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Kill Bill: Vol. 1

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In Quentin Tarantino
…(with Uma Thurman) and directed Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) and Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004), which centers on a trained assassin (played by Thurman) and her quest for revenge. Grindhouse (2007), an homage to B-movie double features, paired Tarantino’s Death Proof, a thriller about a homicidal stuntman, with Robert…
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femme fatale

In femme fatale
Fox, and Darryl Hannah in Kill Bill (2003–04) are street-smart gunrunners, trained assassins, and martial arts experts. They are as physically strong as they are alluring and beautiful. In the live-action/animated comedy Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), the character of Jessica Rabbit (voiced by Kathleen Turner) both pays tribute to…
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history of film

In History of film: United States
Dogs (1992), Jackie Brown (1997), Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004), Inglourious Basterds (2009), Django Unchained (2012), The Hateful Eight (2015), and Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (2019). Among the Coen brothers’ works were Miller’s Crossing
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role of Thurman

In Uma Thurman: Career
…to write the screenplays for Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and Kill Bill: Vol. 2, in which Thurman starred as Beatrix Kiddo (“AKA The Bride, AKA Black Mamba, AKA Mommy”), an assassin who seeks revenge on those who had tried to kill her. Featuring intense martial arts and swordplay scenes, the…
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