A Sunday Double Feature

***1/2 03.01.09 - Kill Bill Volume 1... 2003... Director Quentin Tarantino

This is technically Tarantino's fourth film although it's broken up into two, Volume 1 and 2. The one thing clear to me is that Tarantino is a very unique and stylish director. "Kill Bill Volume 1" is lush in color, visuals and quirky characters. I remember liking it when I first saw it, but appreciating it more when I saw Volume 2... we'll see if that's the same this time around.

Uma Thurman is really good in the film and if you are not looking for reality, but a exploitative romp, then it's a good film. The DVD also comes with a lot of good extras including the behind-the-scenes doc which explains some, but not all things. It would be very interesting to sit down and have dinner or drinks with Mr. Tarantino and just talk shop... getting a glimpse into his mind and thought process in terms of filmmaking would be fascinating.

*** 03.01.09 - Loop Dreams... 2001... Director Harvey Hubbell V

Now my double feature started out with this little find, "Loop Dreams." It is a documentary on the making of the low budget film, "BlackMale."( Low budget meaning under $5,0000.00 in their book) And once again this is a film that shows the trials and tribulations of making a film which as a director I appreciate and respond to.

Yes it's a low budget by Hollywood standards, but it's still more money than I've ever had to work with and it proves once again that money doesn't always equal success. The film "BlackMale" ended up as a straight to DVD I believe and judging from what I could see in this film, "Loop Dreams" was probably the stronger of the two.

There are no extras on the DVD, so you're getting the movie basically and that's that, but Director Harvey Hubbell V gives us a fun look at life on the set, but keep in mind... this is still a lot of money to make a film. Not as good as, "American Movie," "Loop Dreams" is fun to watch.