Don't Forget Inglourious is Bloody

Apparently it's not too early to keep your ears open to films that will be shown at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. Already there are reports that a film by Iranian director, Abbas Kiarostami, will be shown at next year's festival.

The film, Certified Copy, was shot in Tuscany; so I have an inkling the cinematography will have something to offer. It stars French actress Juliette Binoche of Chocolat, Bee Season, and Dan in Real Life- to name a few.

Kiarostami is no newbie to the festival. In 1997 he won the Golden Palm award for his film Ta'm e guilass, and was nominated two other years for the award.

In other somewhat unrelated news:
A friend and I went to see Inglourious Basterds last week. I saw it at the festival, and loved it. But I had somehow forgotten how bloody it is. She's not very fond of blood... Woops.

Quentin Tarantino and Brad Pitt

Recent Cannes Announcement!

Quentin Tarantino will be debuting his film starring Brad Pitt titled Inglourious Basterds at the festival.

Tarantino already won a Palm D'Or award in 1994 for none other than Pulp Fiction. Perhaps another award has his name on it? We'll know soon enough.

I will be surprised if he doesn't win an award this year. Apparently he has been working on this script for almost a decade.

Brad Pitt plays a southern lieutenant redneck who forms a squad to kill the German nazis. The film is said to contain gruesome violence (but you should expect that if you know Tarantino at all.)

The official line-up for the Cannes Film Festival will be revealed on April 23...so be sure to check back for the official line-up. There is lots of talk that this is going to be an exciting year for the festival!