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Cinema Speculation
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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.
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"Nonetheless, this whiplashing tour sheds light on his apprenticeship, revealing the rackety upbringing of the boy who would one day be king."
"Tarantino has seen more films than me, and probably more than you, so I think we can agree he is (to paraphrase Mel Brooks) truly the Lord of the Film Buffs."
"There is no self-analysis, no serious discussion of anything outside the movie theatre."
"Behind the endearing braggadocio — hey Ma, I'm doing it just like Brian!"
"Tarantino brings the heat and exuberance of his movie expertise, storytelling artistry, and sharp humor to a dynamic mix of eyebrow-raising personal stories, zesty film history, and kickass film criticism."
"Tarantino's collection of essays about the important movies of his formative years is packed with everything needed for a powerful review: facts about the work, context about the creative decisions, and whether or not it was successful ..."
"His genre and exploitation film roots are never far from view, but his holistic appreciation of cinema as an art form is front and center."
"Tarantino can also be wickedly funny ..."
"a brilliant and passionate take on the 1960s and '70s films that shaped him ..."
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