After years of sustaining in the industry, Christoph Waltz landed his breakthrough role in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds (2009), which showered him with popularity and fame for his role as Hans Landa. However, despite achieving great success and even an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Waltz refused to reunite with Tarantino in 2012.
Quentin Tarantino in Pulp Fiction
After watching Christoph Waltz perform and given the success of Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino wanted to collaborate with the actor once again in his 2012 movie Django Unchained. But according to WhatCulture, Waltz initially turned down the role of Schultz, until Tarantino fulfilled his one demand.
Christoph Waltz Refused to Appear in Django Unchained
Christoph Waltz and Quentin Tarantino initially collaborated in the 2009 movie Inglourious Basterds, which witnessed great success at the box office. Soon the actor rose to prominence after winning an Oscar for his role as Hans Landa, and Tarantino became...
Quentin Tarantino in Pulp Fiction
After watching Christoph Waltz perform and given the success of Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino wanted to collaborate with the actor once again in his 2012 movie Django Unchained. But according to WhatCulture, Waltz initially turned down the role of Schultz, until Tarantino fulfilled his one demand.
Christoph Waltz Refused to Appear in Django Unchained
Christoph Waltz and Quentin Tarantino initially collaborated in the 2009 movie Inglourious Basterds, which witnessed great success at the box office. Soon the actor rose to prominence after winning an Oscar for his role as Hans Landa, and Tarantino became...
- 4/25/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
There are some actors who command the screen with their electric presence. Christoph Waltz is one of them. If the chilling Hans Landa from Inglorious Basterds still gives viewers sleepless nights, the credit goes to Waltz for his stunning performance that deservedly won him the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
Christoph Waltz In Django Unchained
Following roles in Django Unchained, Water For Elephants and other marquee projects, the Austrian-German celebrity cemented his place as one of the most versatile and charismatic character actors in the industry. Expectedly, Waltz had some inspiring role models including the great Marlon Brando. But the actor also realized that even a veteran like Brando isn’t timeless after all.
Why Marlon Brando Didn’t Stand The Test Of Time For Christoph Waltz
Any actor big or small, has always been inspired by someone who has been a role model for them to dream big and achieve stardom in the industry.
Christoph Waltz In Django Unchained
Following roles in Django Unchained, Water For Elephants and other marquee projects, the Austrian-German celebrity cemented his place as one of the most versatile and charismatic character actors in the industry. Expectedly, Waltz had some inspiring role models including the great Marlon Brando. But the actor also realized that even a veteran like Brando isn’t timeless after all.
Why Marlon Brando Didn’t Stand The Test Of Time For Christoph Waltz
Any actor big or small, has always been inspired by someone who has been a role model for them to dream big and achieve stardom in the industry.
- 4/25/2024
- by Sharanya Sankar
- FandomWire
One of the most interesting kinds of adversaries are the persistent ones, the ones who just cannot be shaken off the trail and continue to hound the protagonists like an agent of Nemesis. Well-crafted antagonists with such dogged determination and zeal for relentless pursuit, like “Agent Smith” of The Matrix movie series and the titular villains of the Terminator franchise, have become iconic in their own merit. In Zack Snyder’s space opera franchise, Rebel Moon, Imperium Admiral Atticus Noble has established himself as such a force by acting as the prime antagonist in the first two entries.
Making quite an impression as a ruthless, sadistic enforcer of Regent Balisarius in the first movie Rebel Moon Part 1, Noble became memorable for his vicious, cunning streak that claimed the lives of many, reminding viewers of the machinations of the iconic Hans Landa from Inglourious Basterds. Despite meeting his end at the hands of Arthelais,...
Making quite an impression as a ruthless, sadistic enforcer of Regent Balisarius in the first movie Rebel Moon Part 1, Noble became memorable for his vicious, cunning streak that claimed the lives of many, reminding viewers of the machinations of the iconic Hans Landa from Inglourious Basterds. Despite meeting his end at the hands of Arthelais,...
- 4/19/2024
- by Siddhartha Das
- Film Fugitives
Thomas Ripley is one of those characters we end up rooting for, even though he’s practically a sociopath. We wouldn’t want to cross paths with a man like him in real life, but again, similar sentiments were evoked by Pablo Escobar in Narcos too. In Ripley, we see Pietro Ravini as a villain, even though there’s nothing villainous about him. Ravini is merely fulfilling his role as a righteous representative of the law. But again, It’s only natural that we, as the audience, have a tendency to empathize with the central character’s conundrums, regardless of the crimes he has committed. This tendency to resonate with morally ambiguous characters extends even to how people feel about the actual depictions of celestial beings in the Bible. While Ophanim or Seraphim might appear unsettling because they lack humanoid features, Satan, with his human form, is easier for people to comprehend.
- 4/4/2024
- by Shrey Ashley Philip
- Film Fugitives
Do you like the Star Wars franchise? How about the new version of Dune? And what about Avatar, The Matrix, Starship Troopers, Lord of the Rings, and Game of Thrones? And also: Westerns, samurai movies, Inglourious Basterds, ancient mythology (Greek, Roman, and a smattering of Eastern), the Dungeons & Dragons monsters’ manual, those old-school Roger Dean album covers, Frank Frazetta’s paintings, Hideo Kojima’s video games, James Fenimore Cooper’s “Leatherstocking Tales,” the collected works of Robert Heinlein and Piers Anthony, and six out of the nine short stories...
- 12/18/2023
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Have you ever been utterly captivated by recent movie villain roles? I know I have – there’s just something about a brilliantly portrayed antagonist that leaves you both spellbound and slightly uneasy. It’s like watching a virtuoso performance in the art of mischief and malice.
Today, we’re diving into the world of those rising stars who’ve taken on the challenge of transforming movie villain roles into unforgettable experiences.
On a Personal Note
As someone who’s spent hours immersed in cinematic worlds and fascinated by the complexities of character dynamics, I can’t wait to explore the transformative power of actors who’ve breathed new life into villainous roles.
With inspiration drawn from various sources, I’m thrilled to share a lineup of six actors who’ve redefined what it means to portray the darker side of storytelling.
So, grab your popcorn and get ready to journey...
Today, we’re diving into the world of those rising stars who’ve taken on the challenge of transforming movie villain roles into unforgettable experiences.
On a Personal Note
As someone who’s spent hours immersed in cinematic worlds and fascinated by the complexities of character dynamics, I can’t wait to explore the transformative power of actors who’ve breathed new life into villainous roles.
With inspiration drawn from various sources, I’m thrilled to share a lineup of six actors who’ve redefined what it means to portray the darker side of storytelling.
So, grab your popcorn and get ready to journey...
- 11/1/2023
- by Pia Vermaak
- buddytv.com
Acting can take stars into some perilous situations, but it’s just for show — right? It might be easy to imagine that the magic of editing, the existence of stunt doubles, and other efforts to make sets safe for the cast and crew would prevent most injuries, but that’s unfortunately not the case.
While some injuries are simply accidents, others are a bit more shocking in nature. That’s true for Diane Kruger’s strangulation scene in Inglourious Basterds. If it looked realistic, that’s because it was actually happening!
‘Inglourious Basterds’ received rave reviews
By the time that Inglourious Basterds hit theaters in 2009, Quentin Tarantino was already known as one of Hollywood’s most successful (if also one of its quirkiest and most intense) directors and writers. The ambitious film is a reimagined historical take on Nazi Germany and the impact of some rogue soldiers determined to mete...
While some injuries are simply accidents, others are a bit more shocking in nature. That’s true for Diane Kruger’s strangulation scene in Inglourious Basterds. If it looked realistic, that’s because it was actually happening!
‘Inglourious Basterds’ received rave reviews
By the time that Inglourious Basterds hit theaters in 2009, Quentin Tarantino was already known as one of Hollywood’s most successful (if also one of its quirkiest and most intense) directors and writers. The ambitious film is a reimagined historical take on Nazi Germany and the impact of some rogue soldiers determined to mete...
- 9/10/2023
- by Suse Forrest
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Quentin Tarantino has been responsible for many memorable scenes in his long and respected film career. But there was one scene he wrote that he didn’t think even he’d ever be able to surpass.
Quentin Tarantino thought he’d written an unbeatable scene in one of his earlier movie scripts Quentin Tarantino | Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Getty Images
Tarantino has plenty of reasons to be proud of his work. Almost all of his films feature scenes and shots that rank up there with the best of cinema. But there was one scene he felt was special even compared to his other work. And it was a scene he didn’t even direct.
After his breakthrough hit Reservoir Dogs, Tarantino wrote the crime film True Romance. He originally meant to direct the feature himself, but would soon change his mind and ended up selling the script to director Tony Scott.
Quentin Tarantino thought he’d written an unbeatable scene in one of his earlier movie scripts Quentin Tarantino | Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Getty Images
Tarantino has plenty of reasons to be proud of his work. Almost all of his films feature scenes and shots that rank up there with the best of cinema. But there was one scene he felt was special even compared to his other work. And it was a scene he didn’t even direct.
After his breakthrough hit Reservoir Dogs, Tarantino wrote the crime film True Romance. He originally meant to direct the feature himself, but would soon change his mind and ended up selling the script to director Tony Scott.
- 8/19/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Bad guys tend to have a good time at the Oscars. From Christoph Waltz‘s 2010 “Inglourious Basterds” win for Best Supporting Actor to Anthony Hopkins‘ iconic 1992 Best Actor win for “The Silence of the Lambs,” you can always count on Oscar voters to take notice of a villain.
While those two examples are fictional, some actors have also had Oscar luck by playing real-life killers. For example, Charlize Theron won for playing Aileen Wuornos. Wuornos murdered seven men between 1989 and 1990 while she was a prostitute in Florida. She shot and robbed the seven men, who Wuornos claimed were clients who had either raped or attempted to rape, claiming self-defense. However, she was sentenced to death and executed in 2002 for six of the murders. Theron took home the Best Actress Oscar in 2004 for her transformative performance as the killer in “Monster.”
Ralph Fiennes also played a real-life killer in his role...
While those two examples are fictional, some actors have also had Oscar luck by playing real-life killers. For example, Charlize Theron won for playing Aileen Wuornos. Wuornos murdered seven men between 1989 and 1990 while she was a prostitute in Florida. She shot and robbed the seven men, who Wuornos claimed were clients who had either raped or attempted to rape, claiming self-defense. However, she was sentenced to death and executed in 2002 for six of the murders. Theron took home the Best Actress Oscar in 2004 for her transformative performance as the killer in “Monster.”
Ralph Fiennes also played a real-life killer in his role...
- 7/27/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Alternate history is one of science fiction’s biggest niches, at least on the bookshelves. There’s some big winners out there, like when historian and author Harry Turtledove took us on a trip through a Civil War where mercenaries funneled modern weapons to the Confederates in The Guns of the South. Meanwhile David Drake has a joyful obsession with introducing Roman centurions to aliens everywhere from Birds of Prey to Ranks of Bronze. It’s a ton of fun to splash through a world of what could have been.
Movies dip their toes into the genre to a far lesser extent, frequently sticking with takes on a post-wwii era where the Axis forces take control. There’s some fantastic movies in that niche, although they’re not often happy rides. But there are some great, zany takes on mixed-up history that a film fan can miss if they’re not looking.
Movies dip their toes into the genre to a far lesser extent, frequently sticking with takes on a post-wwii era where the Axis forces take control. There’s some fantastic movies in that niche, although they’re not often happy rides. But there are some great, zany takes on mixed-up history that a film fan can miss if they’re not looking.
- 7/14/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Actor Christoph Waltz has become a popular name ever since his breakthrough role in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. But during his ascent in Hollywood, Waltz came across a few filmmakers he didn’t exactly have the best time with.
One such filmmaker even attempted to physically attack Waltz after an alleged affair.
Christoph Waltz thought about becoming a singer before getting into acting Christoph Waltz | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Waltz was already a veteran and established actor before his mainstream role as Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds. He’d been working in film and television since the mid to late 70s, and has since been growing both his portfolio and reputation. Before pursuing acting, however, Waltz briefly had another profession in mind.
“For a while, I couldn’t decide whether or not I should pursue singing in the opera or acting. And I’m glad that I chose the latter...
One such filmmaker even attempted to physically attack Waltz after an alleged affair.
Christoph Waltz thought about becoming a singer before getting into acting Christoph Waltz | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Waltz was already a veteran and established actor before his mainstream role as Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds. He’d been working in film and television since the mid to late 70s, and has since been growing both his portfolio and reputation. Before pursuing acting, however, Waltz briefly had another profession in mind.
“For a while, I couldn’t decide whether or not I should pursue singing in the opera or acting. And I’m glad that I chose the latter...
- 4/23/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Quentin Tarantino has picked his favourite “tense” scene across his entire filmography.
The director, who has expertly crafted scenes of knife-edge tension in films from Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood to The Hateful 8 to Reservoir Dogs.
Speaking to Spanish publication El País, Tarantino was asked about his process for making tense scenes, and picked out a favourite example from his ouvre.
The scene in question comes at the start of the 2010 war film Inglourious Basterds, and sees Christoph Waltz’s nefarious Nazi Hans Landa visit a farmhouse he believes is harbouring Jews.
Asked to name his “favourite tense moment”, Tarantino replied: “In my movies? The one from the farm at the beginning of Inglourious Basterds. With the Nazi officer Hans Landa talking to the owner of the farm, who is hiding Jews in his cellar.”
The writer and filmmaker also spoke about the process of creating tension in such scenes,...
The director, who has expertly crafted scenes of knife-edge tension in films from Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood to The Hateful 8 to Reservoir Dogs.
Speaking to Spanish publication El País, Tarantino was asked about his process for making tense scenes, and picked out a favourite example from his ouvre.
The scene in question comes at the start of the 2010 war film Inglourious Basterds, and sees Christoph Waltz’s nefarious Nazi Hans Landa visit a farmhouse he believes is harbouring Jews.
Asked to name his “favourite tense moment”, Tarantino replied: “In my movies? The one from the farm at the beginning of Inglourious Basterds. With the Nazi officer Hans Landa talking to the owner of the farm, who is hiding Jews in his cellar.”
The writer and filmmaker also spoke about the process of creating tension in such scenes,...
- 4/19/2023
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - Film
For most actors, winning an Oscar is seen as the absolute pinnacle of a Hollywood career. For a select group of performers, though, one simply isn’t enough.
There have been 44 different actors to have won multiple awards, the first coming in 1937 when Luise Rainer became the original two-time Oscar darling.
Some manage to win every time they are nominated. Others, such as the inimitable Meryl Streep, have careers peppered with nominations, winning only when the so-called narrative dictates.
In 2021, Anthony Hopkins took home his second statuette, for his role in The Father. The year before, Renée Zellweger took home her second Oscar after playing Judy Garland in Judy.
In 2020, Mahershala Ali picked up his second Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Best Picture winner Green Book. He previously won for Moonlight in 2017.
Here are the actors with the most Oscar wins.
Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins picked up his second Oscar for The Father,...
There have been 44 different actors to have won multiple awards, the first coming in 1937 when Luise Rainer became the original two-time Oscar darling.
Some manage to win every time they are nominated. Others, such as the inimitable Meryl Streep, have careers peppered with nominations, winning only when the so-called narrative dictates.
In 2021, Anthony Hopkins took home his second statuette, for his role in The Father. The year before, Renée Zellweger took home her second Oscar after playing Judy Garland in Judy.
In 2020, Mahershala Ali picked up his second Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Best Picture winner Green Book. He previously won for Moonlight in 2017.
Here are the actors with the most Oscar wins.
Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins picked up his second Oscar for The Father,...
- 3/12/2023
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - Film
Lights, camera, action! It’s time to explore the best of the best on the Léa Seydoux movies list. Léa Seydoux is a name synonymous with Hollywood magic. She has starred in a range of movies, showcasing her remarkable talent and versatility as an actress. From romantic dramas to action-packed thrillers, Seydoux has taken on a diverse range of roles and breathed life into each one with her mesmerizing performances.
In this article, we take a deep dive into the Léa Seydoux movies list and highlight the best of the best. We’ll explore the top 10 Seydoux films and the reasons why they stand out. From her breakout role in “Blue Is the Warmest Color” to her recent turn in the latest James Bond movie, “No Time to Die,” we’ll cover it all.
Seydoux is a powerhouse of an actress, and her movies are not to be missed. So,...
In this article, we take a deep dive into the Léa Seydoux movies list and highlight the best of the best. We’ll explore the top 10 Seydoux films and the reasons why they stand out. From her breakout role in “Blue Is the Warmest Color” to her recent turn in the latest James Bond movie, “No Time to Die,” we’ll cover it all.
Seydoux is a powerhouse of an actress, and her movies are not to be missed. So,...
- 2/28/2023
- by Dee Gambit
- buddytv.com
Christoph Waltz is warm, inviting, and disarmingly kind — as if he knows it can take a moment for people to adjust to his real-life persona compared to the mostly horrifying men he’s embodied onscreen. In truth, since his portrayal of SS Colonel Hans Landa in 2009’s Inglourious Basterds, Waltz has captivated through peculiar means. Whether rooting for his character’s demise or investing in their glory, there is no passive way to take in the two-time Oscar winner’s work. And so, whether he is orchestrating the death of...
- 2/19/2023
- by Iman Milner
- Rollingstone.com
For most actors, winning an Oscar is seen as the absolute pinnacle of a Hollywood career. For a select group of performers, though, one simply isn’t enough.
There have been 44 different actors to have won multiple awards, the first coming in 1937 when Luise Rainer became the original two-time Oscar darling.
Some manage to win every time they are nominated. Others, such as the inimitable Meryl Streep, have careers peppered with nominations, winning only when the so-called narrative dictates.
In 2021, Anthony Hopkins took home his second statuette, for his role in The Father. The year before, Renée Zellweger took home her second Oscar after playing Judy Garland in Judy.
In 2020, Mahershala Ali picked up his second Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Best Picture winner Green Book. He previously won for Moonlight in 2017.
Here are the actors with the most Oscar wins.
Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins picked up his second Oscar for The Father,...
There have been 44 different actors to have won multiple awards, the first coming in 1937 when Luise Rainer became the original two-time Oscar darling.
Some manage to win every time they are nominated. Others, such as the inimitable Meryl Streep, have careers peppered with nominations, winning only when the so-called narrative dictates.
In 2021, Anthony Hopkins took home his second statuette, for his role in The Father. The year before, Renée Zellweger took home her second Oscar after playing Judy Garland in Judy.
In 2020, Mahershala Ali picked up his second Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Best Picture winner Green Book. He previously won for Moonlight in 2017.
Here are the actors with the most Oscar wins.
Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins picked up his second Oscar for The Father,...
- 1/25/2023
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - Film
"Never meet your heroes" is one piece of advice Quentin Tarantino has never listened to. His first feature "Reservoir Dogs" starred Harvey Keitel, his "favorite actor in the world." "Jackie Brown" was a vehicle for Pam Grier, star of 1970s blaxploitation films like "Coffy" which Tarantino loves. "Kill Bill," a samurai film love letter, featured Japanese genre star Sonny Chiba as sword-smith Hattori Hanzō.
There's another collaboration between Tarantino and one of his personal acting icons, one we haven't gotten to see. Who's the icon in question? Hong Kong star Maggie Cheung, who played a character cut from "Inglourious Basterds."
The hero of said film is not one of the titular Nazi-killing squad. No, it's Shosanna Dreyfus (Melanie Laurent), a young Jewish girl in Nazi-occupied France. The sole survivor of her family's massacre, she now poses as a Gentile cinema owner named "Emmanuelle Mimieux." When "Emmanuelle" comes face-to-face with Nazi...
There's another collaboration between Tarantino and one of his personal acting icons, one we haven't gotten to see. Who's the icon in question? Hong Kong star Maggie Cheung, who played a character cut from "Inglourious Basterds."
The hero of said film is not one of the titular Nazi-killing squad. No, it's Shosanna Dreyfus (Melanie Laurent), a young Jewish girl in Nazi-occupied France. The sole survivor of her family's massacre, she now poses as a Gentile cinema owner named "Emmanuelle Mimieux." When "Emmanuelle" comes face-to-face with Nazi...
- 12/17/2022
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Continuing to promote his first nonfiction book "Cinema Speculation," Quentin Tarantino has been given the opportunity to relive his formative years as an obsessive moviegoer. Although it's a much more detailed, refined piece of writing that's more in line with Pauline Kael's seminal compendium "I Lost it At the Movies," Tarantino's deep dive into the male-driven, violent movies of the 1970s maintains a spirit of film-geekery that's also reminiscent of Patton Oswalt's memoir "Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film."
There's a fundamental, profound difference between being an inveterate cinephile and just being a causal movie fan that can go on about their lives right when the lights come up. For full-blooded cinephiles like Tarantino, a movie has the potential to fuse to your very DNA. It can become a part of you, especially at the malleable age that a young Quentin was...
There's a fundamental, profound difference between being an inveterate cinephile and just being a causal movie fan that can go on about their lives right when the lights come up. For full-blooded cinephiles like Tarantino, a movie has the potential to fuse to your very DNA. It can become a part of you, especially at the malleable age that a young Quentin was...
- 11/22/2022
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
Spoiler alert: The entire plot of “Pearl” and “X” will be discussed in this article.
Who knew a church dance tryout would result in one of the year’s strongest film monologues?
That’s the case with “Pearl,” Ti West’s twisty, hallucinatory ode to Technicolor-era film. It’s the prequel to this year’s grimy porn slasher “X,” in which Mia Goth played an aspiring XXX actress as well as a makeup-laden, nearly-unrecognizable elderly woman named Pearl who ended up killing most of the film crew staying on her farm. In the latest film, Goth takes on a third role of Pearl as a young woman.
This serial killer origin story finds Pearl trapped on her family farm in 1918, with her husband Howard a world away from Texas while fighting in the war, leaving her to keep up the chores for her strict German immigrant mother and invalid father.
Who knew a church dance tryout would result in one of the year’s strongest film monologues?
That’s the case with “Pearl,” Ti West’s twisty, hallucinatory ode to Technicolor-era film. It’s the prequel to this year’s grimy porn slasher “X,” in which Mia Goth played an aspiring XXX actress as well as a makeup-laden, nearly-unrecognizable elderly woman named Pearl who ended up killing most of the film crew staying on her farm. In the latest film, Goth takes on a third role of Pearl as a young woman.
This serial killer origin story finds Pearl trapped on her family farm in 1918, with her husband Howard a world away from Texas while fighting in the war, leaving her to keep up the chores for her strict German immigrant mother and invalid father.
- 9/21/2022
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
Stylish, over-the-top, and hilarious, are the words often described by critics and fans of Quentin Tarantino’s brand of violence. The filmmaker has no qualms about blowing off heads or setting murderous cult members on fire, and it’s his stylish brand of violence that usually makes Tarantino’s movies pop. This article will focus on the best kills within a Quentin Tarantino film. That means that Tarantino had to be both the writer and director of the feature, so, unfortunately, there’s no love for True Romance or Natural Born Killers here. Let’s get started with the first murder: Colonel Hans Landa kills
The Top Five Kills In Quentin Tarantino Films...
The Top Five Kills In Quentin Tarantino Films...
- 1/6/2022
- by Jeffrey Bowie Jr.
- TVovermind.com
Reviewing a lavish new Hollywood musical in the Sept. 29, 1968, issue of The New Yorker, Pauline Kael wrote, “Barbra Streisand arrives on the screen, in ‘Funny Girl,’ when the movies are in desperate need of her. The timing is perfect.” I’m tempted to say the same thing about Lady Gaga. Suddenly, she’s ruling the movies like no one else this year.
Black Widow? Godzilla? Venom? Vin Diesel? Michael Myers? James Bond? Well, okay, maybe Bond — or the sandworms in “Dune” — could give Gaga a run for her money. But I’d wager that the current of excitement running through the chatter about Gaga in “House of Gucci” is hitting comparatively higher levels of palpitation. She’s earning her buzz the old-fashioned way, by giving a performance that has to be seen, in a movie that’s being talked about the way movies used to be talked about — even if...
Black Widow? Godzilla? Venom? Vin Diesel? Michael Myers? James Bond? Well, okay, maybe Bond — or the sandworms in “Dune” — could give Gaga a run for her money. But I’d wager that the current of excitement running through the chatter about Gaga in “House of Gucci” is hitting comparatively higher levels of palpitation. She’s earning her buzz the old-fashioned way, by giving a performance that has to be seen, in a movie that’s being talked about the way movies used to be talked about — even if...
- 11/28/2021
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon has ordered the dark comedy “The Consultant” to series and cast Christoph Waltz to star. The series is based on Bentley Little’s 2015 novel of the same name.
“The Consultant” follows a sinister relationship between boss and employee and looking at how far workers will go to get ahead and survive.
Tony Basgallop serves as creator and showrunner, and executive produces alongside Waltz, director Matt Shakman, Steve Stark and Andrew Mittman. Kai Dolbashian will serve as co-producer. “The Consultant” is from MGM Television and Amazon studios.
Waltz is known for his collaborations with Quentin Tarantino, having had his breakthrough role as Hans Landa in 2009’s “Inglorious Basterds” and appearing in “Django Unchained” in 2012. Both roles earned him the Academy Award, BAFTA Award and Golden Globe for supporting actor. He has also starred in films including Tim Burton’s “Big Eyes,” Alexander Payne’s “Downsizing” and Sam Mendes’ James Bond film “Spectre.
“The Consultant” follows a sinister relationship between boss and employee and looking at how far workers will go to get ahead and survive.
Tony Basgallop serves as creator and showrunner, and executive produces alongside Waltz, director Matt Shakman, Steve Stark and Andrew Mittman. Kai Dolbashian will serve as co-producer. “The Consultant” is from MGM Television and Amazon studios.
Waltz is known for his collaborations with Quentin Tarantino, having had his breakthrough role as Hans Landa in 2009’s “Inglorious Basterds” and appearing in “Django Unchained” in 2012. Both roles earned him the Academy Award, BAFTA Award and Golden Globe for supporting actor. He has also starred in films including Tim Burton’s “Big Eyes,” Alexander Payne’s “Downsizing” and Sam Mendes’ James Bond film “Spectre.
- 11/18/2021
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
If Hans Landa and Danny Ocean had a son, he might have turned out something like Sebastian (Matthias Schweighöfer), the talky, insanely gifted, but insecure hero of “Army of Thieves.” A Berlin office teller who hides his mojo behind an earnestly chirpy German accent, he’s an obsessive amateur safecracker — not a crook but a kind of savant hobbyist who dreams of unlocking metal fortress vaults the way a young theater bug in the Midwest might fantasize about making his Broadway debut.
“Army of Thieves” is a prequel to “Army of the Dead,” the Zack Snyder apocalyptic zombie heist thriller in which Sebastian — known, at that point, as Dieter — hooked up with a team of thieves in Vegas. Snyder’s movie, released just five months ago, was an entertainingly overstuffed genre mash-up. “Army of Thieves,” directed by its star, Matthias Schweighöfer (from a script by Snyder and Shay Hatten), is...
“Army of Thieves” is a prequel to “Army of the Dead,” the Zack Snyder apocalyptic zombie heist thriller in which Sebastian — known, at that point, as Dieter — hooked up with a team of thieves in Vegas. Snyder’s movie, released just five months ago, was an entertainingly overstuffed genre mash-up. “Army of Thieves,” directed by its star, Matthias Schweighöfer (from a script by Snyder and Shay Hatten), is...
- 10/26/2021
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
“We in the killin’ Nazi bizness. An’ cousin, bizness is boomin’!” Brad Pitt scalps his enemies, Mélanie Laurent serves up a killer double bill for the Führer, Michael Fassbender is a movie critic turned secret agent, and the amazing Christophe Waltz makes all previous movie villains seem lightweight. Now on 4K Ultra HD, Quentin Tarantino’s brutal-but-funny war movie is really a critique of Hollywood escapism. It’s the ultimate wish fulfillment fantasy for every trigger-happy Audie Murphy Jr. who ever attended a matinee. I thought the movie would be tarred and feathered by America’s guardians of war nostalgia; instead it took eight Oscar noms plus a win for actor Waltz: “That’s a Bingo!”
Inglourious Basterds
4K Ultra-hd + Blu-ray + Digital
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
2009 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 153 min. / Street Date October 12, 2021 / 29.98
Starring: Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, Michael Fassbender, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger,...
Inglourious Basterds
4K Ultra-hd + Blu-ray + Digital
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
2009 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 153 min. / Street Date October 12, 2021 / 29.98
Starring: Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, Michael Fassbender, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger,...
- 10/9/2021
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
What do the Bride, Jackie Brown, Django, Mia Wallace, Hans Landa, Cottonmouth, Stuntman Mike McKay, Mr. Pink, Charles Manson and the Gimp all have in common? For one thing, that they’re all characters in a stage musical now playing at the Bourbon Room in Hollywood.
But its creators would rather that you not call “Tarantino Live” a musical per se, or at least not boil it down strictly to that term. For one thing, its “book” — largely an amalgam of dialogue from Quentin Tarantino’s movies — is a sort of loose fantasia tying characters and themes from the films together into a surreal, seriocomic knot, more than any traditional, straight stage narrative. For another thing, the 50-plus songs from the filmmaker’s soundtracks are being licensed for an immersive concert nightclub experience, not a theatrical production… although a transfer to the legit stage is something that’s hoped for down the road.
But its creators would rather that you not call “Tarantino Live” a musical per se, or at least not boil it down strictly to that term. For one thing, its “book” — largely an amalgam of dialogue from Quentin Tarantino’s movies — is a sort of loose fantasia tying characters and themes from the films together into a surreal, seriocomic knot, more than any traditional, straight stage narrative. For another thing, the 50-plus songs from the filmmaker’s soundtracks are being licensed for an immersive concert nightclub experience, not a theatrical production… although a transfer to the legit stage is something that’s hoped for down the road.
- 9/25/2021
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
Riddle me this: which distinguished actor is set to play both Batman and Commissioner Gordon in two separate upcoming DC projects? If you answered Jeffrey Wright, then “that’s a bingo,” as Hans Landa would say. The Riddler will also be making an appearance in Batman: The Audio Adventures, a new exclusive podcast bound for HBO Max. […]
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The post New ‘Batman’ Podcast Will Be Exclusive to HBO Max, John Leguizamo and Rosario Dawson On Board appeared first on /Film.
- 8/5/2021
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
Though Christoph Waltz is a household name amongst film fans in 2021, back before 2009’s “Inglourious Basterds” was released, not many Americans knew who he was. That said, after watching that Quentin Tarantino film and seeing Waltz steal every scene he was in, Waltz became a sensation and won a Best Actor Academy Award for his efforts. However, before he found Waltz for the role of Hans Landa in “Inglourious Basterds,” Tarantino was convinced he might have to put the movie on the shelf because he wasn’t sure there was an actor that could play the part.
Continue reading Quentin Tarantino Talks Almost Pulling The Plug On ‘Inglourious Basterds’ Because He Couldn’t Cast The “Perfect” Hans Landa at The Playlist.
Continue reading Quentin Tarantino Talks Almost Pulling The Plug On ‘Inglourious Basterds’ Because He Couldn’t Cast The “Perfect” Hans Landa at The Playlist.
- 8/2/2021
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
There’s a case to be made that Inglourious Basterds is Quentin Tarantino‘s best film. A big part of what makes the movie work is Christoph Waltz‘s Oscar-winning turn as the villainous Hans Landa. At one point, Tarantino himself said, “Landa is the best character I’ve ever written and maybe the […]
The post Quentin Tarantino Wouldn’t Let Christoph Waltz Rehearse With the ‘Inglourious Basterds’ Cast appeared first on /Film.
The post Quentin Tarantino Wouldn’t Let Christoph Waltz Rehearse With the ‘Inglourious Basterds’ Cast appeared first on /Film.
- 7/30/2021
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
Quentin Tarantino has gone on record calling Hans Landa from “Inglourious Basterds” the most fun character he’s ever written. The writer-director joined Brian Koppelman’s “The Moment” podcast this week and discussed in detail the casting process for the villainous character, but even more interesting is what happened once Tarantino found his Hans Landa in Christoph Waltz. The actor was so astounding in the part that Tarantino decided to alter the way he prepped his actors during pre-production. Many of the non-German actors in the cast had no idea who Waltz was, and Tarantino wanted to shock them during filming.
“I got together with Christoph before we got to the big script reading with the cast,” Tarantino said. “I told him, ‘I’m not doing this to be perverse game playing…everybody is so curious about who is playing Hans Landa. I don’t want you to be bad at the script reading,...
“I got together with Christoph before we got to the big script reading with the cast,” Tarantino said. “I told him, ‘I’m not doing this to be perverse game playing…everybody is so curious about who is playing Hans Landa. I don’t want you to be bad at the script reading,...
- 7/29/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Quentin Tarantino has written dozens of memorable characters throughout his career. What would “Pulp Fiction” be without Vincent Vega? Would “Kill Bill” be nearly as good without The Bride? But for the Oscar-winner there is one character that stands out among the others as the most fun character to write: Christoph Waltz‘s despicable Hans Landa from “Inglourious Basterds.”
Read More: Quentin Tarantino Says ‘The Social Network’ Is The Best Film Of The Last Decade, “Hands Down”
While speaking with Empire magazine, Tarantino said Landa was the most fun he’s ever had writing a character.
Continue reading Tarantino Says Hans Landa From ‘Inglourious Basterds’ Was The Most Fun Character He’s Ever Written at The Playlist.
Read More: Quentin Tarantino Says ‘The Social Network’ Is The Best Film Of The Last Decade, “Hands Down”
While speaking with Empire magazine, Tarantino said Landa was the most fun he’s ever had writing a character.
Continue reading Tarantino Says Hans Landa From ‘Inglourious Basterds’ Was The Most Fun Character He’s Ever Written at The Playlist.
- 6/20/2020
- by Rafael Motamayor
- The Playlist
Quentin Tarantino has written dozens of memorable movie characters, from John Travolta’s Vincent Vega to Uma Thurman’s The Bride, but there’s only one character the Oscar winner says was the most fun to write: Christoph Waltz’s villainous Hans Landa from “Inglourious Basterds.” Waltz won the Best Actor prize at Cannes and the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor thanks to his role, which Tarantino told Empire magazine presented a unique challenge that he’s rarely faced when writing other characters.
“The minute he enters a scene, he dominates it,” Tarantino said of Hans. “All the things that he was supposed to be good at, he was that good at them. I found I had a really interesting situation with him that has been hard to have with any other character. It was the fact he was not only a bad guy, not only a Nazi, but a...
“The minute he enters a scene, he dominates it,” Tarantino said of Hans. “All the things that he was supposed to be good at, he was that good at them. I found I had a really interesting situation with him that has been hard to have with any other character. It was the fact he was not only a bad guy, not only a Nazi, but a...
- 6/19/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Thompson on Hollywood
Quentin Tarantino has written dozens of memorable movie characters, from John Travolta’s Vincent Vega to Uma Thurman’s The Bride, but there’s only one character the Oscar winner says was the most fun to write: Christoph Waltz’s villainous Hans Landa from “Inglourious Basterds.” Waltz won the Best Actor prize at Cannes and the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor thanks to his role, which Tarantino told Empire magazine presented a unique challenge that he’s rarely faced when writing other characters.
“The minute he enters a scene, he dominates it,” Tarantino said of Hans. “All the things that he was supposed to be good at, he was that good at them. I found I had a really interesting situation with him that has been hard to have with any other character. It was the fact he was not only a bad guy, not only a Nazi, but a...
“The minute he enters a scene, he dominates it,” Tarantino said of Hans. “All the things that he was supposed to be good at, he was that good at them. I found I had a really interesting situation with him that has been hard to have with any other character. It was the fact he was not only a bad guy, not only a Nazi, but a...
- 6/19/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
With readers turning to their home viewing options more than ever, this daily feature provides one new movie each day worth checking out on a major streaming platform.
Quentin Tarantino’s favorite cut in movie history arrives two hours and 45 minutes into Sergio Leone’s 1966 Spaghetti Western “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.” Three gunslingers have been competing to find buried Confederate gold and their search climaxes in a Mexican standoff inside a bullring at Sad Hill Cemetery. Blondie (Clint Eastwood) writes the name of a tomb that houses the gold on the bottom of a rock and places it at the center of the bullring. Ennio Morricone’s score sets the tension as Blondie, Angel Eyes (Lee Van Cleef), and Tuco (Eli Wallach) get into formation and prepare to draw their guns. When the music peaks, Leone cuts to a wide shot of the Mexican standoff in full view.
Quentin Tarantino’s favorite cut in movie history arrives two hours and 45 minutes into Sergio Leone’s 1966 Spaghetti Western “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.” Three gunslingers have been competing to find buried Confederate gold and their search climaxes in a Mexican standoff inside a bullring at Sad Hill Cemetery. Blondie (Clint Eastwood) writes the name of a tomb that houses the gold on the bottom of a rock and places it at the center of the bullring. Ennio Morricone’s score sets the tension as Blondie, Angel Eyes (Lee Van Cleef), and Tuco (Eli Wallach) get into formation and prepare to draw their guns. When the music peaks, Leone cuts to a wide shot of the Mexican standoff in full view.
- 6/10/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
One of the greatest things that Christoph Waltz experienced while making the new Quibi show, “Most Dangerous Game,” was that it was shot very much like a feature film and not like a scaled-down version of a feature. “This is not a scaled down version of anything. If anything at all, on the contrary, it’s a new format and that needs to be fathomed and used and put to its best and proper purpose,” Waltz tells us in our recent webchat (watch the video above). Waltz likened the process of putting everything together to that of putting individual pearls on a gold chain and then seeing it together in all it’s splendor. “The production was a top-notch production and everybody on it was an accomplished professional. This is exactly how you should work and I wish I had done a lot of features that I did in my career on that level.
- 5/27/2020
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Alec Bojalad Feb 23, 2020
Amazon Prime's Hunters concludes with some truly wild twists. Let's break them down here.
The following contains Major Spoilers for Hunters season 1.
Hunters is not a perfect TV show. Through its 10-episode first season, the series struggled mightily with tone - never quite able to figure out whether it wanted to be a hokey grind house thriller or a sober examination of the soul-decaying ruination of revenge.
The finale, titled “Eilu v’ Eilu” very much picks the former grind house option and it’s all the better for it. This final hour is so utterly ridiculous and insane that the mind reels as to where to even begin breaking it down. Do we start with Al Pacino being revealed to have been a Nazi using Face/Off technology or the fact that Hitler and Eva Braun are alive and well in Argentina with a cadre of little Adolf clones?...
Amazon Prime's Hunters concludes with some truly wild twists. Let's break them down here.
The following contains Major Spoilers for Hunters season 1.
Hunters is not a perfect TV show. Through its 10-episode first season, the series struggled mightily with tone - never quite able to figure out whether it wanted to be a hokey grind house thriller or a sober examination of the soul-decaying ruination of revenge.
The finale, titled “Eilu v’ Eilu” very much picks the former grind house option and it’s all the better for it. This final hour is so utterly ridiculous and insane that the mind reels as to where to even begin breaking it down. Do we start with Al Pacino being revealed to have been a Nazi using Face/Off technology or the fact that Hitler and Eva Braun are alive and well in Argentina with a cadre of little Adolf clones?...
- 2/23/2020
- Den of Geek
I’ve got a fantastic video essay for you to watch that explains how director Quentin Tarantino keeps you hooked while watching his films with his unique staging and blocking techniques. To make their point, they breakdown one of the wonderful scenes from Inglorious Basterds.
The video comes from StudioBinder and this is the note that came along with the video:
Quentin Tarantino movies have some pretty interesting shot choices. This is important to pay attention to when you want to learn how to film scenes like Quentin Tarantino. Our video essay takes you inside Quentin Tarantino’s directing process and scene structure so you can learn some filmmaking tips and techniques as well as directing tips and techniques that will help you learn how to shoot scenes for suspense.
Quentin Tarantino movies, like Inglourious Basterds, have some of the most interesting shot decisions in popular films today. We’re...
The video comes from StudioBinder and this is the note that came along with the video:
Quentin Tarantino movies have some pretty interesting shot choices. This is important to pay attention to when you want to learn how to film scenes like Quentin Tarantino. Our video essay takes you inside Quentin Tarantino’s directing process and scene structure so you can learn some filmmaking tips and techniques as well as directing tips and techniques that will help you learn how to shoot scenes for suspense.
Quentin Tarantino movies, like Inglourious Basterds, have some of the most interesting shot decisions in popular films today. We’re...
- 10/26/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
In one of the intermittent revealing moments in “QT8: Quentin Tarantino, The First Eight,” a documentary about the films of Quentin Tarantino that’s like a familiar but tasty sundae for Quentin fans, we see Tarantino on the set of “Pulp Fiction,” shooting the iconic dance contest at Jack Rabbit Slim’s. As John Travolta and Uma Thurman gyrate to “You Never Can Tell,” staring each other down as they do the twist with that two-fingers-across-the-eyes gesture that I first saw Adam West do, in full cowl and costume, on an episode of “Batman,” Tarantino stands next to the camera, a few feet from his actors, and he’s dancing, too. It’s not some big show-offy director thing. He just seems like an overgrown kid, a starstruck bystander who couldn’t help but join in.
Directors tend to be stern taskmasters, and Tarantino is famous for tolerating no nonsense on his sets.
Directors tend to be stern taskmasters, and Tarantino is famous for tolerating no nonsense on his sets.
- 10/19/2019
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
David Crow Aug 22, 2019
We examine the wrathful movie magic of Inglourious Basterds' ending, and why Quentin Tarantino and Shosanna went there.
Some audiences were baffled in 2009 when the fifth chapter of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds began. Whereas other sections of the film were either cordoned off under titles like “Once Upon a Time… in Nazi Occupied France” or the name of the movie itself, what could the whimsical “Revenge of the Giant Face” possibly signify? The meaning became self-evident by the time Shosanna’s (Mélanie Laurent) visage cackled with delight from a burning movie screen, and the High Command of the Third Reich was beckoned into Hell. In a dazzling rewrite of history, Tarantino’s fictional characters, including both the titular “Inglourious Basterds” and Shosanna’s giant projected face, defy reality and end World War II in a gruesome climax of bloodlust and Old Testament wrath. The lingering...
We examine the wrathful movie magic of Inglourious Basterds' ending, and why Quentin Tarantino and Shosanna went there.
Some audiences were baffled in 2009 when the fifth chapter of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds began. Whereas other sections of the film were either cordoned off under titles like “Once Upon a Time… in Nazi Occupied France” or the name of the movie itself, what could the whimsical “Revenge of the Giant Face” possibly signify? The meaning became self-evident by the time Shosanna’s (Mélanie Laurent) visage cackled with delight from a burning movie screen, and the High Command of the Third Reich was beckoned into Hell. In a dazzling rewrite of history, Tarantino’s fictional characters, including both the titular “Inglourious Basterds” and Shosanna’s giant projected face, defy reality and end World War II in a gruesome climax of bloodlust and Old Testament wrath. The lingering...
- 8/13/2019
- Den of Geek
Mark Harrison Aug 13, 2019
Inglourious Basterds was Quentin Tarantino's first slice of alternate history in which cinema takes revenge on the Nazis.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
This feature contains major spoilers for Inglourious Basterds from the very start.
As a filmmaker, Quentin Tarantino is given to making splashy and subversive films. Right through his new film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, he tends to show us the kind of genre movie he grew up watching before turning it upside down and seeing what comes out. Ten years after it was originally released, his Oscar-winning World War II movie Inglourious Basterds may still represent the greatest product of his filmmaking whims.
The marriage of his sensibilities and the historical arena of WW2 Europe rankled (and continues to rankle with) his critics, but his painstakingly developed men-on-a-mission movie blooms into a truly audacious series of vignettes, which...
Inglourious Basterds was Quentin Tarantino's first slice of alternate history in which cinema takes revenge on the Nazis.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
This feature contains major spoilers for Inglourious Basterds from the very start.
As a filmmaker, Quentin Tarantino is given to making splashy and subversive films. Right through his new film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, he tends to show us the kind of genre movie he grew up watching before turning it upside down and seeing what comes out. Ten years after it was originally released, his Oscar-winning World War II movie Inglourious Basterds may still represent the greatest product of his filmmaking whims.
The marriage of his sensibilities and the historical arena of WW2 Europe rankled (and continues to rankle with) his critics, but his painstakingly developed men-on-a-mission movie blooms into a truly audacious series of vignettes, which...
- 8/13/2019
- Den of Geek
[Editor’s note: The following post contains spoilers for Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”]
Quentin Tarantino doesn’t hide the fact his movies exist in the same cinematic universe. The connections that run through the writer-director’s filmography can be big (John Travolta’s “Pulp Fiction” character is the brother of Michael Madsen’s “Reservoir Dogs” character) or subtle (the “Pulp Fiction” Big Kahuna fast food chain first popped up in “Dogs”), but they remain consistent. All of this is to say that there is a devoted fanbase of Tarantino’s that is on the hunt for easter eggs when a new film is released, and such will be the case with “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” this summer.
One of the best Tarantino Easter eggs in “Hollywood” references the director’s 2009 WWII movie “Inglourious Basterds,” which is fitting since these two films are the Tarantino efforts that star Brad Pitt in leading roles.
Quentin Tarantino doesn’t hide the fact his movies exist in the same cinematic universe. The connections that run through the writer-director’s filmography can be big (John Travolta’s “Pulp Fiction” character is the brother of Michael Madsen’s “Reservoir Dogs” character) or subtle (the “Pulp Fiction” Big Kahuna fast food chain first popped up in “Dogs”), but they remain consistent. All of this is to say that there is a devoted fanbase of Tarantino’s that is on the hunt for easter eggs when a new film is released, and such will be the case with “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” this summer.
One of the best Tarantino Easter eggs in “Hollywood” references the director’s 2009 WWII movie “Inglourious Basterds,” which is fitting since these two films are the Tarantino efforts that star Brad Pitt in leading roles.
- 7/26/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Exciting news for all you Kill Bill fans out there! Director Quentin Tarantino has revealed that he is in talks with Uma Thurman about possibly making a Kill Bill Vol. 3! This is a movie that I know a lot of fans wanted to see happen, and it’s inching closer and closer to becoming a reality.
While a guest on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Tarantino said:
“Me and Uma actually talked about it recently, frankly, to tell you the truth. I’m not sure if I’m gonna do it, but I have thought about it a little further.
“If any of my movies would be taken — me and Uma were literally talking about it last week — so if any of my movies were going to spring from one of my other movies, it would be the third Kill Bill.”
Tarantino went on to admit that Thurman’s Bride,...
While a guest on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Tarantino said:
“Me and Uma actually talked about it recently, frankly, to tell you the truth. I’m not sure if I’m gonna do it, but I have thought about it a little further.
“If any of my movies would be taken — me and Uma were literally talking about it last week — so if any of my movies were going to spring from one of my other movies, it would be the third Kill Bill.”
Tarantino went on to admit that Thurman’s Bride,...
- 7/23/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday.
This week’s question: Who — or what — is the best movie villain of the 21st century?
Monique Jones (@moniqueblognet), Just Add Color, Mediaversity Reviews, SlashFilm
I think the best villain I’ve seen this century has been Killmonger from “Black Panther.” I hesitated giving this answer since it seems cliche, especially for me simply because “Black Panther” is one of my favorite films. But I truly feel the Killmonger brought so many different facets to what a villain could be.
To be honest, my title of Best Villain is a tie between Heath Ledger’s Joker and Michael B. Jordan’s Killmonger because both are demented philosophers who hit on actual, thought-provoking nuggets of truth. They challenge the heroes of their respective universes and, indeed, make the heroes better people by providing...
This week’s question: Who — or what — is the best movie villain of the 21st century?
Monique Jones (@moniqueblognet), Just Add Color, Mediaversity Reviews, SlashFilm
I think the best villain I’ve seen this century has been Killmonger from “Black Panther.” I hesitated giving this answer since it seems cliche, especially for me simply because “Black Panther” is one of my favorite films. But I truly feel the Killmonger brought so many different facets to what a villain could be.
To be honest, my title of Best Villain is a tie between Heath Ledger’s Joker and Michael B. Jordan’s Killmonger because both are demented philosophers who hit on actual, thought-provoking nuggets of truth. They challenge the heroes of their respective universes and, indeed, make the heroes better people by providing...
- 3/4/2019
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Nine years have passed since Christoph Waltz’s glorious night at the 82nd Academy Awards.
Waltz’s Oscar win for the role of the duplicitous Col. Hans Landa in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds cemented one of the most notable late-career success stories in recent memory. After 32 years of mostly television work in Germany, Waltz praised Tarantino for giving him his “vocation” back. Tarantino would return the sentiment by saying “[Waltz] gave us our movie back,” since Tarantino struggled mightily to find an actor that could play what he once feared was an “unplayable” part. Casting ...
Waltz’s Oscar win for the role of the duplicitous Col. Hans Landa in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds cemented one of the most notable late-career success stories in recent memory. After 32 years of mostly television work in Germany, Waltz praised Tarantino for giving him his “vocation” back. Tarantino would return the sentiment by saying “[Waltz] gave us our movie back,” since Tarantino struggled mightily to find an actor that could play what he once feared was an “unplayable” part. Casting ...
- 2/12/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Nine years have passed since Christoph Waltz’s glorious night at the 82nd Academy Awards.
Waltz’s Oscar win for the role of the duplicitous Col. Hans Landa in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds cemented one of the most notable late-career success stories in recent memory. After 32 years of mostly television work in Germany, Waltz praised Tarantino for giving him his “vocation” back. Tarantino would return the sentiment by saying “[Waltz] gave us our movie back,” since Tarantino struggled mightily to find an actor that could play what he once feared was an “unplayable” part. Casting ...
Waltz’s Oscar win for the role of the duplicitous Col. Hans Landa in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds cemented one of the most notable late-career success stories in recent memory. After 32 years of mostly television work in Germany, Waltz praised Tarantino for giving him his “vocation” back. Tarantino would return the sentiment by saying “[Waltz] gave us our movie back,” since Tarantino struggled mightily to find an actor that could play what he once feared was an “unplayable” part. Casting ...
- 2/12/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tarantino villains are known to be particularly nasty and quite violent at times, but the best among them are those that are a hidden surprise that is right in front of your face, like Hans Landa. Out of all the villains that Tarantino has used he is perhaps the very best simply because he is not the mad dog killer type, though he harbors that kind of spirit as you can see from his actions in the movie Inglorious Basterds. Landa is more or less the calm, rational villain that knows simply rolling over his enemies isn’t going to produce
Why Hans Landa is the Best Quentin Tarantino Movie Villain Ever...
Why Hans Landa is the Best Quentin Tarantino Movie Villain Ever...
- 6/15/2018
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
Diane Kruger: Quentin Tarantino ‘Never Abused His Power’ During the Making of ‘Inglourious Basterds’
Diane Kruger has released an official statement on Instagram in which she makes it clear Quentin Tarantino was not abusive on the set of his World War II revenge drama “Inlgourious Basterds.” A scene where Tarantino choked Kruger has been back in the conversation following Uma Thurman’s New York Times profile, which revealed Tarantino choked and spit on her while filming takes during “Kill Bill.” The director did something similar to Kruger, but the actress wants everyone to know it was consensual.
Read More:Quentin Tarantino Explains Why He Choked Uma Thurman and Diane Kruger During ‘Kill Bill’ and ‘Inglourious Basterds’ Filming
“For the record, I would like to say that my work experience with Quentin Tarantino was pure joy,” Kruger writes. “He treated me with utter respect and never abused his power or forced me to do anything I wasn’t comfortable with.”
The scene in question takes place...
Read More:Quentin Tarantino Explains Why He Choked Uma Thurman and Diane Kruger During ‘Kill Bill’ and ‘Inglourious Basterds’ Filming
“For the record, I would like to say that my work experience with Quentin Tarantino was pure joy,” Kruger writes. “He treated me with utter respect and never abused his power or forced me to do anything I wasn’t comfortable with.”
The scene in question takes place...
- 2/6/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The modern Star Wars movies have been incredibly divisive so far, with a huge number of fans loving them but a sizeable portion of viewers also reacting negatively to some of the storytelling decisions that’ve been made. One such element that has split opinion is Kylo Ren, the new trilogy’s chief antagonist.
Some love Adam Driver’s character for his volatile nature while others feel he’s just a cheap imitation of Darth Vader. It turns out that enough people think highly of him though for Ren to be ranked as the seventh greatest movie villain of all-time. The surprising bit of information comes courtesy of a poll run by Empire Magazine. The Force user formally known as Ben Solo beat out several iconic movie villains to get his coveted high placement, including the Xenomorph from Alien, Javier Bardem’s Anton Chigurh (No Country For Old Men) and Harry Potter‘s Lord Voldemort,...
Some love Adam Driver’s character for his volatile nature while others feel he’s just a cheap imitation of Darth Vader. It turns out that enough people think highly of him though for Ren to be ranked as the seventh greatest movie villain of all-time. The surprising bit of information comes courtesy of a poll run by Empire Magazine. The Force user formally known as Ben Solo beat out several iconic movie villains to get his coveted high placement, including the Xenomorph from Alien, Javier Bardem’s Anton Chigurh (No Country For Old Men) and Harry Potter‘s Lord Voldemort,...
- 1/22/2018
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
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