Quentin Tarantino

The science-fiction blockbuster "Avatar" has earned James Cameron his latest nomination for the top honor from the Directors Guild of America. Cameron won the guild prize 12 years ago for "Titanic." Also nominated this year are Kathryn Bigelow for "The Hurt Locker," Lee Daniels for "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," Jason Reitman for "Up in the Air" and Quentin Tarantino for "Inglourious Basterds." It's the second DGA honor for Tarantino, who also was nominated for 1994's "Pulp Fiction." Bigelow, Daniels and Reitman are first-time nominees. The guild announces TV, documentary and commercial nominations Friday. Awards will be presented at a banquet ... Read Full Story

Tough-guy actor Vinnie Jones is being supported in his bid to win Celebrity Big Brother by director pal Quentin Tarantino. The 45-year-old has become good friends with the Inglourious Basterds director in recent years and Tarantino thinks he will win the reality show. Tarantino said: “If the winner is judged on personality and character, then Vinnie can be the only winner. He is one of the most charismatic guys in Hollywood and people who know him not only know that he is a fantastic person but that he has a heart of pure gold. I’m honoured to call him my [ Read More ] ... Read Full Story

The Directors Guild of America just announced their five director nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2009. They are in alphabetical order, Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker , James Cameron for Avatar , Lee Daniels for Precious , Jason Reitman for Up In The Air , and Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds . Kathryn Bigelow The Directors Guild is historically a major precusor award for who will take home the Best Director and by extension Best Picture Oscars at The Academy Awards. In all but six of the 61 years of Oscar has the winner of ... Read Full Story

more images more images Moviemaker QUENTIN TARANTINO was so moved by JANE CAMPION’s period romance BRIGHT STAR at the Cannes Film Festival in France last year (09), he wrote his peer a letter stating how much he loved the film. ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Facts Of The Day (Quentin Tarantino) . Read Full Story

French actress Marion Cotillard and director Quentin Tarantino are to receive top honours at the Palm Springs Film Festival in California. Cotillard, who was previously feted at the event in 2008 for her role in La Vie En Rose, will take home the best actress prize for her performance in movie-musical Nine. Tarantino will be handed the Sonny Bono Visionary Award, named after the festival’s founder, for his contribution to film. A statement from festival chairman Harold Matzner reads: “Following a distinguished career in French cinema, Marion Cotillard has firmly established herself as a major actress in American films. Her [ Read More ] ... Read Full Story