Our 100 Favourite Movies of the Decade: 2012
We've cleared off some space on That Shelf for our 100 of our favourite movies of the decade. What are some of our faves from 2012?
Django Unchained
15 Best Revenge Movies of All Time
Revenge is a dish best served cold... And on the big screen! Here are the 15 Best Revenge Movies of All Time.
Tarantino Says The Hateful Eight Is Back On
Quentin Tarantino was at Comic Con in San Diego this weekend and confirmed that he will indeed be saddling up again to make his second western, the on again, off again Hateful Eight!
This (Past Month) in DVD
With about roughly one billion film festivals this past month, our film writers haven't been able to keep up with the DVD column. So here now is a mix of everything leading up to this current week with looks at Django Unchained, Silver Linings Playbook, John Dies at the End, Gangster Squad, Jack Reacher, Broken City, Mama, The Details, Promised Land, Revenge for Jolly!, The Oranges, and links back to a ton of other stuff we just didn't have room for.
The 25 Best Films of 2012
Our Film and Arts Editor counts down his top 25 films of the year.
Django Unchained Review
It's not Quentin Tarantino's most accomplished film, but Django Unchained benefits from a slew of excellent performances and a playful looseness that his films often forego in favour of more elaborate plot structuring.
Defending the Indefensible: The Great White Hype
Those looking for a funnier way to get ready for the racial themes at work in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained who don't want to watch a bunch of Corbucci Westerns, should take a look at one of the most underrated sports comedies of all time: The Great White Hype, which comes courtesy of Unchained producer Reginald Hudlin and Samuel L. Jackson essentially playing Leonardo DiCaprio's role from QT's latest flick.
The Original Django
In honour of the release of Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained, the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto begins a run of the original 1966 Sergio Corbucci directed and Franco Nero starring film that gave the world one of the most iconic figures in the Western genre. Here's a look back at a bleak and bloody masterwork that inspired countless knock off and homages, including Tarantino's
Interview: Quentin Tarantino
Dork Shelf talks to the one and only Quentin Tarantino about his latest film Django Unchained, the bridge between Inglorious Basterds and Django, what makes an effective spaghetti western, his rumoured casting choices, shooting on a real Southern plantation, moving his production due to a lack of snow, and the potential for a revival of westerns as a genre following his film.
CONTEST: See DJANGO UNCHAINED in TO, OTT, & WIN
By popular demand, enter for a chance to win one of ten pairs of passes to see an advance screening of Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained on Thursday, December 20th in Ottawa, Winnipeg, or Toronto, courtesy of Dork Shelf and Alliance Films.
CONTEST: See DJANGO UNCHAINED in TORONTO
Enter for a chance to win one of five pairs of passes to see an advance screening of Django Unchained in Toronto on Monday, December 10th at 7pm with director Quentin Tarantino in attendance.
The New Old: 20 Years of Tarantino
We take a look back on the career of Quentin Tarantino as Reservoir Dogs celebrates it's 20th anniversary with a blu-ray box set including almost all of the feature films he's been a part of.
