Quentin Tarantino

Waltz is respectful to the company he keeps

2013-02-24 18:13:00

Christoph Waltz, fresh off winning one of the most competetive Oscar categories in recent memory -- all five Supporting Actor nominees were previous Oscar winners -- was admittedly caught off guard when he heard his name called from the Oscar stage....

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...

The Internet shows some weekend love for actors, dancers, politicians

2013-02-25 04:53:00

Jacoby Jones will get an even wider repertoire of moves, Kristin Stewart has recapped the role of the clumsy mumbler, and tweeps dislike Seth MacFarlane. Welcome to your post-weekend online trends report for Feb 25. Ravens wide receiver Jones will be a...

Alabama Shakes, Alicia Keys and Christoph Waltz

2013-02-18 06:59:00

The weekend's NBA all star game gave halftime show junkies a fix after their Super Bowl withdrawl, Danica Patrick ran a fast qualifying lap, and Christoph Waltz shows everyone the lighter side of Hitler. Welcome to the post-weekend edition of your daily...

Golden Globe recaps, lots of football and the death of an information activist

2013-01-14 06:36:00

Justin Timberlake has released a small slice of his next album, "The 20/20 Experience," causing the New York Times to spin in circles spouting wardrobe puns. Also catching the Internet's eye over the weekend and this morning: Free speech advocate...

Tom Wopat is more than just a good ol' boy

2012-12-08 00:00:00

More than a quarter-century has passed since Tom Wopat last jumped, feet first, into the General Lee and sped away for a half-hour of redneck fun on TV's "The Dukes of Hazzard." But in a career that has included Tony and Grammy nods (thanks to his stint...

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...

Tracie Thoms' celebrity travels

2012-09-13 16:32:00

You might call Tracie Thoms a triple-triple threat: The Baltimore native sings, dances and acts, and her career encompasses film, television and theater. Introduced to acting and television at an early age — her father, Donald Thoms, is a...

'The Walking Dead' recap, episode 209: 'Triggerfinger'

2012-02-19 18:19:00

While watching the survivors on AMC's "The Walking Dead" hole up in Hatlands — the local party headquarters — in recent episodes, I often thought to myself: "Man, I would love to get after it in that bar! It's just missing one thing..." Well,...

'Night Flight' still soars over today's movies

2011-06-21 08:42:00

Vintage Hollywood movies were often belittled for taking liberties with history and glazing over the facts in their biographical dramas. But where are the upholders of truth when it comes to the current crop of American films? Movies by top-rank...

Casting call: Picking stars for Dixon trial movie

2009-11-22 00:00:00

The real-life drama of Mayor Sheila Dixon's criminal trial is still unfolding, but it's not too early to start thinking about the inevitable. Who will star in the movie version of this gripping tale? I haven't come up with a title just yet - "The...

'American Idol': Top 7 perform songs from the movies

2009-04-15 04:22:13

Tonight's theme on American Idol is songs from the movies, which explains why Quentin Tarantino is there. He's apparently a superfan, and he even gets to join the Top 7 on stage for the uber-dramatic intro today.Before the singing, Simon......

@SpikeLee Director, "Do The Right Thing," "Bamboozled," "Oldboy" Why follow? The man speaks his mind and - in the case of his thoughts on Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" - might speak what is on other people's minds, as well.

2013-03-19 00:00:00

Actress-stunt woman-producer Zoe Bell will attend the festival for a screening of Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof," in which she starred.

2013-03-13 17:47:00

Quentin Tarantino wrote a role specifically for actor James Woods in his breakout film "Resevoir Dogs." Woods' agent returneed the script, never even showing it to Woods. When the film blew up, Woods found out what his agent had done and fired him. Good job, James. He turns 63 today. (Photo by

2013-03-11 17:33:00