If You Like. Quentin Tarantino. Here Are Over 200 Films, TV Shows, and Other Oddities That You Will Love.

Katherine Rife

ISBN 10: 087910399X / ISBN 13: 9780879103996

Published by Limelight Editions, U S A, 2012

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Paperback. If You Like. Quentin Tarantino. This book draws on over sixty years of cinema history to crack the Tarantino's 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 every frame of his films. And Tarantino films lend themselves exepctionally well to reference and recommendation, because each one is itself a dense collage of references and recommendations. Spaghetti westerns, blaxploitation, revenge sagas, car-chase epics, samurai cinema, film noir, kung fu, slasher flicks, war movies, and today's neo-exploitation explosions - there's an incredible range of vibrant and singularly stylish films to discover. Plus, the author takes the discussion beyond film, and covers other types of works, from books to music, that relate to Tarantino's rich output. This book.is an invitation to connect with a cinematic community dedicated to all things exciting, outrageous, and unapologetically badass. From Pulp Fiction to Kill Bill, Gindhouse, and beyond, here are the secret sources of Tarantino's films exposed for film fans - from neophytes to experts. Illustrated. 192 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: If You Like. Quentin Tarantino. Here Are Over 200 Films, TV Shows, and Other Oddities That You Will Love.
• Publisher: Limelight Editions, U S A
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 087910399X
• ISBN 13: 9780879103996
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Paperback Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • The Arts Cinema Theatre TV and Films and Music

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Synopsis

(If You Like). 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 every frame of his films. And Tarantino films lend themselves exceptionally well to reference and recommendation, because each, itself, is a dense collage of references and recommendations. Spaghetti westerns, blaxploitation, revenge sagas, car-chase epics, samurai cinema, film noir, kung fu, slasher flicks, war movies, and today's neo-exploitation explosion: There's an incredible range of vibrant and singularly stylish films to discover. If You Like Quentin Tarantino... is an invitation to connect with a cinematic community dedicated to all things exciting, outrageous, and unapologetically badass.

About the Author

Katherine Rife (Chicago, IL) is a writer and filmmaker who has written for outlets as diverse as the Palm Springs International Film Festival and MrSkin.com. She is a founding member of the found-footage video collective Everything Is Terrible! and regularly presents midnight movies at the Facets Cinémathèque in Chicago.