On October 24th, Quentin Tarantino, a citizen, exercised his right to speak freely and to assemble peacefully as part of a Manhattan Black Lives Matter Rally. Regardless of your take on the issue, it is his right, and he exercised the very freedom that we take for granted daily. But Quentin Tarantino is more than just a citizen; he is an auteur without peer in American popular cinema, and he is a business in and of himself.
Every few years Tarantino earns millions of dollars, countless awards and accolades, and priceless social cachet for his long time producers the Weinsteins. But should business concerns stifle his willingness to speak as a citizen? I know I regularly have to bite my tongue in order to preserve my financial well being; it is a unique weakness and awareness of adulthood, consequence. And if there are forces both financial and social that constrain our freedoms,...
Every few years Tarantino earns millions of dollars, countless awards and accolades, and priceless social cachet for his long time producers the Weinsteins. But should business concerns stifle his willingness to speak as a citizen? I know I regularly have to bite my tongue in order to preserve my financial well being; it is a unique weakness and awareness of adulthood, consequence. And if there are forces both financial and social that constrain our freedoms,...
- 11/6/2015
- by Nomas Tomas
- LRMonline.com
Quentin Tarantino dismissed the spate of police boycotts of his upcoming film, The Hateful Eight, telling the Los Angeles Times, "I'm not being intimidated. Frankly, it feels lousy to have a bunch of police mouthpieces call me a cop hater. I'm not a cop hater. That is a misrepresentation. That is slanderous. That is not how I feel."
Police departments and unions in New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and New Jersey have called for boycotts of The Hateful Eight after the filmmaker spoke out against police brutality at the...
Police departments and unions in New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and New Jersey have called for boycotts of The Hateful Eight after the filmmaker spoke out against police brutality at the...
- 11/3/2015
- Rollingstone.com
The Los Angeles Police Department patrolmen's union has joined the boycott of Quentin Tarantino's films after the filmmaker spoke at a rally against police brutality in New York City. Los Angeles Police Protective League president Craig Lally voiced his union's support of the boycott initiated by the New York Patrolmen's Benevolent Association after the filmmaker's remarks slamming "murdering cops."
"We fully support constructive dialogue about how police interact with citizens. But there is no place for inflammatory rhetoric that makes police officers even bigger targets than we already are,...
"We fully support constructive dialogue about how police interact with citizens. But there is no place for inflammatory rhetoric that makes police officers even bigger targets than we already are,...
- 10/28/2015
- Rollingstone.com
How much does a celebrity's -- including a director's -- personal politics affect his or her career? It's hard to imagine Quentin Tarantino fans will really stop watching his films because he joined an anti-police brutality protest in New York. However, his actions, and strong words on the subject -- including accusing police of "murder," adding "I'm here to say I'm on the side of the murdered" -- have prompted New York and Los Angeles police departments to call for a boycott of Qt's films.
Los Angeles Police Protective League president Craig Lally said in a statement (via MSNBC): "We fully support constructive dialogue about how police interact with citizens. But there is no place for inflammatory rhetoric that makes police officers even bigger targets than we already are. Film director Quentin Tarantino took irresponsibility to a new and completely unacceptable level this past weekend by referring to police...
Los Angeles Police Protective League president Craig Lally said in a statement (via MSNBC): "We fully support constructive dialogue about how police interact with citizens. But there is no place for inflammatory rhetoric that makes police officers even bigger targets than we already are. Film director Quentin Tarantino took irresponsibility to a new and completely unacceptable level this past weekend by referring to police...
- 10/28/2015
- by Gina Carbone
- Moviefone
The union representing Los Angeles Police Department officers has joined New York City in its condemnation of Quentin Tarantino, demanding a boycott of the director’s movies following his comments about police brutality. “We fully support constructive dialogue about how police interact with citizens. But there is no place for inflammatory rhetoric that makes police officers even bigger targets than we already are,” Craig Lally, president of the Los Angeles Police Protective League, said in a statement Tuesday. “Film director Quentin Tarantino took irresponsibility to a new and completely unacceptable level this past weekend by referring to police as murderers...
- 10/28/2015
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
New York City police commissioner William Bratton is the latest high-profile law enforcement official to condemn director Quentin Tarantino.
The filmmaker was in attendance at a protest march in New York on Saturday, where he raised some fiery allegations against police for a spate of recent shootings of unarmed suspects.
Tarantino told protesters that cops have too often become "murderers", adding: "When I see murders, I do not stand by... I have to call the murderers the murderers."
Protest organisers were also criticised for holding the event just days after New York cop Randolph Holder was shot and killed in Harlem last week.
Tarantino was condemned by New York City's top cop William Bratton during an appearance on Wnym-970 Am on Monday (October 26).
"Shame on him, particularly at this time, where we're grieving the murder of a New York City police officer," Bratton declared.
He went on to say: "Basically,...
The filmmaker was in attendance at a protest march in New York on Saturday, where he raised some fiery allegations against police for a spate of recent shootings of unarmed suspects.
Tarantino told protesters that cops have too often become "murderers", adding: "When I see murders, I do not stand by... I have to call the murderers the murderers."
Protest organisers were also criticised for holding the event just days after New York cop Randolph Holder was shot and killed in Harlem last week.
Tarantino was condemned by New York City's top cop William Bratton during an appearance on Wnym-970 Am on Monday (October 26).
"Shame on him, particularly at this time, where we're grieving the murder of a New York City police officer," Bratton declared.
He went on to say: "Basically,...
- 10/27/2015
- Digital Spy
The Hateful Eight director now has bi-coastal cop anger being directed his way after appearing at a NYC rally over the weekend protesting police brutality. Today the Los Angeles Police Protective League joined the NYC's Patrolmen's Benevolent Association in calling for a boycott of Quentin Tarantino's films. "We fully support constructive dialogue about how police interact with citizens," said of the Lappl president Craig Lally today. "But there is no place for…...
- 10/27/2015
- Deadline
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