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Filmnerd enough to be a Basterd?

Sebastian — Sat, 30 May 2009 20:21:01 +0000

Between now and the theatrical release of Inglourious Basterds (click here) in August, you’ll have enough time to catch up on your Macaroni Combat education. That’s right, you heard me, Macaroni Combat, not Spaghetti Western. Well actually, you should probably dive in there as well, as Inglourious Basterds is a homage to both (and more). The reason I’m writing this is, that Severin Ent. in the US has just released two centerpiece movies by ...

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Tarantino wants Ennio Morricone to score Basterds

Sebastian — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:17:20 +0000

We are hereby asking all of you readers out there to fasten your seat belts, tighten your belts and close your zippers, remove all breakable objects to a safe distance and close all doors and windows. Take a deep breath, calm down. Ready? According to Italy Global Nation (IGN), none other than – and bear with me now, please don’t faint, dear readers – Ennio Morricone, ‘il maestro’ himself, has agreed to create the score ...

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Inglourious Basterds set pictures and video

Sebastian — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:21:45 +0000

Adding to the last news entry, HERE are a few more pictures of Daniel Bruehl and some of the action scenes for Inglourious Basterds that were just filmed in Goerlitz, Germany. What’s even better though, is a video clip showing American soldiers during an attack (that goes wrong I think). The scene being filmed here is part of the movie within the movie, with Daniel’s character Fredrick Zoller being up in the buildings somewhere ...

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Putting some action into Basterds

Sebastian — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:22:35 +0000

It was a slow-news weekend behind enemy lines, but thanks to papparazzi portal Belga.be we are able to get some first impressions from Inglourious Basterds‘ action scenes. Click here to see 5 pictures from the set in Goerlitz, Germany. See soldiers, Daniel Bruehl and mayhem on the streets. Most glorious of all the Basterds, QT himself, he sure seems to make sure to put lots of inglorious action on screen. Here at the QTA ...

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Sam Jackson a Basterd raconteur?

Sebastian — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:26:17 +0000

Our friends at The Playlist report that they’ve gotten word that none other than Samuel L. Jackson might/will do the sparse narration in Inglourious Basterds. Sam Jackson! Maybe he will strike down with furious anger those who attempt to destroy the Basterds? Not only that, but apparently Asian goddess Maggie Cheung – who apparently speaks French fluently, thus squaring her hotness – will play Madame Mimieux! (And I thought I’m gonna have a slow ...

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Tarantino filming nights with his Basterds in Nauen, Germany

Sebastian — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:15:19 +0000

Here’s a little update on the production status of Inglourious Basterds. Currently, the whole crew is in a small town called Nauen, Germany where preparations are on the way for a few night time shoots dealing with key scenes involving the Basterds, Aldo Raine, von Hammersmark and lots of bullets flying. A traditional looking street has been turned into that of an old french town called Nadine, and one of the houses disguised as ...

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Schweiger talks Basterds, and more poster mock-ups

Sebastian — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:27:22 +0000

A couple weeks ago, we (via the black hole that is the IMDB) leaked a mock poster for (what was then still called) Inglorious Bastards (click here to check it out, it’s the red one with the eagle and the bullet hole on the swastika, which I personally thought was a cool poster idea). Now, a few more concept artwork ideas have leaked onto the net. Heavily photoshopped, very bad looking, but nevertheless interesting, ...

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First look at Tarantino’s scalped Nazis

Sebastian — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:20:18 +0000

I should’ve had this up yesterday but I was too blind, as it is a distance shot and I thought the guy running around without A SCALP was in fact a riot cop with a red beret. Turns out he’s one of the Nazis that got scalped by Quentin Tarantino‘s platoon of Inglourious Basterds. Take a look. (source: belga.be)

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First look at Til Schweiger in full Basterd gear

Sebastian — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:22:14 +0000

Just when you think now you’re out the door, you decide to check our email one last time, and well, I’m glad I did, because what you see below (you can click to enlarge!) is a first look at Til Schweiger in Inglourious Basterds (source: Belga.be). Click here if you wanna get an idea how tight security is around the set!

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First video from the set – albeit the deserted one

Sebastian — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:10:00 +0000

Someone took a camera to the farm house set where Quentin Tarantino filmed the opening sequence of Inglourious Basterds. The production has since moved to other locations, but it is nevertheless worth checking out, you can see the set up close, see the water pump and the inside of the Perrier LaPadite farmhouse that served as the backdrop to introducing Hans Landa of the SS and the LaPadite gals. Check it out here: Inglourious ...

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Tarantino’s Basterds use water cannons against papparazzi

Sebastian — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:36:42 +0000

I always wanted to write this headline. As Welt Online reports, the Inglourious Basterds security crew was using water cannons to fend of curious papparazzi at the current Fort Hahneberg (Spandau, Germany) set, where some sort of execution scene was being filmed. The whole set was of course sealed of hermetically on a wide area, but you know those paps…. they want pictures of Brad no matter what…. Stay tuned. (thanks to David for ...

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First look at Aldo Raine

Sebastian — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:52:03 +0000

Let me introduce you to the principal Basterd, the head honcho Basterd, most Inglourious of all Basterds, Lt. Aldo Raine (insert applause here). We’ve got a first look at Brad Pitt in full resistance fighter gear for you. Remember, this ain’t your Warner Brothers 1950s WW2 hero, this is a hillbilly straight from the mountains of Tennessee, a man with a scar around his neck that “will never once be mentioned,” this is Brad ...

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Hitler, Goebbels, Churchill and the Basterds

Sebastian — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:54:46 +0000

To end weeks of speculation, clicking HERE will get you an almost entirely complete cast listing of Inglourious Basterds. There’s some minor things that have yet to come to light, but at least now we know Quentin Tarantino‘s Adolf Hitler (Martin Wuttke), his Winston Churchill (Australian actor Rod Taylor) and his Joseph Goebbels (Sylvester Groth). Do some wikipedia to refresh your knowledge of European history, or don’t. Will be back with more once I’m ...

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Inglourious Basterds update

Sebastian — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:57:34 +0000

While the slower websites out there think this is just starting production, you loyal readers of course know better. Yet now there’s an official press release, and what’s really interesting about it is the title. Inglorious Bastards? Nope. Inglorious Basterds (my favorite)? Nope. Inglourious Basterds (the title on the leaked script)? Apparently. I promise that one of the first ever things I’ll ask Quentin, is why he chose that title. But Q being Q, ...

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Again… Inglorious Bastards set pictures

Sebastian — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:25:23 +0000

…and still only from other sources. Click HERE to check out our IB pictures page, which will be constantly updated. Please EMAIL US if you have pictures or videos or links that we’re unaware of, can be from any website, not necessarily the English-language press. Stay tuned.

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Monday news round-up

Sebastian — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:50:48 +0000

Happy monday everyone. While I still don’t have a personal broadband connection, at least I found the time to plant myself (“I said plant, plants don’t talk”) in the library and sift through the millions of emails that have gathered up over the last few weeks while I was moving to a new city. For those who don’t know I officially started grad school today, but don’t worry, I’ve said it years ago and ...

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Behind the scenes of Inglorious Bastards

Sebastian — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:14:44 +0000

This isn’t quite what you’ll expect from reading the headline, but nevertheless, it’s a look behind the scenes already! While avid readers of our website will probably have heard the rumors that we’ll be offering the most ass-kicking coverage of Inglorious Basterds pretty soon, what you’ll see below are links to some pictures of the production that originate from German newspapers. The pictures are from the set in Sebnitz, Germany, where Quentin Tarantino has ...

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Action for Basterds!

Sebastian — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:38:55 +0000

It is on, ladies and gentlemen. In a perfect world we’d have a sound bite of Quentin Tarantino yelling “allriiiiiight, aaaaand action!”for you, but you have to use your imagination for now. Inglorious Basterds, the huge mountain QT is starting to ascend, has started filming today in the outskirts of Sebnitz, Germany, with Christoph Waltz and others in full SS Nazi gear stepping into frame for what we can only assume will be one ...

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From Fatale to Inglorious

Sebastian — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:53:41 +0000

Yes, we’re still kicking. It’s been a bit slow because yours truly just moved to a new city, and lack of a decent broadband connection has kept me from updating regularily. But here’s something to wrap your head around: We can confirm that Julie “Sofie Fatale” Dreyfus will in fact play the character Francesca Mondino in Inglorious Basterds, not Anne-Sophie Frank as previously reported. This will of course be Julie’s second adventure with Quentin ...

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Mike Myers the Bastard, talks!

Sebastian — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:59:53 +0000

Behave baby, shagadelic. Mike Myers, at the AFI Night at the Movies, talked a little about his involvement in Inglorious Basterds. He tells MTV that he is thrilled to work with Quentin Tarantino, that he can’t believe he got the call. He says he has talked with Quentin on the phone for hours, he feels “like I am a tube of paint in his painting, and it is a very beautiful feeling”. He said ...

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Isabelle Huppert fired from Basterds?

Sebastian — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:14:30 +0000

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 have no confirmation about what role she was considered for, it remains to be seen who will succeed her in the movie, which will start filming next week. Thanks to ‘Sunday’ for the scoop.

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Inglorious Bastards movie references

Sebastian — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:31:50 +0000

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 is the Macaroni Combat genre, which, just like the Spaghetti Western describes western movies made in Italy, means Italian war movies of the 60s,70s and 80s. A particular favorite is Inglorious Bastards itself, but there are many more. ...

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First Inglorious Basterds set pictures

Sebastian — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:44:53 +0000

When trucks, cars and trailers pull up to a few acres of farmland in the state of Saxony, Germany, on October 8th, it’ll be the crew of Inglorious Basterds. The production has secured a neat hilltop field from a local farmer and had Babelsberg Studios construction teams erect a small French farmhouse, which will be the setting of the movie’s opening sequence. CLICK HERE to head over to our Inglorious Bastards pictures page, where ...

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Weekend news round-up

Sebastian — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:07:08 +0000

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 Weinstein, Tarantino, Lawrence Bender and third person, that originates from Jackie Brown times concerning a dispute between Robert DeNiro and Tarantino over the salary he would get for playing Louis. The incident was downplayed by the Weinstein and ...

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Basterds start training

Sebastian — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:23:23 +0000

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 ...

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Inglorious Berlin casting continues

Sebastian — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:44:37 +0000

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 ...

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Tarantino has found an Inglorious projectionist

Sebastian — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:00:10 +0000

There is a character in Inglorious Basterds called Marcel, the projectionist in Shosanna‘s movie theater, one of the major locations of the film. We can now confirm that a French actor that goes with the cool-sounding name (imagine Mr Pink saying this) Jacky Ido has been cast for this role, which I will now tentatively describe as Melanie Laurent‘s character’s side-kick. We’ve also managed to get most of the already known cast confirmed, just ...

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More French talent for Monsieur Tarantino’s Basterds

Sebastian — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:21:05 +0000

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, must have been impressed by the two’s current portfolio. Seydoux is starring in La Belle Personne, a french film in theaters at the moment, Franck stars in No Secrets Between us, a French TV series, and starred in ...

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Tarantino wants YOU in Inglorious Bastards

Sebastian — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:00:20 +0000

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 ...

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Has Quentin found his Shosanna?

Sebastian — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:24:14 +0000

Word around the campfire for some time has been that Quentin Tarantino wanted somebody less famous and “fresh” for the role of Shosanna, the female lead in Inglorious Bastards. The character description calls for a French girl approximately 20 years old or even younger, feisty enough to talk face to face with Nazi head honchos and smart enough to royally outsmart them. Is French actress and Cesar Award winner Melanie Laurent the one? According ...

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