Omnibus - Quentin Tarantino: Tape 31 (Archive title)
Date: 1994 (Production)Country: United Kingdom
Synopsis: Production footage for the OMNIBUS programme on Quentin Tarantino (tx. 25.10.94) featuring an interview with American film critic Todd McCarthy. McCarthy begins by explaining how he first became aware of Tarantino when he saw RESERVOIR DOGS at the Sundance Film Festival. He talks about what attracted him to the film and how it both relates yet stands apart from the rest of American independent cinema. McCarthy talks about the movie consciousness that exists with modern directors, and why Tarantino should have a particular fondness for the work of Brian De Palma, highlighting the similarities between their films. He then goes on to talk about the depiction of violence in American cinema today and why he thinks directors are attracted to it with particular reference to RESERVOIR DOGS and PULP FICTION. McCarthy talks about why he thinks PULP FICTION is artistically successful, the influences at work in RESERVOIR DOGS, and the quality of Tarantino's dialogue. He then expounds on what he believes the future holds for Tarantino and other independent American film-makers and how many of them will become part of the Hollywood system and that their work will consequently suffer. He concludes by discussing the way Tarantino publicised his films around the world's film festivals, concluding in PULP FICTION winning the Palme D'Or at Cannes, and how Tarantino's success has influenced other film-makers who now aspire to work like him and copy his style.
Genre: Documentary
Subjects: Film production, Filmmaking, Screen violence, American independent cinema
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Date: 1994 (Production)Country: United Kingdom
Synopsis: Production footage for the OMNIBUS programme on Quentin Tarantino (tx. 25.10.94) featuring an interview with American film critic Todd McCarthy. McCarthy begins by explaining how he first became aware of Tarantino when he saw RESERVOIR DOGS at the Sundance Film Festival. He talks about what attracted him to the film and how it both relates yet stands apart from the rest of American independent cinema. McCarthy talks about the movie consciousness that exists with modern directors, and why Tarantino should have a particular fondness for the work of Brian De Palma, highlighting the similarities between their films. He then goes on to talk about the depiction of violence in American cinema today and why he thinks directors are attracted to it with particular reference to RESERVOIR DOGS and PULP FICTION. McCarthy talks about why he thinks PULP FICTION is artistically successful, the influences at work in RESERVOIR DOGS, and the quality of Tarantino's dialogue. He then expounds on what he believes the future holds for Tarantino and other independent American film-makers and how many of them will become part of the Hollywood system and that their work will consequently suffer. He concludes by discussing the way Tarantino publicised his films around the world's film festivals, concluding in PULP FICTION winning the Palme D'Or at Cannes, and how Tarantino's success has influenced other film-makers who now aspire to work like him and copy his style.
Genre: Documentary
Subjects: Film production, Filmmaking, Screen violence, American independent cinema
Series title: