time for Star Trek fans at present, with a number of project in the pipeline. Along with the second season of Star Trek: Discovery, there’s been word that CBS is working on three new series – including a potential Star Trek: The Next Generation sequel with Patrick Stewart – while Paramount […]