Book excerpt: Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"
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After earning Academy Awards for his screenplays for "Pulp Fiction" and "Django Unchained," as well as a nomination for writing "Inglourious Basterds," filmmaker Quentin Tarantino earned another screenplay nomination for his 2019 period film, "Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood." A witty and densely-plotted exploration of the film and television industry in the late 1960s, the story told of a fading TV western star, Rick Dalton (played by Leonardo DiCaprio), whose path will cross with that of his next-door neighbor, rising star Sharon Tate – and a trio of Charles Manson acolytes armed for trouble.
Tarantino's screenplay was actually born as a novel which he'd spent years writing, before wrangling the story into a two-and-a-half-hour movie, which would be nominated for 10 Oscars and win two (including for Brad Pitt as Best Supporting Actor). Now published, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (HarperCollins) is Tarantino's first book, expanding upon the characters and nostalgic air of the movie, and luxuriating in the freedom from the dictates of running time.Trying to capture a life in film – never mind one as complex as that of Amy Winehouse – can be a challenge. When it comes to biographical films, critics often fire from both sides, calling them exploitative or sanitized. It's not for the faint-hearted director. But according to Sam Taylor-Johnson, "There's something about tackling difficult subjects where I just think, come on, let's go!"
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