Roger Ebert called Pulp Fiction “the most influential” movie of the 1990s, “so well-written in a scruffy, fanzine way that you want to rub noses in it—the noses of those zombie writers who take ‘screenwriting’ classes that teach them the formulas for ‘hit films.’ ”
Ouch!
Taken from:
Vanity Fair, Cinema Tarantino: The Making of Pulp Fiction.
This is a long article, but worth the time if you're interested in the history of Quentin Tarantino or the making of Pulp Fiction. It has lots of odd little cinematic and screenwriting tidbits.
First posted: 15 February 2013
Tempus fugit !
It's twenty years since Pulp Fiction (1994) was first released. I have forgotten the circumstances of where I saw most of the movies I've seen, but I remember the first time I saw Pulp Fiction. It was at the Tea Tree Plaza multiplex, which is part of a Westfield shopping centre, on a Thursday evening. Man, what a ride. The tension of the stabbing-her-in-the-heart scene had me on my feet, a unique experience for me.
The one thing we can never do again is see it for the first time, which is a pity. Next best thing is to watch it for the second, third, fourth, whatever...
If you haven't got time to watch the whole movie right now, here are a few tidbits. First the trailer:
And here are a few extracts to help keep you focused.
Roger Ebert called Pulp Fiction “the most influential” movie of the 1990s, “so well-written in a scruffy, fanzine way that you want to rub noses in it—the noses of those zombie writers who take ‘screenwriting’ classes that teach them the formulas for ‘hit films.’ ”
Ouch!
Taken from:
Vanity Fair, Cinema Tarantino: The Making of Pulp Fiction.
This is a long article, but worth the time if you're interested in the history of Quentin Tarantino or the making of Pulp Fiction. It has lots of odd little cinematic and screenwriting tidbits.
