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‘Inglourious Basterds’: The Accidental Title Called An “Artistic Flourish”?

August 20, 2009 10:56 pm

It's Quentin Tarantino week! The pop-cultural force has a hurricane in theaters this week called, "Inglourious Basterds," and of course he's everywhere. Much has obviously been made about the curious spelling o...

Ok, Seriously, Hollywood Is Just Phoning It In…

Rodrigo Perez

June 1, 2009 10:06 pm

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Have they basically given up?WTF, seriously. First this morning it's announced — sweet baby Jesus, wow — that Universal Pictures greenlit a live-action musical film for an "untitled Mattel toy property." The to...

Cannes ’09 Review: ‘Inglourious Basterds’ Fails To Thrill, Inspire Or Leap Off The Page

Rodrigo Perez

May 21, 2009 4:43 pm

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Is Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" the most anticipated film of the year?For some, most definitely, and even though our enthusiasm for the picture waned after initial frisson over the dazzlingly ambi...

First Look, 9 New Photos: The Villain From ‘Inglourious Basterds’ Plus A Treasure Trove Of New Images

Rodrigo Perez

May 13, 2009 5:40 pm

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Man, if you haven't already seen the entire cast of Quentin Tarantino's WWII saga, "Inglourious Basterds" — which we frighteningly heard described as an "action comedy" recently, yeeech — you basically have now...

Crucified By Critics In ‘Love Guru’ Mike Meyers Is “Thrilled” To Be In Tarantino’s ‘Inglorious Bastards’; Should Thank Adam Sandler & Judd Apatow

Rodrigo Perez

October 3, 2008 4:52 pm

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Just when it looked like Mike Meyers career might have been derailed for good (see "The Love Guru" and the critics that savaged the film to shreds; many filled with tons of personal attacks on the comic), the c...

Mike Myers Insists He’s Still Not Too Old Or Unfunny To Play Keith Moon

Rodrigo Perez

June 12, 2008 6:17 pm

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Though it's been seemingly a decade since he brought it up, unfunnyman, Mike Myers, who recently talked to MTV about getting ready to rape audiences with the unhilarity that will surely be "The Love Guru," said...

‘Love Guru’ Soundtrack Gives Us Deeper Clues To Just How Painful Mike Meyers Comedy Will Likely Be

Rodrigo Perez

May 16, 2008 6:38 pm

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You've seen "The Love Guru" trailer and you've cringed in pain over just how unbelievably unfunny and terrible it looks. We actually shuddered the first time we saw it, it's wretched.The film is tracking incred...

MTV Movie Awards Disconnect: Future-Forward With ‘Superbad’ Noms, Lagging In The Past With Host Mike Meyers

Rodrigo Perez

May 7, 2008 9:24 pm

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Now this isn't a diss at MTV. We know all too well how people paint with a wide brush with their shooting fish in a barrell ad hominem attacks on MTV ("They don't play videos!" Holy, shit, really??? Grow up, Pe...

Random: Pete Seeger, Justin Timberlake, Beastie’s MCA, ‘Planet B-Boy’

Rodrigo Perez

February 29, 2008 4:27 pm

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PBS aired the documentary "Pete Seeger: The Power of Song," this week about the now-88-year-old Godfather of american folk music. The film interviews with fans such as Johnny Cash Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, ...

Heard ‘Em Say: Christian Bale, Joaquin Phoenix, The Who’s Roger Daltrey and Dean of Ween

Rodrigo Perez

November 1, 2007 1:18 pm

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"I saw that it was completely chaotic and confusing, I didn't bother reading it, I read little bits and said, 'yeah sure'." Play an icon like Bob Dylan? Suuure, why not. Christian Bale says he didn't bother rea...

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