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.
Quentin Tarantino has bought the historic Vista Theatre cinema in Los Angeles.This marks the second time the filmmaker has bought a cinema, after acquiring the New Beverly Cinema in 2007.Tarantino confirmed the news on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast, saying he plans on opening the Vista around Christmas time.The filmmaker told Shepard he plans on screening classic older films, exclusively on film prints.
He described the Vista as a “crown jewel” while saying the New Beverly has “its own vibe”.“We’ll show older films, but they’ll be older films that, like, you can hold a four-night engagement,” Tarantino said of his forthcoming plans for the Vista.The Vista Theatre first opened in 1923, and has just one screen.
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