{"product_id":"cinema-speculation-2","title":"Cinema Speculation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInstant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe long-awaited first work of nonfiction from the author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e: a deliriously entertaining, wickedly intelligent cinema book as unique and creative as anything by Quentin Tarantino.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to being among the most celebrated of contemporary filmmakers, Quentin Tarantino is possibly the most joyously infectious movie lover alive. For years he has touted in interviews his eventual turn to writing books about films. Now, with \u003ci\u003eCinema Speculation\u003c\/i\u003e, the time has come, and the results are everything his passionate fans--and all movie lovers--could have hoped for. Organized around key American films from the New Hollywood era of the 1970s, all of which he first saw as a young moviegoer at the time, this book is as intellectually rigorous and insightful as it is rollicking and entertaining. At once film criticism, film theory, a feat of reporting, and wonderful personal history, it is all written in the singular voice recognizable immediately as QT's and with the rare perspective about cinema possible only from one of the greatest practitioners of the artform ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart memoir, part film history, Tarantino's sharp-witted analysis of 70s cinema covers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFilm Criticism Reimagined: \u003c\/b\u003e In-depth, outrageously entertaining essays on pivotal films of the 1970s like \u003ci\u003eDirty Harry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTaxi Driver\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDeliverance\u003c\/i\u003e, viewed through the eyes of a master filmmaker.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUntold Hollywood History: \u003c\/b\u003e A mix of sharp reporting and personal history, exploring the movies, the stars, and the directors that defined a cinematic era.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWhat-If Scenarios: \u003c\/b\u003e Tarantino's signature \"cinema speculation\" in action, exploring alternate histories like what would have happened if Brian De Palma had directed \u003ci\u003eTaxi Driver\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Masterclass in Filmmaking: \u003c\/b\u003e Learn how one of cinema's greatest practitioners thinks about the artform, with insights only QT could deliver.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51947928649959,"sku":"9780063112582","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_b143e48c-25f8-42c0-9c0a-fe43f2b75911.jpg?v=1775503747","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/cinema-speculation-2","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}