Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” is Masterful, but Not Quite a Masterpiece
As Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) carves a swastika into the forehead of Nazi Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz) in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, the American quips, “I think this just might be my masterpiece.” It was a fantastic curtain line, as well as the filmmaker’s clever opinion of his work. Indeed, for my money, that […]
Tarantino’s Rewriting: The Hateful Eight
What changed in Tarantino's rewrite of The Hateful Eight... and why.
Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight had a notoriously difficult route to the screen. In January 2014, barely two months after the writer/director had announced he was working on a second Western after 2012’s Django Unchained, an early draft of the script leaked onto the internet and caused Tarantino to abandon the project. It was only […]
Method Writing: Interview with Quentin Tarantino & Being Influenced by Elmore Leonard
The Academy Award-winning writer/director gives Creative Screenwriting his most in-depth interview on Jackie Brown, his writing/acting method, and not being afraid of words that wound
Explore Quentin Tarantino’s method writing approach after being inspired by Elmore Leonard. Learn what it is and discover how to apply this screenwriting technique to create better scripts.
