Pulp Fiction (movie)

Tarantino wins screenplay Oscar; the press room gasps

2013-02-24 20:26:00

Quentin Tarantino, Hollywood's reigning enfant terrible, seems to have some fans in the motion picture academy -- and in the pressroom. Tarantino's win, his second (he also won for "Pulp Fiction"), was a bit of a surprise, as it bested pre-Oscar...

Travolta on Travolta

2012-11-03 21:35:39

'Saturday Night Fever' (1977) Travolta earned his first Oscar nomination — and proved he was more than Vinnie Barbarino on TV's "Welcome Back, Kotter" — as the Brooklyn teenager who becomes a big man on the disco dance floor. "It was a...

John Travolta shares memories of 'Hairspray,' 'Pulp Fiction' and other films

2012-11-10 18:57:00

A slimmed-down Edna Turnblad shared the stage with her creator, John Waters, last night, much to the delight of scores of star-crazed fans. Well, it wasn't exactly Edna, the zaftig stage mom from Waters' "Hairspray," who took to the stage at the Maryland...

When it comes to Baltimore, Travolta does it his way

2012-11-05 07:32:00

John Travolta knew what he wanted to do with the role of Edna Turnblad, the zaftig housewife at the center of "Hairspray." The movie's producers, however, weren't so sure. Especially when he insisted on using a Bawlamer accent. "I got fought on it, by...

Travolta, Waters to appear on stage together in Baltimore

2012-10-09 08:20:00

Oscar-nominated actor John Travolta will sit down for a public conversation with John Waters at Baltimore's Maryland Institute College of Art. The man who created Edna Turnblad and the actor who brought the zaftig housewife of "Hairspray" to full-...

'Dancing With the Stars recap: Movie night

2010-04-20 04:22:14

On tonight's Dancing With the Stars, it's all about the music of the big screen. What excitement!First up are Niecy Nash and Louis Van Amstel with a jive to "La Bamba." She is upset that she got called boring last......

John Waters interview excerpts

2007-07-19 15:48:00

Two weeks before the opening of the new movie musical Hairspray, based on the 2002 Broadway musical smash based on John Waters' 1988 surprise hit comedy, Waters talked on the phone to Sun movie critic Michael Sragow about his delight with every version...

Hopelessly devoted to John Travolta

2003-04-25 00:00:00

All week long, young and old, they've come to Middle River to pay homage to Vinnie Barbarino of television's Sweathogs fame. Or Danny Zuko from the movie Grease. But mostly it was, in the collective mind's eye of the fans who lined up daily by the...

'Ladder 49' actor enjoys his relative anonymity for now

2004-09-30 00:00:00

Morris Chestnut didn't pursue acting for its elusive promise of fame and glory. Though recently, a steady flow of roles in mainstream films has kept Chestnut's resume growing, the thought of becoming a household name doesn't charm him at all. Right now,...

Honda plans $70 million Ohio NSX supercar plant to aid Acura

2013-05-14 21:20:00

LOS ANGELES — Honda Motor Co., speeding ahead with an overhaul of the premium Acura line, is planning a $70 million central Ohio factory opening in two years to produce the next- generation NSX supercar. The Tokyo-based automaker said Tuesday it...

Thank you for the chance to bomb in 'Blonde'

2013-05-06 17:23:00

I was a thespian in high school, which I was never proud of because I though it had some sick, negative sexual connotation to it. Enough cool kids were thespians, which made me feel a little better about it, but I was still nervous enough that I more or...

Uma Thurman Signs With UTA After Leaving WME

2013-05-03 10:14:02

May 03 (TheWrap.com) - Oscar-nominated actress Uma Thurman has signed with UTA following an eight month stint at WME, TheWrap has learned. Thurman, who starred in Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" and the "Kill Bill" movies, is said to be looking to...

John Travolta and Sam Jackson in Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction."

2013-04-18 23:59:00

"Django Unchained" turned into Oscar gold for Quentin Tarantino. The writer/director snagged his second Best Original Screenplay, he also won for "Pulp Fiction.

2013-02-24 21:19:16

There's the iconic "royale with cheese" conversation, of course, but the film has another great hamburger-related discussion. Our two hit men protagonists, played by John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson, confront some kids who have stolen a briefcase from their boss.

2013-02-19 12:08:07