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“You know what the problem is with digital, Leo?” he said, tapping the jagged ‘K’. “It’s too polite. It asks for permission. This? This threatens you.”
Years later, Leo watched the premiere of Inglourious Basterds . He saw the big, red, sloppy —each one a deliberate, loving homage to the cheap, brutal lettering of 1970s exploitation films. He saw the crooked ‘R’ in Basterds . He saw the bleeding yellow halo around the white. filmotype quentin
“That’s it,” Quentin whispered, reverently. “That’s the voice of Mr. Blonde.” “You know what the problem is with digital, Leo
“Exactly.”
One Tuesday, a lanky, chain-smoking clerk from the Video Archives store shuffled in. His name was Quentin. He had a face like a mischievous gargoyle and a voice that sounded like a rusty motor trying to start. He wasn't there for wedding invitations. He saw the crooked ‘R’ in Basterds