As an independent filmmaker, I'm often compared to Quentin Tarantino,
Which is fine, except that he and I are absolutely nothing alike, except that we
both like women fighting each other in full-on Kung Fu Style. He's really done a lot,
I must say, for expanding the audience for Asian movies, with the movies he produces
or "presents" and his track record with his Dragon Dynasty label.
But any filmmaker in the past decade and a half that has any 70s references in his films will automatically be
labelled as a Tarantino follower, which many people seem to enjoy, but I'm a filmmaker, not a cover band.
His new flick, Inglorious Basterds, which has been gestating for some time, could be surprising when it
comes out, namely, because it looks like an actual movie, like The Dirty Dozen, not a modgepodge of winks,
nods, and excessive pop culture references. We will see, but in the meantime, here's the trailer.
It looks like fun, eh? Especially when one of his lead actors is goremeister Eli Roth,
who also assisted with acting duties in Tarantino's previous effort, Death Proof.
A last surprise, as seen in the trailer, is BJ Novak, who is one of the actors and writers on "The Office.
An arthouse film at the end of summer? If anyone can do it, It's QT.
I'll keep you posted! ;)
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