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QUENTIN TALKS INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
Quentin Tarantino sat down with the New York Times’ T Magazine to discuss his latest film, Inglourious Basterds, and his role in the famed Cannes Film Festival.
Inglourious Basterds is an epic WWII film that follows a group of Jewish-American soldiers called “The Basterds” who are chosen to spread fear through the Third Reich by slaying and scalping Nazi soldiers. It was shot in Berlin and Paris, Quentin comments:
“I only cast actors who could speak English with their native accents. The Germans have accents, the French are French, and the English are English. During the war, your understanding of German, whether you were a French citizen or you were in a concentration camp meant the difference between life and death. In Hollywood movies, Germans usually have English accents, and I can’t go for that contrivance. The proper accent could be the difference between success and failure.”
Basterds stars Brad Pitt and Diane Kruger and will make its debut at Cannes later this month. Tarantino calls it “the hardest movie I’ve ever made.”
[see the Inglourious Basterds trailer]
The Palme D’or, or the “Golden Palm”, is the grand prize at Cannes and is awarded to the year’s best film. Tarantino’s cult masterpiece Pulp Fiction (also the best movie of all time) won the award in 1994. Quentin recalls the screening:
“It certainly wasn’t, ‘Oh, they’re going to win this, this is obviously the movie of its time’. The violence not being 100% accepted, and there were some boos at the end. They were reacting against the idea that this could be considered art.”
Quentin was head of the Cannes Jury in 2004, the year in which the Michael Moore political piece Fahrenheit 9/11 won the Grand Prize, which drew some criticism:
“You know what? As time goes on, I put that decision under a microscope and still think we were right. Fahrenheit 9/11 may not play the same now as it did then, but back then it deserved everything it got.”
[interview source: T Magazine]
In the meantime, check out this video mixtape of Tarantino’s previous works. A must-see for fans:
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INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS NEW CLIPS
Quentin Tarantino’s latest project, Inglourious Basterds, stars Brad Pitt, Samuel L. Jackson, and Mike Myers. The name is spelled incorrectly on purpose because it’s rumored to be a satirical reference to the way Germans would pronounce the name.
A new video has been released showing behind-the-scenes clips and some never-before-seen footage from the film. Check it out below along with the official trailer.
Inglourious Basterds hits theaters August 21.
(visit inglouriousbasterds-movie.com for more info)
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THE CURIOUS CASE OF FORREST GUMP
I dedicated just under 3 hours of my life and saw Forrest Gump 2 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button this weekend, and according to that opening sentence, you’d be lead to believe this review is going to be antagonizing, which isn’t the case.
As most of you already know, Benjamin Button is the story of a man (Brad Pitt) who ages backwards. At birth, he is fragile, weak, arthritis-ridden, and his skin is covered with unsightly wrinkles. At the age of 7 (top), he stands at the height of an average 7-year-old, but must get around via wheelchair. As he gets “older”, he gets younger - his hair starts changing from gray to brown, and he gets taller and gains back his strength.
But, this movie was one retarded main character and a cross-country run away from being a remake of Forrest Gump. Benjamin Button lives with his mother in a huge plantation-style, deep-south, retirement home. In a portion of the movie, he wears leg braces, and finally gains the strength to shed the braces and walk normally. He visits his love interest (Cate Blanchett) after not seeing her for years, she asks “What are you doing here? You should have called,” they bone, etc.
Button and his love interest are around the same age, but when she was young, he was old. It’s at the point where they “meet in the middle” that the movie hits its high point. They are both in their 40s, and you’d never know he was aging backwards. But the two must face the reality that he will soon be a teenager, a toddler, and inevitably die as a baby.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is an epic film. It might be the best movie of this Oscar season and one of the most visually stunning movies you will ever see - a movie that will garner even more respect with time. David Fincher (Zodiac, Fight Club, Se7en) never ceases to amaze. You’d be doing yourself a disservice by not seeing this movie.
9.5 / 10
TOP 10 FICTIONAL DUDES MEGAN FOX SHOULD DATE
In case you aren’t aware, MEGAN FOX IS SINGLE. She and her fiance, Brian Austin Green from the original 90210, called off their engagement earlier this week. Megan is at a very important point in her career and choosing the right male suitor could make or break her future relevancy. It’s her duty to follow in the footsteps of the hot women before her and upgrade, such as Angelina trading in Billy Bob Thornton for Brad Pitt.
After hours of research, TSF has determined that no mortal, real-life man is good enough for Megan Fox. We must look to fictional characters to meet Megan’s needs, because a woman of her physical attributes deserves the perfect dude - a guy who’s too good to be true.
THE TOP 10 FICTIONAL GUYS MEGAN FOX
SHOULD DATE (NOW THAT SHE’S SINGLE)
10. TY WEBB (caddyshack)
Not only is Ty a great philosopher and a funny guy, he’s also an incredible putter. “How do you measure yourself with other golfers?” … “My height”. Ty Webb, played by Chevy Chase, has the charisma and musical skills to get a woman like Megan into the sack.
9. SETH GECKO (from dusk til dawn)
I don’t know one guy who would talk back to Seth Gecko. Megan’s type needs a dude with badass tattoos and a short temper, and Seth Gecko fits that description.
8. ROD TIDWELL (jerry maguire)
With a short resume and an unstable career, Megan will need some extra money for clothes and Rod “Show Me the Money” Tidwell is the dude to give it to her. He’s a family man behind closed doors, but he’s got the personality to roll with a woman like Megan Fox.
7. ZACK MORRIS (saved by the bell)
Although Zack is still in high school, Megan could definitely play the cougar and go after the biggest badass at Bayside High. Megan Fox is the only chick Zack would dump Kelly for, but for good reason. Plus, Mrs. Morris would be a great mother-in-law.
6. DAVID WOODERSON (dazed and confused)
David Wooderson is the best part of the 1993 classic Dazed and Confused. His famed line, “That’s what I love about these high school girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age” may deter Megan at first, but she will soon learn to ignore his immature humor because of his impeccable game.
5. TRENT WALKER (swingers)
Trent Walker is played by Vince Vaughn in one of the best guy movies ever: Swingers. Megan is a bad girl and bad girls love assholes - Trent Walker is the perfect example of the asshole guy the hot chick always chooses over the nice guy.
4. TYLER DURDEN (fight club)
Not only is Fight Club’s Tyler Durden played by Brad Pitt, Tyler Durden is arguably the biggest badass on this list. Dating Tyler Durden could do nothing but strengthen America’s opinion of Megan Fox.
3. PATRICK BATEMAN (american psycho)
He has great taste in music (Phil Collins, Huey Lewis and the News), but his only downfall is that he kills people with axes. What she doesn’t know can’t hurt her, right? When he’s not going insane, Patrick Bateman is a rich businessman who can take care of Megan’s needs. He also has a feminine side and uses facial creams, which she would probably find to be “cute”.
2. HAN SOLO (star wars)
Megan most likely is wearing this T-shirt because she likes how it looks on her, and trust me, so do we. It’s highly unlikely she actually likes Star Wars, but let’s be honest - put Megan Fox in a back room of the Milennium Falcon and she wouldn’t be able to keep her Hans off his Solo.
1. LT. PETE “MAVERICK” MITCHELL (top gun)
Maverick is the winner. Bringing Maverick to the red carpet premiere of Transformers 2 would cause tons of buzz and gain her a lot of respect from both the male and female demographic. In this alternate universe, no one knows that it’s actually Tom Cruise. Maverick doesn’t practice Scientology and he hasn’t turned Katie Holmes into a shade of her former self, who we all came to know and love in Dawson’s Creek.
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QUENTIN TARANTINO’S NEW FLICK
As a huge fan of the best chin in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino, I’ve got to give his new, purposely-misspelled movie, Inglourious Basterds, the benefit of the doubt. Set to release in August, it stars Brad Pitt in WWII as the leader of a group of Jewish-American soldiers called “The Basterds” who are chosen to spread fear through the Third Reich by slaying and scalping Nazi soldiers. The trailer (below) is evidence enough that this film will be true to Tarantino form with plenty of sense of humor-driven violence.
Some people claim that Taratino’s career is on the decline. These same people must have not seen Grindhouse in the theater or watched the Kill Bills in succession (which is something you need to do, if you haven’t). Do you know why they call it a Royale With Cheese?
