Listen to Quentin Tarantino and Hollywood Theatre Programmer Dan Halsted Talk Kung Fu Movies on the Pure Cinema Podcast

Now, the two are nerding out together in public. Tarantino recently invited Halsted to talk kung-fu flicks with him on an episode of the Pure Cinema podcast. It’s a long and wide-ranging discussion that goes about two hours, but hey, you’ve surely got the time?

Hollywood Theatre’s Archive is Home to a Kung Fu Film Collection Coveted by the Likes of Quentin Tarantino and RZA

What makes it so valuable and unique is not the quantity of the films but the quality. Some of the reels found in the cardboard boxes lining the room’s metal shelves are the only known prints in existence, including a few that are foundational to the Wu-Tang universe: The Mystery of Chessboxing, 7 Grand Masters and Shaolin vs. Wu Tang, which he scored for $25 from a film vault in L.A. that didn’t know what it had.

We Explored the Hidden Portland Art Spaces the Public Never Gets to See

We visited five of the city’s hidden creative spaces, where some of the most dedicated people in Portland’s art world put in hours of labor before the public ever gets to see the result.

“Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood” Is Quentin Tarantino At His Most Meditative, Relatively Speaking

So, no, it should not register as any sort of shock that Tarantino’s “Manson Family movie” is more fantasia than biopic, nor should it surprise anyone to hear that the movie isn’t really about the murders at all, but instead the same thing every Quentin Tarantino movie is ultimately about: the multitudinous fixations, fetishes and fantasies of Quentin Tarantino.

Portland is One of a Select Few Cities Screening Quentin Tarantino’s Latest Movie in 35mm

While most Tarantino enthusiasts will be watching the digital version of director’s latest much-anticipated feature Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, there is one venue in town where you can catch it on 35mm—and possibly see the legendary filmmaker himself in person. The Hollywood Theatre is showing the movie in its original format starting Thursday, July 25 at both 7:30 and 10 pm, though the earlier time slot is already sold out.

Wu-Tang Clan’s Founding Member, RZA, Performs the Live Score to His Favorite Martial Arts Film

Quentin Tarantino Pops Up in Portland

The Hateful Eight director made an unexpected appearance at last night’s 6 pm and sold-out 10:30 pm screenings at the Hollywood, soaking up the glory of his blood-soaked eighth feature in Ultra Panavision.

Spaghetti Ford: The Hateful Eight Reviewed

The Hateful Eight takes Tarantino to the snowy wilds of Wyoming.