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Apr 21, 2021 · In our February 1993 issue the young director Quentin Tarantino, hot off the success of his debut Reservoir Dogs, wrote this reflection on great westerns and particularly Monte Hellman’s Ride in the Whirlwind, with its mix of innocence and desperation. We republish it in memory of the latter director, who has died aged 91. Updated: 21 April 2021.
- Flight to Fury (1964, Monte Hellman) An early Jack Nicholson thriller directed by the future executive producer of Reservoir Dogs, Flight to Fury is about an expedition of treasure hunters in the Philippines.
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974, Joseph Sargent) This is where the color-coded nicknames came from. Mr. Blue is in charge. Mr. Green has a cold.
- The Big Combo (1955, Joseph Lewis) Perhaps the scene that made Tarantino’s name is when Mr. Blonde tortures a cop with a razor blade and nearly sets him on fire.
- A Better Tomorrow 2 (1987, John Woo) John Woo’s sequel is even more violent, melodramatic, and gory than the first installment, which was very violent, melodramatic and gory.
Jul 29, 2021 · One of the legendary figures of the American cinema, the late Monte Hellman (1929 – 2021) is best known for directing Two-Lane Blacktop (1971), considered by many to be the definitive “road movie,” but Hellman’s career goes back to the 1950s, and his work in the formative days of television. Later, he worked for maverick producer/director Roger Corman on a number of projects, before ...
Jul 20, 2024 · Sat 20 July 2024 1:00, UK. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is Quentin Tarantino ’s second movie, which is specifically about movie-making. Interestingly, just like the first, Inglorious Basterds, it centres on a reimagining of historical atrocities in favour of the “good guys”, with members of the film fraternity as its heroes.
Apr 20, 2021 · Monte Hellman, director of spare, existential genre films such as 'The Shooting' and 'Two-Lane Blacktop' and executive producer of Quentin Tarantino's 'Reservoir Dogs,' is dead at 91.
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Jun 26, 2010 · Tarantino plays with this idea, mixing references and popular images with reality, creating a mixture that is his own reality in the process. His most recent production, Inglourious Basterds, exemplifies this sense of hyperreality, depicting a fictionalized 1940s world. The script itself took the better part of a decade to be written, developed ...
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Apr 11, 2024 · October 9, 1992. Cast. , , Michael Madsen , Harvey Keitel , , Chris Penn. Runtime. 99 minutes. Quentin Tarantino made an explosive directorial debut with Reservoir Dogs which also served as his acting debut as well. The movie follows a group of criminals who come together for a heist of a diamond shop only for it to go horribly wrong and for ...
