Harry here... gosh, will there be a gigantic KILL BILL empire spawned by Quentin's latest? One can only pray! I'm going to be fascinated to watch the reviews come in on KILL BILL by the national critics via Rotten Tomatoes. Currently it is 8 ta 1 in Quentin's favor... with the lone voice of lunacy coming from our ol pal David Poland. Hell, it ain't like I don't know what it's like to be a lunatic... I've been there.
Hey Harry,
I picked up the new issue of "Newtype," this slick rag that focuses on Japanese anime and pop culture yet to hit our side of the Pacific. This month's issue features an interview with David Carradine talking about how he digs samurai sword fighting and such.
The juicy shit goes as follows:
"Bill wouldn't be in the sequels," Carradine says. "The original concept calls for two sequels, but they're going to be shot quite a bit apart. The children of some of the characters in this pictuire will become the stars of the subsequent movies, but there are also plans for a prequel that would be animated. It would be done with anime, as far as I know. That would take you back and give some of [The Bride's] backstory." "As far as the prequel cartoon and, to a lesser extent, the sequels, these are visons that Tarantino has..."
How 'bout 'dem apples? I have yet to see KILL BILL, so this talk of kids has got question marks going over my head Metal Gear Solid style... but I did see Vivica Fox's daughter in the trailer...
Tyler Winfield
and then... there are still a few tickets available for the Austin Premiere of KILL BILL which the Alamo Drafthouse is throwing with the Austin Film Society this Wednesday... yes, as in TOMORROW!!! You could be partying down with Pei Mei!!! The Leader of the Crazy 88's himself... Gordon Liu. Last time I saw this GOD, I had to climb about a half billion Ming Dynasty steps to the Temple of Pei Mei on some mountain in China. Wednesday, he'll be in Austin, at the Alamo Drafthouse... I promise you... Going to the swanky cool new ALAMO DRAFTHOUS LAKECREEK is much easier than flying to China and climbing a half billion slippery Ming Dynasty steps! Though, personally, I'll miss the sound of a zillion cicadas... and the sight of the Miramax Lady being consumed by Chinese Bugs! See ya next Wednesday... I mean, this Wednesday!
GORDON LIU TO ATTEND AUSTIN PREMIERE OF TARANTINO’S KILL BILL VOL. I
Austin, TX--The Austin Film Society (AFS) announced today that Gordon Liu (PASSIONATE KILLING IN THE DREAM, THE 36TH CHAMBER COLLECTION) will be in attendance for the Austin Film Society’s benefit premiere of KILL BILL VOL. I at 7pm on Wednesday, October 8th at the Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek. Proceeds from the event will benefit the programs and services of the Austin Film Society.
KILL BILL, the fourth film from iconic director Quentin Tarantino, is an elaborate homage to the exploitation grindhouse genre. After being shot and left for dead on her wedding day by the group of professional killers that she tried to leave, The Bride (Uma Thurman) falls into a coma for five years. She awakes in a rage and promptly embarks on a prolonged revenge campaign in which, one by one, she kills off her old group leaving Bill (David Caradine), her boss, for last. KILL BILL also features Lucy Liu, Michael Madsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Vivica A. Fox and Daryl Hannah.
According to AFS Executive Director Rebecca Campbell, “This promises to be all things Quentin; violent…compelling…Quentin.”
A Q&A with Gordon Liu will occur after the screening with a post party at the Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek to follow.
Tickets are $40 (which include admission to the screening, complimentary snacks and refreshments at the reception and a commemorative t-shirt) and are available through the Alamo Drafthouse’s website, Drafthouse.
KILL BILL VOL. I is rated R for strong bloody violence, language and some sexual content and will be released nationwide by Miramax Films on October 10th. KILL BILL VOL. II is scheduled for release in February 2004. For more information on the film, visit Kill-Bill.com.
For more information on the premiere, visit Austin Film Society or www.drafthouse.com.
