Quentin Tarantino doesn’t mince words or shies away from sharing his opinion. One way to sum up the filmmaker’s attitude (and ego) is that, it’s generally considered déclassé and gauche in Hollywood to shit on another director’s work (Paul Thomas Anderson’s quote on the matter about not bad-mouthing salient). Yet for years, Tarantino used to make a top ten list of his favorite films, make them public and also, in that list, usually take the opportunity to mention his most hated film of the year too and often criticize movies harshly. 

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Judging by the poor reviews and abysmal box office, there aren’t too many die-hard fans of “Joker: Folie à Deux.” It appears that director Todd Phillips has created a film that upset both the people who loved and hated the previous “Joker.” However, if he cares about any review, perhaps he’ll prefer to hear what someone like Quentin Tarantino has to say. 

READ MORE: Paul Schrader Calls ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ A “Bad Musical” & Walked Out During His Screening

Speaking on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, Quentin Tarantino talked about his thoughts regarding “Joker: Folie à Deux.” He didn’t just like the “Joker” sequel, Tarantino absolutely loved the movie.

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Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino dropped by Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast this week to discuss, well, pretty random stuff. While he spoke about his love for the “Toy Story” movies, at least the first three, he also talked a little about the canceled “The Movie Critic” film that was supposed to be his swan song. While Tarantino didn’t get into any details of why he canceled it, not that Maher asked him, he did use it to debunk rumors and talk about all the misinformation that spreads about his movies because he’s not on social media to discredit them.

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Outside of being a very good filmmaker, Quentin Tarantino is also one of the most opinionated film fans around. As someone who loves cinema and studies it, Tarantino just has a lot of opinions about the industry and films. And apparently, one of his many opinions is about Pixar’s “Toy Story” franchise.

Speaking on the Club Random podcast, Quentin Tarantino explained why he loves the “Toy Story” franchise.

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George Clooney has clearly entered the “no fucks given” era of his career. It probably didn’t hurt that he sold that liquor company and doesn’t need the money any longer. Regardless, he’s not going to sit back and let people talk about him anymore. Even if that means speaking ill of Quentin Tarantino.

In a new interview with GQ, George Clooney was talking about his career and his upcoming movie, “Wolfs.” Eventually, the interview came to the topic of famous directors that he and Brad Pitt worked with.

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Earlier this month, as you’ve likely heard, John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, and Harvey Keitel reunited at the TCM Classic Film Festival to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Quentin Tarantino’s classic 1994 film “Pulp Fiction.” The filmmaker himself was sadly not in attendance, presumably busy with his reportedly endless writing on the now scrapped tenth and supposedly final film, “The Movie Critic.”

TCM Host Ben Mankiewicz interviewed the cast in a fascinating and enlightening conversation about the interconnected, talky gangster movie set in Los Angeles.

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Late last week, filmmaker Quentin Tarantino shocked the film industry. All set to start shooting his tenth and would-be final film, “The Movie Critic,” or at least a handful of scenes to be eligible for a tax credit and then resume in 2025, the filmmaker pivoted, changed course, and then canceled the film.

While some details leaked in the aftermath, the film apparently morphed into a “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” spin-off featuring Brad Pitt’s Cliff Booth stuntman character, thanks to Tarantino’s endless rewriting, a new in-depth piece on the cancelation of the film by the Hollywood Reporter is separating some of the facts from the fictions.

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2024 marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction,” which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in 1994, winning the Palm d’Or and cementing the filmmaker’s career in the process. The Los Angeles-set crime anthology with intertwined stories not only was behind the career revival and rebranding of John Travolta but also helped elevate Samuel L. Jackson from character actor (previously appearing in “Goodfellas,” “True Romance,” and “Jurassic Park” in the early 1990s) to a bonafide star.

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Last night, Quentin Tarantino fans were hit with a shocking bolt from out of the blue. The American auteur, known for his sometimes unpredictable moves, decided to scrap his “Movie Critic” film as his tenth and final film. This decision, unlike his previous one with “The Hateful Eight,” which was leaked and he eventually reversed, seems to be much more permanent.

While THR reported on the news last night, further details have come to light.

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Well, this is an interesting about-face, and so much for the rumors about the recent start dates. Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has decided to scrap “The Movie Critic” as his final film. He’s changed his mind; he won’t make it, and what he will substitute for his supposed tenth and final film is unclear.

According to Deadline, the rumors are true that Brad Pitt was going to star, and apparently, many of the previous members of Tarantino’s repertory company were eyeing roles, but it’s all moot now, and the film has been scrapped.

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Luc Besson is back in US theaters with “Dogman,” and he’s already hard at work on his upcoming adaptation of “Dracula” with Caleb Landry Jones. “I started shooting it already,” Besson said in an upcoming interview with The Discourse Podcast. “It comes from the from the Bram Stoker tale, but the vision for me is a love story between him and his princess – like in the book.

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Well, here’s some exciting casting. Brad Pitt is teaming up with Quentin Tarantino for Tarantino’s tenth and final movie—so he claims anyhow—“The Movie Critic.” It’s unclear if Pitt has the title lead role, but Deadline, who breaks the news, says he probably does, and this makes sense. While Tarantino was initially looking for a white male in his 30s, aging up the character a little bit won’t hurt, and Pitt obviously can still pass for his 40s.

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Did you enjoy Quentin Tarantino‘s “Cinema Speculation” two years ago? Well, good news ahead: The Film Stage reports that the director confirmed on a new episode of “Pure Cinema Podcast” that he has a new book of film analysis on the way, and also hinted at a couple of the movies that he’ll tackle within it.

READ MORE: Paul Schrader Reveals Quentin Tarantino’s ‘The Movie Critic’ Will Recreate & Reimagine ’70s Films Like ‘Rolling Thunder’

So what films will Tarantino write about in “Cinema Speculation Vol.

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Thanks to his breakout role as The King in “Elvis,” Austin Butler is one of Hollywood’s current leading “it” men. And it comes with little doubt that Butler’s dedicated performance as Elvis Presley cemented him in that position. But Variety reports (via People) that Butler’s road to stardom could have been very different if he had made another choice a couple of years before “Elvis.”

READ MORE: ‘The Bikeriders’: Focus Features Sets Summer 2024 Release For Gang Drama Starring Austin Butler, Jodie Comer & Tom Hardy

While on the podcast to promote his new Apple TV+ series “Masters Of The Air,” Butler confirmed the story that he nearly starred opposite Tom Cruise in 2022’s “Top Gun: Maverick.” But one thing kept him from landing the part: agreeing to work with Quentin Tarantino on “Once Upon A Time …In Hollywood.” “I ended up having to choose between going to the screen test for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ or saying yes to Quentin Tarantino,” Butler said on an upcoming episodes of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast.

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As recently covered in a conversation about “Batman Begins,” Academy Award winner Gary Oldman (“The Darkest Hour”) was recently on the Happy Sad Confused at 92 Street Y In New York. In the selection we covered, Oldman revealed that he was up for a villain role in Christopher Nolan’s ‘Batman’ movie but was sick of playing villains, and through his agent, they suggested Commissioner Jim Gordon instead, one of Batman’s most trusted allies.

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At 77 years old, you know by now that filmmaker Paul Schrader (“Taxi Driver,” “First Reformed”) has long entered his DGAF era. His Facebook posts are always controversial (he still wants to hire the disgraced Kevin Spacey, for example), and you could essentially dedicate an entire blog to what he says on social media every day, including all the politically incorrect things he says.

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Kurt and Wyatt Russell stopped by the Happy Sad Confused podcast recently to discuss “Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters,” Wyatt’s upcoming “Thunderbolts” movie for Marvel, and more. But what does Kurt Russell have up next? He hasn’t starred in a film since 2021’s “F9,” so he’s due for a new film, right? Perhaps maybe his old pal Quentin Tarantino‘s final film, “The Movie Critic“?

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For many years, Quentin Tarantino has promised he’ll retire after he directs his tenth feature film. And he’s already working on it, although production on “The Film Critic” will delayed as long as the SAG-AFTRA guild strike continues. But how do other filmmakers, mainly ones older than QT, think about the auteur’s plans to call it quits? IndieWire reports (via the Associated Press) that Martin Scorsese weighed in on the matter in a new interview.

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As a guest on The Playlist’s The Discourse Podcast, Matt Shakman talked about all kinds of topics, including Apple TV+‘s upcoming series “Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters,” which he directs the first two episodes of, his upcoming MCU installment “Fantastic Four,” and more. But did Shakman drop any info on his involvement on the still-unmade “Star Trek 4“?

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Now 74, Samuel L. Jackson shows no signs no slowing down as an actor. After “Secret Invasion,” Jackson’s latest stint as S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Nick Fury, wraps next week, he’ll star again as Fury in “The Marvels” this Fall. After that, the actor also has Matthew Vaughn‘s long-awaited “Argylle,” “Garfield,” “The Kill Room” and more on deck.

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If there is one thing Quentin Tarantino might enjoy more than making films is actually just talking about films. It’s clear, from any interview with the filmmaker, his passion for talking about movies is unmatched. And it’s not just previously made films that he loves to discuss. Tarantino is also a huge fan of speculating about films that haven’t been made, even if it means giving false hope to fans about the possibility of sequels to his previous work.

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Writer/director Quentin Tarantino has seemingly settled on a concept for his tenth and final theatrical film with “The Movie Critic.” It’s been confirmed to be set in 1977 with a male lead character loosely based on a real critic who used to write for an unnamed “porno rag.” While we are still waiting for an announcement of who will be playing that critic, the director has given us more sneaky clues about that mysterious character and revealed a film that is influencing it.

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Working as a major part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes with its own set of positives and negatives. Seemingly, the good far outweighs the bad, right? Actors who star in a hit Marvel film often become household names, and the whole industry opens up for them, giving them opportunities they might not have had before. However, there’s also the issue that you’re contracted to do a bunch of appearances, and you may forever remain linked to this fictional character you play.

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Quentin Tarantino is no stranger to violence on screen. This is a filmmaker who loves to be pretty shocking when it comes to the gore associated with death, and it’s a staple of his work dating back to his first feature, “Reservoir Dogs.” And apparently, his depiction of violence on screen was enough to force Cannes to introduce a new warning label for some films.

READ MORE: Quentin Tarantino Confirms Again That ‘The Movie Critic’ Is His Last Film, But He Won’t Rule Out Directing A TV Series Someday

Speaking to Deadline, while at the Cannes Film Festival, Tarantino talked about a variety of things relating to his decades-long career.

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Quentin Tarantino was at the Cannes Film Festival this week to present a screening of John Flynn‘s 1977 film “Rolling Thunder,” which features prevalently in his book “Cinema Speculations.” And with QT on la Croisette, Deadline sat the director down to talk about his next (and final) film, “The Movie Critic,” his thoughts on the streaming zeitgeist, and other details about his career.

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