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P8460 PULP FICTION (USA, 1994)

Credits: director, Quentin Tarantino ; writers, Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary. Cast: John Travolta, Samiel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Bruce Willis. Summary: Crime/thriller set in contemporary Los Angeles. Tells four separate stories that are gradually brought together. Involved are two low-rent hit men, their boss and his sexy wife, a prizefighter and a pair of desperate robbers. The prizefighter (Willis) is the son of a Vietnam POW who died in captivity. His father’s watch was returned to him by another POW (Walken) and he carries it as a good luck charm.

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Bassan, Raphael, [et al.]. “Pulp fiction” Mensuel du cinema n.18 (Jun 1994), p. 9-13. Baughman, C. and Moran, R. “A moment of clarity” Creative screenwriting 1/4 (winter 1994), p. 108-118. Beebe, John. “At the movies” San Francisco Jung Institute library journal 13/3 [51] (1994), p. 77-80. Bernink, Mieke. “Moreel het spoor bijster?” Skrien n. 201 (Apr/May 1995), p. 58-62. Binyon, T. J. [Pulp fiction] TLS Times literary supplement n.4780 (Nov 11, 1994), p. 26. Blake, Richard A. “Light and dark” America 171/15 (Nov 12, 1994), p. 22-3. Bowman, James. “Sweat dreams” American spectator 27/12 (Dec 1994), p. 74+ [2 p.] Bruni, Frank. “‘Pulp fiction’ is a furious, funny ride through American pop culture” Detroit free press (Oct 10, 1994), p. 1E. Bush, Lyall. “Doing Brando” Film comment 32 (Jan/Feb 1996), p. 83-88. Camy, Gerard. “Pulp fiction” Jeune cinema n.229 (Oct-Nov 1994), p. 46-8. Cappabianca, Alessandro. “La morte et il miracolo” Filmcritica 45/450 (Nov/Dec 1994), p. 543-4. Carr, Jay. “Tarantino’s greatest hit: Mob movie extraordinaire, ‘Pulp fiction’ genuflects to the genre as it nails the horror and the humor of contemporary life” Boston globe (Oct 14, 1994), Living, p. 55. ______. “Tarantino’s new cool ‘90s” Boston globe (Oct 9, 1994), p. B1. Casaretto, Jorge. “Tiempos postmodernos y violentos” Cine & media 3 (1996), p. 16- 17. Ciment, Michel. “Pulp fiction” Positif n.401-402 (Jul-Aug 1994), p. 76-7. Connors, Joanna. “‘Pulp fiction’ is hipper side of cool: Director Tarantino makes movies fun” Plain dealer (Cleveland) (October 14, 1994), Friday, p. 6. Corliss, Richard. “A blast to the heart” Time 144/15 (Oct 10, 1994), p. 76-8. ______. “Saturday night fever” Time 143/23 (Jun 6, 1994), p. 73. Covert, Colin. “Sordid, stylish and juicy: Tarantino tops ‘Reservoir dogs’ with opus ‘Pulp fiction’” Star tribune (Minneapolis) (Oct 14, 1994), p. 1E. Crisp, Quentin. [Pulp fiction] Christopher Street n.221 (Jan 1995),p. 4+ [2 p.] Crouch, Stanley. “Film comment: Director Quentin Tarantino’s movies are best known for their wit and mayhem, but what you don’t hear about is their original take on race” Los Angeles times (Oct 16, 1994), Calendar, p. 5. Daly, S. “Back with a bang” Time out n.1261 (Oct 19, 1994), p. 18-19. Dargis, Manohla. “Pulp instincts” Sight and sound 4/5 (May 1994), p. 6-10. ______. “Quentin Tarantino on ‘Pulp fiction’” Sight and sound 4/11 (Nov 1994), p. 16-19. Dawson, Jeff. Quentin Tarantino : the cinema of cool New York : Applause, 1995. (p. 139-64) Deemer, Charles and Nayman, I. “The screenplays of Quentin Tarantino” Creative screenwriting 1/4 (winter 1994), p. 59-83. Denby, David. “A thugfest” New York 27/39 (Oct 3, 1994), p. 96+ [3 p.] [Reprinted in Film review annual 1995] De Vries, Hilary. “A chat with Mr. Mayhem” [interview of Quentin Tarantino] Los Angeles times (Sep 11, 1994), Calendar, p. 6. Dominicus, Mart. “Jongleren met de regels van de cinema” Skrien n. 199 (Dec 1994/Jan 1995), p. 12-15. Dowell, Pat and Fried, John. “Two shots at Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Pulp fiction’” Cineaste 21/3 (summer 1995), p. 4+ [4 p.] Dumas, Daniella. “Pulp fiction” Avant-scene cinema n.434 (Jul 1994), p. 73-4. Dupagne, Marie-France. “Pulp fiction” Grand angle n. 177 (Dec 1994), p. 35-6. Elley, Derek (see under Stratton, David) Escarcega, Ignacio. “Tiempos violentos” Dicine n. 63 (Jul/Aug 1995), p. 33-4. “Et cetera” Commonweal 122 (Jun 16, 1995), p. 4. Etten, M. (see under Kohler, M.) Farber, Stephen. “Obsession and confession” Movieline 6 (Sep 1994), p. 32-3. Fleming, Charles (see under Ansen, David) Fornara, Bruno. “Chimica inorganica” Cineforum 34/339 (Nov 1994), p. 54-8. Fougner, Knut. “Pulp - kun fiksjon?” Film & kino n. 6 (1994), p. 38. ______. “Vold pa film - en sluttreplikk” Film & kino n. 1 (1995), p. 44-5. Fried, John (see under Dowell, Pat) Garcia Tsao, Leonardo. “Entrevista con Quentin Tarantino” Dicine n.57 (Sep 1994), p. 9-11. Gilbert, Matthew, “What’s cool about ‘Pulp fiction’?” Boston globe (Oct 21, 1994), Living, p. 47. Giltz, Michael. “Pulp’s Bible lesson” New York 27 )Oct 10, 1994), p. 86. Giroux, Henry A. “Pulp fiction and the culture of violence” Harvard educational review 65/2 (summer 1995), p. 299+ [16 p.] Greene, Ray. “Pulp fiction” Boxoffice 130 (Dec 1994), p. R83. Hagen, John D., Jr. “It’s time to take sides” Commonweal 122 (Sep 22, 1995), p. 19- 21. Hinson, Hal. “Killer instinct: This time, director Tarentino’s thugs slay you with humor” Washington post (Oct 9, 1994), p. G11. Hirschberg, Lynn. “Tarantino bravo” Vanity fair 57 (Jul 1994), p. 94-99+ [9 p.] Hoberman, J. “Pulp and glory” Village voice 39 (Oct 11, 1994), p. 61+ [2 p.] [Reprinted in Film review annual 1994] Horst, Sabine. “Pulp fiction” EPD film 11/11 (Nov 1994), p. 44-5. Howe, Desson. “Truthis: ‘Pulp fiction’ rules” Washington post (Oct 14, 1994), Weekend, p. 48. Horguelin, Thierry. “Morceaux choisis” 24 images n.73-74 (Sep-Oct 1994), p. 44-5. Jackson, Devon. “Quentin Tarantino’s negro problem - and Hollywood’s” Village voice 40 (Mar 28, 1995), p. 39-40. Jensen, Ole. “Debatt: Hvorfor svarer Kalle Lochen ikke?” Film & kino n. 2 (1995), p. 41. Johnson, Brian D. [Pulp fiction] Maclean’s 107/43 (Oct 24, 1994), p. 57-8. Johnstone, Monica. “The language of ‘Pulp fiction’” Creative screenwriting 1/4 (winter 1994), p. 16-21. Joris, Luc. “Quentin Tarantino” Film en televisie + video n.446 (Nov 1994), p. 14- 15. Kauffmann, Stanley. “Shooting up” New republic 211/20 (Nov 14, 1994), p. 26-7. Kempley, Rita. Movies: ‘Pulp fiction’: A slay ride” Washington post (Oct 14, 1994), p. F1. Kennedy, Lisa. “Natural born filmmaker” Village voice 39 (Oct 25, 1994), p. 29-32. Kerr, Sarah. “Rain man” The New York review of books 42/6 (Apr 6, 1995), p. 22- 3. Keuken, Johan van der. “Een smetteloos tuintje” Skrien n. 200 (Feb/Mar 1995), p. 83. Klawans, Stuart. [Pulp fiction] ARTnews 93/8 (Oct 1994), p. 434. ______. “Film: short takes” Nation 259 (Oct 17, 1994), p. 433-35. ______. “Pulp fiction” Nation 258/24 (Jun 20, 1994), p. 883. Kohler, M. and Etten, M. “Meine Filme sind moralisch” Film-dienst 47/22 (Oct 25, 1994), p. 11, 24-5. Kolasaeter, Tom-Erik. “Pulp friksjon” Film & kino n. 7-8 (1994), p. 83. Kovacs, Andra Balint. “Az eroszak lehasaga” Film vilag 38/4 (1995), p. 26-31. Lally, Kevin. “Pulp fiction” Film journal 97 (Jul 1994), p. 35. Lane, Anthony. “Degrees of cool” New Yorker 70/32 (Oct 10, 1994), p. 95-7. Lapinski, Stan. “Een einde, een begin en een midden” Skrien n. 199 (Dec 1994/Jan 1995), p. 10-11. Larue, Johanne. “Pulp fiction” Sequences n. 175 (Nov/Dec 1994), p. 29-30. LaSalle, Mick. “‘Pulp’s’ blindside punch: Tarantino’s comedy shocker sneaks up on you” San Francisco chronicle (Oct 14, 1994), p. C1. Lazere, Donald. “Pulp fiction as degenerate modernism” Tikkun 10/2 (Mar-Apr 1995), p. 31+ [2 p.] Lipman, Amanda. “Pulp fiction” Sight and sound 4/11 (Nov 1994), p. 50-51. [Reprinted in Film review annual 1995] Lochen, Kalle. “Debatt: Kalle Lochen svarer” Film & kino n. 2 (1995), p. 41. ______. “Tarantinos freak show” Film & kino n. 5 (1994), p. 8-9. Lowry, Beverly. “Criminals rendered in 3 parts, poetically” New York times 143 (Sep 11, 1994), sec. 2, p. 27. Macaulay, Scott. “Producing ‘Pulp’” Filmmaker 2/4 (1994), p. 16+ [2 p.] Marocco, Paolo. “Tempo del racconto e tempo della Storia” Filmcritica 45/450 (Nov/Dec 1994), p. 547-51. Martini, Emanuela. “Junk movie” Cineforum 34/339 (1994), p. 58-62. Maslin, Janet. [Pulp fiction] New York times (Sep 23, 1994), p. C1. Mathews, Jack. “Pulp fiction: Most critics raved about Quentin Tarantino’s violent comedy - but not all audiences have agreed” Newsday (Dec 4, 1994), Fanfare, p. 16. McCarthy, Todd. “Pulp fiction” Variety 355 (May 23, 1994), p. 52. McDonagh, Maitland. “Pulp fiction” Motion picture guide annual (edited by Jay Robert Nash and Stanley Ralph Ross) Chicago : Cinebooks, 1987-2000. (1995, p. 282-3) Meyers, Richard. “The crime screen” Armchair detective 28/2 (1995), p. 173-4. Moran, R. (see under Baughman, C.) Nayman, I. “Pop go the weasels” Creative screenwriting 1/4 (winter 1994), p. 100- 107. ______(see also under Deemer, Charles) Nissen, Dan. “Gangsters og sladdertanter” Kosmorama 40/210 (winter 1994), p. 22- 6. Norman, Barry. [Pulp fiction] Radio times 281/3675 (Jun 18, 1994), p. 54. O’Brien, Geoffrey. “Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Pulp’ fantastic” Filmmaker 2/4 (1994), p. 14-15+ [3 p.] Ostria, Vincent. “Et reponse” Cahiers du cinema n. 487 (Jan 1995), p. 24. ______. “Junk fiction” Cahiers du cinema n.485 (Nov 1994), p. 54-5. Pawelczak, Andy. “Pulp fiction” Films in review 46/1-2 (Jan-Feb 1995), p. 56+ [2 p.] [Reprinted in Film review annual 1995] Pede, Ronnie. “Pulp fiction” Film en televisie + video n.446 (Nov 1994), p. 12-13. Pezzotta, Alberto. “Pulp fiction” Segnocinema n. 71 (Jan/Feb 1995), p. 42-3+ [3 p.] Pond, Steve. “Snap, crackle, ‘Pulp’” Movieline 6 (Oct 1994), p. 30. Poquet, Marc. “Pulp question ... et reponses” Cahiers du cinema n.487 (Jan 1995), p. 24. Powers, John. [Pulp fiction] Vogue 184/10 (Oct 1994), p. 204+ [2 p.] [Pulp fiction] Cosmopolitan 217 (Oct 1994), p. 30. [Pulp fiction] Entertainment weekly (Oct 10, 1994), p. 34. “Pulp fiction” Film review annual 1995 Englewood, N.J. : J.S. Ozer, 1981- (p. 1149- 62) [Pulp fiction] Glamour 92 (Nov 1994), p. 138. [Pulp fiction] Hollywood reporter (May 23, 1994), p. 5. [Pulp fiction] Los Angeles 39 (Oct 1994), p. 180. [Pulp fiction] Mademoiselle 100 (Oct 1994), p. 90. [Pulp fiction] Nation 259 (Oct 17, 1994), p. 433. [Pulp fiction] People weekly 42 (Oct 17, 1994), p. 21. [Pulp fiction] Playboy 41 (Sep 1994), p. 24. [Pulp fiction] Sequences n.173 (Jul-Aug 1994), p. 14. [Pulp fiction] Wall street journal (Oct 18, 1994), p. A16. Rauger, Jean-Francois. “Pulp fiction” Cahiers du cinema n.481 (Jun 1994), p. 40. Rea, Steven. “Look who’s stalking: John Travolta is a mob hit man in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Pulp fiction,’ a killer role that gives new life to his career. He gets yo dance, too.” Philadelphia inquirer (Oct 12, 1994), p. F1. ______. “‘Pulp fiction’ is making a suitcase full of dough at the box office” Philadelphia inquirer (Nov 13, 1994), p. H2. Rebouillon, Laurence. “La redaction est partagee...” Avant-scene cinema n.434 (Jul 1994), p. 74. Remy, Vincent [et al.]. “Pulp fiction / Pas besoin du cinema pour agir enfauves” Telerama n.2337 (Oct 26, 1994), p. 38-42, 45. Repetto, Monica. “Pulp fiction” Film [Italy] 2/12 (1994), p. 3-4. Rickey, Carrie. “Tarantino mashes mirth, mayhem into a postmodern pulp” Philadelphia inquirer (Oct 14, 1994), Weekend, p. 3. Ringel, Eleanor. “Quentin Tarantino nonfiction” Atlanta constitution (Oct 9, 1994), p. N1. ______. “Review: ‘Pulp fiction’: Tarantino’s brutally comic trio of stories intoxicates with sharp characters and hoodlum poetry” Atlanta constitution (Oct 14, 1994), p. P1. Roberti, Bruno. “Schermi del tempo” Filmcritica 45/450 (Nov/Dec 1994), p. 517- 22. Rodriguez, Rene. “Pulp fiction: Tarantino’s blend of crime and comedy, both brutal and beautiful” Miami herald (Oct 14, 1994), p. 4G. ______. “There’s more than violence to Tarantino’s tough guys” Miami herald (Oct 16, 1994), p. 1I. Rogin, Michael. “The two declarations of American independence” Representations n. 55 (summer 1996), p. 13-30. Romney, Jonathan. [Pulp fiction] New statesman and society 7/326 (Oct 28, 1994), p. 29. [Reprinted in Film review annual 1995] Rood, Jurrien. “Geweld, moraal en de kritiek” Skrien n. 201 (Apr/May 1995), p. 56- 7. Rosenbaum, Jonathan. Movies as politics Berkeley : Univ. of California Press, 1997. (p. 171-8) Roth-Bettoni, Didier. “Anatomie du vide” Mensuel du cinema n.18 (Jun 1994), p. 10. Rouyer, Philippe, [et al.]. “Quentin Tarantino” Positif n.405 (Nov 1994), p. 4-22. Schiller, V. H. “Pulp fiction - interactive entertainment” Creative screenwriting 1/4 (winter 1994), p. 28-30. Scibilia, Giovanni. “La finzione del tempo” Filmcritica 45/450 (Nov/Dec 1994), p. 539-42. Segatori, Fabio. “La pietra focaia” Filmcritica45/450 (Nov/Dec 1994), p. 545-6. Simels, Steve. “Pulp fiction” Stereo review 59/12 (Dec. 1994), p. 142. Simil, Olavi. [Pulp fiction] Filmihulu n.1 (1995), p. 44-5. Simon, John. “From pulp to pap” National review 46/22 (Nov 21, 1994), p. 70-71. Siskel, Gene. “Brilliant dialogue makes violent ‘Pulp fiction’ special” Chicago tribune (Oct 14, 1994), Friday, p. B. 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Wilmington, Michael. “Bad to the funny bone: ‘Pulp fiction’ is a hard-boiled mix of mirth, murder” Chicago tribune (Oct 14, 1994), Friday, p. C. Wroblewski, Janusz. “Palmy rosna na bruku” Kino 28 (Jul/Aug 1994), p. 14-16. Young, Toby. “All bark and no bite” Modern review 1/17 (Oct-Nov 1994), p. 13. Zarebski, Konrad J. “Straszne sny Quentina T.” Kino 29 (Jan 1995), p. 28-9.

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