80-497: Empire is a British film magazine published monthly by Bauer Media Group . The first issue was published in May 1989. David Hepworth of Emap , the publisher of British music magazines Q and Smash Hits , among other titles, came up with the idea to publish a magazine similar to Q , but for films. They recruited Smash Hits editor Barry McIlheney to edit the new magazine, with Hepworth as Editorial Director. Hepworth produced
160-412: A Variety interview discussing Jackie Brown , Lee said, "I'm not against the word ... And some people speak that way, but Quentin is infatuated with that word... I want Quentin to know that all African Americans do not think that word is trendy or slick." Tarantino responded on The Charlie Rose Show : As a writer, I demand the right to write any character in the world that I want to write. I demand
240-556: A novelization of the film , was published in 2021. He has said that, though it is not definite, his current plan is for his next film to be his last before he retires. Quentin Jerome Tarantino was born in Knoxville, Tennessee , on March 27, 1963, the only child of Connie McHugh and aspiring actor Tony Tarantino , who left the family before his son's birth. He has claimed to have Cherokee ancestry through his mother, who
320-476: A "Spine Quote", in which a relatively challenging quote is printed on the spine of the magazine. There are usually some obvious and obscure links from the quote to the main features of that month's edition. Readers are invited to identify the film source and the links to win a prize. A regular feature since Raging Bull featured in issue 167 (May 2003), the Empire Masterpiece is a two-page essay on
400-775: A Row , Rolling Thunder , Sorcerer , Taxi Driver , and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly . Sergio Leone 's Spaghetti Western films were a profound influence including Once Upon a Time in the West . He is an admirer of the 1981 film Blow Out , directed by Brian De Palma , which led to his casting of John Travolta in Pulp Fiction . Similarly, Tarantino was captivated with Jim McBride 's 1983 remake of Breathless and with Richard Gere 's unlikable but charismatic protagonist. The film's popular culture references, in particular
480-844: A film about the revenge of a former slave in the Southern United States in 1858. The film stemmed from Tarantino's desire to produce a Spaghetti Western set in America's Deep South during the Antebellum Period . Tarantino called the proposed style "a southern", stating that he wanted "to do movies that deal with America's horrible past with slavery and stuff but do them like spaghetti westerns, not like big issue movies. I want to do them like they're genre films, but they deal with everything that America has never dealt with because it's ashamed of it, and other countries don't really deal with because they don't feel they have
560-569: A film selected by Empire in the Re.View section. Only a few issues since the first masterpiece feature have not featured one – 179, 196–198 and 246. Issue 241 (June 2009) had director Frank Darabont select 223 masterpieces. L.A. Confidential and Magnolia have been featured twice. Where Are They Now? featuring past film celebrities and updating on their current professional and personal status first appeared in issue 28 (October 1991) featuring Mark Hamill and John Savage . My Movie Mastermind
640-526: A four-hour film course during the 9th Cinemanila International Film Festival in Manila , Tarantino cited Filipino directors Cirio H. Santiago , Eddie Romero and Gerardo de León as personal icons from the 1970s. He referred to De Leon's "soul-shattering, life-extinguishing" movies on vampires and female bondage, citing in particular Women in Cages ; "It is just harsh, harsh, harsh", he said, and described
720-520: A friend's barbecue, Tarantino discussed with him about an unwritten dialogue-driven heist film . Bender encouraged Tarantino to write the screenplay, which he wrote in three and a half weeks and presented to Bender unformatted. Impressed with the script, Bender managed to forward it through contacts to director Monte Hellman . Hellman cleaned up the screenplay and helped secure funding from Richard N. Gladstein at Live Entertainment (which later became Artisan, now known as Lionsgate ). Harvey Keitel read
800-1013: A good way to end the old career." Tarantino has used his Hollywood power to give smaller and foreign films more attention. These films are often labeled "Presented by Quentin Tarantino" or "Quentin Tarantino Presents". In 1995, Tarantino formed Rolling Thunder Pictures with Miramax to release or re-release several independent and foreign features. By 1997, Miramax had shut down the company due to poor sales. The following films were released by Rolling Thunder Pictures: Chungking Express (1994, dir. Wong Kar-wai ), Switchblade Sisters (1975, dir. Jack Hill ), Sonatine (1993, dir. Takeshi Kitano ), Hard Core Logo (1996, dir. Bruce McDonald ), The Mighty Peking Man (1977, dir. Ho Meng Hua ), Detroit 9000 (1973, dir. Arthur Marks ), The Beyond (1981, dir. Lucio Fulci ), and Curdled (1996, dir. Reb Braddock). In 2001, he produced
880-445: A hallmark of all his movies is that there is a different sense of humor in each one, which prompts the viewer to laugh at scenes that are not funny. However, he insists that his films are dramas, not comedies. Tarantino's use of dialogue is noted for its mundane conversations with popular culture references. For example, when Jules and Vincent in Pulp Fiction are driving to a hit , they talk about Vincent's trip to Europe, discussing
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#1732773079756960-508: A highly stylized "revenge flick" in the cinematic traditions of Chinese martial arts films , Japanese period dramas , Spaghetti Westerns , and Italian horror . It was based on a character called The Bride and a plot that he and Kill Bill ' s lead actress Uma Thurman had developed during the making of Pulp Fiction . It was originally set for a single theatrical release, but its four-hour running time prompted Tarantino to divide it into two movies. Tarantino says he still considers it
1040-529: A live episode held in Kings Place, London to celebrate the podcast’s 500th episode that included returning favourites of lethal cunning, as well as guests such as Brett Goldstein , Tom Holland and Johnny Knoxville . From 1996 until 2018, Empire organised the annual Empire Awards , voted for by readers of the magazine, which were originally sponsored by Sony Ericsson , and from 2009 sponsored by Jameson . The last awards were held in 2018 and after that
1120-417: A lot of feet in a lot of good directors' movies. That's just good direction. Like, before me, the person foot fetishism was defined by was Luis Buñuel , another film director. And Alfred Hitchcock was accused of it and Sofia Coppola has been accused of it." Tarantino has stated in many interviews that his writing process is like writing a novel before formatting it into a script, saying that this creates
1200-569: A one-page document of what he wanted to achieve. Among them, they planned to review and rate every film that was released in the cinema in the United Kingdom. It also said that " Empire believes that movies can sometimes be art, but they should always be fun." The first edition (June/July 1989) was published in May 1989 with Dennis Quaid and Winona Ryder on the front cover from the film Great Balls of Fire! . The first issue reached its target of 50,000 copies sold. Film reviews were given
1280-473: A relative unknown in America when he was cast as Hans Landa in his first film for Tarantino. Editor Sally Menke , who worked on all Tarantino films until her death in 2010, was described by Tarantino in 2007 as "hands down my number one collaborator". In 1997, Spike Lee questioned Tarantino's use of racial slurs in his films, especially the N-word , particularly in Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown . In
1360-517: A series of guides to the best films by genre including science fiction, horror, crime, action, and comedy. In 2001, Empire published a special issue on Steven Spielberg as part of The Directors Collection. Empire published a special 15th anniversary issue in June 2004 by which time the magazine had reviewed 4,240 theatrical films. Nicole Kidman was named "actress of our lifetime" and Kevin Spacey
1440-654: A single film in his overall filmography. Volume 1 was released in 2003 and Volume 2 was released in 2004. From 2002 to 2004, Tarantino portrayed villain McKenas Cole in the ABC television series Alias . In 2004, Tarantino attended the 2004 Cannes Film Festival , where he served as president of the jury. Volume 2 of Kill Bill had a screening there, but was not in competition. Tarantino then contributed to Robert Rodriguez's 2005 neo-noir film Sin City , and
1520-501: A single film, including plot spoilers . Many of these episodes are included on a separate subscription-only feed that costs £2.99 per month. In September 2018, Empire launched a second podcast focused on television shows, called The Pilot TV Podcast . It is hosted by James Dyer, Terri White and Boyd Hilton. In July 2022, the podcast won in the "Best Live Podcast" category at the British Podcast Awards following
1600-488: A slave revenge Spaghetti Western which won him his second Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. His eighth film, The Hateful Eight (2015), was a revisionist Western thriller and opened to audiences with a roadshow release . Tarantino's most recent film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), was a comedy-drama set in the late 1960s about the transition of Old Hollywood to New Hollywood ; his debut novel,
1680-596: A star rating between 1 and 5, with no half-stars. McIlheney edited the first 44 issues, with assistant editor Phil Thomas, who had been working on the magazine since it started, taking over from the March 1993 issue. Thomas became managing editor in 1995 with Q Features Editor Andrew Collins taking over as Empire editor from issue 73 (July 1995); however, after 3 issues, he became editor of Q after Danny Kelly left, with Empire 's Features Editor Mark Salisbury promoted to Editor. A compilation of their film reviews
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#17327730797561760-839: A sudden these characters come out more or less fully formed. I don't write their dialogue, I get them talking to each other." Tarantino has built up an informal " repertory company " of actors who have appeared in many roles in his films. Most notable of these is Samuel L. Jackson, who has appeared in five films directed by Tarantino and a sixth written by him, True Romance . Other frequent collaborators include Uma Thurman, who has been featured in three films and whom Tarantino has described as his " muse "; Zoë Bell , who has acted or performed stunts in seven Tarantino films; Michael Madsen, James Parks and Tim Roth, who respectively appear in five, four and three films. In addition, Roth appeared in Four Rooms , an anthology film where Tarantino directed
1840-585: A year later, he returned to Torrance. At the age of 14, Tarantino wrote one of his earliest works, a screenplay called Captain Peachfuzz and the Anchovy Bandit that was based on the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit . He later revealed that his mother had ridiculed his writing skills when he was younger, and he subsequently vowed never to share any of his future wealth with her. As a 15-year-old, he
1920-532: Is Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ... He pushes the envelope, he creates PG-13 ; a movie so fucking badass it created a new level in the MPAA ." In the 2012 Sight & Sound directors' poll, Tarantino listed his 12 favorite films in no particular order: Apocalypse Now , The Bad News Bears , Carrie , Dazed and Confused , The Great Escape , His Girl Friday , Jaws , Pretty Maids All in
2000-445: Is 60 to focus on writing novels and film literature. He is skeptical of the film industry going digital, saying, "If it actually gets to the place where you can't show 35 mm film in theaters anymore and everything is digital projection, I won't even make it to 60." He said though "not etched in stone" he intends to retire after making his tenth movie: "If I get to the 10th, do a good job and don't screw it up, well that sounds like
2080-611: Is a producer of the 2007 film Hostel: Part II . In 2008, he produced the Larry Bishop -helmed Hell Ride , a revenge biker film. In February 2010, Tarantino bought the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles. Tarantino allowed the previous owners to continue operating the theater, but stated he would make occasional programming suggestions. He was quoted as saying: "As long as I'm alive, and as long as I'm rich,
2160-571: Is also among a few notable directors, including Martin Scorsese and Edgar Wright , who appreciate Elaine May 's 1987 film Ishtar , despite its reputation as being a notorious box-office flop and one of the worst films ever made . Tarantino has opined that Steven Spielberg 's Jaws is "the greatest movie of all time. Maybe not the best film, but the best movie ever made". He commented further that his "favourite Spielberg-directed movie, again with Jaws carved out on its own Mount Rushmore,
2240-523: Is an American filmmaker, actor, and author. His films are characterized by stylized violence , extended dialogue often featuring much profanity , and references to popular culture . His work has earned a cult following alongside critical and commercial success; he has been named by some as the single most influential director of his generation and has received numerous awards and nominations , including two Academy Awards , two BAFTA Awards , and four Golden Globe Awards . Tarantino began his career with
2320-445: Is so good. It affects audiences in a big way". When questioned in an interview for Kill Bill: Volume 1 why his movies contained so much graphic violence, he responded, "Because it's so much fun!" The number of expletives and deaths in Tarantino's films were measured by analytics website FiveThirtyEight . In the examples given by the site, " Reservoir Dogs features 'just' 10 on-screen deaths, but 421 profanities. Django Unchained , on
2400-498: The 1994 Cannes Film Festival . The film grossed over $ 200 million and earned positive reviews. In 1995, Tarantino participated in the anthology film Four Rooms , a collaboration that also included directors Robert Rodriguez, Allison Anders and Alexandre Rockwell. Tarantino directed and acted in the fourth segment of "The Man from Hollywood", a tribute to the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode " Man from
2480-708: The Ace Hotel Los Angeles for the Live Read series. Tarantino explained that they would read the first draft of the script, and added that he was writing two new drafts with a different ending. Filming went ahead as planned with the new draft in January 2015. The Hateful Eight was released on December 25, 2015, as a roadshow presentation in 70 mm film -format theaters, before being released in digital theaters on December 30, 2015. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. In July 2017, it
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2560-846: The Pussycat Theater . He spent time as a recruiter in the aerospace industry , and for five years he worked at Video Archives , a video store in Manhattan Beach, California . He was well known in the local community for his film knowledge and video recommendations; Tarantino stated, "When people ask me if I went to film school, I tell them, 'No, I went to films." In 1986, Tarantino was employed in his first Hollywood job, working with Video Archives colleague Roger Avary , as production assistants on Dolph Lundgren 's exercise video, Maximum Potential . Before working at Video Archives, Tarantino co-wrote Love Birds In Bondage with Scott Magill. Tarantino would go on to produce and direct
2640-595: The exploitation slasher film Death Proof . Released as a take on 1970s double features , under the banner Grindhouse , it was co-directed with Rodriguez who did the other feature which was the body horror film Planet Terror . Box-office sales were low but the film garnered mostly positive reviews. Tarantino's film Inglourious Basterds , released in 2009, is the story of a group of Jewish-American guerrilla soldiers in Nazi -occupied France in an alternate history of World War II . He had planned to start work on
2720-446: The fourth season of The Golden Girls , which was broadcast on November 19, 1988. Tarantino recalled that the pay he received for the part helped support him during the preproduction of Reservoir Dogs ; he estimated he was initially paid about $ 650 but went on to receive about $ 3,000 in residuals over three years because the episode was frequently rerun due to it being on a "best of..." lineup. After meeting Lawrence Bender at
2800-629: The independent crime drama film Reservoir Dogs (1992). His second film, the crime drama Pulp Fiction (1994), was a major success and won numerous awards, including the Cannes Film Festival 's Palme d'Or and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay . He next wrote and starred in the action horror film From Dusk till Dawn (1996). His third film as director, the crime drama Jackie Brown (1997), paid homage to blaxploitation films. Tarantino wrote and directed
2880-416: The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes where his reviews are part of the "Tomatometer" rating. He has since published over 30 film reviews, including director essays, on his New Beverly Cinema website. Tarantino reappraises films that go against the views of mainstream film criticism, for example, he considers the 1983 film Psycho II to be superior to the original 1960 film Psycho . He
2960-516: The stylized violence from his earlier film and also non-linear storylines. Tarantino received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay , which he shared with Roger Avary, who contributed to the story. He also received a nomination in the Best Director category. The film received another five nominations, including for Best Picture . Tarantino also won the Palme d'Or for the film at
3040-472: The Dragon ), John Woo action films ( A Better Tomorrow II and The Killer ), John Carpenter films ( Assault on Precinct 13 and The Thing ), blaxploitation films (including The Mack and Foxy Brown ), Jean-Luc Godard films ( Bande à Part and the 1960 version of Breathless ), and Sonny Chiba 's work ( The Street Fighter and Shadow Warriors ). In August 2007, while teaching in
3120-643: The New Beverly will be there, showing films shot on 35 mm." Starting in 2014, Tarantino took a more active role in programming film screenings at the New Beverly, showing his own films as well as prints from his personal collection. In 2021, Tarantino announced that he had also purchased the Vista Theatre in Los Angeles, stating that he intends to keep it a first-run theatre, and that like The New Beverly it will only show movies on film. In June 2020, Tarantino became an officially recognized critic on
3200-552: The Radio (1995), and Girl 6 (1996). Also in 1996, he starred in Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair , a simulation video game that uses pre-generated film clips. In 1998, Tarantino made his major Broadway stage debut as an amoral psycho killer in a revival of the 1966 play Wait Until Dark , which received unfavorable reviews for his performance from critics. Tarantino went on to write and direct Kill Bill ,
3280-638: The South ". He joined Rodriguez again later in the year with a supporting role in Desperado . One of Tarantino's first paid writing assignments was for From Dusk till Dawn , which Rodriguez directed later in 1996, re-teaming with Tarantino in another acting role, alongside Harvey Keitel, George Clooney and Juliette Lewis . His third feature film was Jackie Brown (1997), an adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel Rum Punch . A homage to blaxploitation films, it starred Pam Grier , who starred in many of
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3360-632: The US release of the Hong Kong martial arts film Iron Monkey , which made over $ 14 million worldwide. In 2004, he brought the Chinese martial arts film Hero to the US. It opened at number-one at the box office and eventually earning $ 53.5 million. While Tarantino was in negotiations with Lucy Liu for Kill Bill , the two helped produce the Hungarian sports documentary Freedom's Fury , which
3440-597: The awards were discontinued for undisclosed reasons. Film magazine Film periodicals combine discussion of individual films, genres and directors with in-depth considerations of the medium and the conditions of its production and reception. Their articles contrast with film reviewing in newspapers and magazines which principally serve as a consumer guide to movies. Quentin Tarantino Quentin Jerome Tarantino ( / ˌ t ær ən ˈ t iː n oʊ / ; born March 27, 1963)
3520-429: The blueprint of the film and makes the film feel like literature. About his writing process he told website The Talks, "My head is a sponge. I listen to what everyone says, I watch little idiosyncratic behavior, people tell me a joke and I remember it. People tell me an interesting story in their life and I remember it. ... when I go and write my new characters, my pen is like an antenna, it gets that information, and all of
3600-540: The comic book Silver Surfer , inspired him to have the character's poster on Mr. Orange 's apartment wall in Reservoir Dogs . Tarantino has also labeled Rio Bravo as one of his influences. He listed the Australian suspense film Roadgames (1981) as another favorite film. Other films he cited as formative influences include Hong Kong martial arts films (such as Five Fingers of Death and Enter
3680-657: The differences in countries such as a McDonald's " Quarter Pounder with Cheese" being called a "Royale with Cheese" in France because of the metric system . In the opening scene to Reservoir Dogs , Mr. Brown (played by Tarantino) interprets the meaning of Madonna 's song " Like a Virgin ". In Jackie Brown , Jackie and Max chat over a cup of coffee while listening to a vinyl record by the Delfonics ' " Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) ". Tarantino has said that his films take place in one of two cinematic universes, one being
3760-550: The exception of issues 108–113) features a Classic Scene , a transcript from a notable film scene. The first such classic scene to be featured was the "I coulda been a contender" scene from On the Waterfront . The Re.View section covers Blu-ray and DVD news and releases. Kim Newman's Movie Dungeon is a regular feature in the Re.View section, in which critic Kim Newman reviews the most obscure releases, mostly low-budget horror movies. Newman has written for Empire since
3840-465: The family moved to nearby Torrance, California . Zastoupil accompanied Tarantino to numerous film screenings while his mother allowed him to see more mature movies, such as Carnal Knowledge (1971) and Deliverance (1972). After his mother divorced Zastoupil in 1973 and received a misdiagnosis of Hodgkin's lymphoma , Tarantino was again sent to live with his grandparents in Knoxville. Less than
3920-698: The film after Jackie Brown but postponed this to make Kill Bill after a meeting with Uma Thurman. Filming began on " Inglorious Bastards ", as it was provisionally titled, in October 2008. The film opened in August 2009 to positive reviews with the highest box office gross in the US and Canada for the weekend on release. For the film, Tarantino received his second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. In 2011, production began on Django Unchained ,
4000-570: The films of that genre in the 1970s. It received positive reviews and was called a "comeback" for Grier and co-star Robert Forster . Leonard considered Jackie Brown to be his favorite of the 26 different screen adaptations of his novels and short stories. In the 1990s, Tarantino had a number of other minor acting roles, including in Eddie Presley (1992), The Coriolis Effect (1994), Sleep With Me (1994), Somebody to Love (1994), All-American Girl (1995), Destiny Turns on
4080-409: The final segment, and filmed a scene for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood before it was cut for time. Other actors who have appeared in several films by Tarantino include Michael Bacall , Michael Bowen , Bruce Dern , Harvey Keitel , Michael Parks , Kurt Russell , and Craig Stark, who have appeared in three films each. Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt have each appeared in two Tarantino films,
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#17327730797564160-619: The final shot as one of "devastating despair". Upon his arrival in the Philippines, Tarantino was quoted in the local newspaper as saying, "I'm a big fan of RP [Republic of the Philippines] cinema." Tarantino's films often feature graphic violence , a tendency which has sometimes been criticized. Reservoir Dogs was initially denied United Kingdom certification because of his use of torture as entertainment. Tarantino has frequently defended his use of violence, saying that "violence
4240-428: The first issue. How Much Is A Pint of Milk? presents celebrities' answers to silly or unusual questions, including the question "How much is a pint of milk?" This is intended as a guide to the chosen celebrity's contact with reality, and as such can be more informative than a direct interview by reporting some surprising responses. Willem Dafoe was the first interviewee in issue 59 (May 1994). Each magazine includes
4320-507: The martial arts films Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) and Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004), with both volumes combined regarded as a single film. He then made the exploitation - slasher film Death Proof (2007), which was part of a double feature with From Dusk till Dawn director Robert Rodriguez , released under the collective title Grindhouse . His next film, Inglourious Basterds (2009), followed an alternate account of World War II . He followed this with Django Unchained (2012),
4400-646: The more realistically grounded world of films like Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction , and the other being a meta-fictional narrative which Tarantino says represents the kind of films the characters in his main cinematic universe would watch, which separates films such as From Dusk till Dawn and Kill Bill from Tarantino's primary narrative. He also creates his own products and brands that he uses in his films to varying degrees. His own fictional brands, including " Acuña Boys Tex-Mex Food", "Big Kahuna Burger", "G.O. Juice", "Jack Rabbit Slim's", "K-Billy", "Red Apple cigarettes", "Tenku Brand Beer" and "Teriyaki Donut", replace
4480-436: The other hand, has 'just' 262 profanities but 47 deaths." He often blends aesthetic elements, in tribute to his favorite films and filmmakers. In Kill Bill , he melds comic strip formulas and visuals within a live action film sequence, in some cases by the literal use of cartoon or anime images. Tarantino has also occasionally used a non-linear story structure in his films, most notably with Pulp Fiction. He has also used
4560-696: The right to be them, I demand the right to think them and I demand the right to tell the truth as I see they are, all right? And to say that I can't do that because I'm white, but the Hughes brothers can do that because they're black, that is racist. That is the heart of racism, all right. And I do not accept that ... That is how a segment of the black community that lives in Compton , lives in Inglewood , where Jackie Brown takes place, that lives in Carson , that
4640-473: The right to". It was released in December 2012 and became his highest grossing film to date. He also received his second Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. In November 2013, Tarantino said he was working on a new film and that it would be another Western, though not a sequel to Django Unchained . On January 11, 2014, it was revealed that the film would be titled The Hateful Eight . The script
4720-491: The script and also contributed to the budget, taking a role as co-producer and also playing a major part in the picture. In January 1992, it was released as Tarantino's crime thriller Reservoir Dogs —which he wrote, directed, and acted in as Mr. Brown—and screened at the Sundance Film Festival . The film was an immediate hit, receiving a positive response from critics. Tarantino's screenplay True Romance
4800-486: The second of which, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood , they appear in together. Like Jackson, Pitt also appeared in the Tarantino-penned True Romance . Christoph Waltz appeared in two Tarantino films, Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained , winning a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for each role. Waltz had been working as an actor since the 1970s in numerous German movies and TV shows but was
4880-645: The short film. Magill committed suicide in 1987, after which all film shot was destroyed. Later, Tarantino attended acting classes at the James Best Theatre Company, where he met several of his eventual collaborators for his next film. In 1987, Tarantino co-wrote and directed My Best Friend's Birthday (1987). It was left uncompleted, but some of its dialogue was included in True Romance . The following year, he played an Elvis impersonator in "Sophia's Wedding: Part 1", an episode in
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#17327730797564960-460: The style in Reservoir Dogs , Kill Bill , and The Hateful Eight . Tarantino's script for True Romance was originally told in a non-linear style, before director Tony Scott decided to use a more linear approach. Critics have since referred to the use of this shifting timeline in films as the "Tarantino Effect". Actor Steve Buscemi has described Tarantino's novel style of filmmaking as "bursting with energy" and "focused". According to Tarantino,
5040-525: The summer of 2018. In wake of the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations , Tarantino severed ties to The Weinstein Company and Miramax and sought a new distributor after working with Weinstein for his entire career. The film officially premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival , where it was in competition for the Palme d'Or . Sony Pictures eventually distributed the film, which
5120-482: The use of product placement , sometimes to a humorous extent. Tarantino is also known for his choice of music in his films, including soundtracks that often use songs from the 1960s and 70s. In 2011, he was recognized at the 16th Critics' Choice Awards with the inaugural Music+Film Award. A recurring image in his films are scenes where women's bare feet feature prominently. When asked about foot fetishism , Tarantino responded, "I don't take it seriously. There's
5200-435: Was optioned and the film was eventually released in 1993. The second script that Tarantino sold was for the film Natural Born Killers , which was revised by Dave Veloz, Richard Rutowski and director Oliver Stone . Tarantino was given story credit and stated in an interview that he wished the film well, but later disowned the final film. Tarantino also did an uncredited rewrite on It's Pat (1994). Other films where he
5280-534: Was also of Irish descent, while his father was Italian-American. He was named in part after Quint Asper, Burt Reynolds 's character in the TV series Gunsmoke . Tarantino's mother met his father during a trip to Los Angeles ; after a brief marriage and divorce, she left Los Angeles and moved to Knoxville, where her parents lived, and returned to Los Angeles with her son in 1966. Tarantino's mother married musician Curtis Zastoupil soon after arriving in Los Angeles, and
5360-505: Was an uncredited screenwriter include Crimson Tide (1995) and The Rock (1996). Following the success of Reservoir Dogs , Tarantino was approached by major film studios and offered projects that included Speed (1994) and Men in Black (1997), but he instead retreated to Amsterdam to work on his script for Pulp Fiction . Tarantino wrote, directed, and acted in the dark comedy crime film Pulp Fiction in 1994, maintaining
5440-400: Was another regular in which a celebrity was given questions about the films they were in or directed. Celebrities range from Quentin Tarantino and Christopher Lee (who were at the top of the scoreboard) to John Carpenter and Michael Keaton (who were at the bottom of the scoreboard). The feature first appeared in issue 212 (February 2007) with Terry Gilliam . In 2001, Empire published
5520-695: Was conducted in 2008 to create a list of the 100 greatest movie characters, with Tyler Durden from Fight Club (1999) listed first. In June 2015, Empire' s readers named the greatest film characters of all time led by Indiana Jones . Empire launched their first podcast , The Empire Podcast , in March 2012. The podcast is released weekly and is hosted by Chris Hewitt , alongside Helen O'Hara and James Dyer, as well as regularly featuring other Empire journalists such as Amon Warmann, Ben Travis and Terri White . The podcasts feature film news, listener questions, interviews, and reviews, as well as regularly having 'Spoiler Specials' which take an in-depth look at
5600-513: Was credited as "Special Guest Director" for his work directing the car sequence featuring Clive Owen and Benicio del Toro . In May 2005, Tarantino co-wrote and directed " Grave Danger ", the fifth season finale of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation . For this episode, Tarantino was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series at the 57th Primetime Emmy Awards . In 2007, Tarantino directed
5680-681: Was grounded by his mother for shoplifting Elmore Leonard 's novel The Switch from a Kmart . He was allowed to leave only to attend the Torrance Community Theater, where he participated in such plays as Two Plus Two Makes Sex and Romeo and Juliet . The same year, he dropped out of Narbonne High School in Harbor City . Through the 1980s, Tarantino had a number of jobs. After lying about his age, he worked as an usher at an adult movie theater in Torrance, called
5760-421: Was named "actor of our lifetime". A list of the 15 most influential films of the preceding 15 years was featured. As part of its 18th birthday issue published in June 2007 Empire published a list of the top 18-rated moments in film. They also selected the 50 greatest films rated with an 18 certificate . Empire occasionally polls readers to find out what their favourite films are. A poll of Empire readers
5840-545: Was once again topped by The Godfather . In 2021, they combined reader votes with Empire critics "choices" to create a top 100 list topped by The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring . In June 2005, a poll of 10,000 readers was asked to name the greatest film director of all time. In a list of forty directors, Steven Spielberg was granted the honour of greatest director. A poll of Empire readers
5920-472: Was published in 2006 as the Empire Film Guide . Bauer purchased Emap Consumer Media in early 2008. Empire has had eleven editors: Empire reviews both mainstream films and art films , but feature articles concentrate on the former. Ian Freer is a regular reviewer for the magazine. As well as film news, previews, and reviews, Empire has some other regular features. Each issue (with
6000-493: Was published in September 2001 and listed Star Wars (1977) as the greatest movie of all time. In March 2006, a readers' poll of The 201 Greatest Movies of All Time had The Shawshank Redemption (1994) as the number one choice. The list was selected in September 2008 by over 10,000 Empire readers, 150 filmmakers, and 50 film critics. The list was accompanied by many different covers, each of which went on sale. The list
6080-624: Was released in 2006. When he was approached about a documentary about the Blood in the Water match , a water polo match between Hungary and the USSR at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics , Tarantino said "This is the best story I've ever been told. I'd love to be involved". In 2006, another "Quentin Tarantino presents" production, Hostel , opened at number-one at the box office with a $ 20.1 million opening weekend. He presented 2006's The Protector , and
6160-548: Was reported that Tarantino's next project would be a film about the Manson Family murders. In February 2018, it was announced that the film's title would be Once Upon a Time in Hollywood , and that Leonardo DiCaprio would play Rick Dalton , a fictional star of television Westerns, with Brad Pitt as Dalton's longtime stunt double Cliff Booth; Margot Robbie would be playing real life actress Sharon Tate , portrayed as Dalton's next-door neighbor. Filming took place in
6240-679: Was theatrically released in July 2019. It received critical acclaim Peter Travers of Rolling Stone declared, "Tarantino's all-star fantasia links Hollywood and Manson-era violence into the best and most explosive cinema we've seen all year." The film earned 10 Oscar nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards including three for Tarantino for Best Picture , Best Director and Best Original Screenplay . In November 2022, Tarantino revealed plans to shoot an eight-episode television series in 2023. No further details were provided. In 2009, Tarantino said that he planned to retire from filmmaking when he
6320-503: Was then leaked in January 2014. Aggrieved by the breach of confidence, Tarantino considered abandoning the production which was due to start the next winter and publish it as a novel instead. He stated that he had given the script to a few trusted colleagues, including Bruce Dern , Tim Roth and Michael Madsen . On April 19, 2014, Tarantino directed a live reading of the leaked script at the United Artists Theater in
6400-408: Was topped by The Godfather (1972) and the list's most represented director was Steven Spielberg , who had eleven films in the top 500. In July 2014, during their 25th anniversary year, a readers' poll of The 301 Greatest Movies of All Time was topped by The Empire Strikes Back (1980). In 2017, Empire surveyed five thousand readers to produce a list of the 100 greatest films ever made which
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