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Django – my choice for best film of 2012
February 2, 2013 (Warning: spoilers ahead.) I haven’t really kept up with my movie-going lately, but Django stood out for me quite...
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Peter Hempel
Aug 28, 20196 min read
A question or two about Shrek...
February 14, 2010 · Finally got around to watching Shrek. More interesting than I had anticipated. But I do have a question or two… The...
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Peter Hempel
Aug 28, 20192 min read
Rest in peace, Grasshopper
June 9, 2009 · Rest in peace, Grasshopper “We have all been in rooms/We cannot die in” “Adultery,” James Dickey In Tarantino’s Kill Bill 2 , David Carradine (Bill) [also called “Grasshopper” by his master in the TV series “Kung Fu”]meets his end at the hands of Uma Thurman (Beatrix Kiddo), whom Bill had tried to kill for leaving him. Beatrix has learned the five-point-palm-exploding-heart technique from the master Bill sent her to for her apprenticeship; when she strikes his
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Peter Hempel
Mar 1, 20191 min read
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