Una compilaci n de relatos que descubren la visceralidad y el horror de los d as en que personajes de mil tallas tratan de conservar la cordura. Por estas p ginas desfilan: un vengativo coach de recuerdos personales; un bur crata mexicano que vomita sobre la madre Teresa de Calcuta en el aeropuerto [...]

"Quentin Tarantino: Life at the Extremes" explores the uses of violence in the films Tarantino has written, directed, and produced. Arguing that extreme violence is central to Tarantino's art, the book helps readers understand its purpose in his films--as metaphor, as movement, and as motivation. Fo[...]

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Screenplay and the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival, "Pulp Fiction" exploded onto the screen in 1994 and transformed the direction of contemporary cinema. This triplet of interwoven crime stories displays Tarantino's visceral approach to character and plot.[...]

True Romance, directed by Tony Scott, is a hilarious, twisted road movie about which Interview raved, "A pop-crazy, instant B classic with A clout". Alabama, a hooker, and Clarence, a comic-book store clerk, fall in love and hit the road in a purple Cadillac. They are going to Los Angeles to start a[...]

If You Like Quentin Tarantino... draws on over 60 years of cinema history to crack the Tarantino code and teach readers to be confidently conversant in the language of the grindhouse and the drive-in. What fans love about director Quentin Tarantino is the infectious enthusiasm that's infused into ev[...]

Quentin Tarantino is a man who came to Hollywood and didn't break the rules so much as make plain that he didn't even notice them. Making the films he wanted to see, Tarantino broke through with Reservoir Dogs in 1992 and then cemented his reputation in 1994 with the release of Pulp Fiction. As his [...]

In many ways Quentin Tarantino is the paradi gmatic 1990s success story, from high school drop out, worki ng in a video store and taking acting lessons, to world accl aim with Pulp Fiction. This is a selection of interviews wit h the famous Tarantino. '[...]

The film "Grindhouse "gleefully resurrects the theatrical experience of watching back-to-back "exploitation" movies. Written and directed by two of the genre's most hard-core and best-known fans, the film consists of two short features -- one from Quentin Tarantino and the other by Robert Rodriguez [...]

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 r[...]

Django Unchained is certainly Quentin Tarantino's most commercially-successful film and is arguably also his most controversial. Fellow director Spike Lee has denounced the representation of race and slavery in the film, while many African American writers have defended the white auteur. The use of [...]

Quentin Tarantino is the most exciting and fascinating film director of recent years. Since he exploded onto the scene with the release of "e;Reservoir Dogs"e;, he is one of the few movie makers to combine critical success with box office clout. With more than a hundred interviews with colle[...]