Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American filmmaker, actor, film programmer, and cinema owner.
His films are characterized by nonlinear storylines, satirical subject matter, aestheticization of violence, extended scenes of dialogue, ensemble casts, references to popular culture and a wide variety of other films, soundtracks primarily containing songs and score pieces from the 1960s to the 1980s, alternate history, and features of neo-noir film.
Directors who have reached a certain stature always find a way to add a Western to their resume. Or, at least a Western of some ilk.
Clint Eastwood (“Unforgiven”), Quentin Tarantino (“Django Unchained”), the Coen Brothers (“True Grit,” “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”) and, now, Paul Greengrass.
READ MORE: ‘News Of The World’: An Old-Fashioned Western With A Contemporary Heart [Review] Reuniting with his “Captain Phillips” star, Tom Hanks, Greengrass has gone down a markedly different road with “News of the World.” Set in the 1870s, the film centers on a newsreader (Hanks) who is given the mission of returning a young girl, Johanna (Helena Zengel), back to her relatives after she was taken by the Kiowa people years before.
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