February is a month of our movie Valentines. Beth has been in love with this film forever, Sam compares it to a fine wine (it grows more complex, robust, and delicious with time). Jackie Brown has everything: flashes of QT’s witty streetwise rapid dialogue, a great heist flick with twists and turns thanks to Elmore Leonard’s novel RUM PUNCH —the film’s source material, and compelling characters so well drawn that you might find yourself even rooting for the bad guy. The cherry on top is an unexpected romance conveyed deftly and sincerely through wonderful performances by Pam Grier and Robert Forster. We think it’s Quentin Tarantino’s finest film. Lots of great reminisces, and side discussions in this episode. Tarantino will have you glued to your seat from the dazzling open sequence until the final credits. ✊🏾This is actually a panel discussion with Tarantino and the cast from Django Unchained--another film we'd love to do sometime. We're including it here since we do reference and note some of the controversy surrounding Tarantino's use of language in Jackie Brown. Here, Tarantino explains his stance, and cast members--including Samuel L. Jackson--weigh in. https://youtu.be/-1QpScB-HJg Bobby Womack “Across 110th Street” https://youtu.be/UOg_8hCC4u4 https://linktr.ee/celluloidpuddingpodcast
