Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that Academy Award®-winning screenwriter, director and producer Quentin Tarantino will sit down for an in-depth Q&A session, in front of an audience, about his life, award-winning film career, his fascination with violence and his latest movie, Django Unchained.
“SiriusXM’s Town Hall with Quentin Tarantino” will premiere on Wednesday, December 5 at 6:00 pm ET on SiriusXM Stars Too, channel 104. Encore presentations will air on SiriusXM Stars Too on December 5 at 8:00 pm, December 6 at 6:00 am and 8:00 pm, and December 7 at 11:00 pm (all times ET).
The special is part of SiriusXM’s “Town Hall” series—intimate gatherings with iconic entertainers and figures sitting down with a studio audience of SiriusXM listeners. Previous SiriusXM “Town Hall” specials have featured Bruce Springsteen, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Carol Burnett, Tom Petty, KISS, Coldplay, Oliver Stone, Renée Fleming, Gregg Allman, Usher, Ronnie Dunn, and Tony Hawk.
“Quentin Tarantino is a singular talent in Hollywood,” said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM. “With his iconic career, encyclopedic knowledge of film and music, and groundbreaking style, I can think of few people more perfectly suited to sit down with our listeners at a SiriusXM Town Hall and offer them a once in a lifetime experience.”
Tarantino-the Academy Award-winning director of iconic movies including Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Jackie Brown and Inglourious Basterds—will sit down in front of a studio audience at SiriusXM’s New York City headquarters for one hour to take questions from listener fans. Topics will include the 20th anniversary of his debut film, Reservoir Dogs, and the upcoming release of his eighth feature film, Django Unchained, which opens nationwide on December 25, 2012.
“SiriusXM’s Town Hall with Quentin Tarantino” will be available on SiriusXM On Demand after it airs for subscribers listening via the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for smartphones and other mobile devices, or online at SiriusXM.com. Visit https://www.siriusxm.com/ondemand for more information.
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