Upward of 26,000 fires are reported to have blazed in the Amazon rainforest just this month—but these aren’t wildfires. Much like Donald Trump, far-right Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has relaxed environmental protections to prioritize economic development, so fire is being used to clear land for cattle farms. While Bolsanaro has “bristled at the idea that […]
An Expert Dissects Once Upon a Time in Hollywood‘s Faux 1960s Movie Posters
History lover Quentin Tarantino is outdoing himself by bringing the lost world of late 1960s Los Angeles back to life for his new film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Weeks of location filming in Westwood, Burbank, the Fairfax district, and at a rebuilt early Taco Bell in Orange County, culminated with the epic transformation […]
Quentin Tarantino Fields Questions About Roman Polanski, Violence Against Women at Cannes
Although Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, opened to rave reviews at Cannes on Monday, things got a bit tense during yesterday’s follow-up press conference when questions touched on Tarantino’s feelings toward fellow director Roman Polanski, as well as the topic of “violence against women.” The film takes place during the […]