Inglourious Basterds star Melanie Laurent is making a run on the pop charts in Europe after releasing an album of self-penned songs. The French actress' ex- boyfriend, Damien Rice, co-produced the album and duets with Laurent on select tracks. The alb... Inglourious Basterds star Melanie Laurent has lost the "making of" footage she shot as she filmed new movie Beginners with Ewan Mcgregor after a thief stole her computer.The budding filmmaker, who has just shot her first feature, had many magic... motorola droid vs nexus one sober house shepherd ferry golden globe cougar letter inglourious basterds movie times … In 2007 it was "No Country for Old Men" and "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly." In 2009 it was "Inglourious Basterds" and "A Prophet." A bit more than halfway through this year's Cannes Film Festival, it's not too... CANNES, France — In 2007 it was "No Country for Old Men" and "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly." In 2009 it was "Inglourious Basterds" and "A Prophet." A bit more than halfway through this year's Cannes Film Festival, it's not too early to predict which films will endure long after the last beach-side-club guard dog scampers to different pastures. Actress Diane Kruger has vowed to treat journalists with a little more respect after recently taking on the role of a reporter stationed in war-torn Afghanistan.The Inglourious Basterds star portrays a French journalist kidnapped by the Taliban in... Director Quentin Tarantino went with Sony over Universal in hopes of landing star Will Smith for his Western. [...] Scott Roxborough "Inglourious Basterds" actor Til Schweiger was among those paying tribute to Eichinger, who died Tuesday. read more **EXCLUSIVE:** Sources tell me that international on Quentin Tarantino's new Spaghetti Western _Django Unchained_ is going to Sony to co-finance production later this year and distribute sometime in 2012. This, after the filmmakers met with every major studio except Warner Bros. Of course, The Weinstein Company is taking domestic. But the surprise is that Universal International didn't have the inside track since it co-financed and took overseas on Tarantino's last film, _Inglourious Basterds_ in a very successful pairing ($201M international for a global cume of $321M). Actually, Universal really wanted Quentin's latest and tried to really step up. There was a big meeting this past Friday between Universal International and Quentin where the foreign guys went to extraordinary lengths to pull out all the stops. Employees wore T-shirts emblazoned with the languages of all the managing directors of the territories in town. And a bag of handmade scalps was presented to Tarantino -- a reference to the "100 Nazi scalps" from _Inglourious Basterds_ to remind Quentin how well the studio did for that movie last time around. Instead, _Django Unchained_ went to Sony because of its existing relationship with Will Smith whom Quentin desperately wants to star in the film. "Having Will involved is the key. That's what the filmmakers want ... Ian Somerhalder and Vampire Diaries co-star (and his real-life girlfriend) Nina Dobrev attend the premiere of Last Night last week at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New York City. The screening was presented by The Tribeca Film Festival and The Cinema Society. Later in the week, Nina joined the cast of Glee for [...] Oscar winner Christoph Waltz is to reteam with his Inglourious Basterds director Quentin Tarantino for a new take on cult spaghetti western Django. Django Unchained will also reportedly feature Italian actor Franco Nero, who played the original Django... Many movies in 2010 were served up light and over easy, with "True Grit." "Alice in Wonderland," "The Social Network," "The Fighter" and "The King's Speech" among those offering charming, winsome or uplifting entertainment. There were hints of what was to come when Sandra Bullock's good-hearted Memphis mom in "The Blind Side" blind-sided everyone in 2009 and even Quentin Tarantino staunched the blood flow a bit as his "Inglourious Basterds" stacked up Nazi scalps. But in 2010, across the vast cinematic landscape, a softer side began to emerge in nearly all genres, affecting, and reflecting, filmmakers and actors alike. Quite simply, movies, and moviemakers, became nicer. Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, and Melanie Laurent star in Mike Mills' latest dramatic comedy. [...] Photographs by three generations of Traversos have documented the Cannes festival Still unsure whether to go for AV or first past the post? Take a look at what others use Still wondering whether to go for AV or stick with first past the post on 5 May? Perhaps there are some clues in the voting methods used outside national elections . . . ## **The Oscars: alternative vote** In 2009, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences confirmed that it would henceforth be using AV to decide the best picture. Films are ranked in order of preference. When the first preferences have been counted, the least popular movie is dropped and its votes redistributed. This goes on until one film has at least 50%. Movie producer Harvey Weinstein wondered out loud whether the new "Oscar maths" could favour Inglourious Basterds, speculating that this might be "one of those great upsets in the making". Ultimately, AV led to The Hurt Locker beating that year's blockbuster, Avatar. And in 2011 The King's Speech beat The Fighter, Inception and Toy Story 3. ## **The Baftas: first past the post** This existing British system also decides the winners for Bafta's prestigious awards. In the third and final round of balloting, all 6,500 ... The ' Inglourious Basterds' actor is tapped to star opposite Noomi Rapace as Android in the sci-fi project that was once an 'Alien' prequel. There were hints of what was to come when Sandra Bullock's good-hearted Memphis mom in "The Blind Side" blindsided everyone in 2009, and even Quentin Tarantino staunched the blood flow a bit as his "Inglourious Basterds" stacked up Nazi scalps. But in 2010, across the vast cinematic landscape, a softer side began to emerge in nearly all genres, affecting, and reflecting, filmmakers and actors alike. Quite simply, movies, and moviemakers, became nicer. Inglourious Basterds star Christoph Waltz will star in the untitled project, which starts shooting in Italy and Spain later this year. [...] Back when I saw him in late February at Harvey Weinstein's Oscar night party for _The King's Speech_, Quentin Tarantino told me that his script for a Western was just pouring out of him easily, that he'd finished a draft and expected to turn in a final version within two months. As a web leak of the cover page of his new script _Django Unchained_ attests, Tarantino finished that script two days ago, right on schedule. Here's what I've heard: While Tarantino has spoken about doing a variation of the Western genre he called a "Southern," I'm told he has actually written a spaghetti Western, that stylized and violent brand of films popularized by Sergio Leone and a few other directors in the 1960s. Tarantino will put his stamp on one of his favorite genres same as he did when he took on the war mission movie with _Inglourious Basterds_. The project is moving very quickly. Tarantino is reuniting with _Pulp Fiction_ producer Stacey Sher. Sher will produce with Pilar Savone. Weinstein, who distributed _Pulp Fiction_ (that 1994 film remains Tarantino's biggest grossing film) will spearhead domestic distribution on _Django Unchained_ through TWC. Universal International ...
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