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Closer look at a Basterd and Reverend

Sebastian — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 07:50:39 +0000

It came as no surprise to us, that none other than Bo Svenson had a cameo appearance in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. Not only was Bo Svenson the star of Enzo Castellari‘s Inglorious Bastards, he’s also a living legend and has had a cameo appearance in Kill Bill as Reverend Harmony. We talked to Bo a few years back (read our interview here) and over the years I from time to time tried to ...

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An Oscar for the Jew Hunter

Sebastian — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:11:24 +0000

What an evening. Hopes were high, excitement big. Inglourious Basterds was nominated for 8 Academy Awards, and each of them well deserved. The evening started out with no surprise neither: Christoph Waltz took home the golden statuette for his role as Col Hans Landa of the SS. A great speech. But the rest of the evening was a series of disappointments, when it turned out that Christoph’s would be the only Oscar the Basterds ...

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Countdown to Oscar Night

Sebastian — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:59:23 +0000

Did you place your bets? Inglourious Basterds WILL WIN tonight, fact. And if it’s only to cement the mash-up revival in popular culture (read an article here). But let me give you a rundown on some things that might interest you: There are some rumors about a possible fake trailer Quentin will direct this month called Agent Orange, which will be attached to Robert Rodriguez‘ Machete. Read more here. RUMORS only, if you know something, ...

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Who’s a Basterd?

Sebastian — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:05:48 +0000

Inglourious Basterds (read 10 facts about the films here) winning big at the Academy Awards is still little over a week away (read here why it will win), but Monsieur Tarantino is making some space on his bookshelf for the little Oscar fella (even though in an interview he says he things Ms Bigelow should win the best director award), I’m very sure. Christoph Waltz has so many awards for his role as Hans ...

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A Good Month to be a Tarantino Fan

Sebastian — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:56:32 +0000

Have you ever wondered what it would look like if Quentin Tarantino directed the Super Bowl (which the Saints so glouriously won yesterday; for the record: The Who rocked the fucking house)? Probably not! But still, check out this video (link). If you’re in Hollywood, always be on the look out for really nice stuff like this down at the Egyptian theater… Iconoclastic filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, hot off earning Oscar nominations Tuesday for best director ...

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Golden Oscar Basterds and all sorts of Tarantinoation

Sebastian — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:29:33 +0000

The Oscar nominations have been announced, and Inglourious Basterds got 8 Academy Award nominations! Congratulations you Basterds! And the nominees are…. Best Picture; Best Director (QT); Best Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz); Best Original Screenplay; Best Sound Editing (Wylie Stateman); Best Sound Mixing (Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano); Best Cinematography (Robert Richardson); Best Film Editing (Sally Menke)! What do you think will it take home all eight? Post below! And did you know ...

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SAG Awards and Hellen Mirren for Quentin?

Sebastian — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:07:18 +0000

We’re not sure where this rumor came from just now, but it’s all over the net and it sais Quentin wants Hellen Mirren (remember herr in Caligula?) to star in a movie of his. I have zero ideas what that might be (via MC). But on to more factual news. Inglourious Basterds took home two SAG (Screen Actor’s Guild) awards last night, one goes to – whoe else – Chris Waltz for outstanding supporting ...

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Basterds take home only one Golden Globe

Sebastian — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:41:14 +0000

But it goes to the Jewhunter. Christoph Walz continues his amazing series of awards and takes home the trophy. Basterds lost out in the director, movie and screenplay categories. We think Avatar should have only allowed to compete in the animated film category. Yes the lines are blurred as technology advances, but as impressive and entertaining Avatar was, with that amount of money and that technology, it’s pretty much not surprising or exceptional. There’s ...

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Quentin Tarantino gegen die Nazis – eine Buchkritik

Sebastian — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:08:16 +0000

Auszug der Rezension: George Seeßlen ist ein mit-Autor des wohl Tarantino Standardwerks (deutscher Sprache wohlgemerkt), das schon mehrere Neuauflagen hinter sich hat, und im Moment vergriffen ist. Mit “QT gegen die Nazis” wagt er einen Taschenbuch-Rundumschlag. “Alles über Inglourious Basterds” verspricht das Büchlein, das fast zeitgleich mit dem Film in die deutschen Kinos kommt. Quentin Tarantinos lange erwartetes Werk das im Zweiten Weltkrieg spielt (aber nicht von ihm handelt), ist wie alle anderen Filme ...

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News update, Critics Choice and more

Sebastian — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:06:49 +0000

Recently, I’ve come to realize that unless I post a tiny news entry about everything that comes into my inbox, I end up with posts like this one. But I can’t help it, a blog isn’t a Twitter feed. Check out this article where Tarantino talks about violence (article), this one where he wants to be like Howard Hawks (article), or this one where he talks about Vinnie Jones who is with Celebrity Big ...

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Basterdized Happy New Year

Sebastian — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:50:26 +0000

(Instructions on how to win a copy of the Inglourious Basterds screenplay on paperback at the end of this article.) Inglourious Basterds is being talked up more and more as THE oscar contender (source and here), and the LA Times seems to be on a real campaign to convince the readers of that (here and here). My prediction is that the movie will win a few awards, I’m just not sure if it will be ...

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Christmas Basterds News Ambush

Sebastian — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:58:03 +0000

So it’s almost christmas, you Inglourious Basterds out there, and this glourious year is coming to an end. I’ve been a bit slow in my news posting, so here’s another round-up of things that happened since the last one. This will be the last post before the new year probably, so make sure you follow us closely on Twitter (www.twitter.com/QTArchives) as I will update that more regularly than the Frontpage here. Also join our ...

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Basterds rakes in awards and 4 Globes nominations!

Sebastian — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:32:57 +0000

The Weinstein Company rocked the Golden Globe Awards with no less than 12 nominations (Variety), four of them for Inglourious Basterds, including best movie, best director, best screenplay and best supporting actor (you know who). Additionally, the already mentioned 10 nominations at the Critic’s Choice awards (see Guardian), with best picture, best supporting Waltz, best ensemble, best director, best screenplay, best cinematography (Robert Richardson), best art direction, editing (Sally Menke) and costume design. And ...

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Closer to Oscars, Basterds collects

Sebastian — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:34:18 +0000

As we’re deep into the Oscars season, speculation heats about about Inglourious Basterds‘ chances of taking home one or more of the shiny little golden oscar statues. The Academy has increased the number of nominees from 5 to 10, which makes things a little more complicated, and absent a blockbuster that would unanimously be considered “the thing” (think a movie along the lines of Forrest Gump, which snatched it from Pulp Fiction in ’95, ...

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[updated] Inglourious December is here!

Sebastian — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:14:40 +0000

That’s a bingo! Ladies and gents, the year is coming to an end faster than some poor Nazi that you would put in front of the Bear Jew. It’s December dear readers and as if Inglourious Basterds only came out yesterday, there’s tons of shit to check out. I’ll run through the goodies with you really quick to get to the main topic of today’s discussion, which is the release of that movie on ...

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A fistful of links and Johnny Hallyday

Sebastian — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:30:30 +0000

Life keeps me busy, but here’s a little rundown in case you missed out on a few stories. We’ll also do a few cool things pretty soon that involve giving away some DVDs and all that, so make sure you check back daily. Also don’t forget to dive into our Archive or/and Community and exchange ideas with fans from all over the globe! MTV has an interview with Quentin Tarantino looking back on this great ...

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Weekend Tarantino news round-up

Sebastian — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:48:27 +0000

No end in sight, my friends, Basterds is going wild in Japan. Check out this article, Tarantino returns to grind up Nazis in the Japan Times and a 3-star review in the same paper. What’s even more interesting, is Quentin’s role in a Japanese commercial for the SoftBank cellular company (Examiner). Quentin plays Uncle Tara-Chan in what is actually a commercial-series called the “White Family”. Preview clips have already surfaced on the net and ...

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Japanese Basterds

Sebastian — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:19:16 +0000

Inglourious Basterds has finally hit Japan, and it hit hard. Here are a few pictures from the premiere. Click here also for posters. The film premiered in the capital Tokyo with Quentin Tarantino, Melanie Laurent, Julie Dreyfus and a raggedy-bearded Brad Pitt in attendance. According to Boxofficemojo.com, the movie has made quite an enormous amount of box-office box internationally, yet their tally of numbers seems far from complete. The Weinstein Company and Universal Pictures ...

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Basterds on DVD and BluRay – Tarantino at the Oscars

Sebastian — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:39:37 +0000

To make this really quick, Inglourious Basterds will hit BluRay and DVD (as stated a few times already) before christmas (and after christmas in some countries). We have started compiling a list of all BluRay releases and a separate list of all DVD releases. Please note that these lists are still subject to change, as various Amazons correct the cover image and different version they get from the distributors. The movie will mostly be ...

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Win the original Quentin Tarantino crew jacket!

Sebastian — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:33:27 +0000

Now is the time! To celebrate the visual relaunch of our Frontpage (please post your comments), and the impending relaunches of our Community and Archives (which will yet take a while), we are giving away TWO of the Original Quentin Tarantino Inglourious Basterds Crew Jackets! These are the winter jackets exlusively made for the Inglourious Basterds crew by the Studio Babelsberg and fashion label s.Oliver, complete with Inglourious Basterds stiching and Quentin Tarantino’s name ...

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Variety goes Tarantino and Basterds jackets!

Sebastian — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:12:01 +0000

I was surprised to see not one, not two, but three Tarantino-related entries at Variety. The first is about classic Tarantino quotes, the second is a tiny one about how lots of projects that are being tagged with Tarantino’s name never get made (or in a different way), if you ask me, not a Variety highlight. The third is about how many have tried to be Tarantino, which is a great companion piece to ...

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The Basterds are coming

Sebastian — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:37:15 +0000

Basterds is still making money like crazy (Source: ABC) and it’s still keeping columnists busy (this one: click; still gets the name wrong and some other things, but it’s a good read). At the same time, the BluRay and DVD release definitely seems to be going down before christmas (Source), so we are now trying to keep our Basterds DVD and BluRay overview page updated as much as possible. Stay tuned! UPDATE: Yes, to the ...

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Link Friday

Sebastian — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:30:49 +0000

It’s link friday! While I’m freezing my butt off here, people elsewhere may still be enjoying Inglourious Basterds in theaters, can that be true? Anyway, here are a few links that caught my eye recently, for you to read to bridge the time until we’ll give away some of those official Basterds crew jackets. Hush! Did I say something? An interview with Zoe Bell at CraveOnline Short piece in the Hollywood Reporter about what might be ...

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The beat goes on

Sebastian — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:54:36 +0000

Just when I tried to calm things down in me previous post, which some might’ve considered as some sort of a rant against those Kill Bill Vol3 stories, more “new Tarantino movie” rumors are popping up. By way of our friend Rama at Rama’s Screen (a movie blog you can’t not read daily!), we heard that Quentin mentioned to Variety, that whatever he does between now and Kill Bill Volume 3 (if he does ...

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Inglourious Basterds to hit DVD and BluRay before Christmas

Sebastian — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:41:02 +0000

There has been considerable speculation already, as several industry bloggers have mused that as part of a wider oscar strategy and in order to take in the holiday business, Inglourious Basterds will come out on home video in time for christmas. Now in the forum of an announcement on one of the Basterds’ official Facebook pages, comes the news that in the UK, Quentin’s box office rousing epic will hit the DVD and BluRay ...

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Inglourious Basterds to hit TNT in 2012

Sebastian — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:47:13 +0000

Inglourious Basterds, remember that one? Yeah the movie that’s still making close to a million at the box office every day. Reportedly, the US free-tv rights just went to TNT (the pay-tv rights are with Showtime) for about $15 million. Despite all that, the Weinstein Company seems bound to consolidate their business, more lay-offs ahead. Time to make a sequel/prequel, Quentin :) Basterds will also open the Morelia Film Festival in Mexico, and it’s yet ...

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Inglourious Basterds beat Pulp Fiction at the box office

Sebastian — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:22:59 +0000

I’m not sure how much Pulp Fiction has really made in terms of dollars, considering the years of TV runs, home video exploits and theatrical special screenings and so on and so forth, but Inglourious Basterds is now officially Quentin Tarantino‘s highest grossing movie ever, if you compare the initial theatrical box office numbers (cf. Boxofficemojo). The numbers are truly impressive and champagne corks must be a-poppin’ in the casa de Tarantino these days, ...

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A Basterd’s work is never done

Sebastian — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:57:47 +0000

So we’re back with some Basterds news wrap-up business, because business is a-boomin’. It’s been a bit quiet lately, but we’ve got a whole bunch of links for you to make up for it. The making-of video to Nation’s Pride just being the tip of the iceberg (click here to watch). On that note, have you rated Basterds yet? If you’re an imdb registered member you can rate it, the movie’s currently at about ...

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Inglourious Basterds keeps on scalping

Sebastian — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:00:57 +0000

A second weekend in a row Inglourious Basterds kept on scalping. Especially on international box offices it did quite well. It entered at the top in many European markets and stayed there in others, raising it’s international total (Reuters) while pulling in another $20 million Stateside (BOM), you can keep track of some numbers at Box Office Mojo’s Basterds pages. But let me take a step back and look at some of the media ...

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Those summer Basterds

Sebastian — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:47:41 +0000

According to BoxOfficeMojo, Inglourious Basterds is officially “the highest-grossing opening ever for a movie released in the second half of August”, with close to $40 million domestically (including Canada). In a very interesting article in the LA Times, which you should read, one passage was especially interesting to me, as you may know this website is based in Germany, where it says: In a particularly surprising twist, however, there was much higher than usual demand ...

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