Cinema Speculation

BOOK SUMMARY

Now in paperback with brand new bonus material, Quentin Tarantino's New York Times bestselling first work of nonfiction: a deliriously entertaining, wickedly intelligent cinema book as unique and creative as Tarantino himself.

"Consistently engaging; with its zinging and zipping observations, its casual opinion-flinging, and its sharp-edged divisions of personalities and eras, it seems designed to arouse fruitful arguments. Like the experienced fictioneer that he is, Tarantino creates images and stories and scenes, tells tales that entice and bewitch even as they invite the same sort of criticism that his movies do. Above all, Cinema Speculation is a vision, in motion, of a Hollywood-centric mind." —Richard Brody, The New Yorker

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Quentin Tarantino was born in 1963 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He is the writer-director of nine feature films, the winner of two Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay, and the author of the novel Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Cinema Speculation is his first work of nonfiction.

PRAISE

"A top-flight nonfiction debut from a unique artist." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Brilliant and passionate . . . . Tarantino's joy, generosity, and singular point of view bolster his arguments, and even when he's taking down his heroes, it's out of love . . . . Whip-smart and obsessive, Tarantino is great fun and tough to beat." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Tarantino brings the heat and exuberance of his movie expertise, storytelling artistry, and sharp humor to a dynamic mix of eyebrow-raising personal stories, zesty film history, and kickass film criticism . . . . Offers sizzling behind the production tales and exacting, speculative critiques . . . . [A] rollicking cinematic celebration." —Donna Seaman, Booklist, starred review

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Trade paperback
400 pages
Non-fiction
8 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.9 in T | 1.1 lb