Here, in his own colorful, slangy words, is the true American
Dream saga of a self-proclaimed "film geek," with five intense
years working in a video store, who became one of the most popular,
recognizable, and imitated of all filmmakers. His dazzling,
movie-informed work makes Quentin Tarantino's reputation, from his
breakout film, "Reservoir Dogs" (1992), through "Kill Bill: Vol. 1"
(2003) and "Kill Bill: Vol. 2" (2004), his enchanted homages to
Asian action cinema, to his rousing tribute to guys-on-a-mission
World War II movie, "Inglourious Basterds" (2009). For those who
prefer a more mature, contemplative cinema, Tarantino provided the
tender, very touching "Jackie Brown" (1997). A masterpiece--"Pulp
Fiction" (1994). A delightful mash of unabashed exploitation and
felt social consciousness--his latest opus, "Django Unchained"
(2012).
From the beginning, Tarantino (b. 1963)--affable, open, and
enthusiastic about sharing his adoration of movies--has been a
journalist's dream. "Quentin Tarantino: Interviews," revised and
updated with twelve new interviews, is a joy to read cover to cover
because its subject has so much interesting and provocative to say
about his own movies and about cinema in general, and also about
his unusual life. He is frank and revealing about growing up in Los
Angeles with a single, half-Cherokee mother, and dropping out of
ninth grade to take acting classes. Lost and confused, he still
managed a gutsy ambition: young Quentin decided he would be a
filmmaker.
Tarantino has conceded that Ordell (Samuel L. Jackson), the
homicidal African American con man in "Jackie Brown," is an
autobiographical portrait. "If I hadn't wanted to make movies, I
would have ended up as Ordell," Tarantino has explained. "I
wouldn't have been a postman or worked at the phone company. . . .
I would have gone to jail."
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