Remember Danielle Watts from last September? She’s the Django Unchained actress who claimed she was racially profiled by a Los Angeles police officer, but she was…
“Django Unchained” proved to be one of the most controversial movies of 2012. From Black academics and intellectuals critiquing Quentin Tarantino’s depiction of slavery to…
“Django Unchained” proved to be one of the most controversial movies of 2012. From Black academics and intellectuals critiquing Quentin Tarantino’s depiction of slavery to…
We all know Quentin Tarantino can’t seem to escape controversy. But in China? Today was supposed to be the Chinese opening day for Tarantino’s latest film, Django Unchained . But before the film could make a splash, Django Unchained was pulled from theaters all across China ! The film importing company responsible for bringing Djang o to China said the shutdown was due to unspecified technical issues, according to Movie Fanatic. Django was met with some backlash, as well as a bunch of critical acclaim and awards, after its release on Christmas of last year. Could the excessive violence and coarse language be to blame for the shutdown? The film apparently passed the Chinese censors, and had been advertised for weeks. But if you read through some Django Unchained quotes , you might find a couple things the Chinese government objected to.