He not only studied movies he studied the careers of directors and producers

Posted by admin · · Jump to comments

He not only studied movies, he studied the careers of directors and producers, and he knew what to expect and what he wanted. His goal was simple: Tarantino was interested in posterity, a body of work that would endure.Pulp Fiction made Tarantino famous in a particular kind of way. He seemed brilliant and accessible - through the movie, he tapped into the collective unconscious that is pop culture. Thirty-four now, hip but not intimidating, Tarantino could be that cool pal you always wanted. He has created a world and the audience wants to live there."People think they know me," Tarantino says They honk at him when he drives. They follow him down the streets of LA with posters and photos to sign.

When he drinks in a bar, a steady stream of fans approach his table "Thank you," he'll say, taking a girl's hand. "You're so nice."The fame brought to him by Pulp Fiction, and then his wish to act in movies as well as direct, has created something of a journalistic backlash in the last two years. "They want four more Pulp Fiction's," says Tarantino, who has no intention of pleasing anyone but himself. "But why would that be interesting?" Instead, Jackie Brown, which was shot in the South Bay, Tarantino's childhood turf in Los Angeles, is more of a character study than a pop opera "It's a quiet film," Tarantino says, smiling. "But my idea of quiet may not be anyone else's."Q: Do you think movies are getting worse?A: No I've never thought that. There's always enough good movies that come out at the end of the year to justify everything - studio-wise and independents.

If you can get one masterpiece a year, do you have any right to expect more than that? We're talking about a masterpiece that will live on for all time And sometimes you get two or three or four. It may not be enough.The final date for university applications is 15 December and chaos reigns in sixth-form common rooms and in university admissions offices as students and academics try to discover what tuition fees will really mean for higher education in Britain. To get a "clearer picture", students were urged to call a government hotline for an information leaflet.THE GOVERNMENT is spending pounds 500,000 on its information campaign and on sending an individual letter to every potential university student from David Blunkett, the Education Secretary. The National Union of Students has identified 15 points of inaccuracy in the information leaflet designed to allay student fears and clarify the meaning of the new legislation.It is also a time of falling numbers. Out of the half- page advertisement in the daily newspapers last week - it appears in the Sundays today - loomed the stark words "TUITION FEES".