As promised, a fistful of snapshots from the Berlin premiere of Inglourious Basterds, click the picture below to see them. We’ll bring you a full review of this epic world war 2 extravaganza pretty soon. As described in our previous report on the premiere, it was quite the event. Please check out a series of more professional photos here, here and here also, to get a better look at the stars on the red …

“Dankeschoen!” he said, visibly moved, after several minutes of applause. A Basterd’s work well done, I thought, when the lights went on and Quentin Tarantino had just ended the second world war – on celluloid.
Fast forward two or so hours earlier. The Berlin premiere of Inglourious Basterds, probably the movie’s biggest worldwide (aside from the one in Cannes a few weeks ago) was one hell of an event. Fans had lined up outside the …

Only months after the shooting of Inglourious Basterds wrapped earlier this year in the Potsdam suburbs of Berlin (at the historic Babelsberg Film Studios), the Basterds are back in town. But this time, they have come not to work five days a week, but to celebrate and enjoy the miracles of cinema. Quentin Tarantino, with an entourage consisting of the main actors, will host the Germany premiere of his latest work of art tonight …

Have I announced this and am I a few days late? Probably. Can I still not believe I did this? Very much so. Was I really blown away and could’ve taken more notes? Correct. At any rate, this might well constitute one of the coolest things this website has ever had to offer, followed by our first 2007 interview with Tarantino maybe. Two weeks ago, I went to Berlin and spent a day on …

It’s some sort of a slow week again, in terms of Inglourious Basterds (note that we’re no longer calling it Inglorious Bastards anymore) at least, but that’s not too bad. While I’m busy with school and some Spaghetti Western Database pre-christmas work, and also some issues in the Forum, unfortunately, I’m sure our man from Hollywood is busy up in Berlin yelling “aaaaction” into the ears of Brad Pitt and the other Basterds. We …

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 very soon, probably). Reportedly, shooting will begin in the German state of Saxony on October 6th already, in an area called the Elbsandstein mountains (rumor) and production will then move to Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam near Berlin on …

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 adds some more local starpower to his film. As Bild, Germany’s best-selling tabloid (obviously not the most trustworthy source) reports, veteran German actor Sylvester Groth, who has already played a Nazi in a recent satire on Adolf Hitler …

Many of you have emailed me regarding extras casting dates in Berlin for Inglorious Bastards. As TheLocal reports, there are now dates and details for casting. A Berlin casting agency, FilmGesichter, is looking for applicants that fit a certain visual appearance true to the stereotype 1940s appearance and fashion. There are two days of casting, on September 20 and on the 27th, at Babelsberg Film Studios (Potsdam/Berlin). More information here in English (und hier …

You’re the caretaker of an old tower (click to see a picture) in a lovely city in the east of Germany, and a few people from Babelsberg Film Studios books a quick tour of these old structures. They show up and there are a few Americans with them. No wonder your colleagues will later poke fun at you for not recognizing Quentin Tarantino as “that man from America” who was in the city of …

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 audiences know him from Driven and The Replacement Killers) and Daniel Brühl, known for his role in Goodbye Lenin, to talk about Inglorious Bastards. …

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 as it happens, stay tuned. (Photo: Wenn)

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 in France. Please excuse my horrible humor this morning. Quentin Tarantino’s script is currently floating the internets, turning curious teenagers into duracell bunnies, and …