query: who does quentin tarantino play in pulp fiction

pos: Pulp Fiction because both had done a show for the Groundlings, an improv group, a few months before casting of the film began. He read for the roles of Jules Winnfield and Brett before being cast as Marvin. Tarantino appears as Jimmie, Jules' friend who provides a safehouse for them to clean up a murder. Tarantino was initially unsure whether he wanted to play Jimmie or Lance. He gave the Lance role to Stoltz, as he wanted to be behind the camera during Mia's overdose scene. Frank Whaley portrays Brett, an associate of Jules and Vincent who has a briefcase requested by

pos: Pulp Fiction because both had done a show for the Groundlings, an improv group, a few months before casting of the film began. He read for the roles of Jules Winnfield and Brett before being cast as Marvin. Tarantino appears as Jimmie, Jules' friend who provides a safehouse for them to clean up a murder. Tarantino was initially unsure whether he wanted to play Jimmie or Lance. He gave the Lance role to Stoltz, as he wanted to be behind the camera during Mia's overdose scene. Frank Whaley portrays Brett, an associate of Jules and Vincent who has a briefcase requested by

neg: Pulp Fiction November 30. Before "Pulp Fiction"s premiere, Tarantino convinced Avary to forfeit his agreed-on cowriting credit and accept a "story by" credit, so the line "Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino" could be used in advertising and onscreen. No film score was composed for "Pulp Fiction"; Quentin Tarantino instead used an eclectic assortment of surf music, rock and roll, soul, and pop songs. Dick Dale's rendition of "Misirlou" plays during the opening credits. Tarantino chose surf music as the basic musical style for the film, but not, he insists, because of its association with surfing culture: "To me it just sounds

neg: 10th Independent Spirit Awards John Thomas "" • France/Poland "'Sean Nelson – "Fresh" 10th Independent Spirit Awards The 10th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1994, were announced on March 25, 1995. It was hosted by Kevin Pollak. The second ceremony to have been held under a tent in a parking lot on the beach in Santa Monica. Pulp Fiction Spanking the Monkey "'Quentin Tarantino – "Pulp Fiction" "'Samuel L. Jackson – "Pulp Fiction" "'Linda Fiorentino – "The Last Seduction" "'Chazz Palminteri – "Bullets Over Broadway" "'Dianne Wiest – "Bullets Over Broadway" "Pulp Fiction" – Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary

neg: 10th Independent Spirit Awards 10th Independent Spirit Awards The 10th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1994, were announced on March 25, 1995. It was hosted by Kevin Pollak. The second ceremony to have been held under a tent in a parking lot on the beach in Santa Monica. Pulp Fiction Spanking the Monkey "'Quentin Tarantino – "Pulp Fiction" "'Samuel L. Jackson – "Pulp Fiction" "'Linda Fiorentino – "The Last Seduction" "'Chazz Palminteri – "Bullets Over Broadway" "'Dianne Wiest – "Bullets Over Broadway" "Pulp Fiction" – Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary "Spanking the Monkey" – David O. Russell "Barcelona" –

neg: Pulp Fiction aim." Despite that, argues Fraiman, ""Pulp Fiction" demonstrates ... that even an open pulpophile like Tarantino may continue to feel anxious and emasculated by his preferences." "Pulp Fiction" won eight awards from a total of twenty-six nominations. Also, in the balloting by the National Society of Film Critics, Samuel L. Jackson was the runner-up in both the Best Actor and the Best Supporting Actor categories. American Film Institute Lists Pulp Fiction Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino; it is based on a story by Tarantino and Roger Avary. Starring John Travolta, Samuel

neg: Pulp Fiction Pulp Fiction Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino; it is based on a story by Tarantino and Roger Avary. Starring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Ving Rhames, and Uma Thurman, it tells several stories of criminal Los Angeles. The film's title refers to the pulp magazines and hardboiled crime novels popular during the mid-20th century, known for their graphic violence and punchy dialogue. Tarantino wrote "Pulp Fiction" in 1992 and 1993, incorporating scenes that Avary originally wrote for "True Romance" (1993). Its plot occurs out of chronological order.

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Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1994 Over Broadway"
 3. Tracey Ullman – "Bullets Over Broadway", "I'll Do Anything" and "Prêt-à-Porter" 1. Quentin Tarantino – "Pulp Fiction"
 2. Louis Malle – "Vanya on 42nd Street"
 3. Robert Redford – "Quiz Show" 1. Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary – "Pulp Fiction"
 2. Paul Attanasio – "Quiz Show"
 3. François Girard and Don McKellar – "Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould" Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 1994 The 15th Boston Society of Film Critics Awards honored the best filmmaking of 1994. The awards were given on 18 December 1994. 1. Pulp Fiction
 2. "Vanya on 42nd Street"

neg: Quentin Tarantino to Tarantino physically assaulting Murphy in the AGO restaurant in West Hollywood, California in October 1997. Murphy subsequently filed a $5M lawsuit against Tarantino, which was eventually settled out of court. Tarantino was also an uncredited screenwriter on both "Crimson Tide" (1995) and "The Rock" (1996). Following the success of "Reservoir Dogs", Tarantino was approached by Hollywood and offered numerous projects, including "Speed" and "Men in Black", but he instead retreated to Amsterdam to work on his script for "Pulp Fiction". Tarantino wrote, directed, and acted in the black comedy crime film "Pulp Fiction" in 1994, maintaining the aestheticization of

neg: Roger Avary Roger Avary Roger Roberts Avary (born August 23, 1965) is a Canadian-American film and television director, screenwriter, and producer. He collaborated with Quentin Tarantino on "Pulp Fiction", for which they won Best Original Screenplay at the 67th Academy Awards. Avary directed "Killing Zoe" and "The Rules of Attraction", and wrote the screenplays for "Silent Hill" and "Beowulf". Avary also wrote and directed the neo-noir thriller "Killing Zoe" (1994) which Quentin Tarantino executive produced. The film was honored with le Prix très spécial à Cannes 1994, the very same year that "Pulp Fiction" won the Palme d'Or. It continued to win

neg: Modesty Blaise it is a prequel to Modesty's established backstory as a crime boss; as such, the character of Willie Garvin is omitted. Quentin Tarantino has been interested in directing a "Modesty Blaise" film for many years, and at one point Neil Gaiman wrote a script treatment based upon O'Donnell's novel, "I, Lucifer". So far, nothing has come of these plans. Tarantino "sponsored" the release of "My Name Is Modesty" by allowing it to be released under the label "Quentin Tarantino presents ..." In the Tarantino film "Pulp Fiction", Vincent Vega is seen reading a copy of "Modesty Blaise". Nicole Kidman has

neg: The Hateful Eight (soundtrack) 12, 2015, Quentin Tarantino held court at Italy's 59th David di Donatello Awards in Rome, which he attended to collect prizes from several years back for Pulp Fiction and Django Unchained. Tarantino was handed two statuettes by Ennio Morricone. Both artists revealed that they met a day earlier and that Morricone agreed to compose music for a Tarantino movie. In July 2015, Quentin Tarantino announced after the screening of footage of his upcoming movie "The Hateful Eight" at the San Diego Comic-Con International that Ennio Morricone will score the film, the first Western Morricone has scored since 1981. Morricone supplied

neg: Quentin Tarantino It Was A Holocaust. My Ancestors Are Slaves. Stolen From Africa. I Will Honor Them." Writing in "The Los Angeles Times", journalist Erin Aubry Kaplan noted the difference between Tarantino's "Jackie Brown" and "Django Unchained": "It is an institution whose horrors need no exaggerating, yet "Django" does exactly that, either to enlighten or entertain. A white director slinging around the n-word in a homage to '70s blaxploitation à la "Jackie Brown" is one thing, but the same director turning the savageness of slavery into pulp fiction is quite another". At the 73rd Golden Globe Awards in 2016, Tarantino received criticism

neg: Live Read men playing the female roles. "Pulp Fiction" by Quentin Tarantino Guest director: Evan Goldberg "Groundhog Day" by Danny Rubin and Harold Ramis. Reitman chose this reading as a tribute to Harold Ramis, who died the previous month. He also chose an earlier draft of the screenplay rather than the final shooting script. April 17: "The Graduate" by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry. Based on the novel by Charles Webb. April 19, special event: "The Hateful Eight" by Quentin Tarantino at the United Artists Theater at the Ace Hotel Los Angeles. Unusually for the series, this script had not been filmed

neg: Pulp magazine reprints. This kept pulp literature, if not pulp magazines, alive. "The Return of the Continental Op" reprints material first published in "Black Mask"; "Five Sinister Characters" contains stories first published in "Dime Detective"; and "The Pocket Book of Science Fiction" collects material from "Thrilling Wonder Stories", "Astounding Science Fiction" and "Amazing Stories". But note that mass market paperbacks are not pulps. In 1992, Rich W. Harvey came out with a magazine called "Pulp Adventures" reprinting old classics. It came out regularly until 2001, and then started up again in 2014. In 1994, Quentin Tarantino directed the film "Pulp Fiction". The

neg: Pulp Fiction and Vincent leave the diner with the briefcase. Additionally, Bronagh Gallagher appears as Trudi, Jody's friend who does little but smoke out of a bong during the scene where Vincent has to put a needle in Mia. According to author Jason Bailey, "Quentin thought it would be funny to have this casual observer who just happened to be there. All of this was born out of the experience of, when you go to someone's house to buy drugs, there are always people who are just there." Phil LaMarr portrays Marvin, an associate of Jules and Vincent. LaMarr auditioned for Tarantino

neg: Samuel L. Jackson and "Amos & Andrew". Jackson then worked with director Steven Spielberg, appearing in "Jurassic Park". After a turn as the criminal Big Don in the 1993 Quentin Tarantino-penned "True Romance" directed by Tony Scott, Tarantino contacted Jackson for the role of Jules Winnfield in "Pulp Fiction". Jackson was surprised to learn that the part had been specifically written for him: "To know that somebody had written something like Jules for me. I was overwhelmed, thankful, arrogant – this whole combination of things that you could be, knowing that somebody's going to give you an opportunity like that." Although "Pulp Fiction"

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1994 National Society of Film Critics Awards 1994 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 29th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 3 January 1995, honored the best filmmaking of 1994. 1. Pulp Fiction
 2. "" ("Trois couleurs: Rouge")
 3. "Hoop Dreams" 1. Quentin Tarantino – "Pulp Fiction"
 2. Krzysztof Kieślowski – "" ("Trois couleurs: Rouge")
 3. Louis Malle – "Vanya on 42nd Street" 1. Paul Newman – "Nobody's Fool"
 2. Samuel L. Jackson – "Pulp Fiction"
 3. John Travolta – "Pulp Fiction" 1. Jennifer Jason Leigh – "Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle"
 2. Jodie Foster – "Nell"
 3. Jessica Lange – "Blue Sky"

neg: Kaminey been influenced by many directorsincluding Manmohan Desai, Subhash Ghai, Quentin Tarantino and Francis Ford Coppolaand combines these influences in his work. Rakesh Bedi wrote that "Bhardwaj keeps displaying his vision throughout the film". Reviewers have compared the film's multi-plot narrative to those of several films by Tarantino, Guy Ritchie and the Coen Brothers. Reviewers said that the film mostly belongs to the level of "Pulp Fiction"; Shubhra Gupta of "The Indian Express" called it "Bollywood's first all-the-way-out-to-there pulp fiction". Bedi wrote, "there's Buñuel in the Bengali dons, there's Kurosawa ... in that surreal train car in which Charlie lives, there's

neg: Roadracers Quentin Tarantino about this, Tarantino also licensed Wray's music for "Pulp Fiction". The same music supervisor worked on both "Roadraces" and "Pulp Fiction", and the two films' soundtracks influenced each other. Although a soundtrack album is listed in the ending credits of the film as being available on A&M Records, the album was never released. Rodriguez was used to shooting films very fast and ran into resistance with his Hollywood crew (most notably the director of photography). He discusses these conflicts in the now out-of-print book, "Roadracers: the Making of a Degenerate Hot Rod Flick". Rodriguez replaced director Wes Craven,

neg: Quentin Tarantino filmography who team up for a jewelry heist. It proved to be Tarantino's breakthrough film and was named the "Greatest Independent Film of all Time" by "Empire". His screenplay for Tony Scott's "True Romance" (1993) was nominated for a Saturn Award. In 1994, Tarantino wrote and directed the neo-noir black comedy "Pulp Fiction", a major critical and commercial success. Cited in the media as a defining film of the modern Hollywood, the film earned Tarantino an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and a Best Director nomination. Also in 1994, he served as an executive producer for "Killing Zoe" and wrote

neg: Music from the Motion Picture Pulp Fiction making surf music hugely popular again. More than two years after the film was released, the influence and monetary success was still being felt in the industry. "Mundane commercials using Dick Dale '60s surf licks, the kind made popular again by the "Pulp Fiction" soundtrack...following a trend — in this case, a two-year-old hit movie." A two-disc collector's edition was released in 2002. It features remastered versions of the original sixteen tracks, along with five bonus tracks, including an interview with director Quentin Tarantino on the second disc. The additional tracks are: Music from the Motion Picture Pulp Fiction Music

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1994 National Society of Film Critics Awards 1. Martin Landau – "Ed Wood"
 2. Samuel L. Jackson – "Pulp Fiction"
 3. Paul Scofield – "Quiz Show" 1. Dianne Wiest – "Bullets Over Broadway"
 2. Uma Thurman – "Pulp Fiction"
 3. Brooke Smith – "Vanya on 42nd Street" 1. Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary – "Pulp Fiction"
 2. Paul Attanasio – "Quiz Show"
 3. Krzysztof Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz – "" ("Trois couleurs: Rouge") 1. (Trois couleurs: Rouge)
 2. "To Live" ("Huozhe")
 3. "Caro Diario" 1994 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 29th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 3 January 1995, honored the best

neg: Stacey Sher Sher has worked with multiple high-profile directors, including Terry Gilliam, Richard LaGravenese, Danny DeVito, Miloš Forman, Zach Braff, Oliver Stone, and has worked on multiple films with Quentin Tarantino and Steven Soderbergh. Sher dated director Quentin Tarantino, but their relationship ended during the development of "Pulp Fiction", which Sher was a producer on. Sher married musician/producer Kerry Brown in 2001. They have two children. Sher has been named co-president of Activision Blizzard Studios. Stacey Sher Stacey Sher (born November 30, 1962) is an American film producer. Sher was born to a Jewish family in New York City and raised in

neg: Trunk shot noted to be the trademark of filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, who disputes that he puts the shot in his films as a trademark and simply asks, "Where would "you" put the camera?" Although he did not invent it, Tarantino popularized the trunk shot, which is featured in "Reservoir Dogs", "Pulp Fiction", "Jackie Brown", "From Dusk Till Dawn", "" and "Inglourious Basterds". In "Death Proof", Tarantino's traditional shot looking up at the actors from the trunk of a car is replaced by one looking up from under the hood. Possibly the earliest trunk shot can be noted in the 1948 movie by

neg: Charles Willeford he is identified as influencing. Willeford's characteristic juxtaposition of humor and violence was apparently one of director Quentin Tarantino's inspirations. Discussing "Pulp Fiction", Tarantino has said that the film "is not noir. I don't do neo-noir. I see "Pulp Fiction" as closer to modern-day crime fiction, a little closer to Charles Willeford." Writing in 2004, Jonathan Yardley of "The Washington Post" called him "one of our most skilled, interesting, accomplished and productive writers of what the literary establishment insists on pigeonholing as 'genre' fiction." Three of Willeford's books have been adapted for the screen: "Cockfighter" (1974; starring Warren Oates and

neg: Quentin Tarantino the mid-1990s, when his then-girlfriend Mira Sorvino told him about her experience with Weinstein. Tarantino confronted Weinstein at the time and received an apology. Tarantino said: "What I did was marginalize the incidents." He said he was ashamed he did not take a stronger stand, saying, "I knew enough to do more than I did." On February 3, 2018, in an interview with "The New York Times", "Pulp Fiction" and "Kill Bill" actress Uma Thurman revealed that Tarantino had ignored her account of a sexual assault by Harvey Weinstein at the Savoy Hotel. She also described how she had been

neg: Jackie Brown the blaxploitation genre, just like "Foxy Brown" and "Coffy". Tarantino wanted Pam Grier to play the title character. She previously read for the "Pulp Fiction" character Jody, but Tarantino did not believe audiences would find it plausible for Eric Stoltz to yell at her. Grier did not expect Tarantino to contact her after the success of "Pulp Fiction". When she showed up to read for "Jackie Brown", Tarantino had posters of her films in his office. She asked if he had put them up because she was coming to read for his film, and he responded that he was actually

neg: Big Kahuna Burger Big Kahuna Burger Big Kahuna Burger is a fictional chain of Hawaiian-themed fast food restaurants that has appeared in films by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, including "Death Proof", "Four Rooms", "Pulp Fiction", "From Dusk Till Dawn" and "Reservoir Dogs". The packaging was created by Tarantino's old friend Jerry Martinez. The restaurant features most prominently in Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction", in which Samuel L. Jackson's character Jules eats a Big Kahuna Burger and remarks, "This "is" a tasty burger!" There is a restaurant in Imperial Beach (San Diego), CA that claims to be the original ‘Big Kahuna Burger’ restaurant. In Pulp

neg: 48th British Academy Film Awards Susan Sarandon – "The Client" "' "Interview with the Vampire" "' "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" "' Mike Newell – "Four Weddings and a Funeral" "' "Speed" Four Weddings and a Funeral Shallow Grave "Backbeat" – Don Was "To Live (Huozhe)" "' "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" "' "Interview with the Vampire" "' "Quiz Show" – Paul Attanasio "' "Pulp Fiction" – Roger Avary and Quentin Tarantino "' "Speed" "' "Forrest Gump" "' Samuel L. Jackson – "Pulp Fiction" "' Kristin Scott Thomas – "Four Weddings and a Funeral" 48th British Academy Film Awards

neg: Quentin Tarantino martial arts), "Jidaigeki" (Japanese period cinema), spaghetti Westerns and Italian horror. It was originally set for a single theatrical release, but its 4-hour plus running time prompted Tarantino to divide it into two movies. "" was released in late 2003 and "" was released in 2004. It was based on a character called The Bride and a plot that he and "Kill Bill"s lead actress Uma Thurman had developed during the making of "Pulp Fiction". In 2000, he played the role of Deacon in the Adam Sandler comedy "Little Nicky". From 2002–2004, Tarantino portrayed villain McKenas Cole in the ABC

neg: Texas Funeral Texas Funeral Texas Funeral is the first album by Jon Wayne, originally released by Hybrid Records in 1985. The album was released on CD in 1992 by Cargo Records/Fist Puppet, and was reissued on vinyl in 2010 by Jack White's label Third Man Records. "Mr. Egyptian" was released as a 7" single in 1992, featuring non-album B-side "Orange Blossom Special". The title track was used in the movie "From Dusk till Dawn", thanks to screenplay writer Quentin Tarantino who was a fan of the album. Tarantino originally wanted to use the song in his own "Pulp Fiction" but couldn't get

neg: Texas Funeral Texas Funeral Texas Funeral is the first album by Jon Wayne, originally released by Hybrid Records in 1985. The album was released on CD in 1992 by Cargo Records/Fist Puppet, and was reissued on vinyl in 2010 by Jack White's label Third Man Records. "Mr. Egyptian" was released as a 7" single in 1992, featuring non-album B-side "Orange Blossom Special". The title track was used in the movie "From Dusk till Dawn", thanks to screenplay writer Quentin Tarantino who was a fan of the album. Tarantino originally wanted to use the song in his own "Pulp Fiction" but couldn't get

neg: Stull (EP) on the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film "Pulp Fiction". In an interview with "Billboard" magazine, Roeser explained: "Apparently, Quentin [Tarantino] was familiar with us, and he picks all the songs for his movies. He discussed it with Uma Thurman, who dances to the song in the movie, and she's like, 'I love it.'" The song was a hit for the band, and charted at number 59 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The EP's second cover song is "Stitches", which was originally written and recorded by the punk band the Alan Milman Sect in 1977. The track "Stull (Part 1)"

neg: Mia Wallace Mia Wallace Mia Wallace is a fictional character in the 1994 Quentin Tarantino film "Pulp Fiction". Uma Thurman's performance as Wallace earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. The character is considered by both fans and professionals as one of the most iconic female film roles from the 1990s. Miramax, the film studio, wanted a famous actress for the role of Mia. At the beginning, Miramax favored Holly Hunter and Meg Ryan for the part. Then Julia Roberts was considered for the part by Tarantino, but she required too high a salary. Tarantino also wanted

neg: Popcorn (novel) the 1996 Crime Writers' Association's Gold Dagger Award. Elton penned a play based on the novel, which premiered at the Nottingham Playhouse in 1996, and later played in London's West End. Popcorn (novel) Popcorn is a 1996 novel by the British writer Ben Elton. It shares themes with a number of movies from the mid-1990s, most notably "Natural Born Killers" by Oliver Stone and "Pulp Fiction" and "Reservoir Dogs" by Quentin Tarantino. The play version of the novel is used by the IEB (Independent Education Board) In South Africa as one of their Postmodern set-work plays for Dramatic Arts. The

neg: Aldo Ray thought, what if a man put on his own hat and that happened?" he recounted in an interview for Stephen King's non fiction work "Danse Macabre". Quentin Tarantino says Aldo Ray would have been ideal casting for the character of Butch in "Pulp Fiction" (1994), and the look of Butch in the film (as played by Bruce Willis) was inspired by Ray. Brad Pitt's character in writer-director Quentin Tarantino's 2009 war film "Inglourious Basterds" is a soldier named "Aldo Raine." The Crockett Museum has a display depicting his life. A profile in "Movie Morlocks" analysed Ray's appeal from the film

neg: Stephen Hibbert Stephen Hibbert Stephen Hibbert (born 14 June 1959) is an English actor and comedy writer. He played the role of the Gimp in the Quentin Tarantino film "Pulp Fiction" (1994). Hibbert began his career as a member of the Los Angeles-based improv group The Groundlings. It was where he met his first wife Julia Sweeney, marrying in 1989, then divorcing in 1994. Besides "Pulp Fiction", Hibbert has also appeared in the films "" (1999), "The Cat in the Hat" (2003) and "" (2007). As well as appearing in the television series "Newhart", "Just Shoot Me", "Jericho", "Rodney", "Back to You",

neg: Roger Avary awards worldwide on the festival circuit, including the Grand Prize at Japan's Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in February 1994 and the Italian Mystfest. Roger Avary & Quentin Tarantino collaborated on the 1994 film "Pulp Fiction" for which they won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He wrote much of the outline for "The Gold Watch" segment in "Pulp Fiction". In 2002, Avary directed "The Rules of Attraction", an adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel, which he also executive produced. As of 2009, the film ranked as the twenty-seventh highest grossing college comedy of all time. "The Rules

neg: Anneliese van der Pol featured songs and scenes from the films of Quentin Tarantino, including "Pulp Fiction" and "Inglourious Basterds", and ran from September 29 to November 12. Van der Pol continued to be part of the 'For the Record' series throughout 2012 with "For the Record: John Hughes", "For the Record: Baz Luhrmann" and again in "For the Record: Tarantino in Concert". She went on to record the production's first cast recording, "For the Record: Tarantino" which was released through LML Music on November 13, 2012. From April to May 2012, she starred as Marian Almond in the Pasadena Playhouse production of "The

neg: Big Kahuna Burger lyrics. Big Kahuna Burger Big Kahuna Burger is a fictional chain of Hawaiian-themed fast food restaurants that has appeared in films by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, including "Death Proof", "Four Rooms", "Pulp Fiction", "From Dusk Till Dawn" and "Reservoir Dogs". The packaging was created by Tarantino's old friend Jerry Martinez. The restaurant features most prominently in Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction", in which Samuel L. Jackson's character Jules eats a Big Kahuna Burger and remarks, "This "is" a tasty burger!" There is a restaurant in Imperial Beach (San Diego), CA that claims to be the original ‘Big Kahuna Burger’ restaurant. In

neg: Popcorn (novel) Popcorn (novel) Popcorn is a 1996 novel by the British writer Ben Elton. It shares themes with a number of movies from the mid-1990s, most notably "Natural Born Killers" by Oliver Stone and "Pulp Fiction" and "Reservoir Dogs" by Quentin Tarantino. The play version of the novel is used by the IEB (Independent Education Board) In South Africa as one of their Postmodern set-work plays for Dramatic Arts. The book takes place in different parts of Los Angeles, California. The date is never actually specified, but various clues suggest it is set in the near future. Mostly the story takes

neg: Pulp Fiction was published on May 23 in industry trade magazine "Variety". Todd McCarthy called "Pulp Fiction" a "spectacularly entertaining piece of pop culture ... a startling, massive success." From Cannes forward, Tarantino was on the road continuously, promoting the film. Over the next few months it played in smaller festivals around Europe, building buzz: Nottingham, Munich, Taormina, Locarno, Norway, and San Sebastián. Tarantino later said, "One thing that's cool is that by breaking up the linear structure, when I watch the film with an audience, it does break [the audience's] alpha state. It's like, all of a sudden, 'I gotta watch

neg: Angela Jones Angela Jones Angela Jones (born December 23, 1968) is an American actress. She was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania then raised in Jeannette, Pennsylvania where she graduated in 1986. Both towns are located approximately 25 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. She is a graduate of Point Park College in Pittsburgh. While attending graduate school at the Oslo Conservatory of Performing Arts in Sarasota, Florida, Jones was cast in the short film "Curdled" (1991), directed by Reb Braddock. Quentin Tarantino was impressed with Jones' performance and created the role of Esmeralda Villalobos for her in "Pulp Fiction", inspired by her earlier role. Tarantino

neg: Lucky Numbers ask because there are funny things in it, and then gruesome things, sad things and brutal things. Quentin Tarantino was able to cover that spread in "Pulp Fiction". But Nora Ephron . . . doesn't find a way . . . So much depends on tone in a movie. Either you find the right one and stick with it, or you're in trouble (unless, like Tarantino, you really know what you're doing). If we're supposed to like these people, then there's a point beyond which they should not go in their villainy. If we're not, then the scenes where they're

neg: Quentin Tarantino Confused", "The Great Escape", "His Girl Friday", "Jaws", "Pretty Maids All in a Row", "Rolling Thunder", "Sorcerer", "Taxi Driver" and "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", with the last being his favorite. In 2009, he named Kinji Fukasaku's violent action film "Battle Royale" as his favorite film released since he became a director in 1992. He is also a fan of the 1981 film "Blow Out" directed by Brian De Palma, so much so that he used the main star of the film, John Travolta, in "Pulp Fiction". Tarantino praised Mel Gibson's 2006 film "Apocalypto", saying, "I think it's

neg: Kung Fu (TV series) and Joanna start a relationship when they both admit to being big fans of "Kung Fu", and suggest watching it together. In the film "Pulp Fiction" by Quentin Tarantino, Jules tells Vincent that he intends to "walk the Earth like Caine in Kung Fu." Tarantino later cast Carradine as the title character in his films "" and "." The British comedy series "The Goodies" had an episode called "Kung Fu Kapers" which was mostly a parody of "Kung Fu". Kung Fu (TV series) Kung Fu is an American action-adventure martial arts western drama television series starring David Carradine. The series

neg: Quentin Tarantino as the project unfolded. Ticket sales were low despite mostly positive reviews. The same year, he appeared in the Japanese Western film "Sukiyaki Western Django" as Piringo and had a vocal cameo as a newsreader in George A. Romero's "Diary of the Dead". Among Tarantino's producing credits are the horror film "Hostel", which included numerous references to his own "Pulp Fiction"; the adaptation of Elmore Leonard's "Killshot", for which Tarantino was credited as an executive producer, although he was no longer associated with the film after its 2009 release; and "Hell Ride", written and directed by Larry Bishop and Jonny

neg: Jackie Brown Jackie takes the remainder of Ordell's money and his car. She decides to leave the country and travel to Madrid, Spain. She invites Max to go along with her, but he declines. Jackie shares a meaningful moment with Max, kisses him goodbye, and leaves as Max takes a phone call. Moments later, Max cuts the call short and seems to contemplate his decision to stay behind as Jackie drives away. After completing "Pulp Fiction", Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary acquired the film rights to Elmore Leonard's novels "Rum Punch", "Freaky Deaky", and "Killshot". Tarantino initially planned to film either "Freaky

neg: Modesty Blaise (novel) Kingdom editions published by Souvenir Press, with Pan Books publishing all but the final volume, "Cobra Trap", in paperback. A variety of American publishers, meanwhile, took turns issuing the series. The American first edition by Doubleday was featured prominently in the Quentin Tarantino film "Pulp Fiction" (the hit man played by John Travolta is twice shown reading the book). Reportedly the director used a mock-up of the book for filming, rather than an actual copy. Tarantino has stated his interest in directing a Modesty Blaise film on several occasions, but to date the closest he's gotten was lending his name

neg: My Best Friend's Birthday fire, only 36 minutes of the film still exist. The surviving footage has been edited together and shown at several film festivals. Several actors in this film later appeared in Tarantino's other films "Reservoir Dogs", "Pulp Fiction", and "Kill Bill". My Best Friend's Birthday My Best Friend's Birthday is a partially lost black-and-white amateur film directed, edited, co-written, co-produced and starring Quentin Tarantino. A young man continually tries to do something nice for his friend's birthday, only to have his efforts backfire. The film was made while Tarantino was working at the Video Archives, now closed, in Manhattan Beach, California.

neg: The Killer Inside Me (2010 film) as Lou Ford, Brooke Shields as Amy Stanton, and Demi Moore as Joyce Lakeland. The project was shelved. In the mid-1990s, after the success of "Pulp Fiction", Quentin Tarantino was attached to direct the project. Uma Thurman was set to star as Amy Stanton. Juliette Lewis was considered for the part of Joyce Lakeland and Brad Pitt was attached to star as Lou Ford. This effort fell through after the September 11 attacks, because the film script was deemed too violent. Tarantino scrapped everything and started from scratch. In 2003, Andrew Dominik wrote a highly stylized screenplay, and was at

neg: You Never Can Tell (song) say the old folks, 'it goes to show you never can tell.'" The melody was influenced by Mitchell Torok's 1953 hit "Caribbean." The song briefly became popular again after the 1994 release of the film "Pulp Fiction", directed and co-written by Quentin Tarantino. The music was played for a "Twist contest" in which Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Mia Wallace (Uma Thurman) competed (and were the only contestants shown in the film). The music added an evocative element of sound to the narrative and Tarantino said that the song's lyrics of "Pierre" and "Mademoiselle" gave the scene a "uniquely '50s

neg: Quentin Tarantino (1994, dir. Wong Kar-wai), "Switchblade Sisters" (1975, dir. Jack Hill), "Sonatine" (1993, dir. Takeshi Kitano), "Hard Core Logo" (1996, dir. Bruce McDonald), "The Mighty Peking Man" (1977, dir. Ho Meng-Hua), "Detroit 9000" (1973, dir. Arthur Marks), "The Beyond" (1981, dir. Lucio Fulci) and "Curdled" (1996, dir. Reb Braddock). Before "Inglourious Basterds", Tarantino had considered making "The Vega Brothers". The film would have starred Michael Madsen and John Travolta reprising their roles of Vic (Mr. Blonde) from "Reservoir Dogs" and Vincent from "Pulp Fiction". In 2007, because of the age of the actors and the onscreen deaths of both characters, he

neg: Jon Wayne released in 1985, its intentionally ramshackle sound and lyrics parodying various Texan stereotypes, as well as musicians' mysterious identities helping it to become a cult classic over the years. One of the album’s early fans was director Quentin Tarantino, who wanted to use the title track in "Pulp Fiction", but couldn’t find any way to contact the band for permission. Vaught was eventually put in touch with the director, who slotted "Texas Funeral" into Robert Rodriguez's film "From Dusk Till Dawn". Jon Wayne also were featured in Spike Stewart's rarely seen documentary "D.U.I.", alongside many acts of the L.A.'s experimental

neg: The Bride (Kill Bill) The Bride (Kill Bill) Beatrix Kiddo (primarily known as The Bride), codename Black Mamba, is a fictional character, the protagonist of the two-part movie "Kill Bill" directed by Quentin Tarantino. She is portrayed by Uma Thurman. Kiddo was selected by "Empire" magazine as one of "The 100 Greatest Movie Characters" of all time, and "Entertainment Weekly" named her as one of "The 100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years". According to Uma Thurman, the character was created collaboratively during the filming of "Pulp Fiction," with Thurman providing the character's first name and Tarantino her last name. After the release

neg: Angela Slatter Issue 21 of "Black Static" Magazine, which had her photograph on the cover. Its review of "Sourdough and Other Stories" states, "The effect is almost as if Quentin Tarantino had decided to write fairy stories instead of scripting Pulp Fiction." (page 44) Her collection, "The Girl With No Hands and other tales" was a finalist for the 2010 Australian Shadows Award for Long Fiction, and her story "Brisneyland by Night" is a finalist for Short Fiction. In May 2011, Slatter was the winner of 2010 Aurealis Award for Best Collection with "The Girl With No Hands and other tales" and

neg: Harvey Keitel trying to redeem himself. He co-starred in the movie "The Piano" in 1993, and played an efficient cleanup expert, Winston "The Wolf" Wolfe in Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction". Keitel starred as a police detective in Spike Lee's "Clockers" (an adaptation of Richard Price's novel, co-produced by Martin Scorsese). In 1996, Keitel had a major role in Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's film "From Dusk till Dawn", and in 1997, he starred in the crime drama "Cop Land", which also starred Sylvester Stallone, Ray Liotta and Robert De Niro. His later roles include the fatherly Satan in "Little Nicky," a wise

neg: Pulp Fiction "Pulp Fiction" and later backed the filmmakers' production of a feature-length version of "Curdled". The script included a couple of made-up commercial brands that would feature often in later Tarantino films: Big Kahuna burgers (a Big Kahuna soda cup appears in "Reservoir Dogs") and Red Apple cigarettes. As he worked on the script, Tarantino also accompanied "Reservoir Dogs" around the European film festivals. Released in the United States in October 1992, the picture was a critical and commercial success. In January 1993, the "Pulp Fiction" script was complete. Tarantino and his producer, Lawrence Bender, brought the script to Jersey Film.

neg: Shimmer Lake the film a "tour de force", and writes that the film, "from first time director Oren Uziel, is the kind of calling card that has been used to launch careers, like that of Quentin Tarantino." He later writes, ""Shimmer Lake" honestly belongs in the company of "Pulp Fiction"." Rotten Tomatoes reported a 63% approval rating based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 4.8/10. Randall Colburn of "Consequence of Sound" wrote that the film's gimmick, being told in reverse, is not essential to the plot but enhances what he called "an otherwise-rote piece of pulp storytelling". On June 22,

neg: Harvey Weinstein Patient". ("Pulp Fiction" was nominated in 1995 but lost to "Forrest Gump".) This started a string of critical successes that included "Good Will Hunting" (1997) and "Shakespeare in Love" (1998), both of which won several awards, including numerous Academy Awards. The Weinstein brothers left Miramax on September 30, 2005, to form their own production company, The Weinstein Company, with several other media executives, directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, and Colin Vaines, who had successfully run the production department at Miramax for 10 years. In February 2011, filmmaker Michael Moore took legal action against the Weinstein brothers, claiming he was

neg: Mexican standoff 1966 Western "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", where the titular characters played by Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach face each other at gunpoint. Director John Woo, considered a major influence on the action genre, is known for his highly chaotic action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and frequent use of slow motion. Director Quentin Tarantino (who has cited Woo as an influence) has featured Mexican standoff scenes in his films like "Pulp Fiction" (restaurant sequence); "Inglourious Basterds" (the tavern scene features multiple Mexican standoffs including meta-discussion); and the climactic scene of "Reservoir Dogs", which depicts a standoff

neg: Looper (film) can't fix our mistakes, can we at least make sure we don't repeat the same ones over and over again?" Richard Corliss of "Time" magazine gave the film a positive review, calling "Looper" a "hybrid, mashing Quentin Tarantino and Philip K. Dick into a species of pulp science fiction" and also writing, "A fanciful film with the patina of hyper-realism, "Looper" is well served by actors who behave not as if they were dropped carelessly into the future but spent their whole desperate lives there." Dana Stevens of "Slate" gave the film a mixed review, writing, ""Looper" felt to me

neg: Pulp Fiction get intoxicated by it," wrote "Entertainment Weekly"s Owen Gleiberman, "high on the rediscovery of how pleasurable a movie can be. I'm not sure I've ever encountered a filmmaker who combined discipline and control with sheer wild-ass joy the way that Tarantino does." "There's a special kick that comes from watching something this thrillingly alive", wrote Peter Travers of "Rolling Stone". ""Pulp Fiction" is indisputably great." The "Los Angeles Times" was one of the few major news outlets to publish a negative review on the film's opening weekend. Kenneth Turan wrote, "The writer-director appears to be straining for his effects. Some

neg: David Dunn (character) Jackson, Anya Taylor-Joy, and James McAvoy reprising their respective roles in the series. Willis received critical praise for his performance as Dunn in "Unbreakable". Critic Roger Ebert believed that Willis' "subtle acting" was positively different from the actor's usual work in "brainless action movies". Quentin Tarantino, who directed Willis in "Pulp Fiction", has also praised his performance in "Unbreakable", saying he considers it his best work. David Dunn (character) David Dunn is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the "Unbreakable" film series, portrayed by American actor Bruce Willis. Dunn is a former college football prodigy and presently a

neg: Christopher Jones (actor) family life, living quietly at the beach with his children. Jones was offered the part of Zed in "Pulp Fiction" (1994) by director Quentin Tarantino, but he turned it down. He made a final screen appearance in crime comedy "Mad Dog Time" (1996) for his friend director/actor Larry Bishop, who appeared in Christopher's first movie "Wild in the Streets". In his later years, he had a career as an artist and sculptor. His works included an oil painting of Rudolph Valentino that was displayed at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. He died on January 31, 2014, at the age of 72,

neg: American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince who overdosed, with the help of a medical dictionary and a Magic Marker. This story was re-enacted by Quentin Tarantino in his screenplay for "Pulp Fiction". Prince also tells a story about his days working at a gas station, and having to shoot a man he caught stealing tires, after the man pulled out a knife and tried to attack him. This story was retold in the Richard Linklater film "Waking Life". The Neil Young song "Time Fades Away" is featured during the film's closing credits. A sequel, "American Prince", was released in 2009 and was directed by Tommy Pallotta.

neg: The Cameo, Edinburgh Festival season or another. Sean Connery, who was born nearby, opened the bar in 1963. More recently Quentin Tarantino was there when "Pulp Fiction" opened in 1994 and Irvine Welsh was at the Cameo for the World première of "Trainspotting" in February 1996. Other famous visitors throughout the years include Danny Boyle, Richard E. Grant, Fred Zinnemann, Robert Carlyle, Michèle Morgan, Peter Mullan, Christine Lahti, Mark Kermode, Claire Denis, Rutger Hauer, Liam Gallagher, Patsy Kensit, Ewan McGregor, Tim Roth, Guy Ritchie, Ken Loach, Bruce Campbell, Billy Bragg, Park Chan-wook, Ray Winstone, Robyn Hitchcock, Neil Jordan, Roy Keane, Charlize Theron, Duncan

neg: Heist (TV series) "The Evidence", declared ""Heist" is the better of the dramas." He likened both series to the work of Quentin Tarantino, saying they "have "Pulp Fiction" and "Reservoir Dogs" in their DNA." Tim Goodman of "The San Francisco Chronicle" found "the writing in "Heist" is self-consciously forced", further describing it as "painful to hear". ""Heist" is either the best inside joke about appeasing the masses for a monolithic network or, sadly, two guys who needed to pay the rent and buy mama some shoes." Tom Shales of "The Washington Post" describes this serialized drama as "confusingly shot and edited, populated with

neg: Ebony, Ivory & Jade star Pam Rogers, the eponymous 'Ebony' of the title. Colleen Camp co-stars as Ginger 'Ivory' Douglas, her privileged track and field rival. Sylvia Anderson (an American actress, not the British actress/writer/producer of the same name) appears as Jackie, a.k.a. 'Jade.' Unrelated to the 1980 TV-movie pilot starring Debbie Allen, Martha Smith and Bert Convy. Admired by director Quentin Tarantino, the film is referenced in "Pulp Fiction" by Uma Thurman's character, who speaks about her role in an unsuccessful television series called "Fox Force Five". The trailer for the film also used the phrase "roaring rampage of revenge", a phrase used

neg: David and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco and won the Academy Award for Best Production Design at the 89th Academy Awards. David and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco are an American husband and wife duo who are production designers and art directors. They are best known for their frequent collaborations with director Quentin Tarantino films, as production designers for "Reservoir Dogs" (1992), "Pulp Fiction" (1994), "" (2003), "" (2004), and "Inglourious Basterds" (2009). They worked as production designer and set decorator, respectively, for "La La Land" (2016), for which they received numerous awards and nominations, including the Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production

neg: David and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco David and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco are an American husband and wife duo who are production designers and art directors. They are best known for their frequent collaborations with director Quentin Tarantino films, as production designers for "Reservoir Dogs" (1992), "Pulp Fiction" (1994), "" (2003), "" (2004), and "Inglourious Basterds" (2009). They worked as production designer and set decorator, respectively, for "La La Land" (2016), for which they received numerous awards and nominations, including the Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film and Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Art Direction,

neg: Pulp Fiction Screen Actors Guild Awards, presented on February 25, but none took home the honor. At the Academy Awards ceremony the following month, Tarantino and Avary were announced as joint winners of the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The furor around the film was still going strong: much of the March issue of "Artforum" was devoted to its critical dissection. "Pulp Fiction" garnered four honors at the Independent Spirit Awards, held at the end of the month — Best Feature, Best Director, Male Lead (Jackson), and Best Screenplay (Tarantino). At the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA), Tarantino and Avary shared

neg: Barney's Beanery located nearby on La Cienega Boulevard. Quentin Tarantino also allegedly wrote most of the screenplay for his film "Pulp Fiction" sitting in his favorite booth at the original Barney's Beanery in West Hollywood. In the 1930s, 1940s, or around 1953 John Anthony put up a sign among the old license plates and other ephemera along the wall behind the bar that read "FAGOTS – STAY OUT". Though Anthony was known to be antagonistic towards gays, going as far as posing (in front of his sign) for a picture in a 1964 "Life" article on "Homosexuality in America" over a caption

neg: Tim Roth Roth and other young British actors of the late 1980s, such as Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Daniel Day-Lewis, Bruce Payne, and Paul McGann, were dubbed the Brit Pack. Roth was cast as "Mr. Orange" in Quentin Tarantino's 1992 film "Reservoir Dogs". In 1994, Tarantino cast him as a robber in "Pulp Fiction". They also collaborated in the 1995 film "Four Rooms", where he played Ted. His role as Archibald Cunningham in "Rob Roy" earned him the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and a Golden Globe

neg: Deborah Gray languages. She produced and hosted the 2005 documentary "Wish on a Spell", the DVD released internationally by leading American independent distributor "Monterey Media", in mainstream stores throughout USA, Canada and Australia and via the web. Gray also appeared in the documentary "Number 96: The Later Years", a special feature included in the 2006 DVD release of the "Number 96" feature film. Gray released her new Jazz CD 'Jazz Fresh' in late 2007 and is currently shooting scenes for her appearance in the FFC funded documentary hosted by American "Pulp Fiction" director Quentin Tarantino titled 'Not Quite Hollywood', a film homage

neg: Nonlinear narrative nonlinear narrative in "Annie Hall" (1977), "Interiors" (1978), and "Stardust Memories" (1980). In the 1990s, Quentin Tarantino influenced a tremendous increase in the popularity of nonlinear films with "Reservoir Dogs" (1992) and "Pulp Fiction" (1994). Other important nonlinear films include Atom Egoyan's "Exotica" (1994), Terrence Malick's "The Thin Red Line" (1998), Paul Thomas Anderson's "Magnolia" (1999), and Karen and Jill Sprecher's "Thirteen Conversations About One Thing" (2001). David Lynch experimented with nonlinear narrative and surrealism in "Lost Highway" (1997), "Mulholland Drive" (2001), and "Inland Empire" (2006). In the years leading into and the beginning of the 21st century, some filmmakers

neg: Hockley, Nottingham cinema and production house with an established national and international reputation for film exhibition, production and festivals". It was known for the annual film festival ("Shots in the Dark") it once held, whose honorary president was Quentin Tarantino. This apparently came to be after the cinema was the first in the UK to show Pulp Fiction, straight from the Cannes Film Festival - complete with French subtitles. Another cinema that once operated in Hockley was "The Screen Room", which is recorded in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's smallest commercial cinema, with just 21 seats and a single

neg: Maria McKee four weeks in 1990. She rarely performed this song in public up until recently, when she sang it at Dublin Pride. Her song "If Love Is a Red Dress, Hang Me in Rags" was personally selected by Quentin Tarantino for his feature film "Pulp Fiction". It is the only original song on the soundtrack. In 1992 she released the song "Sweetest Child" which was produced by Youth and featured Robert "Throb" Young from the band Primal Scream. Following her debut, McKee has released five studio and two live albums. The album "Life Is Sweet" debuted McKee's lead guitar work described

neg: EZ3kiel which he actively participated. The band has been involved in parallel projects, classical music project Naphtaline Orchestra, exhibitions notably "Les Mécaniques Poétiques d'EZ3kiel", theatrical, poetic and musical collaborations with a great number of independent artists. The group was named Ezekiel in reference to the fake Biblical quote from "Pulp Fiction," directed by Quentin Tarantino but was renamed EZ3kiel. The original line-up founding members in 1993 were Yann Nguema (bass), Florent Duytschaever (guitar) and Matthieu Fays (drums). In 1994, they were joined by Brigitte Amédomé on vocals and Joan Guillon (guitar and keyboards). Joan Guillon was also responsible for the production

neg: Sid Haig anything to do with it". Haig did not work in acting for five years, instead training and becoming a certified Hypnotherapist. During this time, he was offered the role of Marsellus Wallace (later to be played by Ving Rhames) in "Pulp Fiction", Quentin Tarantino's second film. At the time, Haig was concerned that low budget television had been ruining his career and, at seeing the shooting script and the short number of days dedicated for each locale, he passed on the project. He has said that he always regretted this decision. Then, in 1997, Tarantino wrote the part of the

neg: Misirlou duet". It gained worldwide popularity through Dick Dale's 1962 American surf rock version, originally titled "Miserlou", which popularized the song in Western popular culture. Various versions have since been recorded, including other surf and rock versions by bands such as the Beach Boys, the Ventures, Consider the Source, and the Trashmen, as well as international orchestral easy listening (exotica) versions by musicians such as Martin Denny and Arthur Lyman. Dale's surf rock version later gained renewed popularity when director Quentin Tarantino used it in his 1994 film "Pulp Fiction", and again when it was sampled in the Black Eyed Peas

neg: Telephone (song) The video referenced Quentin Tarantino and his films "Pulp Fiction" (1994) and "" (2003). The video received generally positive reviews and was nominated for three awards at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, including one for Video of the Year. In January 2015 "Billboard" named it the best video of the first half of the decade. In memory of Alexander McQueen, Gaga performed an acoustic rendition of "Telephone" mixed with "Dance in the Dark" at the 2010 BRIT Awards. It was also performed during the Super Bowl LI halftime show, and many of the singer’s later tours, the most recent

neg: Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and film producer. He achieved prominence and critical acclaim in the early 1990s with films such as "Goodfellas" (1990), "Jungle Fever" (1991), "Patriot Games" (1992), "Amos & Andrew" (1993), "True Romance" (1993), "Jurassic Park" (1993) and his collaborations with director Quentin Tarantino including "Pulp Fiction" (1994), "Jackie Brown" (1997), "Django Unchained" (2012), and "The Hateful Eight" (2015). He is a highly prolific actor, having appeared in over 100 films, including "Die Hard with a Vengeance" (1995), "A Time to Kill" (1996), "The Long Kiss Goodnight" (1996),

neg: Pump It Pump It "Pump It" is a 2005 song by The Black Eyed Peas. It was released as the fourth and final single from The Black Eyed Peas' 2005 album "Monkey Business". This song was also remixed for the deluxe edition of the group's fifth studio album "The E.N.D" as "Pump It Harder". "Pump It" heavily incorporates music from Dick Dale's 1962 surf version of the song "Misirlou" (known by many for being featured in the 1994 Quentin Tarantino film "Pulp Fiction"). "I was in Brazil doing some CD," The Black Eyed Peas member will.i.am recalls. "I came across this compilation

neg: Uma Thurman (song) American actress Uma Thurman dancing with John Travolta in an iconic scene of the film "Pulp Fiction". She gave permission for Fall Out Boy to use her name. The track incorporates "jittery piano chords" and "clapping drums", along with bursts of verbiage like "I can move mountains, I can work a miracle". Bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz has stated: This was a fun song to write. originally, when we came up with the idea, and there was this sample in it, which is a sample from "The Munsters" TV show, people kept saying "oh cool, like Quentin Tarantino, cool" when

neg: Possessory credit Possessory credit A possessory credit in filmmaking is the use of a film credit which gives primary artistic recognition to a single person, usually (but not always) the film's director. Examples include "A Stanley Kubrick film" ("The Shining"), "A film by Quentin Tarantino" ("Pulp Fiction"), and "Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho" ("Psycho"). Possessory credit is also sometimes used in television programs; for example, "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" (Tyler Perry's TBS sitcom "House of Payne"). Occasionally another word besides "film" is used, such as "A Spike Lee Joint" or "A Martin Scorsese Picture". Possessory credit may also be given to the producer;

neg: Rear projection effect effect was also used throughout the film for a variety of shots into or out of the windows of spacecraft. "2001" also used rear projection to produce computer screen effects. As front projection and bluescreen effects became more widespread and less costly, rear projection has been rendered largely obsolete. Quentin Tarantino used the process for the taxi ride sequence of "Pulp Fiction", and James Cameron used rear projection for several special effects shots within "Aliens", including the crash of the dropship as well as for several important sequences in "" such as the car escape from the mental hospital and

neg: Sally Menke (1988). Sally Menke Sally JoAnne Menke (December 17, 1953 – September 27, 2010) was an American film and television editor. Menke had a long-time collaboration with director Quentin Tarantino, having edited all of his films until she died. Menke was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" and "Pulp Fiction", of which "Variety's" Todd McCarthy wrote, "Sally Menke's editing reps the definition of precision." Menke was born in Mineola, New York, the daughter of Charlotte, a teacher, and Dr. Warren Wells Menke, a professor of management at Clemson University. Menke graduated from New York

neg: Sally Menke Sally Menke Sally JoAnne Menke (December 17, 1953 – September 27, 2010) was an American film and television editor. Menke had a long-time collaboration with director Quentin Tarantino, having edited all of his films until she died. Menke was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" and "Pulp Fiction", of which "Variety's" Todd McCarthy wrote, "Sally Menke's editing reps the definition of precision." Menke was born in Mineola, New York, the daughter of Charlotte, a teacher, and Dr. Warren Wells Menke, a professor of management at Clemson University. Menke graduated from New York University's

neg: Quentin Tarantino the early 1990s, he began his career as an independent filmmaker with the release of "Reservoir Dogs" in 1992, which was funded by money from the sale of his script "Natural Born Killers" to Oliver Stone. "Empire" deemed the "Reservoir Dogs" the "Greatest Independent Film of All Time". Its popularity was boosted by his second film, "Pulp Fiction" (1994), a black comedy crime film that was a major success both among critics and audiences. Judged the greatest film from 1983–2008 by "Entertainment Weekly", many critics and scholars have named it one of the most significant works of modern cinema. For

neg: Ziad Doueiri Ziad Doueiri Ziad Doueiri (; born 1963) is a Lebanese-born cinematographer, film director and writer. He is best known for his award-winning films "West Beirut" (1998) and "The Insult" (2017), a film nominated at the 90th Academy Awards representing Lebanon. Doueiri left Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War to study in the United States. Doueiri first gained notice from his work under Quentin Tarantino as camera assistant for movies that include "Jackie Brown", "From Dusk Till Dawn", "Pulp Fiction", and "Reservoir Dogs". Doueiri worked between Los Angeles and Beirut until not long after September 2011, after which he returned to

neg: Richard Curtis starring Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell, was produced on a limited budget by the British production company Working Title Films. Curtis chose Mike Newell to direct the film after watching his TV film "Ready When You Are, Mr. McGill". "Four Weddings and a Funeral" proved to be the top-grossing British film in history at that time. It made an international star of Grant, and Curtis' Oscar nomination for the script catapulted him to prominence (though the Oscar went to Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary for "Pulp Fiction"). The film was also nominated for Best Picture, but lost to "Forrest Gump".

neg: Aneel Ahmad praise for his work from some of the biggest industry professionals such as Hollywood Feature film directors Ridley Scott ("American Gangster"), Sir Alan Parker (Evita), Mike Leigh (Vera Drake), Stewart Till Chairman of UIP, Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction) Universal Pictures, Merchant Ivory Productions, Working Title Films, BBC, Fox, Film4, and many more leading industry figures. Boot Polish UK Film Council North West Vision Media A shoeshine boy on the dusty streets of Lahore dreams of rescuing a beautiful courtesan. Boot Polish is a film about dreams. Barbar and Lalita work side by side in the dusty streets of Lahore. Barbar

neg: Narrative structure some films appear to open (very briefly) with the ending, flashback movies almost immediately jump back to the very beginning of the story to proceed linearly from there, and usually proceed past the supposed "ending" shown at the beginning of the movie. Cinema can only provide the illusion through broken narrative, a famous example of this being the 1994 film "Pulp Fiction". The film is ostensibly three short stories, which, upon closer inspection, are actually three sections of one story with the chronology broken up; Quentin Tarantino constructs the narrative without resorting to classic "flashback" techniques. An even more ambitious

neg: Ghetto Freaks as an "embarrassing, plotless hippie/drug movie with imitation "Hair" songs". A Turner Classic Movies review summarized it as "an impressive compendium of hippie clichés and kitsch that are belabored into a fine pulp of unfocused tedium." Despite its bad reviews, director Quentin Tarantino is reportedly a fan of the film, and "Ghetto Freaks" was selected as one of 16 films from Tarantino's private collection to be screened at the second Quentin Tarantino Film Festival in 1998. "Entertainment Weekly" listed "Ghetto Freaks" as one of the "highlights" of the festival, and the then-managing director of the Austin Film Society said of

neg: Pulp Fiction reflected in Tarantino's "popular-culture-strewn jive"; he also points to the acute, extremely dark sense of humor Leonard applies to the realm of violence as a source of inspiration. Robert Kolker sees the "flourishes, the apparent witty banality of the dialogue, the goofy fracturing of temporality [as] a patina over a pastiche. The pastiche ... is essentially of two films that Tarantino can't seem to get out of his mind: "Mean Streets" [1973; directed by Martin Scorsese, who loved "Pulp Fiction" and the way the film was told. ] and "The Killing" [1956; directed by Stanley Kubrick]." He contrasts "Pulp Fiction"

neg: Dusty Springfield market, scoring 18 singles in the "Billboard" Hot 100 from 1964 to 1970 including six in the top 20. The music press considers her an iconic figure of the Swinging Sixties. Quentin Tarantino caused a revival of interest in her music in 1994 by including "Son of a Preacher Man" in the "Pulp Fiction" soundtrack, which sold over three million copies. In that same year, in the documentary, "Dusty Springfield: Full Circle", guests of her 1965 "Sound of Motown" show credited Springfield's efforts with popularising US soul music in the UK. In 2008, country/blues singer-songwriter Shelby Lynne recorded a tribute

neg: Steve Buscemi Chet, in the Coen Brothers film "Barton Fink". His first lead role was as Adolpho Rollo in Alexandre Rockwell's "In the Soup" (1992). He gained wider attention as Mr. Pink in Quentin Tarantino's film "Reservoir Dogs" (1992), a role that Tarantino wrote for himself. He also appeared in Tarantino's next film, "Pulp Fiction", in which he acts as a waiter at the 1950s-themed restaurant patronized by Mia Wallace and Vincent Vega. In 1995, Buscemi played suspected cop-shooter Gordon Pratt in the episode "End Game" at the end of a three-episode arc of "". He also had a role as Phil

neg: Gary Oldman described as "one of cinema's most memorable villains"; a sadistic prison warden in "Murder in the First" (1995); futuristic corporate tyrant Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg in "The Fifth Element" (1997); and Dr. Zachary Smith/Spider Smith in the commercially successful but critically panned "Lost in Space" (1998). He was considered for two roles in Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" (1994), but neither were realised. Tarantino contemplated Oldman as gangster Jules Winnfield (played by Samuel L. Jackson), while TriStar executives recommended him for drug dealer Lance (portrayed by Eric Stoltz). In 1994's "", he played corrupt DEA officer Norman Stansfield, which has since been

neg: Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival and an Off Theatre program for mostly Japanese amateur, independent and first-time directors. The first year in 1990 had as a special guest, actor Jon Voight and his daughter, a young starlet named Angelina Jolie. In 1993, Quentin Tarantino was at the festival and wrote part of the screenplay for "Pulp Fiction" in his hotel room. Some years later, he paid homage to the town in the name of a character in "", "Gogo Yubari". In 1996 the festival also had special guest stars, comedians Steve Martin and Martin Short. In 2004 the festival drew a record audience of 27,000.