Quentin Tarentino

Background Knowledge
Quentin Tarentino, born Quentin Jerome Tarentino on 27th March 1963 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, his films have earned him an Academy Award, a golden Glow Award, a BAFTA and a Palme d’Or. He has also been nominated for Emmy and Grammy awards for as a film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and occasional actor.

He attended Narbonne High School in Harbor City for his freshman year before dropping out of school at age 16. He attended acting school at the James Best Theatre Company in Toluca Lake. At age 22 he worked at the Video Archives, a defunct video rental store in Manhattan Beach where he and fellow movie buffs, like Roger Avary, spent all day discussing cinema and recommending videos to customers

Filmology
He has starred in such films as;

v  Inglourious Basterds

v  Planet Terror

v  Alias (TV series)

v  Grindhouse 

v  Little Nicky

v  From Dusk Till Dawn

v  All-American Girl (TV series)

v  Pulp Fiction

v  Reservoir Dogs

Director of;
He has directed 15 different titles, these are ;

v  Inglourious Basterds

v  Death Proof

v  Grindhouse

v  CSI' Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)

o   Grave Danger Volume 1 (2005)

o   Grave Danger Volume 2 (2005)

v  Sin City (special Guest Director)

v  Kill Bill 1

v  Kill Bill 2

v  Kill Bill 3 (due to be released 2014)

v  Jackie Brown

v  Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)

v  Four rooms (segment "The Man from Hollywood")

v  ER ( TV series)

o   Motherhood 1995

v  Pulp Fiction

v  Reservoir Dogs

v  My Best Friend's Birthday (Short)

About Inglourious
His film Inglourious Basterds, received 88% with an average review of 7.7 out of 10, with such comments as “A classic Tarantino genre-blending thrill ride, Inglourious Basterds is violent, unrestrained, and thoroughly entertaining” and “I go to QT movies with the expectation of a very different experience, and this movie delivers.

Sound Tracks
Sound tracks which feature on this film include;

v  The Green Leaves of Summer – Nick Perito – From the movie The Alamo

v  The Verdict – Ennio Morricone – From the movie The Big Gundown

v  L’incontro Con La Figlia – Ennio Morricone – From the movie The Return of Ringo

v  White Lightning – Charles Bernstein – From the movie White Lightning

v  Il Mercenario (Reprisa) - Ennio Morricone – From the movie Il Mercenario

v  Slaughter - Billy Preston – From the movie Slaughter

v  Algiers, November 1954 – Ennio Morricone & Gillo Pontecorvo – From the movie The Battle of Algiers

v  The Surrender (La resa) – Ennio Morricone – From the movie The Big Gundown

v  One Silver Dollar (Un Dollaro Bucato) – Gianni Ferrio – From the movie Blood for a Silver Dollar

v  Bath Attack – Charles Bernstein – From the movie The Entity

v  Davon geht die Welt nicht unter – Zarah Leander – From the movie Die große Liebe

v  The Man With The Big Sombrero – June Havoc – From the movie Hi Diddle Diddle

v  Ich wollt ich wär ein Huhn – Lilian Harvey and Willy Fritsch – From the movie Glückskinder

v  Main Theme From Dark of the Sun – Jacques Loussier – From the movie Dark of the Sun

v  Cat People (Putting Out Fire) – David Bowie – From the movie Cat People

v  Mystic and Severe – Ennio Morricone – From the movie Death Rides a Horse

v  The Devil’s Rumble – Mike Curb and The Arrows – From the movie Devil’s Angels

v  Zulus – Elmer Bernstein – From the movie Zulu Dawn

v  Tiger Tank – Lalo Schifrin – From the movie Kelly’s Heroes

v  Un Amico – Ennio Morricone – From the movie Revolver

v  Eastern Condors – Sherman Chow Gam – Cheung – From the movie Eastern Condors

v  Rabbia e Tarantella – Ennio Morricone – From the movie Allonsanfàn