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Cinema Speculation
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About This Book
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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"With this collection, Tarantino offers well-researched love letters to his favorite movies of one of Hollywood's most ambitious eras .."
"Tarantino can also be wickedly funny ..."
"Occasionally the author romps off on benders about subjects that might be glorious nostalgia-fests for his American readers, though probably of limited interest for British ones ..."
"That Tarantino's film reviews should turn out to be every bit as punchy, smart and surprising as his films should come as no surprise: In a sense he's been writing both for years."
"He comes close, too, with this book."
"Tarantino illuminates formative moments during a lifetime of watching, researching, evaluating, and creating in this rollicking cinematic celebration."
"There is no self-analysis, no serious discussion of anything outside the movie theatre."
"Whip-smart and obsessive, Tarantino is great fun and tough to beat."
"Dynamic film commentary from a contemporary legend that is essential reading for cinephiles."
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