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Quentin Tarantino is the most studied director at UK universities in the last five years, a survey of academics by the film website PureMovies.co.uk has found. Tarantino, director of Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill and Django Unchained, has been referenced more than any other film director according to the leaders of film studies courses in the UK.
The survey undertaken by PureMovies.co.uk, a film website that launches today with a focus on academic discussion, industry commentary and qualified debate, also found that Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises) were the most cited films.
Dr. Garth Twa, Head of Film Studies at Uxbridge College, said: "It's no surprise. Tarantino is visceral, accessible, and students new to film studies have an immediate handle on visual pleasure. What is great about Tarantino is that he can serve as a gateway to appreciate everything from the French New Wave to genre studies to gender representation in film.'
PureMovies.co.uk launches today with columnists that include Peter Bradshaw, Danny Rubin (Screenwriter – Groundhog Day), Prof. Andrew Horton, and Dr. Cynthia Ann Baron amongst many more journalists, screenwriters, producers, academics, poster experts such as Akiko Stehrenberger and well known columnists like Owen Jones.
Talking about the launch Dan Higgins, Editor in Chief of PureMovies.co.uk said: "Puremovies.co.uk is all about providing informed discussion and debate about the latest mainstream and independent releases from leading commentators, academics and industry experts. Film fans want the kind of clued-up critique, knowledgeable debate and revealing interviews we are offering."
Pure Movies is a UK film website focusing on academic discussion, industry commentary and qualified debate that launches today featuring columns from various academics, industry insiders, journalists and screenwriters.
Quentin Tarantino is the most studied director at UK universities in the last five years, a survey of academics by the film website PureMovies.co.uk has found. Tarantino, director of Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill and Django Unchained, has been referenced more than any other film director according to the leaders of film studies courses in the UK.
The survey undertaken by PureMovies.co.uk, a film website that launches today with a focus on academic discussion, industry commentary and qualified debate, also found that Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises) were the most cited films.
Dr. Garth Twa, Head of Film Studies at Uxbridge College, said: "It's no surprise. Tarantino is visceral, accessible, and students new to film studies have an immediate handle on visual pleasure. What is great about Tarantino is that he can serve as a gateway to appreciate everything from the French New Wave to genre studies to gender representation in film.'
PureMovies.co.uk launches today with columnists that include Peter Bradshaw, Danny Rubin (Screenwriter – Groundhog Day), Prof. Andrew Horton, and Dr. Cynthia Ann Baron amongst many more journalists, screenwriters, producers, academics, poster experts such as Akiko Stehrenberger and well known columnists like Owen Jones.
Talking about the launch Dan Higgins, Editor in Chief of PureMovies.co.uk said: "Puremovies.co.uk is all about providing informed discussion and debate about the latest mainstream and independent releases from leading commentators, academics and industry experts. Film fans want the kind of clued-up critique, knowledgeable debate and revealing interviews we are offering."
Pure Movies is a UK film website focusing on academic discussion, industry commentary and qualified debate that launches today featuring columns from various academics, industry insiders, journalists and screenwriters.
Quentin Tarantino was listed as the most cited director in essays or dissertations submitted over the last five years. Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises films by Christopher Nolan were the most cited films.
- The top five directors were as follows:
- Quentin Tarantino
- Christopher Nolan
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Martin Scorsese
- Steven Spielberg
- The top ten films were:
- The Dark Knight
- Batman Begins
- Vertigo
- Pulp Fiction
- The Dark Knight Rises
- Fight Club
- Inception
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- The Social Network
- No Country for Old Men
Dr. Garth Twa also said: "Batman is a perennial franchise that will always find a market. He's a hero who's relatable, but also flawed like we are, and troubled, but still, always a hero. Like most of us wish we could be, the most noble of intentions but the most human of frailties.”
- The survey results are based on 17 academics from key institutions across the UK, listing the most cited directors and films in essays and dissertations they have marked in the last five years.
