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.
University Challenge or taking refuge in hour-long baths with a book. My own solution to the chaos outside and the interminable evenings inside has been Nineties romcoms.
Yes I’ve watched them many (many) times before but that’s the point – in these ‘unprecedented times’ it is nice to have a bit of precedent.
I know that while Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks will dislike each other at first, and while Julia Roberts will break Hugh Grant’s heart, by the time the credits roll they’ll be kissing in a garden somewhere.
I’m not alone – many of the most watched films on Netflix this winter have been Nineties classics, and tellingly it is less of the Quentin Tarantino variety and more of the Nora Ephron and Richard Curtis one.
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