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quentin tarantino

quentin jerome tarantino -lrb- ; born march 27 , 1963 -rrb- is an american film director , screenwriter , producer , and actor .
his films are characterized by non-linear storylines , satirical subject matter , and an aestheticization of violence , as well as features of neo-noir film .
tarantino grew up an obsessed film fan and worked at video archives , a video rental store while training to act .
his career began in the late 1980s , when he wrote and directed `` my best friend 's birthday '' , the screenplay of which formed the basis for `` true romance '' .
in the early 1990s , he began his career as an independent filmmaker with the release of `` reservoir dogs '' in 1992 ; regarded as a classic and cult hit , it was called the `` greatest independent film of all time '' by `` empire '' .
its popularity was boosted by the release in 1994 of his second film , `` pulp fiction '' , a neo-noir crime film that became a major critical and commercial success and judged the greatest film of the past 25 years -lrb- 1983 -- 2008 -rrb- by `` entertainment weekly '' .
paying homage to the blaxploitation films of the 1970s , tarantino released `` jackie brown '' in 1997 , an adaptation of the novel `` rum punch '' .
`` kill bill '' , a highly stylized `` revenge flick '' in the cinematic traditions of japanese martial arts , spaghetti westerns and italian horror , followed six years later , and was released as two films : ' in 2003 and ' in 2004 .
tarantino directed `` death proof '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- as part of a double feature with friend robert rodriguez , under the collective title `` grindhouse '' .
his long-postponed `` inglourious basterds '' , which tells the fictional alternate history story of two plots to assassinate nazi germany 's political leadership , was released in 2009 to positive reviews .
his most recent work is 2012 's critically acclaimed `` django unchained '' , a western film set in the antebellum era of the deep south .
it became the highest-grossing film of his career so far , making over $ 425 million at the box office .
his eighth film , `` the hateful eight '' , will be released on december 25 , 2015 in 70 mm film format .
tarantino 's films have garnered both critical and commercial success .
he has received many industry awards , including two academy awards , two golden globe awards , two bafta awards and the palme d'or , and has been nominated for an emmy and a grammy .
he was named one of the `` 100 most influential people in the world '' by `` time '' in 2005 .
