Schnapple’s nitpick of the day: Quentin Tarantino did not direct Hero
Hero was directed by Yimou Zhang (I’ve never heard of him either)
Tarantino has directed four films:
Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Jackie Brown
Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2
(common practice is to consider Kill Bill once)
Tarantino saw the movie under its original name, Ying xiong, and pitched it to Miramax, who decided it was worth bringing to the states – but in an altered form. Tarantino pleaded with Miramax to not alter the movie for American audiences and Miramax agreed – on the condition that it carry the prefix “Quentin Tarantino presents…”
So now you know…