| Actor Leonardo DiCaprio gifted Quentin Tarantino a historical book on phrenology, to help the filmmaker perfect the script for his upcoming film "Django Unchained". A book on phrenology reads about the science that studies relationships between a person's more |
| Business Standard ( 12/22/2012 2:20:28 AM -08:00 ) |
| 'Django Unchained' review: Tarantino goes long | |
 | Review: 'Django Unchained'. Plot: In 1858, a former slave turned bounty hunter searches for his auctioned wife. Bottom line: Quentin Tarantino's wild, wild Western goes all-out, but keeps going for nearly three long hours. Initially terrific, ultimately tiresome. more |
| Newsday (subscription) ( 12/21/2012 10:49:02 PM -08:00 ) | |
| Samuel L. Jackson unmasks a king |
| Quentin Tarantino's “Django Unchained” has gener- ated controversy over its violent depiction of slavery in the pre-Civil War South, its language (the n-word is heard incessantly) and especially the character Stephen, played by Samuel L. Jackson. Stephen is more |
| Boston Herald ( 12/21/2012 9:09:54 PM -08:00 ) |
| Tarantino's 'Django Unchained' is controversial, excessive |
| Director-writer Quentin Tarantino's wantonly violent, slave-era revenge fantasy has about as much to do with the holiday spirit as a grinch with a shotgun. But opening “Django Unchained” on Christmas Day plays right into Tarantino's sense of pop-culture more |
| Detroit Free Press ( 12/21/2012 5:17:41 PM -08:00 ) |
| Quentin Tarantino -- He's Worried About Becoming Out of Touch |
| Last night, I looked forward to watching Craig Ferguson's interview with Quentin Tarantino on CBS's The Late Late Show, because I mostly enjoy the quirky director and particularly liked his latest film Django Unchained. Yes, his films are fraught with violence, more |
| Huffington Post ( 12/21/2012 5:07:53 PM -08:00 ) |
| Django a blood-soaked slave revenge |
| FILE - This undated publicity image released by The Weinstein Company shows Leonardo DiCaprio as Calvin Candle in "Django Unchained," directed by Quentin Tarantino. (AP Photo/The Weinstein Company, Andrew Cooper, SMPSP, File) ORG XMIT: more |
| Calgary Herald ( 12/21/2012 4:05:15 PM -08:00 ) |
| Django Unchained review: Quentin sets himself free | |
 | Django Unchained. (out of 4). Starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, Kerry Washington and Don Johnson. Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. 164 minutes. Opens Dec. 25 at major theatres. 18A. Listen carefully more |
| Toronto Star ( 12/21/2012 1:11:16 PM -08:00 ) | |
| Slave-Revenge Film 'Django Unchained' Tracking Strongly With African-Americans |
| LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Django Unchained" - about a bounty hunter who partners with a freed slave to take down a plantation owner - is tracking extremely well with African Americans, the Weinstein Company said Thursday. Quentin Tarantino wrote more |
| Chicago Tribune ( 12/21/2012 12:41:35 PM -08:00 ) |
| What can Hollywood do to stem gun violence? [Poll] |
| The head lobbyist for the National Rifle Assn. said on Friday that Hollywood and video game companies must share the blame for last week's school shooting that took the lives of 20 schoolchildren and six educators. In addition to calling for armed guards at more |
| Los Angeles Times ( 12/21/2012 11:26:37 AM -08:00 ) |
| Movie review: Tarantino jump-starts the Western in 'Django' |
| "The 'D' is silent," the slave-turned-bounty hunter Django (Jamie Foxx) informs people more than once in "Django Unchained." Of course, this being a Quentin Tarantino movie, it's the only thing that stays quiet in this bombastic and talkative action movie. more |
| Salt Lake Tribune ( 12/21/2012 10:45:16 AM -08:00 ) |
| Anatomy of a Scene: 'Django Unchained' |
| In the middle of “Django Unchained,” Quentin Tarantino's energetic mashup of spaghetti westerns and blacksploitation movies, comes a quiet and important scene. It's a moment involving Django's wife, the slave Broomhilda, played by Kerry Washington. more |
| New York Times (blog) ( 12/21/2012 10:37:06 AM -08:00 ) |
| 'Django Unchained' - A Masterpiece From The King Of Genre | |
 | The “D” may be silent, but the “A+” scores aren't. Quentin Tarantino's new spaghetti western Django Unchained delivers one of the best times you'll have at the movies all year, in the director's best film in almost two decades (which is saying a lot). First and more |
| Forbes ( 12/21/2012 8:54:49 AM -08:00 ) | |
| Walton Goggins fulfills a dream with 'Django Unchained' role |
| Like any young actor starting his career in the early '90s, Walton Goggins would have cut off somebody's ear to get cast in a Quentin Tarantino film. It took him two decades to make it happen and land a role in the new “Django Unchained,” which opens on more |
| Washington Post ( 12/21/2012 8:44:45 AM -08:00 ) |
| John Legend Song for 'Django Unchained' Is 'About Retribution' | |
 | John Legend was holed up in a London recording studio with Paul Epworth, at work on his next album (due in May), when he was inspired to pen a song for Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained soundtrack. "I had been reading about the film, very early on more |
| RollingStone.com ( 12/21/2012 8:34:31 AM -08:00 ) | |
| Jackson: Shyamalan hasn't made a good movie in years |
| Samuel L. Jackson has criticised his 'Unbreakable' director M. Night Shyamalan, saying that he hasn't made a good movie in years. The 64-year-old actor believes the filmmaker hasn't produced a good movie since their collaboration on the 2000 thriller, and more |
| Irish Examiner ( 12/21/2012 8:14:43 AM -08:00 ) |
| Tarantino talks 'Django Unchained' |
| There has never been a western quite like Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained. Although the hero's name is borrowed from Sergio Corbucci's 1966 cult classic starring Franco Nero (who makes a cameo here), the two films have little in common. Django more |
| MiamiHerald.com (registration) ( 12/21/2012 8:07:39 AM -08:00 ) |
| The Amorality of 'Django Unchained' | |
 | Quentin Tarantino's forthcoming film raises ethical questions, and then pointlessly takes a shotgun to them. django amorality 615 twc melber.jpg. TWC. Standing before the stars assembled at the New York premiere of his new, proudly controversial film, more |
| The Atlantic ( 12/21/2012 7:25:39 AM -08:00 ) | |
| A brief, illustrated history of Quentin Tarantino | |
 | From Reservoir Dogs to Django Unchained, U.S. director Quentin Tarantino has joined the canon of great filmmakers with his distinct — if hyper-violent — filmic style. Below, to celebrate the release of Django, which stars Jamie Foxx, Samuel L. Jackson, more |
| National Post ( 12/21/2012 5:47:38 AM -08:00 ) | |
| Review: Django Unchained is classic Tarantino |
| Django Unchained. 4.5 out of 5. Starring: Jamie Foxx, Christopher Waltz, Kerry Washington, Leonardo DiCaprio, Don Johnson, Samuel L. Jackson. Directed by: Quentin Tarantino. Duration: 165 min. Parental guidance: language, violence, brief nudity more |
| Montreal Gazette ( 12/21/2012 5:03:41 AM -08:00 ) |
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| Dealing with the controversial issues of slavery, prostitution and the KKK, Quentin Tarantino wanted the subject matter of Django Unchained to address the problems he believes “America has never dealt with.” But in true Tarantino style, Django Unchained more |
| The Independent (blog) ( 12/21/2012 4:39:25 AM -08:00 ) |