October 2003 • Page 2 of 2 • Adam Riff™

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There's a Benihana commercial currently airing on television that's obviously inspired by the movie Kill Bill. A white Uma Thurman-esque woman fights a sword-wielding Asian dude, complete with flips and rips through rice paper screens, while an imitation of the instrumental heard when Lucy Liu…

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on 15 Oct 03 26 Dec 11

I think it's time for a moratorium on Kill Bill-related updates.

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on 14 Oct 03 25 Aug 10

Japanese audiences will see an even more explicit version of Kill Bill: Volume 1. For one thing, one sequence — presented in black-and-white in the US version — will remain in color. Because of the copious amount of blood on screen, Tarantino thought the MPAA…

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on 11 Oct 03 25 Aug 10

I arrived at the Mann Village as they were letting people in for the 7:00 PM screening. I waited for ticketholders to clear out and then went and stood behind the velvet rope. First in line for the 10:00 PM screening. I checked my watch….

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on 09 Oct 03 25 Aug 10

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.—Head south on Orchard Lake Road, one of suburban Detroit's busiest streets, and on your right, you'll pass a strip mall, a bank, a Chinese restaurant, and what appears to be a Nazi concentration camp. Actually, it's a new Holocaust museum that resembles…

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on 07 Oct 03 02 Sep 10

I turned 21 yesterday. This is not me. I spent the evening alone in my room doing homework. It was sadly reminiscent of Senior Prom night.