Even before he was born, Quentin Tarantino was being prepared for the entertainment business. His mother named him after Quint, the Burt Reynolds' character from "Gunsmoke." By the time he was two she had moved the family from Tennessee to the movie capital of the world, Los Angeles. When he was eigh

Bombast, Profane, Sardonic, Wise assy

Bugs Bunny, master tactician and trickster extraordinaire, continually finds himself in a predicament and makes his way out through an unforeseen path: he never assumes the role of victim. Rather, he remains fluid, shifting the very terms of engagement, burrowing out of his hole, so to speak, to reap

Cartoonish, Clever, Deconstructive, Joyful, Playful, Wise assy

Recognized as a comic genius equal to Chaplin, Keaton had a style that assembled as much mechanical grace and Rube Goldberg gags as the Tramp's, but without the sentimentality or didacticism. His final visual pun in "The General" -- kissing his sweetheart while they use the horizontal wheel-joints of

Classic hollywood, Funny, Illusive, In-your-face, Kinetic, Trippy, Wise assy