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Remembering Elmore Leonard

Elmore Leonard died this week at age 87, with more than forty novels and sixty years of publication behind him. Stephen King once called Elmore Leonard “the great American writer” – not crime writer, just writer – but Leonard was inclined to be self-effacing. “Literary writers,” he told Kurt Andersen, “tell practically everything. Because they […]

Les Miserables, Django Unchained hit wide release this weekend

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Lawrence Bender’s take on ‘Inglourious Basterds’

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Quentin Tarantino

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Austrian Actor Christoph Waltz’s Success With Quentin Tarantino

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Bonus Track: More From Tarantino

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Kurt talks with Tarantino about his favorite moment in “Pulp Fiction” and the influence of comedy legend Stan Freberg.

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Glourious Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” is up for eight Oscars. Though far-fetched (it features Jewish-American GIs taking Nazi scalps), some would say it’s his least gory picture yet. Kurt talks to Tarantino about his influences, from Leni Riefenstahl to Stan Lee’s “Sergeant Fury.”

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Pam Grier on her rise as a blaxploitation film star

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Actress Pam Grier is best known for her roles as a blaxploitation star in the 1970s films ‘Coffy’ and ‘Foxy Brown.’ She’s written a new memoir detailing her rise to fame and her struggles as a young girl dealing with sexual violence and racial prejudice.

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On Screen: ‘Passing Strange,’ ‘Inglourious Basterds’

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Wesley Morris, film critic for the Boston Globe, joins The Takeaway for a look at the movies opening this weekend: Spike Lee’s Passing Strange and Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.

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Movies that Span Generations

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The Takeaway is joined by Karina Longworth of SpoutBlog and Rafer Guzman of Newsday to discuss the latest films: Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, Shorts, a new kids’ film that has appeal for adults, and Robin Williams’ World’s Greatest Dad.

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