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I’m a writer/director who loves drive-ins and movie palaces, genre, retro and true stories from an underdog or underrepresented point of view.

Los Angeles, CA
Joined February 2010
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Carrie released 50 years ago today. 3 November 1976 💐
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And on 35mm film at Quentin's theatres! 🎞️🍿🥤🍫
GET TICKETS NOW. THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH. ONLY IN IMAX NOVEMBER 25.
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Directed by David Fincher from a screenplay by Quentin Tarantino. THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH comes to the New Bev in 35mm starting November 25th. Advance tickets on sale now: buff.ly/QEwlFiK
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New poster for David Fincher and Quentin Tarantino's 'The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth.' Netflix will release the film only in IMAX theaters on Nov. 25 for 2 weeks, then it hits the streamer on Christmas Day.
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One of my favorite movie palaces! Sad it didn’t survive.
Forty years ago, at the corner of Dearborn and Randolph in The Loop, the head-banging horror film Trick or Treat (1986) played at the United Artists Theatre. Unfortunately, the theater's iconic marquee would be shut off for good about a year later.
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Michael Jackson - Thriller
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The great Walter Hill will be joining me in conversation at the Academy Museum on November 18th for a special Writer’s Branch presentation of 1972’s “THE GETAWAY” in glorious 35mm. academymuseum.org/programs/d…
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Thrilled to announce the 25th Anniversary 4K theatrical re-release of Alfonso Cuarón's erotic coming-of-age masterpiece "Y tu mamá también" Back in theaters spring 2027!
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True Romance is one of the only times Quentin Tarantino wrote a film but didn’t direct it. The result? A masterful film directed by Tony Scott. Who’s to say that won’t be the case again in a few weeks? Tarantino put the keys in David Fincher’s hands this time, a director equally as reliable as the late, great Tony Scott. I’m excited.
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Halloween released 48 years ago today. 25 October 1978 🔪
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😍😍😍
Carrie Coon is back in Chicago at the @musicboxtheatre to receive our Artistic Achievement Award for her performance in THE LIBERATION
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So good!
Brian De Palma’s execution of tension in the 1976 classic CARRIE is unmatched. By pushing this scene to its absolute emotional peak, he leaves the audience completely hooked for the impending chaos. 🎞️
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Mic Drop moment @AFIFEST Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood looked fantastic in @IMAX At the Q&A Tarantino says, “I can talk a little bit about The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth…or…I could show you the first 17 minutes. Crowd cheers. Lights out. It plays & was great!
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The best!
Tom Skerritt as the monster of the week, a satanic politician, with Darren McGavin in a 1974 episode of KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER. RIP Tom Skerritt
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Today we celebrate the release of one of the greatest movies ever seen. First Blood 1982. Enjoy this quick montage for the fans it. Brilliant film.
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Sometime in 1983, in the northwest Valley, an unknown prankster altered the "Valley Cir" sign (for Valley Circle Boulevard) to read "Valley Girl" -- a playful reference to the newly released movie of the same name. Like, omigod!
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