The Hateful Eight
First screened in December 2015

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Director: Quentin Tarantino. Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Walton Goggins, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Roth, Bruce Dern, Demián Bichir, Michael Madsen, James Parks, Channing Tatum, Dana Gourrier, Zoë Bell, Lee Horsley, Gene Jones, Keith Jefferson, Belinda Owino, Craig Stark, Bruce Del Castillo. Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino.

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Twitter Capsule: Acid etching of USA as cloaca of bigotry and violence or merry commoditization of same. You decide, motherfucker.

VOR: ③  Hard time living up to the hoopla of its 70mm lensing and roadshow exhibition. Less grandiose and upsetting than Basterds or Django, but by the same token less essential.

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Photo © 2015 The Weinstein Company

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C

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Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
	Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Jason Leigh
	Best Cinematography: Robert Richardson
★	Best Original Score: Ennio Morricone
Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
	Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Jason Leigh
	Best Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino
★	Best Original Score: Ennio Morricone
Other Awards:
	Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Film Editing (Hank Corwin)
	Chicago Film Critics Association: Best Original Score
	National Board of Review: Best Supporting Actress (Leigh); Best Original Screenplay

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