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Nothing Inglorious About Pro-American 'Basterds'

Remember the children’s magazine, Highlights? Its motto is “fun with a purpose.” The motto for Quentin Tarantino’s latest flick, “Inglourious Basterds,” should be “violent with a purpose.” It’s 1944 in Nazi-occupied France. Joseph Goebbels’ (Sylvester Groth) latest film triumph starring

'Inglourious Basterds' Review

Take a ruthless Nazi leader who can order the deaths of a Jewish family with the same dispassion with which he requests a glass of milk. Mix his story with that of a Jewish woman who flees the slaughter of

Brad Pitt and Atheist Evangelism

So for the second time in about as many weeks, I’m hearing from Brad Pitt on religion. First, there was the absurd, “Eighty percent agnostic, twenty percent atheist” comment, and now he jokes that he’s running on the “no religion”

Brad Pitt: Mayor of New Orleans?

Brad Pitt gained much notoriety for his environmentally friendly housing project in New Orlean’s Katrina-ravaged Lower 9th Ward. Recently, a budding grassroots movement has gained momentum to elect Pitt Mayor of the city. Earlier today, Mr. Pitt sat down with

The Curious Case of Brad's Vacant Pit

Brad Pitt was recently asked by German magazine Bild if he believed in God. Pitt smiled and answered: “No, no, no!” Then, asked if his soul was spiritual, he once again said: “No, no, no!” Adding: “I’m probably “20 percent

Cannes Excerpt: 'Inglourious Basterds'

Cannes fan Quentin Tarantino is going for a repeat win at the festival with the hotly awaited, strangely spelled “Inglourious Basterds”, starring Brad Pitt and Diane Kruger.

Patriot Sweepstakes: Stallone or Tarantino?

Who will wreak greater havok on the enemies of America, Sylvester Stallone or Quentin Tarantino? Each has written and is directing an action-laden ensemble piece about a group of misfits battling a foreign dictator. In Stallone’s case, he has an

China, Sacramento And Hollywood

With 1.3 billion people and the world’s second-largest economy, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) stands an insecure colossus: hyper-sensitive, moody, and quick to deploy diplomatic, economic or military muscle to silence critics of all stripes. Of all the forms

What The Nominations Tell Us

Benjamin Button??? You gotta be kidding me. I spent three days watching Benjamin Button one evening and if that’s not the emptiest, most meaningless piece of high gloss semi-entertainment produced last year than I don’t know my American Idol. I

Oscar the Ouch

There are few things more unappealing than the orgy of self-adulation one witnesses during a celebrity awards show. Yes, the Oscar nominations are here, and America simply can’t afford to stand idly by anymore. Not after the Academy of Motion

Brits bestow 11 BAFTA noms on both SLUMDOG and BENJAMIN BUTTON; Snooty UK voters snub DARK KNIGHT for Best Picture; Winslet vs. Winslet for Best Actress; Eastwood grabs Best Director nod for CHANGELING, but overlooked for Best Actor for TORINO!

True to their nature, the British Academy of Film and Television Awards, issued their decidedly stuffy list of nominees today, and Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight) and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount) led the way with 11 nominations apiece.

Movie Crowds Adopt 'Marley & Me' At Box Office

AP: Hollywood had a happy holiday with a huge Christmas weekend as movies from Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson, Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett and Adam Sandler all opened strongly. Aniston and Wilson’s ‘Marley & Me’ debuted at No. 1.

Review: The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

Nearly two and a half hours pass before The Curious Case of Benjamin Button hits you with any real warmth or poignancy and that’s an awfully long row to hoe in order to finally feel the way the lush trailer

Clooney, Pitt 'Burn' Down Venice

The Venice Film Festival kicks off with the arrival of George Clooney and Brad Pitt by water taxi on Wednesday. They star in the Coen Brothers’ latest comedy, ‘Burn After Reading.’

Doctor Says Brangelina Twins Doing Well

It’s a new boy and a girl for the Brangelina clan. The doctor who delivered Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s twins Saturday night tells The AP, the mom, babies and Pitt are ‘doing marvelously well.’

'Idol Gives Back'; Pitt Overcomes Glitch

‘American Idol’ — and just about everyone else in Hollywood — was in a very giving mood Sunday night in Los Angeles. ‘Idol Gives Back’ airs Wednesday on FOX and features a star-studded lineup from Brad Pitt to Bono. (April