Films of Quentin Tarantino (10 weeks) Sept 9 -Nov 11th
F 2020

Description

Quentin Tarantino is one of America’s most original filmmakers.  His films have garnered both critical and commercial success as well as a dedicated cult-following. He has received many industry awards, including two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globe Awards[4] and the Palme d'Or, and has been nominated for an Emmy and Grammy. In 2005, he was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.[5] Filmmaker and historian Peter Bogdanovich has called him "the single most influential director of his generation".[6] 

Tarantino’s  films are characterized by nonlinear storylinessatirical subject matter, aestheticization of violence, extended scenes of dialogueensemble casts, references to popular culture and a wide variety of other films, soundtracks primarily containing songs and score pieces from the 1960s to the 1980s, alternate history, and features of neo-noir film.

Come Join us as we enjoy, study, and discuss the 10 films he wrote and directed, and one that used his screenplay.  

Weekly Topics

1)    Reservoir Dogs

2)    Pulp Fiction


3)    Kill Bill: Volume 1

      Kill Bill: Volume 2

4)    GrindhouseDeath Proof 

Planet Terror

7          5)    Inglourious Basterds

 

8          6 )    Django Unchained

 

9          87)    The Hateful Eight

 

1         8)  Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

 

       9) True Romance


        10) Jackie Brown



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