I've always enjoyed WW2 films. I never tire of watching the Nazis get defeated at the hands of freedom. But this film takes that idea to the hilt.
The first trailer of Quentin Tarantino's latest film, which stars Brad Pitt as a Nazi-killing commander, was released today. Inglourious Basterds sees Pitt play commander of the unit Lt Aldo Raine who sets about on a mission to kill and dismember Germans during the Second World War. The film – inspired by 1978 Italian war movie The Inglorious Bastards – follows a band of Jewish-American soldiers dropped into France to spread terror among the Nazi occupiers.
- Terrence Malick’s Mystical Tree Of Life
From PJM: The Tree of Life is strange, vivid, at times glorious. Prominent among its features are a crumbled and exasperating narrative, little dialogue, and astonishing leaps in time — all the way back from 1950s and 60s Texas, where most of the film...
- A Comment From A Friend Of Mine Who Has Seen Inglorious Basterds
My friend Sonic Charmer sent this comment over to me in an email a little earlier today. I thought I'd post it in light of all the other commentary thus far. (I was going to see it tonight, but I cracked a tooth, and I'm not in a very good mood...
- Tarantino's Anti-semitic Inglorious Basterds
Joy o' Joy. This post should anger some of you!!! Enjoy, but know that some plot twists get given away herein. Quentin Tarantino’s new film, Inglorious Basterds, has been hailed for helping to improve the image of Jews. Instead of being victims,...
- Peaceful Muslims
I have known today about the accusation on Abu Hamza and about other "peaceful" citizens. And about the Nazi killing of Jews in Russia. Also about the destruction of a large cross in Albania by some Muslims. I have not seen very large demonstrations about...