Author: Sebastian

Isabelle Huppert fired from Basterds?

Isabelle Huppert fired from Basterds?

French news reports that Isabelle Huppert, for whom Quentin Tarantino had a role in Inglorious Basterds, was dropped from the project after she failed to show up at meetings and took too long to answer. We...

Killshot not dead yet

Killshot not dead yet

Killshot is one of the lesser discussed films of the recent years, even though its story is very interesting, mostly because the film hasn’t been released yet, although it is about 3 years old already. The...

Inglorious Bastards movie references

Inglorious Bastards movie references

There are already lively discussions in our forums about what movies influenced Quentin‘s new film and what films might be referred to through direct mentioning, character names or other aspects. One central cinematic influence on Tarantino...

Why this website is so slow right now

Why this website is so slow right now

A few of might have noticed that the QTA and its sister projects are experiencing some very long loading times all across our pages. This is mainly due to the rapidly rising popularity of our Inglorious...

Weekend news round-up

Weekend news round-up

Not exactly a quiet weekend on the Quentin front. First up, we’ve got some rather lurid gossipy material. A tape recording got leaked to the New York Post, which is essentially a conference call between Harvey...

Basterds start training

Basterds start training

From what we can gather, rehearsing on Inglorious Basterds started today, after a joint dinner with cast and crew in Berlin yesterday, that was well-received by some paparazzis (we suspect pictures of a drunk Til Schweiger...

Happy Birthday trivia

Happy Birthday trivia

Happy birthday, Michael Bodnarchek (click to find out a bit more about the co-founder of A Band Apart. TRIVIA). All the best!

Inglorious Berlin casting continues

Inglorious Berlin casting continues

A number of French actors have joined Quentin Tarantino‘s currently prepping WW2 epic Inglorious Basterds, but he’s not stopping there. While one of two casting events for extras was attended by hundreds of interested applicants, Tarantino...

More French talent for Monsieur Tarantino’s Basterds

More French talent for Monsieur Tarantino’s Basterds

French actresses Léa Seydoux and Anne-Sophie Franck are joining Tarantino’s casting roster for Inglorious Basterds (or Inglourious Basterds?). Both were reportedly signed up for the project. Quentin Tarantino, who headed to France to oversee the casting,...

Planet Terror banned in Germany

Planet Terror banned in Germany

Infected People don’t get much lovin’ from the German film ratings board these days. The BPJS, the Germany regulatory body where the buck stops in terms of film ratings has decided to classify Robert Rodriguez‘ splatter...

Not safe for work Hell Ride review

Not safe for work Hell Ride review

Guess what, bikers, I’ve finally seen Hell Ride. And to mark the occasion, I watched it twice and cooked up a review that is – for a change – not safe for work (NSFW). The review...

Hell Ride BluRay and DVD extras announced

Hell Ride BluRay and DVD extras announced

According to HiDef Digest, the Hell Ride DVD and BluRay releases hitting American shelves in late October will include an audio commentary by writer/director/actor Larry Bishop and his director of photography as well as four making-of...