Aug 18 2009 Quentin Tarantino's Favorite Movies Since He's Been Making Movies
Surprising things about this list:
1. Despite the self-imposed 1992-2009 restriction, you'd think he'd have somehow found a way to work in an obscure '70s kung fu film.
2. Referring to his contemporary as "M. Night Shamalamadingdong."
3. Half his selections. I can't imagine many "top film" lists contain both Dogville and Friday. That's an appetizer menu with caviar and a Bloomin' Onion.
Transcribed list, for easier Netflix queue adding, under the cut.
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Jul 9 2009 Another 'Inglourious Basterds' Poster: We Call This a "Hero Shot"
Even when photographing a pile of devastated Nazi corpses, Tarantino just can't resist the opportunity to once again visually assert his foot fetish.
Jun 24 2009 'Inglourious Basterds' Theatrical Trailer: Nazi Killin' Time, Everyone
Seeing Mike Myers doing an accent in facial prostheses and not being expected to politely laugh is still more jarring than any of the graphic bloodshed:
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Jun 17 2009 'Inglourious Basterds' Poster Goes Two Point Oh
I know the glossy, perfectly-reflective surfaces of Web 2.0 is the hot right now (at least until Web 3.0, which I anticipate will see a return to lens flares and "under construction" gifs), but there are some things that should not look like they're being purchased from the shadowless, lazily-mirrored floor of Apple's online store. Brutal Nazi-slaughterers are one of those things. Instead of white, reflective floor, how about... we can see down into the fiery pits of Hell, and amongst the screaming, scalped Nazis, the Devil himself is using his own urine to extinguish the surrounding flames in a frantic attempt to hide himself from Brad Pitt's band of insane, vengeful killers.
Sorry, I get most of my poster ideas from death metal lyrics.
Inglourious Basterds Poster [Bad Taste] (via JoBlo)
May 20 2009 New Clips from 'World War II: Quentin Tarantino Style'
How many scenes in Inglourious Basterds consist of characters--mostly Brad Pitt--giving long, blatantly Tarantinan (the state of being Tarantino-like) near-monologues in accents of varying believability? Well, according to these three new clips, the answer is: at least three scenes. Plus all the previously released scenes that were also that.
Anyway, here they are:
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May 7 2009 Another 'Inglourious Basterd' Poster Declares Actor a 'Basterd'
Do you think male basterds get really excited at the idea of a lady basterd? Like how nerds start knowingly nodding to each other when they find out a girl plays video games, Eli Roth and Brad Pitt would give each other a discreet low-five when they see a woman willing to beat open a Nazi's skull with a baseball bat. I bet they do, but once they actually date a lady-basterd, they realize how nice it was having basterd time to themselves, separate from their relationship, leading to arguments about personal space and acceptance, and eventually to break-up. That's probably the plot of the movie.
Apr 15 2009 'Inglourious Basterds' Promo from The Singing Show
This new promo for Inglourious Basterds apparently aired during American Idol (which inexplicably featured Quentin Tarantino as a judge for the second time?) last night, because there's a huge audience cross-over between those who love brutal cinematic violence and those who text VOTE to 1-800-IDOL. But you needn't concern yourself with that. Concern yourself with why Mike Myers latest prosthetics/accent combination has rendered him a British military version of character actor Jeffrey Jones:
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Apr 2 2009 'Basterds' Premiering at Cannes
Love him or hate him, the incontrovertible fact stands that Quentin Tarentino does make movies. Now that we have that understanding, here's some news about his latest film, Inglourious Basterds. According to Variety, the Brad Pitt-starring, Nazi-killin', poorly-spelled epic will be premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in May. I know that's not much time to get a costume together, but that's how it is sometimes.
For those of us unable to get ourselves to the French Rivera this year, this means we'll probably be hearing about that dialogue-free, 45-minute Nazi decapitating scene for months before we get to see it.
Feb 20 2009 'Inglourious Basterds' Shop at Halloween USA
Not only did they bring the Deluxe Bleeding 'Scream' Knife, they brought the Standard 'Scream' Mask and one of those fake rubber hands, and they are going to scare the living shit out of you Nazis.
Two more posters at Empire.
Feb 11 2009 'Inglourious Basterds' Teaser Will Beat You with Baseball Bat, Carve Swastika into Your Head
If it were like the '40s and I was enlisting as a Nazi, I would hope, before signing the final paper, someone would show me this video just to get me the fair warning: "Look, being a Nazi, yes, you get the glory of fighting for our führer, and of course there are all the beautiful Aryan girls, but there's also Brad Pitt and these eight other dudes that want to mercilessly torture and kill us, and with Pitt asking for 100 scalps a piece, that's at least 800 of you who are going to be praying for death as Eli Roth beats you with a Louisville Slugger. Just so you know."
Feb 10 2009 Brad Pitt Wants Nazi Scalps So Bad
Entertainment Tonight spoiler alert: the screaming gossip show will be debuting the teaser trailer for Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, and in their usual fashion, last night ET showed a brief preview for the preview. If the full movie is like a birthday cake, and the trailer is like getting a taste of the frosting, this preview preview is like thinking you see someone carrying a cake-shaped thing to their car, but before you can check it out someone starts shouting at you about Angelina Jolie possibly being pregnant again. Something like that.
Dec 12 2008 A Couple Photos from 'Inglourious Basterds'
From Tarantino.info (thanks to Pat), here are a couple new shots from Inglourious Basterds. In this first photo, the puckered skin around Brad Pitt's neck is supposedly a scar from a lynching, not the first sign that the actor is developing a waddle. And here are some Nazis getting way too excited about playing Indian poker:
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Nov 10 2008 Morricone Scoring 'Inglourious Basterds'?
According to Italy Global Nation (apparently some sort of news site, not a post-apocalyptic European superpower), Legendary film composer Ennio Morricone may be scoring Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds. From CHUD:
[Italy Global Nation] reports that the legendary Morricone has accepted an offer to score Inglorious Basterds.Quentin Tarantino and Ennio Morricone have had a long, indirect relationship. Morricone once famously turned down a request to score small parts of Pulp Fiction, and then rather than using new music from the composer for Kill Bill, Tarantino and the RZA recycled some of the his older work.
Morricone turns 80 today and has been accepting less work in recent years. Now the question is: how much Morricone material will actually grace the film? Could be only a couple of minutes, or Tarantino could try to extract what might be one of the composer's last notable full scores.
UPDATED: The QT Archives have pulled their story, but the source at IGN still stands -- is this not as done a deal as we'd like?
I hope this ends up being true. Like the whimpers of stifled sobbing that accompany my daily routine, the music of Ennio Morricone and Quentin Tarantino movies just make sense together.
Oct 17 2008 Brad Pitt in 'Inglourious Basterds', Looking Brad Pitty, Ethereal
While we're on the subject of Brad Pitt, here he is on the set of Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds [sic!]. Hard to tell much from the shot, but with that white screen behind him, they've at least got a great start on a movie poster:
(High resolution of the original at Cinematical)
Aug 18 2008 Simon Pegg 'Bastard' No Longer
On his official MySpace page, Simon Pegg has announced he'll no longer be appearing in Inglorious Bastards, instead choosing to work on Paul with Superbad director Greg Mottola:
Much to our mutual disappointment, I won't be appearing in QT's forthcoming Inglorious Bastards due to insurmountable scheduling difficulties. We really tried to make it work but in the end, it just was not possible without severe ramifications elsewhere.I'm trying to remain upbeat, as Tom Selleck said "Who the hell is Indiana Jones anyway?"
As Peggylover commented, "the movie just wouldn't be Glorius without you!" So true. So true.
Aug 15 2008 Mike Myers Will Do Accent for 'Bastards'
Look, I know you promised yourself you'd never again see another Mike Myers movie after he pretended to be Indian and sang a Steve Miller Band cover for no apparent reason, but I'm afraid you might have to if you want to see Tarantino's latest. Yeah, the Love Guru is in that now:
Mike Myers has been recruited by Quentin Tarantino to join the ensemble cast of "Inglorious Bastards," the Tarantino-scripted pic that the Weinstein Co. and Universal will put into production Oct. 13 in Germany.Myers will play British Gen. Ed Fenech, a military mastermind who takes part in hatching a plot to wipe out Nazi leaders.
Mike Myers playing a British officer? It seems like that could be really distracting if he were already known and moderately despised for playing a character with a heavy English accent that inspired a generation of amateur impressionists. But since that isn't the case, this seems fine. Actually, this answers a few questions I had when I was reading the script. All the scenes where Gen. Ed Fenech throws Mini-Gen. Ed Fenech make a lot more sense now.
Mike Myers enlists in 'Bastards' [Variety]
Aug 14 2008 Sandler Turned Down Chance of Being 'Inglorious Bastard'
Speaking to Irish television, Adam Sandler confirmed he will not be appearing in Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Bastards, instead choosing to do another movie with Judd Apatow (because Don't Mess with the Zohan worked so well):
Sandler had long been rumoured to take a major role in the Tarantino-scripted movie which the director has been planning for nearly a decade.Asked had he been in talks with Tarantino, he told RTÉ.ie: "Yeah it's true. It is, and I read the script, it's fantastic. But I'm shooting at the very same time. I won't be able to do it. I'm doing a movie with Judd Apatow at the same time so that's not going to happen, but I did read it. It is awesome."
"I know Quentin for a long time. We've been talking about doing it for years, for like five, six, seven years. Yeah, it's definitely disappointing. I'd love to do it, but I just can't."
Now where is Quentin Tarantino going to find another Jewish comedian? (There are many Jewish comedians.)
Adam Sandler Turned Down Inglorious Bastards [Flick News] (Thanks, Siobhan)
Aug 8 2008 'Inglorious Bastards' Adds More Human Actors to Cast
More unexpected but good casting news from Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Bastards: Simon Pegg is joining the cast! And a German! And Brad Pitt is now a lock! From Variety:
Brad Pitt has closed his deal to star in "Inglorious Bastards," the WWII drama that Quentin Tarantino will direct for the Weinstein Co. and Universal.Additionally, Nastassja Kinski is in early talks to play one of the sole female roles in the film. Casting the German-born actress jibes with Tarantino's habit of resuscitating dormant careers. Kinski, who has stayed away from mainstream American films for nearly a decade, would play a German movie queen.
Simon Pegg, David Krumholtz and B.J. Novak are also in talks to join the project. Pegg would play a British lieutenant, while Krumholtz and Novak would play Pitt's underlings.
Tarantino, Brad Pitt, Simon Pegg, and Ryan from The Office all collaborating on one movie? It's like a movie sandwich composed of things I usually like, and will probably make a good sandwich. Except the Eli Roth portion of the meal. He's like the "special sauce" that I've only had a slight taste of but suspect will be horrible in large quantities. Yeah, it might be OK, but given the option I would have left it off.
Aug 6 2008 QT Casting Eli Roth and Britney Spears in Things
Variety is reporting that Quentin Tarantino's pal Eli Roth is up for the role of a "baseball bat-swinging Nazi hunter" in Inglorious Bastards, and, in more what the eff territory, always-trustworthy "sources" are saying Britney Spears is in talks to play a lesbian stripper in QT's remake of Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! From the more interesting story:
Spears' character murders the boyfriend with her bare hands before taking the girlfriend hostage. The troubled singer will also have sex scenes with another girl before the drama ends in a blood-bath. Tarantino is in discussions with other Hollywood stars to take the roles of the remaining two strippers. A source said: "Quentin is convinced Britney will be brilliant. She's delighted. She thinks it could turn her career around.
Back in the Pulp Fiction days, Tarantino became sort of known for his ability to revive a dying career when he cast John Travolta in a lead role, but this is a whole new level of joke career he's dealing with. In 1994, Travolta was surprising because he'd been doing almost nothing but TV movies and Look Who's Talkings for years prior. Seeing him as Vincent Vega, it was believable because he'd been such a non-presence for so long that you could forget it was John Travolta. Casting Britney Spears doesn't work that way. It's like casting current John Travolta, aggravatingly prominent in the public eye because he's a nutcase. No matter what role she takes, there's no way to forget or forgive you're looking at Britney Spears. Maybe I'll be proved wrong, but the best case scenario I can see is leaving the theater thinking, "Wow, she really took me back to the time when it would have been shocking and/or desirable to see her as a stripping lesbian."
Aug 1 2008 'Sukiyaki Western Django' Trailer is Kind of Awesome, Except for All the Tarantino Parts
What I like about Asian cinema is how often it doesn't feel the need to explain any of the ridiculous stunts being pulled off. When Keanu Reeves dodges a bullet in slow-motion, we dedicate the entire movie to expound on how his neck is plugged into an alien-run computer program thing and that he ate a pill and trained with Lawrence Fishburne and whatever, just so we can see some decent stunts. Don't need it. When this guy in Takashi Miike's Sikiyaki Western Django slices through a bullet in mid-air, the explanation is so much simpler: because this guy is really awesome. That's the way it should be. Though I wouldn't mind some explanation of why Quentin Taratino is playing multiple roles, and why one of those roles is in an elderly fat suit.
