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Quentin Tarantino Film Festival
The Quentin Tarantino Film Festival, or QT-Fest, was a semi-annual film and multimedia event held by the Austin Film Society in Austin, Texas and attended by film director Quentin Tarantino, where he screened a selection of his favorite films using prints he owns. Lineup listings QT Fest started in 1997 at the Dobie Theater near the University of Texas. The event moved to the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Downtown for QT3, where it remained until the site's closure in 2007. After QT 5 in 2001, there was a hiatus before QT 6 in 2005. QT 1 Lineup This showing was held in 1997. * ''The Savage Seven'' (1968) * ''Hollywood Man'' (1976) * ''The Glory Stompers'' (1967) * ''Cry of the Banshee'' (1970) * ''Twisted Nerve'' (1968) * ''Don't Go in the House'' (1980) * ''The House on Sorority Row'' (1983) * ''The Haunted House of Horror'' (1969) * '' The Legend of the Wolf Woman'' (1976) * '' Boeing Boeing'' (1965) * ''All in a Night's Work'' (1961) * ''The Swinging Cheerleaders'' (1974) * ''Rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is an American cinema chain founded in 1997 in Austin, Texas, which is famous for serving dinner and drinks during the movie, as well as its strict policy of requiring its audiences to maintain proper cinema-going etiquette. It has multiple locations across the United States, including eighteen (with several more being built) across Texas. Outside of Texas, it has five locations in Virginia (Winchester, Charlottesville, Woodbridge, Crystal City and Ashburn).Alamo Drafthouse expands to D.C. " Retrieved on April 5, 2012. There are three locations in |
All In A Night's Work (film)
''All in a Night's Work'' is a 1961 American Technicolor romantic screwball comedy film directed by Joseph Anthony and starring Dean Martin and Shirley MacLaine. Plot Tony Ryder's uncle, the wealthy publisher of magazines, has just died. The young playboy Tony inherits the paper but is left with a board of directors that thinks he's unsuited for the task, plus a hotel detective who thinks Tony should know about a girl who was seen running away from his uncle's Palm Beach hotel room, wearing nothing but a Turkish towel and an earring, on the night of his death. Tony discovers that the young lady in question, Katie Robbins, is employed in his own research department. The board decrees that he must send in the detective to watch her and head off any attempts at blackmail. But the more time Tony spends trying to get Katie to open up about what her relationship to his uncle was, the less he cares. Complications ensue in the form of Ms. Robbins's fiancé—he's a strait-laced veteri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beyond (1981 Film)
''The Beyond'' ( it, …E tu vivrai nel terrore! L'aldilà, lit. "…And you will live in terror! The afterlife") is a 1981 Italian Southern Gothic supernatural horror film directed by Lucio Fulci, from an original story created by Dardano Sacchetti, and starring Catriona MacColl and David Warbeck. Its plot follows a woman who inherits a hotel in rural Louisiana that was once the site of a horrific murder, and which may be a gateway to hell. It is the second film in Fulci's "Gates of Hell" trilogy after '' City of the Living Dead'' (1980), and was followed by '' The House by the Cemetery'' (1981). Filmed on location in and around New Orleans in late 1980 with assistance from the Louisiana Film Commission, additional photography took place at De Paolis Studios in Rome. Released theatrically in Italy in the spring of 1981, ''The Beyond'' did not see a North American release until late 1983 through Aquarius Releasing, who released an alternate version of the film titled ''7 Doo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamera Vs
is a fictional monster, or '' kaiju'', originating from a series of Japanese films. Debuting in the 1965 film ''Gamera, the Giant Monster'', the character and the first film were intended to compete with the success of Toho's ''Godzilla'' film series. Since then, Gamera has become a Japanese icon in his own right, appearing in a total of 12 films produced by Daiei Film and later Kadokawa Daiei Studio, and various media. Gamera is depicted as a giant, fire-breathing, prehistoric turtle monster, mutated by exposure to nuclear weapons. In the first film, Gamera is portrayed as aggressive and destructive, though he also saves a child. As the films progressed, Gamera took on a more benevolent role, becoming a protector of humanity, and especially children, from extraterrestrial races and other giant monsters. To date, ''Gamera, the Giant Monster'' is the only film to be released theatrically in the United States; however, it was heavily localized and retitled ''Gammera the Invin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry
''Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry'' is a 1974 American road crime drama film based on the 1963 Richard Unekis novel titled ''The Chase'' (later retitled ''Pursuit''). Directed by John Hough, the film stars Peter Fonda, Susan George, Adam Roarke, and Vic Morrow. Although Jimmie Haskell is credited with writing the music score, the soundtrack contains no incidental music apart from the theme song "Time (Is Such a Funny Thing)", sung by Marjorie McCoy, over the opening and closing titles, and a small amount of music heard over the radio. Plot Two NASCAR hopefuls, driver Larry Rayder and his mechanic Deke Sommers, successfully execute a supermarket heist to finance their jump into big-time auto racing. They extort $150,000 in cash from a supermarket manager by holding his wife and daughter hostage. In making their escape, they are confronted by Larry's one-night stand, Mary Coombs. She coerces them to take her along for the ride in their souped-up 1966 Chevrolet Impala. The unorthodox she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson County Jail (film)
''Jackson County Jail'' is an American exploitation crime thriller film from 1976 directed by Michael Miller, starring Yvette Mimieux, Tommy Lee Jones, and Robert Carradine. Plot Dinah Hunter (Yvette Mimieux) is an advertising executive living in Los Angeles who quits her job after arguing with a client and comes home to find her boyfriend in the swimming pool with another woman. Sick of his constant philandering, she calls a friend and gets her old job back in New York City. Driving cross-country from Los Angeles, Dinah picks up a young man, named Bobby Ray (Robert Carradine), and his pregnant girlfriend Lola (Nancy Lee Noble). That night, Bobby Ray and Lola rob Dinah and steal her car and purse. Dinah walks into an empty bar and asks Dan Oldum, the bartender, to use his phone to call the police to report the robbery, but the barman attempts to rape her, and after she defends herself, a policeman, named Deputy Burt, arrives and Oldum lies by telling him that Dinah attacked him. Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Lightning (1973 Film)
''White Lightning'' is a 1973 American action film directed by Joseph Sargent, written by William W. Norton, and starring Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins, R. G. Armstrong and Diane Ladd. It marked Laura Dern's film debut. Plot Bobby "Gator" McKlusky is incarcerated in an Arkansas state prison for running moonshine. When he learns that his younger brother, Donny, was killed by Bogan County Sheriff J. C. Connors, he attempts to escape, but is re-captured after a short time. Gator knows the sheriff is taking money from local moonshiners, so he agrees to go undercover for an unnamed federal agency (presumably the IRS or BATF) to try to expose the sheriff. But Gator has an ulterior motive for going after the sheriff, wanting revenge for his brothers murder. He has no intention of gathering evidence against any moonshiners. The Feds give him a super-charged Ford LTD, and direct him to contact Dude Watson, a local stock car racer and low-level whiskey runn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March Or Die (film)
''March or Die'' is a 1977 British war drama film directed by Dick Richards and starring Gene Hackman, Terence Hill, Catherine Deneuve, Max von Sydow and Sir Ian Holm. The film celebrates the 1920s French Foreign Legion. Foreign Legion Major Foster (Hackman), a war-weary American haunted by his memories of the recently ended Great War, is assigned to protect a group of archaeologists at a dig site in Erfoud in Morocco from Bedouin revolutionaries led by El-Krim (based on Moroccan revolutionary Abd el-Krim). The song "Plaisir d'amour", a tune about lost love and regret, is played repeatedly throughout the story as the film's theme song. Plot Soon after the Great War, Major William Foster ( Gene Hackman), an American commander in the French Foreign Legion, suffers the haunting memories of leading an army of more than 8,000 men and watching them slowly get whittled down to just 200. He has become an alcoholic as a result, and his only friend is his faithful Sergeant, Triand (R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Long Duel
''The Long Duel'' is a 1967 British adventure film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Yul Brynner, Trevor Howard, Charlotte Rampling and Harry Andrews. It is set in British-ruled India of the 1920s but was filmed in Spain. Plot Superintendent Stafford of the United Provinces Police has his men arrest an entire tribe on vague allegations of poaching and theft in British India. Sultan, their leader, is also arrested and held in a cell with criminals in Fort Najibabad. Sultan, his wife Tara and many others manage to break out, but Tara and her newborn child both die. Sultan, with the help of his men, revolts against the oppressive British, leading to bitter battles and a final showdown. Cast * Yul Brynner as Sultan * Trevor Howard as Young * Harry Andrews as Stafford * Charlotte Rampling as Jane * Virginia North as Champa * Andrew Keir as Gungaram * Laurence Naismith as McDougal * Maurice Denham as Governor * George Pastell as Ram Ghand * Antoñito Ruiz as Munnu * Imogen Hassal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Blows Of The Dragon
''The Water Margin'', also known ''Outlaws of the Marsh'' and ''Seven Blows Of The Dragon'', is a 1972 Hong Kong film adapted from the Chinese classical 14th-century novel ''Water Margin''. It was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio and directed by Chang Cheh. Plot The plot is based on the story of how "Jade Unicorn" Lu Junyi came to join the outlaw band at Liangshan Marsh and the outlaws' battle with the Zeng Family Fortress. Liangshan's chief Chao Gai was ambushed and killed by Shi Wengong. His fellows vow to avenge him. The current ''de facto'' leaders of Liangshan, Song Jiang and Wu Yong, decide that given Shi Wengong's skill, Lu Junyi (Shi's former fellow student) will be the best person to assist them in taking revenge. The outlaws also note that if they succeed in recruiting Lu Junyi, they will also win over Lu's servant, Yan Qing, who is also a formidable martial artist. Wu Yong disguises himself as fortune teller and infiltrates the northern capital, where Lu Junyi sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Duel (1971 Film)
''The Duel'', also known as ''Duel of the Iron Fist'', is a 1971 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Chang Cheh and starring Ti Lung, Wang Ping, Yue Wai and David Chiang. Plot Tang Ren-jie (Ti Lung) and his older brother Tang Ren-lin (Ku Feng) are triad leader Shen Tian-hung's (Yeung Chi-hing) adopted son and henchman respectively. Shen was involved in a battle against rival triad leader Liu Shou-yi (Ho Ban) where both of them were killed. Jie then takes the initiative to be the scapegoat for the crimes of his brother Lin and Gan Wen-bin (Chuen Yuen), where then he flees to Jiangnan. However, Gan repeatedly sent murderers to harm Jie while also seizing all of Shen's properties and drives Lin away. With the help of Rambler Jiang Nan (David Chiang), Jie finally kills Gan, but the two of them also dies from their injuries. Cast *Ti Lung as Tang Ren-jie * Wang Ping as Hu Di *Yue Wai as Ah Shiou *David Chiang as Jian Nan, the Rambler *Chuen Yuen as Gan Wen-bin *Yeung Chi-hing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nickel Ride
''The Nickel Ride'' is a 1974 American neo-noir crime film directed and produced by Robert Mulligan and starring Jason Miller, Linda Haynes, Victor French, Bo Hopkins, and John Hillerman. It is the debut film of screenwriter Eric Roth. It was entered into the 1974 Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or. On December 13, 2011, Shout! Factory released the film on DVD as part of a double feature with ''99 and 44/100% Dead''. Plot In Los Angeles, Cooper is a "key-man" (fence) for a local crime boss, operating a series of warehouses used as storage facilities for stolen and illicit goods. Cooper hopes to close a deal for a new block of storage units, bribing local realtor Elias O'Neil to broker a deal with city officials to sell him the warehouses. Elias tells Cooper that he needs more time, and he gives him a week with an implicit threat of violent retaliation should he fail. Cooper is ordered by his boss Carl to fix a boxing match, after their resident ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
