Film Quote of the Day: The 'Pulp Fiction' Line That Recognized a Simple Truth About Consequences

There's something about that Tarantino dialogue that just rattles in our brains and makes us lean toward the movie screen with fervor.

I have never seen _Pulp Fiction_ on the big screen, but I can imagine opening weekend, when some of the best dialogue ever written hit people's ears, and I can picture how it all changed when the credits rolled.

There are so many quotable lines from that…

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Quentin Tarantino Thinks the 2020s Are a Cinematic Wasteland (Except for These Movies)

Quentin Tarantino has always been cinema's loudest cheerleader and the guy you go to for obscure titles and recommendations. He has so many fun quotes about Hollywood, and he's certainly made his mark on its story.

So when he stands up and says he’s actively losing interest in modern cinema, that feels like big news.

In a recent guest essay for Sight and Sound, the _Pulp Fiction_ director…

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On This Day in 2009, Quentin Tarantino's War Classic Premiered One of the Best Opening Scenes Ever Filmed

What’s the tightest you’ve ever gripped an armrest in a movie theater?

For me, it was 2009. I was sitting in the dark of the Regal Edgmont next to my Dad. I was there to see this hot new Tarantino World War II movie that had everyone talking.

And it was just the opening scene.

Anyway, seventeen years ago, Quentin Tarantino’s _Inglourious Basterds_ premiered at Cannes. We all know the movie…

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Christopher Nolan Doesn't Know If He Believes Tarantino's Retirement Plan

Nolan didn't go to film school. Neither did a lot of people reading this, and we obviously love that.

We’re also super excited for _The Odyssey_ coming up, and while that release date ticks closer, we’re going back to some of Christopher Nolan’s _Oppenheimer_ press appearances to get some inspiration ahead of his epic adventure story.

We love to learn from this auteur, who has paved a path,…

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Every Change Tarantino Made in 'Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair'

A couple of months ago, I was sitting in the Vista Theater, watching an over four-hour recutting of both _Kill Bill_ movies called _Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair_.

It was an absolute blast to watch with a sold-out crowd in Tarantino's own theater.

I even bought myself a T-shirt to commemorate the experience.

While most of us have memorized every beat of _Vol. 1_ and _Vol. 2_ , the…

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The 'Django/Zorro' Crossover is Finally Happening

Everyone is always speculating about what Quentin Tarantino will do for his tenth and final film, and now we have another title that it's definitely not.

So in the meantime, we have one of his most beloved characters coming back to the big screen and getting mashed up with a legend.

Sony Pictures is officially moving forward with the _Django/Zorro_ film, based on the 2014 comic book…

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What's Tarantino's Beef With Video Village?

There's no one out there like Quentin Tarantino. I appreciate all of his films, but I think the best part of him is his unabashed penchant fr telling the truth. Whether you agree with him or not, he does not filter himself. He says what he believes.

So when he gets asked a question about "How" he does something, you're going to get an answer.

For example, he just went off on "Video…

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How Tarantino Uses Dialogue in the 'Pulp Fiction' Burger Scene to Intimidate

I think we can all agree that Quentin Tarantino is the master of dialogue. His movies sizzle with engaging repartee, and the way his characters speak reveals a lot about them.

One of the most famous Tarantino scenes is the "tasty burger" scene from Pulp Fiction. It involves hitmen Jules and Vincent showing up to collect a debt owed to Marcellus Wallace, and it devolves from there.

The whole…

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Why Leonardo DiCaprio is Skipping the Cliff Booth Sequel

During those Super Bowl commercials, I about jumped out of my chair when I saw the trailer for _The Adventures of Cliff Booth_ , a sequel to the Tarantino movie directed by David Fincher for Netflix.

****But noticeably absent from the trailer was star Leonardo DiCaprio.

While Brad Pitt is set to reprise his Oscar-winning role as the laid-back, dangerous stuntman, the absence of Rick Dalton…

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Watch Fincher Direct Brad Pitt in a Tarantino Script: 'The Adventures of Cliff Booth' Trailer

Please don't wake me up from this cinephile fever dream. Brad Pitt is returning to his Oscar-winning role as the effortlessly cool stuntman Cliff Booth, directed by the meticulous David Fincher, and using a script written by the legendary Quentin Tarantino.

Hell yes.

Netflix has finally pulled back the curtain on _The Adventures of Cliff Booth_ , a direct sequel to 2019’s _Once Upon a Time…

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What Made the Opening Scene of 'Reservoir Dogs' Iconic?

Do you remember the first time you saw _Reservoir Dogs_? I got the VHS from my local library and waited until after my parents went to bed.

As I pushed it into the VCR, I knew I was about to be transported into a seedy world of crime...and then the opening scene still blew my mind.

I can't even imagine what it was like seeing it at Cannes, and being introduced to the world of talky…

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