Austin Studios Takes Flight

The past year has been witness to an amazingly cooperative tag-team project between the Austin Film Society, the Austin City Council, and the Mueller Neighborhood Coalition that -- as of now -- has resulted in a superstar studio setup that could well change the very fabric of filmmaking in Austin.

"...a litany of major productions begging for entrance. City-booster Quentin Tarantino couldn't have written it better himself (though he'd..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Pulp Fiction

"...Pulp Fiction D: Quentin Tarantino (1994); with John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma..."

May 12, 2000 Screens Review by Louis Black

Scanlines

"...D: Robert Rodriguez (1996) with George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, Harvey Keitel, Salma Hayek, Fred Williamson, Juliette Lewis,..."

March 5, 1999 Screens Feature

Short Cuts

"...the postponed Jack Hill Tribute to be hosted by Quentin Tarantino is now scheduled to happen as part of..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

Author by Author

Notable Folks in Their Own Write

"...everything from the "alternative" music scam, Wired magazine, and Quentin Tarantino films to Edge Cities and the Culture of..."

May 1, 1998 Books Feature

Reflections

SXSW Film Festival and Conference

"...Dir: Sarah Kelly; Prod: Rana Joy Glickman; Exec Prod: Quentin Tarantino; DP: Chris Gallo; Ed: Lauren Zuckerman; with Quentin..."

March 14, 1997 Screens Feature

Page Two

It started off as "The Blues

"...very active Austin film scene, occasioned by the ongoing Quentin Tarantino personal film fest/benefit for the Austin Film Society..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Column by Nick Barbaro

Shortcuts

"...Austin Film Society and the Texas Filmmakers Production Fund, Quentin Tarantino has been enthusiastically sharing his favorite films all..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Screens Column

Time to Grind

What happened at this morning's Grindhouse Q&A?

"...Austin-based cine-deity goofed around and talked up the upcoming Rodriguez-Tarantino tribute to exploitation cinema, Grindhouse. A capacity crowd in..."

March 11, 2007 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Time to Lighten Up; Enjoy 'Grindhouse'

"...words that come up frequently when I am discussing Quentin Tarantino, “insane” and “genius.” Tarantino is an amazing filmmaker,..."

April 19, 2007 Postmarks

Thanksgiving

Eli Roth's fake trailer gets a real (and really fun) slasher

"...to finish something. Back in 2007, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino invited friends and fans to make fake trailers..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Babylon

Star-studded, bittersweet love letter to the golden age of Hollywood is cinema maximus

"...doing when he cast two of the stars of Quentin Tarantino's own homage to the history of 916 ZIP..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Five Film Books From Austin

From Pinocchio to psychotic women, your gift guide for reading material

"...through his legenday archive of 35mm prints.Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino, Harper, 400 pp., $35 Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

See How They Run

Playful whodunit spoofs the greatest mystery in theatre

"...return, but also feels a lot like one of Quentin Tarantino's alternative histories, where there's just enough irreverently referential..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Elvis

If you're looking for trouble, you came to the right place

"...dramatic license is a legitimate cinematic tool. So if Quentin Tarantino can have Rick Dalton save Sharon Tate from..."

June 24, 2022 Movie Review by Tim Stegall

Top 10 Most Read Reviews of 2019

Superheroes, the supernatural, and some Texas faves

"...Did you ever doubt that the ninth film from Quentin Tarantino, the king of film appreciation, would be in..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Richard Whittaker’s Top 10 Films of 2019

"...(The Lighthouse), Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie (Uncut Gems), Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood) Best..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Good Liar

Mirren and McKellen cross paths in this retiree con flick

"...following scene has them taking in a screening of Quentin Tarantino’s revisionist history lesson Inglourious Basterds of all things,..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Life Itself

Maudlin multigenerational drama thinks it's profound (spoiler: it's not)

"...four interconnected “chapters.” Weirdly, Fogelman’s template seems to be Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, which is referenced both stylistically and..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Adrift

True-life survival adventure stays afloat because of Shailene Woodley

"...whose award-winning contributions to many films by Oliver Stone, Quentin Tarantino, and Martin Scorsese attest to his visual ingenuity,..."

June 1, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Unbelievable Summers at the Paramount

The most unforgettable moments from this year’s classics of cinema

"...Tue., June 5, 7pm, Paramount Pulp FictionD: Quentin Tarantino; with John Travolta, Uma Thurman, and Bruce Willis..."

May 18, 2018 Screens Feature by Chronicle staff

Proud Mary

Taraji P. Henson picks up her guns but shoots blanks as an assassin with a conscience

"...for his muscles. The genre never totally expired (cf. Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown) but it took a beating as..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Annabelle: Creation

The scary doll from The Conjuring is back (again)

"...with cockamamie theories on certain cinematic cosmos. (Yeah, yeah, Quentin Tarantino, we know, but where’s the timeline on John..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Austin Critics Announce Award Nominees

Carol leads nominations with seven nods

"...The Big Short George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight Best Actor Bryan Cranston, Trumbo..."

Dec. 16, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Knock Knock

Keanu Reeves stars in Eli Roth's latest horror film

"...I’m not holding my breath. Much like his bro Quentin Tarantino, Roth likes to rifle through the rose-colored catalog..."

Oct. 9, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Wolfpack

This doc makes us privy to a family that's like none we've ever seen before

"...love of the movies via VHS tapes and DVDs. Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs is one of their most beloved..."

June 19, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Uzumasa Limelight

The hero of this beguiling Japanese film is a kirare-yaku or “sliced actor” – a certain kind of Japanese actor/stuntman who always dies by sword in the shadows.

"...of a Samurai. (I’d be remiss in not mentioning Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill, also 2003, so there you go.)..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lucy

Scarlett Johansson goes totally badass in this far-fetched but riveting Luc Besson action film.

"...Lucy is a film that mates classic Besson with Quentin Tarantino in a go at the mystical, world-solving vision..."

July 25, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Film Flam

Grist for the rumor mill abounds this week

"...• Quentin Tarantino has reportedly finished a draft of his new..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

'From Dusk Till Dawn' to See Light of Day

Debut date and all the details on Robert Rodriguez's TV series

"...Kahuna Burger Easter egg, a nod to his friend Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction) that are becoming much bigger components...."

Jan. 13, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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