Quentin Tarantino is a famous Hollywood director who's well known for his unique film-making style. Movies like the Kill Bill Volumes 1 & 2 (2003, 2004) depict the technique characteristics typical of his movies, including nonlinear story lines, satirical subject matter and the aestheticization of violence. Quentin's directorial debut came with the ultra-violent crime caper Reservoir Dogs (1992), and the film quickly made him one of the most talked-about figures in Hollywood. Two years later Tarantino received widespread critical and commercial acclaim with the release of his cult classic crime thriller Pulp Fiction (1994). Another crime thriller, the flick raked in more than $108 million at the box office, making it the first independent film to do so. Quentin Tarantino earned two Academy Award nominations (Best Directing & Best Original Screenplay) for the film Inglourious Basterds (2009), which he wrote and directed.