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Quentin Tarantino wrote the scripts for Inglourious Basterds and Kill Bill concurrently, and as a result, there’s a surprising connection between Shosanna Dreyfus from the former and Beatrix “the Bride” Kiddo from the latter. Inglourious Basterds ended up going into production long after Tarantino had made Kill Bill, but the writing process for Inglourious Basterds predates that of Kill Bill (via Den of Geek). When Tarantino struggled to pull the Inglourious Basterds narrative together, he put it aside and focused on writing Kill Bill. Since he worked on both scripts around the same time, early ideas from Inglourious Basterds ended up in the final draft of Kill Bill.

From Mia Wallace to Jackie Brown to Sharon Tate, Tarantino is renowned for his strong female characters, and Shosanna and the Bride are two of Tarantino’s fiercest heroines. The personalities and attitudes of these two characters are very different, but...

Pam Grier recalls her troubles with Quentin Tarantino's dialogue on the set of Jackie Brown. Beginning in 1992 with the release of his heist-gone-wrong thriller, Reservoir Dogs, the writer-director quickly became recognized as one of Hollywood's most talented filmmakers. Two years later, Tarantino went on to create what many would call his masterpiece, Pulp Fiction, winning the prestigious Palme d'Or as well as the Academy Award for Best Screenplay with Roger Avary. In a daring move, Tarantino chose to follow up Pulp Fiction with an adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel Rum Punch, and turned it into the taut Grier-led crime-thriller Jackie Brown.

Speaking with EW, Grier recalls her difficulty with Tarantino's unique dialogue while filming Jackie Brown. The actor explains that while working in a scene opposite Samuel L. Jackson, she had to deliver a series of rapid-fire lines while descending a set of stairs. Grier feared that she...

The year is 1997; it’s been three years since the release of Pulp Fiction, and film fanatics everywhere are asking what Quentin Tarantino will do next. After winning the best screenplay Oscar with his co-writer Lawrence Bender and the top prize at Cannes Film Festival, Tarantino has Hollywood at his disposal. Instead of going the standard route and cashing in, he chooses to make the movie he wants to make, and so Jackie Brown is born. Compared to his eight other films, this one doesn’t necessarily adhere to all the Tarantino-isms for which he is known for. There is no excessive violence, and it doesn’t rely on over-the-top theatrical flare to pull the audience in. The winning factor of Jackie Brown is the titular character's charming relationship with bail bondsman Max Cherry, played by Pam Grier and Robert Forster, respectively. Twenty-five years later, we look back on Tarantino...

There are more fictional sports movies than the ones based on true stories and as such, fans hoping to be entertained by real-life events often have to dig hard. Well, at the moment, they don’t have to, thanks to the new Netflix biopic, Swimmers. The movie follows Yusra Mardini, who was part of the Refugee Olympic Athlete Team (Rot) after fleeing from war-torn Syria.

Critics have praised the movie, and fans probably will too. However, there are a few other sports-related releases that were based on true stories but still failed to impress. And on Reddit, fans aren’t ashamed to name them.

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Events revolve around the 1950 U.S. soccer team that managed to beat England at the World Cup. Redditor twoquraters doesn't mince their words, stating that “it’s just bad on every level.”

The Redditor’s claim that...

The sad news came down today today that Delfonics frontman William “Poogie” Hart died from complications during a surgery. He was 77.

“His music touched millions, continues to touch millions,” his son Hadi told Rolling Stone. “His body might not be here, but his music will live forever. He was a great man, he loved his family, he loved God, and he just loved people. Great heart, great spirit. That was my dad.”

Hart fronted the Delfonics from their formation in the mid-Sixties all the way through their most recent tours.

15 years ago today, Elle Woods taught us to bend and snap. Legally Blonde hit theaters on July 13, 2001, giving Reese Witherspoon her breakout role and giving us a movie that put a pink-loving sorority girl in the place where she’s the outcast: law school. Until she proves all her doubters wrong, that is, in the midst of a murder trial, no less. The comedy’s success led to a 2003 sequel and a stage musical that premiered on Broadway in 2007. Other notable July 13 happenings in pop culture history: • 1923: The Hollywood sign, which then read “Hollywoodland,” was officially dedicated. • 1939: Frank Sinatra made his recording debut in a New York studio, singing “From The Bottom Of My Heart” and “Melancholy Mood” with the Harry James Band. • 1964: The Supremes recorded “Come See About Me” in “Hitsville U.S.A.,” Motown’s first headquarters. • 1984: The Muppets Take Manhattan and The Last Starfighter opened in theaters.

The 90s will go down in history as the decade that brought us Titanic. But it also introduced us to Quentin Tarantino and The Matrix. And there was at least one film that began with a Z

A is for Aladdin

Starting with Cadillac Man and ending with Bicentennial Man, Robin Williams made 27 films over the course of the 90s. That's a whole spectrum of Robin Williamses: kooky (Mrs Doubtfire), mournful (What Dreams May Come), creepy (Jack) and annoying (again, Bicentennial Man). Yet the most 90s Robin Williams performance of all is his turn as the Genie in Disney's Aladdin, in which he is allowed to blabber and gibber and yelp and riff about nothing at a mile a minute for ages. It's brilliant, but exhausting. Remember, this film had two sound editors. Pray for them.

B is for The Blair Witch Project

A definitively 90s film because it was...

Jaime Foxx isn't taking Spike Lee's criticism of "Django Unchained" lying down. In a sharp response to Lee's diss, Foxx calls the director "shady" and "irresponsible."

Although "Django Unchained" has been widely praised by critics, won the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay and broke Quentin Tarantino's box office record, Lee spoke out against the film's portrayal of slavery without having seen the flick.

Lee had said previously in an interview with Vibetv that he did not plan to see "Django" because he considered the film "disrespectful."

In an interview with the Guardian, Foxx responded to Lee's criticism.

"The question for me is: where's Spike Lee coming from?" he said. "He didn't like Whoopi Goldberg, he doesn't like Tyler Perry, he doesn't like anybody, I think he's sort of run his course. I mean, I respect Spike, he's a fantastic director. But he gets a little shady when he's...

Three of Stallone’s best films are about to be into one explosive package on DVD & Blu-Ray! James Mangold’s under-appreciated Cop Land, John Flynn’s Lock Up and the classic Rambo: First Blood will be in a 3-Pack DVD and Blu-Ray set from Lionsgate Home Entertainment in August! Read below for all the fine details!

From the Press Release:

The world’s favorite action superstar, Academy Award® nominee Sylvester Stallone (Best Actor in a Leading Role, Rocky, 1976), is back with the Blu-ray Disc and DVD release of the Stallone 3-Film Collector’s Set from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Just in time for the theatrical release of his highly anticipated action film, The Expendables 2, this collection features three of Stallone’s most memorable hit films Cop Land, Rambo: First Blood and Lock Up, together for the first time. A must-have for Stallone fans of all generations, the collection...

There's a reason you've recently had the urge to bust out your plaid shirts, Celine Dion albums and dial-up modems, as this week sees the release of two relics of the 1990s: "Titanic 3D" and "American Reunion."

Since both of these movies make us think back to a more innocent time when Monica Lewinsky was an eager young White House intern, our money wasn't on fire and Twittering was a weird body tic, we're reminiscing about that decade's most influential and essential cinematic treasures for future generations. It wasn't easy to narrow down the list (next time, "Problem Child 2," next time ...) but if we were to preserve only 25 flicks from the '90s in a time capsule, they would be these (listed in alphabetical order).

1. 'American Pie' (1999)

Losing your virginity on prom night is a rite of passage as American as … well, you know. Jim, Stifler and...

They have a right to be pissed.

It's the most important morning of the year. Hollywood is temporarily jolted from its stupor for a ten-minute rollercoaster of natural highs and shattered dreams. Nothing but ... shattered dreams.

It's those shattered dreams that immediately become the focus after the Oscar nominations are announced. With only five slots per category, deserving actors are excluded, and that's when the fun begins, as the discussion about the "snubs" commences.

That was especially true this year, as a flurry of serious contenders were nowhere to be found. Charlize Theron, Tilda Swinton, Leonardo Dicaprio, and Albert Brooks were the names most bandied about, along with Andy Serkis (and they should really either nominate him, or give him a special Oscar for his unique contributions to film.)

Of course, Oscar has a history of overlooking interesting and memorable performances. Let's take a look at a few notable Oscar omissions.

Clip joint is taking a holiday until March, so come fly with us as we check out the best movie clips in the departure lounge

Nothing says "this is the end" or "this is the beginning", or even "Qantas never crashed" like an airport departure scene. Since planes and celluloid first met across a crowded runway, cinema has exploited the world of fuselage, conveyor belts and last-minute dashes for all it's worth. Which is rather a lot, when you actually think about it. An airport departure is always an excellent way to open up the world of a movie, taking the story someplace else, be that away from a loved one, a bounty hunter or a curtain-ring salesman. You can watch a group of the most dangerous criminals in the world board a flight and rest easy that something dramatic is definitely going to happen. And what a visual and...

Rank the week of October 4th’s Blu-ray and DVD new releases against the best films of all-time: New Releases Fast Five

(Blu-ray & DVD | PG13 | 2011)

Flickchart Ranking: #803

Win Percentage: 57%

Times Ranked: 5781

Top-20 Rankings: 40

Directed By: Justin Lin

Starring: Dwayne Johnson • Vin Diesel • Paul Walker • Jordana Brewster • Elsa Pataky

Genres: Action • Action Thriller • Chase Movie • Crime • Drama • Thriller

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Scream 4

(Blu-ray & DVD | R | 2011)

Flickchart Ranking: #1420

Win Percentage: 49%

Times Ranked: 6843

Top-20 Rankings: 26

Directed By: Wes Craven

Starring: Alison Brie • Neve Campbell • David Arquette • Hayden Panettiere • Courteney Cox

Genres: Horror • Mystery • Slasher Film • Thriller

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Submarine

(Blu-ray & DVD | Nr | 2010)

Flickchart Ranking: #2772

Win Percentage: 60%

Times Ranked: 1079

Top-20 Rankings: 10

Directed By: Richard Ayoade

Starring: Craig Roberts • Yasmin Paige • Sally Hawkins • Paddy Considine • Noah Taylor

Genres: Comedy Drama • Coming-of-Age • Drama

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Classics & Re-releases Salo, Or The 120 Days Of Sodom

(Criterion Blu-ray & DVD | Nr | 1976)

Flickchart Ranking: #4386

Win Percentage: 43%

Times Ranked:...

To Kill A Mockingbird At 50 might just be the TV choice of the week, as we round up the next week's telly. Plus, as usual, there's a lot of films to get through...!

A new comedy show launched last Friday, and its second show airs tonight, July 2nd at 11:05pm on Channel 4. I'm far from Patrick Kielty's biggest fan, but any outlet for comedians of the calibre of the planned guests is a welcome one. Politics, news, and sporting losses are always easier to take when dished out by funny people and Rich Hall, Jack Whitehall, Andi Osho and Kevin Bridges do just that in an appropriate bar setting in Stand Up For The Week.

Family Guy continues its Star Wars specials on Sunday, July 4th, with Something, Something, Something, Dark Side. We think it's as good a pairing as Robot Chicken, Legos, or thumbs can manage.

2009's Ten Best and Five Worst Films (So Far) We're technically over halfway through 2009, but a disproportionately large number of great films tend to spring up in the latter months of the year, so let's call it halfway for the sake of our collective sanity. It hasn't been a terrific year for filmgoing so far this year, but there have been enough films worth celebrating to justify a roundup. Keep in mind that these rankings are tentative - they're largely based on single viewings, and my estimates of their relative worth may vary over the course of the year. My principal question when ranking new film is: "which films am I most eager to watch again?" With that in mind, my top ten films of the year so far, in descending order: 10. Star Trek (Podcast review) [1] listen now [2] If someone had told you back in January that the summer of...