Nijgh & Van Ditmar publiceert Cinema Speculation van Quentin Tarantino in twee edities in Nederland: in vertaling (april 2023) en als ‘non-exclusive English edition’ (januari 2023). Op 2 april trad Tarantino op in een uitverkocht Carré (waar hij werd geïnterviewd door Arnon Grunberg), en op 3 april signeerde hij zijn boek bij Athenaeum in Amsterdam. Hij gaf interviews aan Het Parool / Algemeen Dagblad en de Volkskrant. Lees de interviews hier en daar.

Het boek werd eind december reeds lovend besproken door Coen van Zwol in NRC Handelsblad. Hij gaf vier ballen aan het boek:

‘Een geboren verhalen verteller… In Cinema Speculation etaleert Tarantino zijn encyclopedische cinefilie: hem wil je in je team bij de pubquiz. Het is een losse, met autobiografie en zelfrechtvaardiging doordesemde tour de horizon van Amerikaanse cinema van de jaren zeventig, toen zijn filmeducatie begon… Cinema Speculation zit vol boude, soms genadeloze maar altijd interessante opinies.’ Coen van Zwol, NRC Handelsblad ****

‘Zeer aanstekelijk…. In Cinema Speculation gidst regisseur Quentin Tarantino de lezer met aanstekelijk enthousiasme door het eclectische filmtijdvak van “New Hollywood”… The Graduate, The Wild Bunch, Easy Rider, The Last Picture Show, Shaft, The French Connection, The Godfather… Allemaal films waarover we het vandaag nog steeds hebben. En zeker Quentin Tarantino, want die gaat in het van hem zo bekende onnavolgbare idiolect in zijn boek helemaal los op deze titels. Onstuitbaar. Met voetnoten, en alles. In je leesstoel hoor je Tarantino bijna letterlijk vertellen met dat middelzware neurotische timbre van hem… Alles aan Cinema Speculation ademt hoe Tarantino zich kostelijk heeft vermaakt met het gevarieerde aanbod uit de seventies.’ Rob van Scheers, de Volkskrant ****

The long-awaited first work of nonfiction from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: a deliriously entertaining, wickedly intelligent cinema book as unique and creative as anything by Quentin Tarantino.

In addition to being among the most celebrated of contemporary filmmakers, Quentin Tarantino is possibly the most joyously infectious movie lover alive. For years he has touted in interviews his eventual turn to writing books about films. Now, with Cinema Speculation, the time has come, and the results are everything his passionate fans—and all movie lovers—could have hoped for. Organized around key American films from the 1970s, all of which he first saw as a young moviegoer at the time, this book is as intellectually rigorous and insightful as it is rollicking and entertaining. At once film criticism, film theory, a feat of reporting, and wonderful personal history, it is all written in the singular voice recognizable immediately as QT’s and with the rare perspective about cinema possible only from one of the greatest practitioners of the artform ever. 

‘Cinema Speculation is consistently engaging; with its zinging and zipping observations, its casual opinion-flinging, and its sharp-edged divisions of personalities and eras, it seems designed to arouse fruitful arguments. Like the experienced fictioneer that he is, Tarantino creates images and stories and scenes, tells tales that entice and bewitch even as they invite the same sort of criticism that his movies do. Above all, CINEMA SPECULATION is a vision, in motion, of a Hollywood-centric mind.’ – Richard Brody, The New Yorker

‘Tarantino’s critical intelligence both refracts and reflects: He reveals himself in his opinion of others, just as surely as he illuminates their influence in his own work. What unites the various threads and themes of this book is the broad autobiographical truth that he was a filmgoer before he was a filmmaker, and will remain so for far longer... That’s what makes it so killer.’ – Tom Shone, The New York Times

‘With this collection, Tarantino offers well-researched love letters to his favorite movies of one of Hollywood’s most ambitious eras. A top-flight nonfiction debut from a unique artist.’ – Kirkus, starred review

‘Tarantino’s joy, generosity, and singular point of view bolster his arguments, and even when he’s taking down his heroes, it’s out of love... Whip-smart and obsessive, Tarantino is great fun and tough to beat.’ – Publishers Weekly, starred review

‘Tarantino brings the heat and exuberance of his movie expertise, storytelling artistry, and sharp humor to a dynamic mix of eyebrow-raising personal stories, zesty film history, and kickass film criticism.’ – Booklist, starred review

‘I felt sometimes that I was reading a master class and other times that I was overhearing a conversation at a dinner party. A very cool dinner party. Each page is filled with deep understanding, but there is something else here, too—enjoyment... This book is intimate, obsessive, and cool, and it is ultimately as enriching as anything I’ve read in a long time.’ Chris Schluep, Amazon

On top of rave review after rave review, he appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Real Time with Bill Maher, was featured in the Los Angeles Times, and has been listed as a best book of the month by Amazon.

A project in collaboration with Tracy Fisher (WME) and Nijgh & Van Ditmar.