Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: Another Winner For Tarantino!

I am an ardent Quentin Tarantino fan, so I am positively biased about "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (OUATIH), but I can't imagine anyone not liking or appreciating the creativity and brilliance of it.  The film takes place in 1969, when young Quentin was just watching movies - not writing and directing them!  This is Tarantino's 9th writer/director effort, and my favorites of his are the ground-breaking "Pulp Fiction" (1994) and "Django Unchained" (2012).  His films are always violent, and this one is no exception, but the violence here is more circumscribed and is, for the most part, limited to the last 15 minutes. The film is more about the movies of the time period, rather than the era itself.  The title is a reference to the 'spaghetti western' "Once Upon A Time in the West," by Sergio Leone and starring Henry Fonda.  The film takes place in L.A. and features many famous places, including "Musso & Frank's" (Hollywood), "The Playboy Mansion," and "The Bruin Theatre" (Westwood Village), among others.  (I've been to two out of three - Hugh kept inviting me to "The Mansion," but I was married and didn't think I could handle the temptation!) Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a TV actor who was the star of a western series "Bounty Law," an obvious reference to the Steve McQueen TV series "Wanted: Dead Or Alive."  The series is over and Rick's career is going downhill, although he still gets a part now and then.  Rick hangs out with his stuntman and best friend, Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt), who also serves as his chauffeur because Rick drinks and drives and keeps crashing his car.  Recently, Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie) and Roman Polanski (Rafa Zawierucha) have moved in next-door to Rick's home in the Hollywood Hills, but Rick doesn't interact with them. Rick lands a part in a western TV pilot.  Before his big scene, Rick talks with a child actor who will be in the pilot scene with him, Trudi (Judi Butters).  This was my favorite scene of the movie (although the scene they played together for the pilot was also terrific).  Brad is in a great scene when he has a fight with Bruce Lee (Mike Moh), off the set of the pilot, where Rick has gotten him a job as a stuntman.  Margot Robbie serves more as the mythical, unknown, beautiful actress, but her part is minimal. The movie is primarily about the lasting, deep nature of friendship as compared to the more superficial and fleeting aspects of fame, although 60's L.A. and TV shows, films, and songs from that era are the canvas on which these themes are painted.  DiCaprio and Pitt are both great and may receive AA nominations.  There are also nice cameo appearances by Damian Lewis (as Steve McQueen) and Bruce Dern (as George Spahn). I think this one of Tarantino's better films and I consider it a MUST-SEE!  I'd 'gallop' over to see it  ASAP!