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How Quentin Tarantino’s Exposure To R-Rated Films In His Early Years Helped Shape His Career!(Photo Credit –Facebook)

Quentin Tarantino was practically raised in movie theaters. In his book, Cinema Speculation, he describes being a kid in the ’60s and ’70s, indulging in films intended for adults, and not even understanding them. It wasn’t a typical childhood by any means. While most kids were busy with cartoons, he watched brutal dramas and strange comedies with his mom and stepdad.

At age seven, the then-young Pulp Fiction creator sat through a double feature that included a man beating a junkie and his own daughter. He was way too young at that time, but little did he care. He liked being in on something grown-ups were watching and even laughed at jokes he didn’t get, just because the crowd did.

“When people ask me if I went to film school I tell them: no,...

The real-world impact of firearm representation in police programming like Dragnet, children’s shows and in storylines that feature women and gun are among the trends explored in a new media guide released by the Hollywood, Health, & Society at the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center.

Published Tuesday, Trigger Warning: Gun Guidelines for the Media is a first-of-its-kind resource — a combination of research and suggested approaches to the representation of firearms in news and entertainment media. The 20-page report not only examines firearm trends in media over the last 20 years, but offers ways for storytellers to “change the narrative, reset the bar and provide representation of safe, acceptable behavior when it comes to firearms,” according to the Norman Lear Center.

The guide features a statistical overview of gun-related murders and deaths by suicide, firearms impacts on children and “officer-involved shootings,” or people killed specifically by police. It also explores myths around guns and gun violence,...