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Robeson, Race and Sanders Of The River
1 hour ago | Keyframe | See recent Keyframe news »
In 1979, when he’d largely given up acting to direct, he narrated an Academy Award-winning short about a performer who’d blazed the trail his own career followed to a triumphant destination. But the world hadn’t yet been ready for Paul Robeson, and among the many art forms he worked in, cinema provided perhaps most bitterly frustrated his hopes to elevate the image of African Americans.>> - Dennis Harvey »
Quentin Tarantino Plans To Retire After His Tenth Film, Hopes 'Hateful Eight' Will "Stop The Momentum" Of Digital
11 hours ago | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
As Quentin Tarantino gears up his eighth film, "The Hateful Eight," he's got a lot to think about. There's the sprawling cast, the plans to shoot and project the film in 70mm, and the fact that production is gearing up next month. But he's also got his eye on a longer term goal — retirement — and he's got a plan. “I don’t believe you should stay on stage until people are begging you to get off,” he told distributors at Afm (via Deadline). “I like the idea of leaving them wanting a bit more. I do think directing is a young man’s game and I like the idea of an umbilical cord connection from my first to my last movie. I’m not trying to ridicule anyone who thinks differently, but I want to go out while I’m still hard…I like that I will leave a ten-film filmography, »
- Kevin Jagernauth
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