25 July
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ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD Director: Quentin TarantinoStarring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Bruce Dern, Timothy Olyphant, Dakota Fanning, Al Pacino, Kurt Russell Writer/director Quentin Tarantino is back for his ninth film with a look back at Hollywood in 1969. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Rick Dalton, a television actor stuck making westerns and fears his career is going down the toilet if he doesn’t make big changes. Guiding him along the way is his stunt double Cliff, played by Brad Pitt. Rick happens to be the the neighbor of Sharon Tate (Robbie) whose career is skyrocketing and is in a loving relationship with directorRead More →

20 March
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN…HOLLYWOOD Director: Quentin TarantinoStarring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Tim Roth, Bruce Dern, Timothy Olyphant, Dakota Fanning, Al Pacino, Kurt Russell The first teaser for the “9th Film From Quentin Tarantino” is here. Just from the look of Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood, you can see that Tarantino infuses his distinct style all over it. He’s had a long love of cinema, so it will be fun to see him explore 1969 Hollywood in the age of Bruce Lee, Sharon Tate, and the Manson Murders. This film marks a variety of reunions with Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Tim Roth, BruceRead More →

25 December
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THE HATEFUL EIGHT Writer/Director: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Samuel L. Jackson, Walter Goggins, Bruce Dern, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, Demian Bichir, Channing Tatum All you are going to want for Christmas this year is to see a bunch of nutty Quentin Tarantino characters stuck in a cabin together in the middle of a blizzard. I’m sure you can already guess how that is going to end. Blood. Blood. And more blood! Shortly after the Civil War has ended, Major Marquis Warren (Jackson), a bounty hunter, needs a ride to Minnie’s Haberdashery in Wyoming before the blizzard gets any worse. He spotsRead More →

13 August
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THE HATEFUL EIGHT Writer/Director: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Kurt Russell, Walter Goggins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bruce Dern, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Demian Bichir, Samuel L. Jackson, Zoë Bell, Channing Tatum It’s the little things in life that can turn a sour week upside down. Leave it to Quentin Tarantino and The Weinstein Company to put you in a heavenly trance for two minutes as they unleash the trailer for his eighth film, The Hateful Eight. Within seconds, the image of Samuel L. Jackson pops up as he’s asking for a ride when a stagecoach pulls up with Kurt Russell and Jennifer Jason Leigh inside. Jackson isRead More →

01 January
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PAUL’S YEAR AT THE MOVIES: 2013 EDITION It has come to that time where I look back at my trip to the movies in 2013. Every year, I track all of the movies I saw for the first time. Whether they were the new 2013 releases or older films I was just discovering for the first time, I like to jot them down to see how I fare year to year. Before I go any further, I must give a special acknowledgment to my friend and fellow cinephile Max who I stole this idea from many years ago. I looked back at the 2012 EditionRead More →

21 October
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NEBRASKADirector: Alexander PayneStarring: Will Forte, Bruce Dern, Stacy Keach, June Squibb, Bob Odenkirk, Mary Louise Wilson There is something I love about seeing a studio logo in black and white. There is something so timeless and classic about it.Nebraska, the latest from Alexander Payne, is presented in black and white and I can’t conceive of it being in color. I just do not think it would have the same affect. Woody (Dern) believes he has won a million dollars after receiving a sweepstakes certificate in the mail. He is a cantankerous old man who decides to walk to Nebraska from his home in Billings, MontanaRead More →