Cold wind grabs a small group of men, their coats only a mediocre protection from the freezing winter temperatures. Berlin. January 27, 2016. We stand in line for the red carpet premiere of the 70mm Roadshow version of The Hateful Eight, Quentin Tarantino‘s 8th motion picture, and the third one I witness premiering in Germany. After this, they will visit Rome and Mexico City. The Zoo Palast theater is one of only four theaters in the country showing the 70mm version, excitement is in the air as we take our seats among politicians, A through D grade celebrities, directors Quentin Tarantino and Tom Tykwer, the cast (Kurt Russell and Jennifer Jason Leigh attend), Universum’s (the distributor) president and excited film buffs from all over. Ennio Morricone is in the air, as the curtain makes way for the overture…..
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