http://www.tarantino.info Everything QT since 1999. v2008 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:23:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We just got this confirmed, and get ready to be excited! Brad Pitt will play Lt. Aldo Raine in Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Bastards. He's been in talks for a while now and I'm happy to report that he's in! Raine is a real Tennesseean badass leading a platoon of all-jewish, ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/08/07/brad-pitt-confirmed-for-inglorious-bastards-role/ You've gotta hand it to Larry Bishop. Any film that garners a bad review starting off describing the film as "a biker film, a spaghetti Western, a soft-core porno, a slice of macho poetry" (the review also talks about the chracters: "They act tough and commit brutality and fool around ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/08/07/bikes-beer-and-booty-fail-to-convince-critics-get-fans-excited/ This is a sad week for online journalism. The internet is abuzz with B.S. rumors (stands for Bull Shit and also the initials of a dumbass former popsinger) and everyone just reprints/republishes them without using their brains. From MTV to AICN (which runs the story and an article debunking it ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/08/07/even-variety-chimes-in-on-the-bs/ We're up to full speed, ladies and gents. Yesterday saw Eli Roth being cast as Sgt. Donowitz (and some websites are still running that ridiculous bullshit B. Spears rumor despite knowing better), today we hear (Empire and THR reporting) that The Office (the American one) co-star B.J. Nowak will play ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/08/07/the-office-meets-inglorious-bastards/ These days it seems that not many "news" blogs and websites seem to use their brains when it comes to reporting "news" out of Hollywood. Take these rumors that - hold your breath - Britney Spears has been "cast" (I will not dignify that crap with a link, google that ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/08/06/a-word-on-the-word-casting/ Variety reports that Tarantino pal Eli Roth is in talks to play Sgt. Donowitz in Inglorious Bastards. The paper writes that  Quentin is to "expected to formalize his cast shortly", we hope that's true so we can report some facts every once in a while. Roth directed both Hostel films ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/08/06/will-roth-be-inglorious/ You're shooting a film with lots of Germans in them, so while you're in Berlin, why not talk to some German actors for these roles? That's what Quentin did. As reported by the Berlin Morgenpost, a local newspaper, he met - ironically in hotel "Q!" - with Til Schweiger (American ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/08/05/tarantino-meets-german-actors-for-inglorious-bastards/ As promised, here's an exclusive pre-release review of Larry Bishop's Hell Ride, written by Lance Polland, also co-writer/director of the upcoming anthology film Slices, which should hit your DVD shelf later this year. Hell Ride stars Michael Madsen, Vinnie Jones, David Carradine, Leonor Varela, Eric Balfour and Dennis Hopper. The ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/08/02/pre-release-hell-ride-review/ Only 7 days left until Larry Bishop unleashes bikes, beer and booty upon an unfortunately only limited number of screens across the United States. You're seen the red band trailer, you've seen the behind the scenes clip, you've red our exclusive interview with the director, and this week we'll bring ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/08/02/hell-ride-trailer-and-clip-out/ For those of you who already own the Japanese DVD, don't get excited, but for most American audiences, MTV has unearthed an new US trailer for Sukiyaki Western: Django, the crazed-out Takashi Miike homage to Corbucci's original Django, with a cameo by Quentin Tarantino. The trailer itself I think doesn't ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/08/01/new-sukiyaki-western-django-trailer/ He didn't rally 200.000 people like Barack Obama, but he too can say now "Ich bin ein Berliner". Gearing up for shooting Inglorious Bastards, Quentin Tarantino arrived in Berlin, Germany's capital, yesterday, bringing with him Lawrence Bender (who will co-produce the film) and Harvey Weinstein. We'll bring you more news ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/08/01/tarantino-is-a-berliner/ One of those high-profile Elmore Leonard adaptations, executive-produced by Quentin Tarantino and with a star cast, somehow got buried in Hollywood's god-knows-why release schedule. Will Kill Shot end up recut and butchered on DVD? We don't know. Fact is there's people out there that want to see it..... Here's the ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/07/31/what-happened-to-killshot/ EW reports that Brad Pitt is in fact in negotations to star as the head bastard, while rumors about Leonardo DiCaprio seem to be false. We'll keep you posted about all Inglorious Bastards news. On a sidenote, our Facebook group just reached the magic 100, so if you're on facebook, ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/07/31/some-inglorious-bastards-casting-news/ As reported over the last few weeks, The Weinstein Company was seeking a co-financier for Inglorious Bastards. According to Variety, a deal has been made now with Universal Pictures (Paramount was reportedly also final talks). Bear in mind that co-financing the film does not mean Universal is now the production ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/07/30/universal-to-co-finance-quentins-nazi-hunters/ Those who've had the chance of talking to me about the reasons I'm doing all this here would probably be able to tell you that one reason I admire QT's work, is that he brings movies to people's attention that would otherwise be unknown to the larger share of even ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/07/28/no-worries-mate-ozploitation-for-the-masses/ I love it when I can post news that's not even news, but just quotable stuff. Hollyscoop for example quotes  Quentin on Inglorious Bastards. They ran into our man QT at the premiere of the upcoming Kevin Costner movie Swing Vote and tried to get more information on Inglorious Bastards ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/07/26/basterds-a-masterpiece/ If you live in the Los Angeles area, and if you like a movie that would bring you good old R-rated "bikes, beer and booty", then you're our man/woman! The Quentin Tarantino Archives is looking for someone who can make it to the sneak preview of Hell Ride, presented by ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/07/25/hell-ride-sneak-previewers-wanted/ After The Dirty Dozen was released in 1967, it was a big smash in Europe and it soon spawned a whole bunch of remakes by Italian directors. In the late 70s, Italian master director Enzo G. Castellari did his own spin on the "men on a mission" film with Quel ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/07/24/inglorious-bastards-dvd-review/ Who said Quentin Tarantino is not interested in politics? He may have said that once he's climbing that mountain that is Inglorious Bastards, nothing else mattered, including the election, but according to ShowbizSpy he has booked a seat at this august's Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. Quentin for president, ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/07/21/tarantino-and-politics/ When we launched THE DEUCE: GRINDHOUSE CINEMA DATABASE last year, we knew it was going to be a tough endeavor. A range of films that exceeds the scope of the Spaghetti Western Database, a lack of time and energy that could be devoted, numerous technical obstacles and and uphill battle ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/07/18/the-deuce-is-a-year-old/ Hell Ride doesn't come out (in limited release) before August 8, but Amazon already has a picture of the DVD cover artwork up. The film will be released October 28 (according to the retailer's website) as part of the Dimension Extreme series. In our exclusive interview with director Larry Bishop ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/07/17/first-look-at-hell-ride-dvd/ Say what you want, but this is getting more and more exciting every day. It seems like Quentin Tarantino, while in France to convince the lucky husband of Angelina "I'm more popular than my dad" Jolie, Brad Pitt to play the leader of the Inglorious Bastards, Lt. Aldo Raine, is ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/07/16/leonardo-dicaprio-in-inglorious-bastards-as-the-jew-hunter/ To all you BluRay lovers out there with your huge Plasma screens and PlayStation3s, Amazon is vamping up their BluRay offers, and they are bundling both Kill Bill Volume 1 and Volume 2 into a modestly priced under-$40 bundle that you can get HERE. Personally, I'm dying to see this ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/07/15/amazon-exclusive-kill-bill-blu-ray-offer/ Rumor control! This week started with a rumor from Scriptgirl that Miramax had bought the rights to Quentin Tarantino's much hyped Inglorious Bastards script. Jeffrey Wells at Hollywood Elsewhere sais that's bullshit, and ... it is. Miramax wasn't even mentioned when news came out that The Weinstein Company was "shopping" ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/07/15/miramax-did-not-buy-inglorious-bastards/ When you're dealing with a movie that subscribes to "bikes, beer and booty", anyone who likes a good fun flick gets excited. In this case, Hell Ride, directed by Larry Bishop, offers more than just that. A bunch of rowdy bikers, Dennis Hopper and Michael Madsen at the helm, some ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/07/15/exclusive-hell-ride-interview-with-larry-bishop/ The only substiantial casting rumor that comes out of the Inglorious Bastards rumor mills these days is Brad Pitt. And if you believe the tabloids, our man Quentin is flying into France to meet the new father of two twins to try and convince him. I would go a step ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/07/14/tarantino-wants-pitt-why-not-brangelina/ While you're thinking "the movie takes place in France, aren't they shooting it in the Normandy or something?", it should be noted that Inglorious Bastards is neither a remake of The Longest Day, nor will you be able to tell green grass in northern Germany from that of green grass ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/07/14/inglorious-bastards-to-shoot-in-berlin-this-fall/ Wow, news breaks faster than anyone can possibly defend the Weinsteins against their critics. Hollywood's number script news femme fatale scriptgirl reports that Quentin Tarantino's amazing script for Inglorious Bastards (check out our forum for an abundance of script reviews) sold - pause for dramatic effect - to Miramax. The ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/07/13/with-inglorious-bastards-back-to-miramax/ I just read Defamer's "rant" about Tarantino's "overexposure" (regarding the publicity surrounding the scarce but exciting Inglorious Bastards news), basically an op-ed/open letter piece arguing for him to "free" himself from the cradle of the Weinstein Company (let me know if I understood that article wrongly). Defamer rolls out a ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/07/13/a-commentary-on-defamers-open-letter-to-quentin/ While shooting Reservoir Dogs back in '92, Quentin Tarantino took a few hours to play a mental institution orderly in Jeff Burr's film Eddie Presley, based on a stage play by Duane Whitaker, who would later play Maynard in Pulp Fiction, and who wrote the sequel to From Dusk Till ... http://www.tarantino.info/2008/07/12/closing-the-gaps-1-eddie-presley/