Quentin Tarantino and Brad Pitt have spun some revisionist history on how World War II ended. Their war saga “Inglourious Basterds” premiered Wednesday at the Cannes Film Festival, presenting a band of Jewish Allied soldiers led by Pitt who play a pivotal role in taking down the Third Reich with a strategic strike against the top Nazi brass. “It was definitely outrageous, which I’m always game for,” Pitt said of [...]
Brad Pitt sits down with his “Basterd” cast members at the 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival Press Conference. He’s promoting his Quentin Tarantino directed film, “Inglourious Basterds”. More photos coming soon! GALLERY LINKS: • Appearances from 2009 – “Inglourious Basterds” – 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival Press Conference • Appearances from 2009 – “Inglourious Basterds” – 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival Photocall
As the sea along the Cote D’Azur shimmered in the sunshine, Brad Pitt arrived to add some further sparkle to his familiar springtime haunt, the Cannes Film Festival. Pitt, 45, was spotted Saturday at the Hotel du Cap, having lunch on a balcony after flying in from the U.S. It is said he is staying in a chalet on the grounds of the highly exclusive hotel, just along the coast [...]
With the current A’s team off to the second-worst start in Oakland history, fans might prefer to relive the 2002 season, when the A’s made the playoffs and also ran off a 20-game winning streak. Ex-A’s manager Art Howe and coach Rick Peterson will play…Steven Soderbergh will lead the “Moneyball” project. That season will be celebrated on the big screen in 2011, when Steven Soderbergh’s “Moneyball” movie is released – [...]
The script for the ‘Sex and the City’ sequel might not be out yet, but Mario Cantone has his own ideas about where his character, Charlotte’s sassy sidekick Anthony, should be headed. ‘I’ve always said I wanted Brad Pitt to play my lover, but that’s never going to happen because he’s much better looking. Either him or Ashton Kutcher!’ the actor told In Touch at the DKMS’ 3rd Annual Star-Studded [...]
The economic downturn may take its toll at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, which opens Wednesday night. But as always, the show will go on. Studios are cutting back on parties and all the glitz that goes with them, according to news reports. Moreover, there will be fewer people around to cover Cannes, as news organizations around the world trim costs. (Several, in fact, have tightened up by eliminating their [...]
Brad Pitt is a Basterd! The Weinstein Company and Universal have co-debuted (via Ain’t It Cool News) a brand new character poster for Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. As you might’ve guessed, it only features Brad Pitt as Lt. Aldo Raine (and his huge neck scar), with the tagline mentioned above. I really hope they make a series of eight of these, because I’d love to see the poster that says [...]
More than 100 New Orleans civic activists and leaders will present $150,000 donation today to actor Brad Pitt’s Make it Right Foundation, to underwrite the building of a house in the Lower 9th Ward. The group has also commissioned a “New Orleans Oscar” to give Pitt, along with a director’s chair. Both were created by local sculptor Luis Colmenares. The A-list actor has been invited to the 11:30 a.m. gathering [...]
