The Cannes Film Festival declared Danish filmmaker Lars Von Trier a “persona non grata” and banned him from the festival Wednesday for saying he sympathizes with Hitler. The remarks came as the filmmaker told an awkward, rambling joke during a news conference to promote his film “Melancholia.” “What can I say? I understand Hitler, but [...]
Quentin Tarantino’s controversial revisionist’s WWII saga, “Inglourious Basterds” has had fans cheering and moralizers crying foul. Does it really deny the holocaust? Is it as boring as some have said? And how many freaking references to classic cinema can a guy fit into a single movie?! To find out you’ll have to listen to the [...]
To say that Quentin Tarantino is a movie fan is a bit like saying Paris Hilton likes attention — it’s not only obvious but a gross understatement. Whether you like his work or not, this high school dropout-turned video clerk-turned cinéaste-turned auteur makes wholly unique films. But the paradox is that virtually every scene he [...]
This week I decided to pick up “Defiance,” the true story of Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Russia who build a village in the forest and save thousands of persecuted Jews while fighting against the Nazi force. When I picked up “Defiance”, I was pretty excited because I’ve enjoyed some of director Ed Zwick’s previous movies [...]
Nazi Zombies anyone?! A group of teenagers had all they needed for a successful ski vacation; cabin, skis, snowmobile, toboggan, copious amounts of beer and a fertile mix of the sexes. Certainly, none of them anticipated not returning home alive! However, the Nazi-zombie battalion haunting the mountains had other plans.
The Weinsteins have released three new “Inglorious Basterds” clips in the wake of its Cannes Film Festival premiere. So far critics have been rather luke-warm, but decide for yourself:
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