Tarantino fans will undoubtedly love the director's continued inventiveness with "The Hateful Eight." That said, it is hard to ignore the film's uneven pacing throughout, particularly the lethargic movement of the first hour of the movie.
Studios in Hollywood take a great deal of heat. Critics often look at them as money making machines that have the product's financial potential in mind over the creative or artistic merit that can be derived from the situation.
At the same time, the studios bring the money to the table, enabling filmmakers to make movies that would otherwise be out of their reach.
That said, the outspokenness with filmmakers against studios has increased over the years with Josh Trank being the latest to blame 20th Century Fox for the critical failure of his "Fantastic Four" reboot.
Maverick filmmaker Robert Rodriguez is giving his fans something juicy to sink their teeth into - a second season of "From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series "on El Rey Network.
"Pulp Fiction" director Quentin Tarantino is bringing his signature touch to a post-Civil War western thriller "The Hateful Eight" -- and the story will unfold with the help of Oscar-nominated Mexican actor, Demian Bichir, who he recently cast.
What do filmmakers Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez have in common?
What do filmmakers Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez have in common -- besides their love of grindhouse, spaghetti westerns and kung fu and other films that have generated a cult-like following. But renegade filmmaker Rodriguez wanted to delve further and see what makes his pal and fellow collaborator Tarantino tick, feel alive on set and determine what makes the cut.
Nearly a decade ago, Frank Miller's graphic novels came to life on the big screen with the release of "Sin City" in 2005, starring the beautiful and talented Latina actresses Jessica Alba and Rosario Dawson. Now the women are back at it again as fierce Latina femme fatales, co-starring with Eva Green ("300: Rise of an Empire") in Miller's and co-director Robert Rodriguez's "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For," which hits theaters Aug. 22.
Since before vampires became "cool" and Hollywood movie studios began buying up every piece of vampire fiction property available, there was the 1996 cult classic "From Dusk Till Dawn" ... and 1992's "Interview With The Vampire."
Director Tarantino has filed a legal complaint against Gawker Media for facilitating the distribution of its "leaked" Hateful Eight script. Gawker has provided a lengthy response to the lawsuit thru its website.
