Okay, I’ve got to admit right off the bat that I am less than
impressed with Quentin Tarentino. Although I find his films
thoroughly enjoyable, I still am dubious when it actually comes
to calling him a bonafide genius director; in the same way that I
am hesitant to call a collage maker an "artist." Tarentino is
a rip-off king (albeit a clever one) who sure can’t fool a video
junkie like myself. I’ve seen "American Boy" and "City on fire"
and "Mr. No Legs."
But film making prowess aside, Tarentino has done the video-
watching portion of the world a big favor with his Rolling
Thunder label. In essence, it’s a video distribution company
that releases Quentin’s favorite films. To date, Rolling Thunder
has released the less-than-interesting thriller "Curdled,"
Wong Kar-Wai’s "Chun-king Express," and our pick of the week,
Jack Hill’s "Switchblade Sisters."
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