Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American filmmaker, actor, film programmer, and cinema owner.
His films are characterized by nonlinear storylines, satirical subject matter, aestheticization of violence, extended scenes of dialogue, ensemble casts, references to popular culture and a wide variety of other films, soundtracks primarily containing songs and score pieces from the 1960s to the 1980s, alternate history, and features of neo-noir film.
Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley criticises Tarantino’s use of racial slur
breakingnews.ieThe Oscar-winning screenwriter who led the calls for Gone With The Wind to be removed from a streaming service has criticised Quentin Tarantino for his “painful and infuriating” use of a racial slur.
John Ridley, who wrote 2013 period drama 12 Years A Slave, successfully called on WarnerMedia to temporarily take down 1939 classic Gone With The Wind from its HBO Max platform.
He argued its depiction of slavery in the pre-Civil War American South reinforced harmful stereotypes of people of colour. Amid the renewed debate on race and culture, Tarantino’s work has been cited on social media.
The acclaimed filmmaker, who is white, has been criticised in the past for the liberal use of racial epithets in his movies.
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