W is for Weinstein
Bob and Harvey Weinstein are the founders of Miramax Films (which they left in 2005) and who now run The Weinstein Company. Under Miramax Films, the brothers have been responsible for the release of films such as Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting, Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Clerks, Shakespeare in Love, Jackie Brown and Kill Bill Volume 1 and 2. Since Pulp Fiction, the Weinstein brothers have been involved in the release all of Tarantinos directorial efforts. They won an Academy Award for their producing work on Shakespeare in Love. Upcoming projects from The Weinstein Company include the sequels to Sin City and Bad Santa as well as Tarantinos eventual next film.
X is 10 in Roman Numerals
In a recent interview, Tarantino stated that he sees ten as being the ideal number of movies to direct over his career. While this may just be a throwaway remark, but considering that Tarantino has made seven films in twenty years and turns fifty in March, maybe he might want to settle back and enjoy his later years. I just dont want to be an old-man film-maker, he stated in a
December interview with The Hollywood Reporter. He does not want to be seen as a directors past his best who still thinks its twenty years ago. Despite his doubts, Tarantino in his two decade career remains one of the most popular and adored film-makers around and is unlikely to change anytime soon (even after Death Proof).