I haven't listened to it yet, but I think it's exactly the nerdy deep dive I'm excited to hear (then again, I was also the kid dreaming up entire fake label discographies and band histories).
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 31 May 2023 19:51 (one year ago) link
As a creative exercise, it seems likely to be a warm-up for the next movie more than QT thinking it was time to respond to incessant public clamour for the Rick Dalton Chronicles
― serving bundt (sic), Thursday, 1 June 2023 00:27 (one year ago) link
I’m glad Rick Dalton died. That one movie was more than enough.
― Josefa, Thursday, 1 June 2023 00:44 (one year ago) link
It appears that Leslie Van Houten may finally be paroled. She's 73 years old.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Thursday, 1 June 2023 00:49 (one year ago) link
“closer” insofar far as being *recommended* for parole…but it’ll prob go to supreme court & long court battles blahdy blah so she is still a long way from being irl paroled
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 1 June 2023 01:38 (one year ago) link
Watched Hollywood again the other day for something I was doing--fourth time? I won't change or even bother checking anything I posted above, but I do find Tarantino's deep attachment to pre-Manson Hollywood oddly moving. I say oddly because I have no attachment to that specific moment (Matt Helm movies, TV westerns, etc.) whatsoever--to the time period, yes, but not to that corner of it. But the film does move me, even the wildly self-indulgent conceit of the ending--loved how Sebring and Tate are improbable Rick Dalton fans at the end.
― clemenza, Friday, 26 January 2024 22:47 (four months ago) link
“Hey, are *you* Rick Dalton?”
― Marten Broadcloak, mild-mannered GOP congressman (Raymond Cummings), Friday, 26 January 2024 22:49 (four months ago) link
And DiCaprio plays the scene beautifully. I've been knocking him a lot recently for his Scorsese work, but I think he's really good in this.
― clemenza, Friday, 26 January 2024 22:53 (four months ago) link
Fully agree, his acting is amazing throughout the film, and that final shot is one of the most haunting and beautiful things Tarantino has done.
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Friday, 26 January 2024 23:05 (four months ago) link
I really do think the what-if scenario, which purports to be some kind of shallow wish fulfillment, is actually a way to really underscore the absolute abhorrence of the real life tragedy, and the magnitude of the loss.
― omar little, Friday, 26 January 2024 23:14 (four months ago) link
I kind of felt the same way about the righteous fury at the end of inglourious basterds, though i think OUATIH is definitely the better film as far as really making it something above and beyond.
― omar little, Friday, 26 January 2024 23:17 (four months ago) link
The only thing I'd still change is that Manson himself gets the flamethrower instead of whichever of the two women got it. I forget what the rationales for that were earlier in the thread, but I still don't get that at all.
― clemenza, Friday, 26 January 2024 23:28 (four months ago) link
it’s definitely one of my favorite movies he’s ever done, maybe because he is coming from a more sentimental place & it resonates w me
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 26 January 2024 23:31 (four months ago) link
robbie is such a superstar in it. i dont think it works if shes not as incredible in it as she is.
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Saturday, 27 January 2024 00:36 (four months ago) link
i dont think theres another character or performance of that type across his entire catalogue.
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Saturday, 27 January 2024 00:37 (four months ago) link
yeah she’s so vibrant and joyful, definitely key to the movie & the emotional power of the endingShe does such a beautiful job of making Tate a real person, even if its only an approximation - her performance is a lovely tribute to her memory
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 27 January 2024 00:57 (four months ago) link