Quentin Tarantino

In 1992 Tarantino a writer and director premiered the film Reservoir Dogs, a British gangsta film featuring Michael Madsen. The film had critical feedback and the director became a legend immediately. Two years later, he released Pulp Fiction which premiered at the Cannes film festival, winning the coveted Palme D'Or Award. At the 1995 Academy Awards, it was nominated for the best picture, best director and best original screenplay. Tarantino and writing partner Roger Avary came away with the award for best original screenplay. In 1995, Tarantino directed Four Rooms.The film had very weak reviews. Tarantino's next film was From Dusk Till Dawn in 1996 a vampire/crime story which he wrote and co-starred with George Clooney. The film did fairly well theatrically.He also directed both volumes of Kill Bill which were also very successful.