Inglourious Basterds
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‘Basterds’ Stays Hot Overseas
Overseas total is $59.1 million, a small 29% drop from its debut weekend.
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Weekend Pushes B.O. Into Record Territory
“Inglourious Basterds” drives to $73.3m; “Woodstock” debuts, disappoints.
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Is This a Wrap for Tarantino?
Is this a wrap for Quentin Tarantino? That may sound bizarre, given the bluster Harvey Weinstein was spewing last weekend, but let’s examine the facts. Everyone has been proclaiming that Tarantino’s new, WWII monstrosity, which opened to an “unheard-of" $37.6 million, his “biggest opening to date.” But wait a minute — …
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The Horror Genre Goes to Its Grave
What the hell do you want, horror audience? The horror audience has been the biggest tease of 2009. It flocked to the 3D remake of "My Bloody Valentine," flocked to then ran away from the "Friday the 13th" remake, stayed away from Sam Raimi’s horror/live action Tex Avery cartoon "Drag Me to Hell."…
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Big Weekend for Fear; ‘Basterds’ Takes in Another $19.6
Quentin Tarantino’s latest brings its total to $73.3m.
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Tarantino, You Basterd
Is "Inglorious Basterds" entertaining? Yes. Is "Inglorious Bastreds" indulgent? Yes. Is "Inglorious Basterds" brilliant? In spots, yes. Is "Inglorious Basterds" exploitive and offensive? Oh, hell yes. Talk about a mixed bag. It’s the last part that has everyone in an uproar. Some Tarantino defenders say that…
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Weinsteins Sell ‘Basterds’ to the Masses — Cool!
Say what you like about Harvey Weinstein. But when it came to marketing “Inglourious Basterds,” he hit it out of the park. The movie beat even the highest box office projections by more than $10 million. That’s worth a closer look. Here are the raw elements: A period film. Mainly in French and German. With…
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‘Basterds’ Bash Their Way to Overseas Crown
Film landed in the top spot in 12 territories, including the U.K.
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Tarantino’s ‘Inglourious Basterds’ Comes Through for the Weinsteins
His Nazi drama-comedy also pulls in $27.5m overseas; ‘District 9’ hits $73.5m.
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I Come to Praise Tarantino, Not to Bury Him. But …
I come to praise Quentin Tarantino — not bury him. But if I were burying him, I’d probably say something like this. Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds,” in which Brad Pitt (as Lt. Aldo Raine) leads a group of Jewish Nazi killers into World War II France with the express purpose of killing — and scalping —…
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Weinstein on Tarantino Cutting ‘Basterds’
“Read my lips: That is nuts. Please don’t even write that, it’s insanity.”
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Media Buzzards Circle Weinstein Co
The media buzzards are circling The Weinstein Company. The rumors of imminent collapse that have circulated for weeks now have something to land on – the fact that Bob and Harvey have hired financing consultants Miller Buckfire to help restructure their finances. This must sting a great deal, coming on the very night that the…
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Eli Roth Returns to Cannes as … an Actor?!
Eli Roth sat on the balcony of the Carlton Hotel on the Croisette, while the waves of the French Riviera took on a magical glow in the sunlight behind him. He reveled in the glamorous backdrop. "I’ve been to Cannes on the outside and the epicenter," he said. "Eight years ago, it was exciting just to sneak…
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Tarantino’s ‘Basterds’ Pleases; IFC Buys Loach, ‘Antichrist’
You had to get up pretty early to score a spot at the very first screening of “Inglourious Basterds,” Quentin Tarantino’s new revenge fantasy set during World War II. Thousands of journalists mobbed the Palais de Festival, and even Harvey Weinstein himself was seen running frantically from one entrance to another as guards told him…
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Weinstein, Tarantino Ride Into Battle at Cannes
Deja vu … Harvey and Bob hit town with rumors of funding woes, and “Inglourious Basterds” could put them on firm ground.
