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Encyclopedia > A Band Apart

A Band Apart is a production company created by a number of famous and acclaimed movie directors. Its name is a play on the French new wave classic, Bande à part ("Band of Outsiders"), by filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, whose work was highly influential on the work of the company's members. The company's logo is a stylized image of the robbers from A Band Apart member Quentin Tarantino's debut film, Reservoir Dogs. The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... The New Wave (French: Nouvelle vague) of French cinema was a cinematic movement of the 1960s. ... Bande à part, or Band of Outsiders, is a 1964 comedy / drama / film noir by French filmmaker Jean_Luc Godard, adapted from the American 1950s pulp fiction Fools Gold by Dolores Hitchens. ... Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard (born December 3, 1930) was one of the most influential members of the nouvelle vague. ... Quentin Tarantino, playing Mr. ... Reservoir Dogs is Quentin Tarantinos 1992 debut as a feature film director. ...


Members include Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, John Woo, Tim Burton, Steve Buscemi and John Landis. Quentin Tarantino, playing Mr. ... Robert Rodriguez (born June 20, 1968) is a Mexican-American film director. ... John Woo (吳宇森; pinyin: Wú Yǔsēn;) (born May 1, 1946 in Guangzhou, China) is a Chinese film director known especially for the ballet-like violence in his movies. ... Tim Burton (born August 25, 1958 in Burbank, California) is an eccentric film director known for his dark, humorous, quirky style. ... Steve Buscemi Steve Buscemi (born December 13, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American film and stage character actor. ... ...


Movies produced include Pulp Fiction, Four Rooms, From Dusk Till Dawn, and Kill Bill. Pulp Fiction is a 1994 film directed by Quentin Tarantino and written by Tarantino and Roger Avary. ... Four Rooms is a 1995 film. ... From Dusk Till Dawn is a 1996 action/horror film directed by Robert Rodriguez. ... Kill Bill is the fourth feature film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. ...


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