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kottke.org posts about Quentin Tarantino

Inglourious Basterds trailer

Somehow this slipped past me recently: there’s a full trailer out for Inglourious Basterds, the new Tarantino flick starring Brad Pitt.


Trailer for Inglourious Basterds

Tarantino’s latest film is about Nazi-killing American soldiers and stars Brad Pitt. I can’t decide if this movie is going to completely suck or be really great. Vampire movies notwithstanding, Quentin always gets the benefit of the doubt from me so great it is.


Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds

Quentin Tarantino’s next movie: Inglourious Basterds. Here’s le plot:

A band of U.S. soldiers facing death by firing squad for their misdeeds are given a chance to redeem themselves by heading into the perilous no-man’s lands of Nazi-occupied France on a suicide mission for the Allies.

According to Ain’t It Cool News, Tarantino will release the movie in two parts, as he did with Kill Bill. (via crazymonk)


Death Proof


The two-fer Tarantino/Rodriguez movie Grindhouse is

The two-fer Tarantino/Rodriguez movie Grindhouse is going to be broken into two films for release overseas and possibly in the US. “There have been reports that many film-goers have been confused by the movie’s structure - mistakenly assuming that there was only one film on offer and leaving the cinema en-masse after the Rodriguez section.”


Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez pick their 10 favorite movie posters.

Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez pick their 10 favorite movie posters.


Trailer for Grindhouse, a film consisting of

Trailer for Grindhouse, a film consisting of two separate movies, one by Robert Rodriguez and the other by Quentin Tarantino.


Quentin Tarantino talks about his success in

Quentin Tarantino talks about his success in the movie business. The bit about just doing something and not having to ask permission is great: “Here’s the thing: they can write a mean letter, they can write a mean memo, but these guys don’t have any real fight in them. If you’re an artist, as opposed to a careerist, and your movie is more important to you than a career in this town, they can never beat you. You have a loaded gun, and you know you’ve got what it takes to put it in their faces and blow their heads off.”


According to Michael Madsen, Quentin Tarantino is

According to Michael Madsen, Quentin Tarantino is thinking about making a sequel to Pulp Fiction/Reservoir Dogs that focuses on the Vega Bros.


Some film directors’ top ten movies lists

Some film directors’ top ten movies lists. Directors Michael Mann, Sam Mendes, Cameron Crowe, Quentin Tarantino, and others choose their favorite films.