Quentin Tarantino: The Cinema of Cool
by Jeff Dawson
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(Applause Books). At the beginning of 1992, no one had heard of Quentin Tarantino. By mid-1995, Quentinmania was in high gear, and he was being hailed as the hip new Oscar-toting messiah of film making. In this irreverant personal biography and in-depth study, Jeff Dawson interrogates Tarantino about his early influences, his use of violence, and accusations of plagiarism. Dawson takes the reader behind the scenes of Pulp Fiction , Reservoir Dogs and Destiny Turns on the Radio , to get a show more glimpse of Quentin through the eyes of Harvey Keitel, John Travolta, Bruce Willis, Tim Roth and other Tarantino gang members interviewed for this book. Includes dialogue that didn't make it into the final cut, as well as the original plot twists for True Romance and Natural Born Killers that got axed by the censors. Includes great color and black & white photos throughout. show lessTags
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#1015 in our old book database. Not rated.
#37 for Adele. Read 11/25/1995.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contents: Foreword / Tony Scott -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Johnny Destiny -- Chapter 2. Counter Culture -- Chapter 3. Reservoir Dogs -- Chapter 4. Black Tie, White Noise -- Chapter 5. True Romance -- Chapter 6. Natural Born KIllers -- Chapter 7. Pulp Fiction -- Chapter 8. The Mantelpiece -- Chapter 9. Four Rooms and Beyond -- Index
#37 for Adele. Read 11/25/1995.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contents: Foreword / Tony Scott -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Johnny Destiny -- Chapter 2. Counter Culture -- Chapter 3. Reservoir Dogs -- Chapter 4. Black Tie, White Noise -- Chapter 5. True Romance -- Chapter 6. Natural Born KIllers -- Chapter 7. Pulp Fiction -- Chapter 8. The Mantelpiece -- Chapter 9. Four Rooms and Beyond -- Index
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- Original publication date
- 1995
- People/Characters
- Quentin Tarantino
- Epigraph
- Marcellus: Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
Hamlet, Act I, Scene iv - Dedication
- To Mum and Dad
- First words
- Quentin introduced me to a new world of words, a place where people communicate with phrases that are so fresh and full of surprises they never fail to make you smile. [Foreword]
Just what is it with Cannes? [Preface]
Saturday, 15 October 1994. The wee small hours of the morning – still the dog end of Friday night in real terms. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Quentin Tarantino as Orson Welles? That's a hell of a compliment.
Or was it Herman J. Mankiewicz . . . ? - Original language
- English
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- Biography & Memoir, Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 791.430233092 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Public performances Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Motion pictures Standard subdivisions Supervision Film direction History, geographic treatment, biography Directors
- LCC
- PN1998.3 .T358 .D39 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Motion pictures
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