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Death Proof (2007, Quentin Tarantino), the extended version

January 24th, 2008 1 Comment

The funny thing about Death Proof is the first half is excellent. With the exception of Sydney Poitier, who is awful, it’s a fantastic hour. Tarantino’s got great editing, great shots, great mood, great conversations, great everything. I had planned on going on and on about it–like, for example, how charming and scary Kurt Russell’s […]

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Sin City (2005, Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez), the extended version

January 13th, 2006 No Comments

When Sin City came out in the theater, three people told me to go see it. One of them had an opinion of film I respect, one had an opinion of it I–at the time–had no argument with, and one had an opinion I most definitely did not respect. But I’d read interviews with Robert […]

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