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Cinema Speculation

Book by Quentin Tarantino

DETAILS

Publisher : Harper (November 1, 2022) Language : English Hardcover : 400 pages ISBN-10 : 0063112582 ISBN-13 : 978-0063112582 Item Weight : 1.7 pounds Dimensions : 6 x 1.25 x 9 inches Best Sellers Rank: #175 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Theatre Biographies #1 in Movie History & Criticism #7 in Actor & Entertainer Biographies , The long-awaited first work of nonfiction from the author of the #1  New York Times  bestselling  Once Upon a Time in Hollywood : a deliriously entertaining, wickedly intelligent cinema book as unique and creative as anything by Quentin Tarantino. In addition to being among the most celebrated of contemporary filmmakers, Quentin Tarantino is possibly the most joyously infectious movie lover alive. For years he has touted in interviews his eventual turn to writing books about films. Now, with Cinema Speculation , the time has come, and the results are everything his passionate fans—and all movie lovers—could have hoped for. Organized around key American films from the 1970s, all of which he first saw as a young moviegoer at the time, this book is as intellectually rigorous and insightful as it is rollicking and entertaining. At once film criticism, film theory, a feat of reporting, and wonderful personal history, it is all written in the singular voice recognizable immediately as QT’s and with the rare perspective about cinema possible only from one of the greatest practitioners of the artform ever.  Read more

REVIEW

If you're a QT fan or just love movies, especially 70s action and 'revenge-amatic' movies then not reading this whole book in one sitting is like being an alcoholic trying to go easy on a small batch whiskey bottle you want to make last the weekend. Peckinpah, Scorsese, McQueen, Bronson, Schrader and De Palma especially are deep dived into, and the most important 'speculation' of all is asked, what would Taxi Driver look like if directed by Brian De Palma instead of Scorsese as originally planned? Most important to the T fans, too - you get to meet Floyd, his mom's sometime black room guest, a film lover and would-be screenwriter, ever recruiting young Q to help him on his mammoth black western script, just helping pave the way towards Tarantino's impressive 30-year run of consistently amazing scripts and directing. Floyd, every film lover who knows the score owes you big time!

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