The Movie Critic

[Alex...]

Title: The Movie Critic

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Plot: Set in late 1970s Los Angeles with one of the most influential movie critics of all time at its center.

 

[TravisR]

A movie about Pauline Kael? I'm sure it's not a literal biopic about Pauline Kael but I'd guess it's loosely based on her.

 

[Alex...]

Tarantino's Final Film

Quentin Tarantino’s Final Film Is Coming as Filmmaker Readies ‘The Movie Critic’ (Exclusive)

Sources say the 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' and 'Pulp Fiction' filmmaker has written a script that he is planning on directing this fall.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[benbess]

Tarantino has said that his favorite Brian De Palma movie is Blow Out, from 1981. It was also Pauline Kael's favorite De Palma movie, and mine as well. Here is Kael's review from the New Yorker from 1981, which is included in the Criterion release of this movie.

Blow Out: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Gadgeteer

In 1981, the legendary critic went all out for Blow Out, which she thought was De Palma's most mature work to date.

www.criterion.com

 

[Jeffrey D]

Glad to see his final film is not going to be Kill Bill Volume 3. This may be a blasphemous viewpoint, but those 2 films are my least favorite of Quentin’s.

 

[Sam Favate]

Tarantino doesn’t count KB2 as one of his 10 films. He considers KB to be one entry in his catalog. Therefore, it’s likely he wouldn’t count KB3 as one of his 10, if he ever makes it.

BTW, I think the “only 10 movies” rule is dumb.

 

[Joe Wong]

Glad to see his final film is not going to be Kill Bill Volume 3. This may be a blasphemous viewpoint, but those 2 films are my least favorite of Quentin’s.

Not blasphemy if that’s your viewpoint. I respect that. I’m certain many people rank Tarantino films differently to others.

Individually, for me, KB and KB2 are less than the sum. Combined, it’s my 3rd favourite behind Pulp Fiction and Inglorious Basterds. But that’s just my viewpoint.

 

[Patrick Sun]

Weird, I happened to order "Blow Out" Criterion BR from a FB sales group tonight, looking forward to watching it soon.

 

[Jeffrey D]

Not blasphemy if that’s your viewpoint. I respect that. I’m certain many people rank Tarantino films differently to others.

Individually, for me, KB and KB2 are less than the sum. Combined, it’s my 3rd favourite behind Pulp Fiction and Inglorious Basterds. But that’s just my viewpoint.

So do you list Pulp 1, or Basterds?
My ranking-
1- Pulp
2- Basterds
3- Jackie
4- Dogs
5- Hateful
6- Hollywood
7- Django
8- Death Proof
9- Kill Bills

 

[Winston T. Boogie]

This will be the film where Pauline Kael uses a flamethrower on studio execs that want to make nothing but sequels, prequels, remakes, and franchise films. Tarantino is going to make Kael an action star to rival Ripley from the Alien pictures.

 

[Joe Wong]

So do you list Pulp 1, or Basterds?
My ranking-
1- Pulp
2- Basterds
3- Jackie
4- Dogs
5- Hateful
6- Hollywood
7- Django
8- Death Proof
9- Kill Bills

I haven't fully seen Hateful, and it's been more than 20 years since I saw Jackie. But here are my rankings.

1. Pulp
2. Basterds
3. KB/KB2
4. Dogs
5. Django
6. Hollywood
7. Jackie
8. Death Proof

 

[Sam Favate]

I recently rewatched Jackie Brown and it might be my favorite.

 

[Wayne_j]

This will be the film where Pauline Kael uses a flamethrower on studio execs that want to make nothing but sequels, prequels, remakes, and franchise films. Tarantino is going to make Kael an action star to rival Ripley from the Alien pictures.

That wouldn't shock me with Tarantino.

 

[Jeffrey D]

This will be the film where Pauline Kael uses a flamethrower on studio execs that want to make nothing but sequels, prequels, remakes, and franchise films. Tarantino is going to make Kael an action star to rival Ripley from the Alien pictures.

If the film is set in the late 70s, that stuff wasn’t going on nearly as much as it is now, so I don’t think this is going to be the gist. If he were to have set the film in today’s times, then I could definitely see him calling out certain execs (fictional names, loosely based on the real guys, so they would know they’re getting made fun of by Quentin).

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

If the film is set in the late 70s, that stuff wasn’t going on nearly as much as it is now, so I don’t think this is going to be the gist. If he were to have set the film in today’s times, then I could definitely see him calling out certain execs (fictional names, loosely based on the real guys, so they would know they’re getting made fun of by Quentin).

This is Tarantino we're talking, right? Should that really matter (to him)? Not like he's known for historical fidelity/accuracy afterall...

_Man_

 

[Jeffrey D]

This is Tarantino we're talking, right? Should that really matter (to him)? Not like he's known for historical fidelity/accuracy afterall...

_Man_

Yes he fictionalized what happened to Hitler in Basterds. Good point.

 

[Alex...]

Quentin Tarantino is Not Making A Film About Pauline Kael? — World of Reel

Quentin Tarantino’s close friend, writer-director Brian Kopppelman, is shutting down rumors that QT’s next film is about Pauline Kael.

www.worldofreel.com

 

[TravisR]

Quentin Tarantino is Not Making A Film About Pauline Kael? — World of Reel

Quentin Tarantino’s close friend, writer-director Brian Kopppelman, is shutting down rumors that QT’s next film is about Pauline Kael.

www.worldofreel.com

I doubt the movie will be about her writing movie reviews but I imagine that a Kael-esque film critic is at the center of the movie.

 

[Malcolm R]

It's not her (but it is).

wink*wink nudge*nudge
Say no more.

 

[Alex...]

Another Person Denying Quentin Tarantino Rumors — World of Reel

On his The Ringer podcast , Sean Fennessey continued the denials that Quentin Tarantino’s next film is what had been reported by THR earlier in the week:

www.worldofreel.com