Earlier, we saw the gorgeous red carpet pictures from the premiere of Inglourious Basterds. Now we’re getting some of the quotes from the stars as they were interviewed on the red carpet. OK! Magazine managed to get Angelina to give them a small exclusive – they quote her as saying the twins “are great, they’re walking.”

Meanwhile People Magazine got the exclusive with Brad. Brad talks about his thick Southern accent for the film, and how Maddox even copied it up for a short time. This is because, according to director Quentin Tarantino, Brad stayed in character most of the time. Tarantino told Rotten Tomatoes: “Brad was a blast. He was a blast in this role… one of the things that was so cool was, a lot of his character is about rhythm – the way he speaks – and he loved that character so much, he would stay in character for the most part during the day. It wasn’t some method-y, psychotic kind of thing, or some unnerving kind of thing. He could always respond as Brad, but there was always a little Aldo in there. And I loved the character of Aldo, so to be able to hang out with him all day long was a joy!” Brad also joked to People that he’s a total drunk. No joke, Brad:

Brad Pitt had no trouble getting into the good ol’ boy spirit of his WWII Tennessee hillbilly lieutenant screen character at Monday night’s Hollywood premiere of director Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.

Asked at Grauman’s Chinese Theater if he ever took his role home and do it for his kids, Pitt– who plays Aldo “The Apache” Raine, leader of a troop of eight against the Nazis – told PEOPLE: “I did! I’d tell those little ‘basterds’ to get out there and start scalpin’!”

The proud papa noted that his children proved to be quick studies, especially the eldest, son Maddox, 8. He “picked it up a little, the accent, and it was pretty funny,” said Pitt. “He got pretty good, actually.”

As for the raucous after-hours spirit while making the movie, which also stars Eli Roth (as Staff Sergeant Donny Donowitz) and Til Schweiger (as German psychopath Hugo Stiglitz) – it was, well, spirited, often being fueled by six packs and even 12 packs.

“Oh,” Pitt joked, laughing, “I’m just a drunk!”

[From People]

MTV also had some good interviews with Tarantino and the cast on the red carpet. MTV’s red carpet interviewer pointed out that the film is about a group of soldiers who conspire to kill Nazis at a film screening, so in effect, they were all at a film premiere for a film about a film premiere. Brad responded: “Interesting, I didn’t put that together… That’s surreal. I’m going to go have a little ‘Nam flashback now!”

According to multiple sources, Brad and Angelina not only walked the red carpet arm-in-arm for the photographers, but they actually broke protocol and ran through traffic to greet their fans, pose for pictures and sign autographs. Brad also told MTV that he considers Tarantino, “one of the greatest directors in the world… He’s one of our auteurs. He’s got a very specific voice, and there’s no one like him. He’s changed the game a few degrees, and continues to do so.” It really seems like Quentin and Brad have some kind of hardcore bromance going on, doesn’t it? I love how much they’re talking each other up in interviews. Just yesterday, we heard Quentin describe Brad as: “What’s really cool about Brad right now is that the pretty boy is gone. He’s a man now. He can bear the weight. Brad is at the zenith of his iconicness.” Ten bucks says that Quentin and Brad make out before this publicity tour is over.

Images thanks to WENN.com and Images thanks to Fame Pictures .

These are just a few pieces of vaguely Brangelina-related news. First up, Quentin Tarantino was interviewed recently, and of course he was asked about his Inglourious Basterds star, Brad Pitt. Quentin was all compliments, saying, “What’s really cool about Brad right now is that the pretty boy is gone. He’s a man now. He can bear the weight. Brad is at the zenith of his iconicness.” While I’m not sure about the whole “zenith of his iconicness” stuff, I do agree that Brad no longer carries that “pretty boy” trophy. He’s aged the past few years, and I believe he’s grown tremendously as a man and as an actor. He’s attractive in the way a 45-year-old man with crow’s feet, a graying goatee and six kids is attractive.

Apparently, Brad is still attractive enough for his Basterds costar Diane Kruger to be lusting after him. Diane told The Sun that in her second film with Brad (the first being Troy), she still didn’t get any sex scenes with him, and she was totally disappointed. But Diane did joke, “I did get tortured by him which I guess is the next best thing when it comes to someone like Brad Pitt. Everyone has their tastes and preferences but I’m sure lots of girls wouldn’t say no to that.” Ooohhh… so he tortures her in the film, does he? That’s interesting. I’m completely in the dark about the plot of this film, so any news is interesting to me.

In one last piece of news, it seems Brad and Angelina had an adults-only date night on Saturday, when they enjoyed a “romantic dinner” at Vincenti in Brentwood. Apparently, Brad had just flown back into Los Angeles that day, after spending Friday in New Orleans, where he checked on the progress of the Make It Right Nola homes. Brad brought along sons Maddox and Pax, and Friday night the three boys went to a Kaiser Chiefs and Green Day concert. Kaiser Chiefs’ Nick Hodgson told Spinner, “Brad Pitt was there! It was totally cool. We met Brad Pitt. He had his kids with him… [There were] a couple security and that, but he was just sat in the normal seats. We had a photograph taken just like regular nerds… We had the camera set to video so we had to call him back. He was cool. It’s not the first time [that's happened].” I bet the concert was a boys-only birthday present for Maddox. Who knew that Maddox liked Green Day? I would have figured him for Nine Inch Nails.

Here’s Brad Pitt, Quentin Tarantino, and Diane Kruger attending the premiere of “Inglorious Basterds” in Berlin on July 28th. Images thanks to Fame Pictures .

Apparently Quentin Tarantino gets a huge kick out of waiting until people he’s working with fall asleep and then taking their picture with a dildo held up in front of the camera like it’s headed for their mouth. The dildo looks huge and menacing in the photos, but I think he’s really missing an opportunity not sticking the dildo in a more incriminating place on his victims – I don’t mean he should uh, invade their personal space or anything, just place the dildo in their hand like it served its purpose and the person forgot to put it away before they passed out. This scenario scares me which is why I’m usually pretty careful about hiding the sex toys before I fall asleep.

The picture of Brad Pitt isn’t done with much artistry and you can’t really see his whole face, but Tarantino was probably wasted when he took it and at least you can tell it’s Brad. The source article by our friends over at The Bild is in German, but I know just enough German to be dangerous. I’m pretty sure it says the dildo’s name is Gerry after someone Tarantino worked with named Geraldine, and that it’s accompanied him on every filmshoot since Kill Bill. It’s always there on a chair when he’s filming, waiting for someone to fall asleep. Brad’s co-star Gideon Burkhardt tells The Bild “I fell asleep and had to pay the price.” That would make me shudder if I all I knew was that there was a dildo and a camera involved.

In related news, the Bild also has some hot photos of Tarantino’s date (semi NSFW) at the Berlin Basterds premiere, Tallulah Freeway. I mentioned that she looked really sexy to me and it turns out that there’s a good reason for that – she’s a burlesque dancer on the level of Dita Von Teese and has performed at the prestigous Admiralspalast in Berlin. Now she’s with Tarantino, or she’s at least seeing him when he’s here. I hope they’re using a separate set of sex toys. That Gerry has seen better days.

Thanks to The Bild for these photos and to A.Z. for the tip!

Forgive the huge amount of photographs, but I took these pictures! I had the thrill of photographing the red carpet at the Inglourious Basterds premiere tonight in Berlin. Thanks to the people who didn’t give me a hard time about getting a press pass, and a ladder that was there, I was able to get these photos. This was such a thrill for me after missing Pitt’s last premiere in Berlin in January while I was on vacation in Florida. Brad took time to sign autographs and chat with elated fans tonight. He told Pro Sieben that he was happy to be in Berlin in the summer for once and that he has many friends here. He also let it drop that he’d “already hit the bars.” (Or “bar,” I should have videotaped it as I don’t remember what he said exactly, but that’s pretty close.) He didn’t seem inebriated at all and came across as perfectly sober while making the rest of us, or at least me, a little giddy in his presence. (I was probably the only photographer screaming with the fans in delight, and while I tried to keep it down I just couldn’t contain myself.)

Also shown at the premiere are boxing great Wladimir Klitschko, director Quentin Tarantino, and Brad’s co-stars Diane Kruger and Til Schweiger. Diane looked lovely in a little neutral-colored dress. It was Brad who stole the show, though, just by showing up.

Update: The video from Pro Seiben is not yet on their website, but reader Kay e-mailed me to say that Brad might have just been using the expression “I’ve already hit the bar” to say that he was tired. It was loud and I couldn’t hear the question, so she’s probably right.

Here are links to German-language video reports on the premiere.

ZDF’s coverage: (Brad appears around 2:20 into the video. He says he has good friends here and that Berlin has great architecture and he feels comfortable here. He also says he had a lot of fun filming with Tarantino.)

Bild.de’s video of Brad at the premiere. (Brad comes in around 1:10 in and compliments Tarantino and says he enjoyed working with him.)

Raw video of Brad signing autographs, thanks to the Berliner Morgenpost.

RTL’s report. When asked why he’s the top celebrity in the world, Brad replies “I have been working at it for about 20 years.” He also tells the interviewer that “there’s always hope” to make it big. A drunk Til Schweiger makes a joke at the after party that he’s going to have sex with Brad later. That guy is really growing on me. Till says (roughly translated) “We will probably make love and try some new things.” In German, “Wir werden uns wahrscheinlich so ein bisschen lieb haben und irgendwelche neue Praktiken ausprobieren.”
DSDS Videos: alle Castings, Recalls und Mottoshows bei Clipfish.de

[love to my husband for finding these videos and helping translate]

Quentin Tarantino has been giving a round of interviews to promote his soon-to-be released film Inglourious Basterds. For the most part, Quentin has been living it up in London for the first leg of the publicity tour. One British outlet described Quentin as “a wild-eyed, erratic chap darting around like a man possessed.” Hey, he’s a tourist! He’s having fun! According to a report from the Metro, Quentin dinned solo at The Glassblower pub, and was utterly unrecognized, except by one person, who said, “We just noticed a scruffy American guy sitting on his own in a corner drink­ing a pint of bitter, eating fish and chips and talking loudly to himself in different voices.” Yep, that sounds like Quentin.

While doing some formal interviews, however, Quentin sort of went off on an interesting tangent. Quentin took credit for Casino Royale, claiming that the James Bond franchise producers had given up on that Ian Fleming book until Quentin began talking about it, years ago. Quentin also said that if he had been asked to do Casino Royale, he would have wanted to do it with Pierce Brosnan, not Daniel Craig:

Daniel Craig wouldn’t be playing James Bond — if director Quentin Tarantino had his way. The eccentric movie maker said he would like to have directed Casino Royale — but with Pierce Brosnan as the suave British spy.

“The reason they did Casino Royale all comes down to me,” Quentin said.

“I made it a point, I said I wanted to do Casino Royale. They were already on record as saying the movie was unfilmable but then after I said it and talked about it for a little bit — then the big thing on all the internets was that that was what all the fans wanted to see and so that’s when they said, ‘Oh, maybe it’s not so un-filmable.’”

“Actually if I had done the film, I wouldn’t have done it with Daniel Craig, I would have done it with Pierce Brosnan.”

Tarantino also confessed to being a fan of romantic comedies.

“These rom-coms get a bad rap but actually I’ve been a fan of romantic comedies since the 30s — they usually work on wordplay and everything like that, so I actually think I’d be really good at it,” he said.

“It is a guilty pleasure. I used to find it hard to actually go to the movies by myself, you want to have a date with you so you have an excuse to go.”

[From Showbiz Spy]

First, I don’t think Quentin meant any disrespect to Daniel Craig, I think he was just talking in general about some discussions he had with the Bond producers. Because Daniel Craig and Quentin Tarantino should make a film together… that would be incredible. Secondly, how much would you love a romantic comedy from Quentin? Would he even be able to make a film without gore and violence? I suppose a romantic comedy could have some gore or violence, but not Tarantino-level stuff. Perhaps Quentin could cast Daniel!

Here’s Quentin with Diane Kruger at the UK Premiere of ‘Inglorious Basterds’ on July 23rd. Images thanks to WENN.com .

The photcall and first press conference for Inglourious Basterds has already happened in Cannes, and there’s some funny stuff coming out. Brad Pitt is claiming that he doesn’t even really remember signing on to the film because Quentin Tarantino got him hammered on five bottles of wine. Brad describes this as taking place “at the end of the summer”, which most likely means that Quentin came to visit Chateau Miraval last summer, after Angelina gave birth to the twins. So Brad has been drinking heavily ever since the babies were born. And Angelina was taking care of the babies while Brad and Quentin got drunk on French wine. There’s more:

Brad Pitt said today his appearance in Quentin Tarantino’s new Second World War film began over five bottles of wine and some kind of “smoking apparatus”.

Inglourious Basterds stars Pitt as an American army officer leading a group of Jewish-American soldiers around Europe taking violent revenge on Nazis.

Tarantino was a bundle of energy as he talked about the movie today, clearly delighted to be back in competition for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival 15 years after he won it for Pulp Fiction.

“Quentin came to visit some time at the end of the summer, we talked about backstory, we talked about movies,” he said.

“I get up the next morning and see five empty bottles of wine right on the floor. Five.”

“And something that resembles a smoking apparatus – I don’t know what that was about – and apparently I had agreed to do this film.”

“Six weeks later I was in uniform, and I was Lieutenant Aldo Raine (his character in the film).”

Tarantino said he was only days away from abandoning the project altogether at the casting stage after struggling to find the right actor to play one of the German generals.

[From Metro-UK]

There’s another interesting article, but this one is mainly quotes from Tarantino. Which is great if you love him (like me) because the man is a first-rate talker. The crux of the interview seems to be director Lars von Trier’s recent Cannes claim, as he was being booed for his film Anti-Christ, that he was God. Tarantino makes a similar claim, but hedges with “I am god… as far as the characters are concerned.”

Ebullient as usual on stage, Quentin Tarantino met the press today shortly after the overwhelmingly packed first screening of his new film, “Inglourious Basterds” this morning at the Cannes Film Festival. He praised Cannes as the holy land and declared himself god. But, there’s more to the story.

Opening in German-occupied France in 1941, Tarantino’s latest follows a young woman who opens a Paris movie theater after barely escaping the execution of her entire family by the Nazis. Elsewhere, a group of renegade Jewish soldiers band together to capture Nazis, ultimately joining forces with the woman (and her movie theater) to plot the demise of Hitler and his cohorts to end the war.

Asked this morning whether he stands by a previous statement that he loves all of his characters, QT continued the steady stream of auterist language being found here in Cannes this year.

“I love [my characters] from this god perspective because I am god as far as the characters are concerned, because I created them,” Tarantino said today.

The talk of the film may very well be the role of Nazi Col. Hans Landa, arguably the key character within the ensemble cast. Played by Austrian actor Christoph Waltz, who practically steals the show, Tarantino explained today that without the right man to play the role, he was ready to scrap the movie.

“I realized that I was writing a pretty impressive character pretty early on,” Tarantino explained, reiterating that finding the right actor was essential to the movie. “There was something very liberating about [being willing to walk away] from it rather than make a compromise.”

Later in the gathering, fellow actor Brad Pitt validated Tarantino’s assertions about authorship, saying, “It’s a real pleasure working for an auteur and something special to come here to the holy land with him.”

[From Indie Wire]

It’s true that Cannes was the first festival to recognize Tarantino as a genius, and it cracks me up that both Quentin and Brad Pitt refer to Cannes as “the holy land”. The reviews are starting to come in, and it’s about what I expected. The high-brow media outlets don’t care for Basterds, while everybody else thinks it’s pretty good. BBC News has a decent review of the film, calling it a “comic revenge fantasy” and a blend of western and war genres, with some “camp-operatic” parts. Nearly everyone is interested in the German actor Christoph Waltz, a TV star who plays SS officer Colonel Hans Landa in the film, many pointing out that he steals every scene he‘s in. The biggest criticisms thus far seem to the time (Basterds is nearly three hours long) and “Pitt’s character not getting the screen time he deserves.” So Quentin got Brad hammered and made him smoke some kind of homemade bong, and Brad didn’t even get the best part? For shame, Quentin.

Photos of Brad Pitt without the glass thanks to Bauergriffinonline. Photos of Pitt drinking water from WENN.com

Quentin Tarantino is sticking to his guns, literally and figuratively. He’s really going to stick with the spelling of Inglourious Basterds for his Brad Pitt-starring WWII film. It’s official, and now the film has an official release date – August 21, 2009. In the halcyon days of summer blockbusters, late August releases were considered a fate worse than death. All of the good summer movies were released in May, June and July, and by August people were tired of explosions and the kids were getting ready to go back to school. However, the times they are a changin’. And Inglourious Basterds isn’t the traditional summer-blockbuster fare.

Controversial director Quentin Tarantino’s take on World War II will hit movie theaters on August 21 2009, the studios behind the highly-anticipated film called “Inglourious Basterds” said on Wednesday. Tarantino often takes a long time between projects. His last movie was a 2007 combined feature called “Grindhouse” made with director Robert Rodriguez, but he has not single-handedly directed a film since the 2004 “Kill Bill: Vol. 2.”

The director’s oddly spelled World War II epic “Inglourious Basterds” stars actor Brad Pitt, and production began in Europe in October. Pitt plays a U.S. army lieutenant leading a group of soldiers operating behind Nazi lines, terrorizing the enemy.

“Inglourious Basterds” reportedly borrows from Spaghetti Westerns, the mostly Italian-made films of the 1960s and ’70s that combine brutal violence and lyrical, fairytale-like qualities in a different take on Hollywood cowboy movies. The film was inspired by the 1978 World War II movie “Quel maledetto treno blindato,” also called “The Inglorious Bastards,” from Italian director Enzo Castellari.

The August 21 release date of “Inglourious Basterds” is for the U.S. and Canada, and dates remain undetermined for its international release, said The Weinstein Company and Universal Pictures, which are jointly presenting the film.

Tarantino, who won an Oscar for his 1994 “Pulp Fiction” movie script, made the martial arts epics “Kill Bill: Vol. 1″ (2003) and “Kill Bill: Vol. 2″ (2004). The first film made $181 million worldwide and the sequel grossed $152 million, according to tracking firm Box Office Mojo. Critics say Tarantino’s films trivialize and stylize violence, but the director has a devoted fan base and has received numerous awards, including the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival for “Pulp Fiction.”

[From Reuters]

I am one of those people in Tarantino’s “devoted fan base” but Tarantino’s films are often right on the knife’s edge of “too violent”. Some of the most violent stuff in the Kill Bill movies made me a little sick, but I got over it. Word around the Inglourious Basterds production is that Tarantino is still devoted to his particular brand of stylized violence, and that this is going to be one twisted, leave-it-all-on-the-field film. Some have even reported that Pitt’s character is some kind of “hillbilly sadist”, but as always, the production script and details have been kept tightly locked up.

Tarantino has often remarked on his love of Spaghetti Westerns, singling out Sergio Leone’s films with Clint Eastwood (Fistful of Dollars, etc). Blending that kind of Western anti-hero within a WWII film is interesting, and Tarantino will most likely make it work. The only question I have is whether people will be lining up for this film because it’s Brad Pitt, or Quentin Tarantino?

Production stills via Agent Bedhead

Brad Pitt out at dinner last night with his castmates. Credit: WENN
The German press is closely following Brad Pitt’s every move, but he has only stepped out alone since arriving in Berlin Tuesday afternoon with his family. Angelina and the kids are probably holed up in that giant house.

Pitt went to the doctor yesterday – it looked semi-urgent, but he went out afterwards
Brad Pitt went to an orthopedic doctor in Berlin’s Charlottenburg district yesterday. He was seen holding a large envelope on his way in which was presumed to have been X-Rays. It was thought to be urgent as he interrupted a meeting with Quentin Tarantino to go to the doctor, where he was for about a half an hour. Maybe he was just hanging out with Tarantino though and there was an opening at the doctor’s office so he took it. [Details from German language Bild.de, translated by my husband]

Pitt went out to dinner with director Tarantino and castmates, left at 2:00 am
Pitt went out to dinner last night at the Italian restaurant Vino e Cucina in Berlin-Mitte, or central Berlin, with Quentin Tarantino and his castmates from the film Inglorious Bastards. The future co-workers were there for several hours and Pitt didn’t emerge until 2:00 am, looking slightly tipsy, according to reports. He just looked tired to me. Also at dinner were Diane Kruger, Christian Berkel, Daniel Brühl, Michael Fassbender, Gedeon Burkhard, and Till Schweiger, who is often called “The German Brad Pitt.” (And here’s why – the guy is hot!) [Details from German language pressporte.de, translated by my husband]

Rent on their estate is €30,000 Euro a month, around $44,000 USD
The monthly rent on the Palais Parkschloss is said to be €30,000 Euro, which works out to 10 Euro a square meter, which is average for rental rates in desirable areas of Berlin. Limousines were seen entering their compound many times today and a few curious onlookers drove by. There wasn’t much to see though. The Palais was built in 1907 and the main mansion has 20 rooms. As we reported yesterday, the estate is 130,000 square feet, with three mansions totaling 30,000 square feet of living space.

German reaction to ‘Brangelina Fever’ is muted
Just about everyone knows where the Jolie-Pitts are staying, it’s in all the papers and is big news, but they’re not really flocking there except for the paparazzi. Germans are not a celebrity-obsessed culture in general, and tend to be pretty low-key about this sort of thing. They don’t make a big deal out of things or hype it like the US media is apt to do. Here’s a German-language video from Stern.de that only shows the house and footage of the last time they were in Berlin in the spring of 2006. The people on the street interviewed say things like ‘It doesn’t matter [that Brad and Angelina are here],’ and ‘Even if you got to see them, you don’t know them.’ I have a four year old in Berlin and he’s visited Bambooland and Aquadom, the two places the family is shown during their 2006 visit, multiple times.

Brad Pitt is shown out to dinner last night and this morning at the studio in Potsdam. Also shown are Quentin Tarantino, Christian Berkel, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Gedeon Burkhard, and Til Schweiger. Credit: WENN

Britney Spears hit Robinson Boulevard yesterday to shop and let the hoard of paparazzi know how well she’s doing. She was with her assistant and bodyguard and looked refreshed after her Mexican vacation. Her hair keeps looking better and she’s cleaned up well. Britney hit one of Christina Aguilera’s favorite restaurants, Little Door, later that night.

The Daily Mail is reporting that director Quentin Tarantino wants Britney to play a “killer lesbian stripper” in a remake of the 1965 camp classic Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!. Britney loves playing stripper, and she’s shown that she’s willing to play a lesbian so it’s a natural choice:

The singer was apparently chosen by the Pulp Fiction director to play dancer Varla in a remake of the 1965 cult film Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

The movie sees three thrill-seeking strippers encountering a young couple in the desert.

Spears’ character murders the boyfriend with her bare hands before taking the girlfriend hostage. The troubled singer will also have sex scenes with another girl before the drama ends in a blood-bath.

Tarantino is in discussions with other Hollywood stars to take the roles of the remaining two strippers.

A source said: “Quentin is convinced Britney will be brilliant. She’s delighted. She thinks it could turn her career around.

“It is perfect Tarantino material. He wanted to get Britney first. She’s playing the most important character.”

[From The Daily Mail]

Britney can sort-of act. She didn’t do a terrible job on How I Met Your Mother or Will & Grace, and this isn’t the worst idea in the world. My first instinct would be to say this is a fake story, but since it’s Quentin Tarantino we’re talking about it does have a ring of truth to it. It’s a gamble to put Britney in a movie, though. Singers may have a lot of fans and get coverage in the tabloids but that doesn’t always translate well to the big screen. Just ask Mariah Carey – or Britney circa 2002.

Update: Britney’s rep denied this report, saying “she’s concentrating on recording her next album.”

Photo credit: WENN and Fame Pictures

Sometimes, you have a perception of people that you’ve never met, that you just can’t shake. I’ve seen Quentin Tarantino interviewed. He seems normal enough, but I still kind of imagine him as a – balding – kid sitting in an attic plotting ways to kill people. Which I guess he kind of is, except in my mind he’s really killing them, not just faking for film.

So for the stewards on a recent flight from the Phillipines to LAX who were faced with his air rage, I hope they didn’t recognise him in the same way I do.

“Tiffany (Limos, actress) was pushing Quentin in a wheelchair,” the flier told us. “Apparently, Tarantino injured his back to the point where he couldn’t walk . . . Quentin made one of the stewardesses cry because he didn’t want to sit in his first-class seat. He wanted to sit on the floor or in one of the flight attendant’s seats.” A Philippine politician who happened to be on board had to come from his seat in business class to break up the fight. Meanwhile, cranky Tarantino “was telling Tiffany Limos how much he loved her . . . He called her ‘the wife’ on the flight.” Reps for Tarantino and Limos didn’t return calls.

New York Post

Was actress Tiffany employed just to push the director in the wheelchair, or was she travelling with him for a reason?

Tarantino and “the wife” were returning from the Cinemanila film festival, where he was honoured, I can only assume for his ‘contribution to directing’. On the way to picking up his Lifetime Achievement Award, he was stuck in a traffic jam in his limousine, so he decided to catch a rickshaw to the venue. This isn’t how he injured his back, no word on how that happened. Maybe he fell down the attic steps while pursuing a particularly grisly plot idea. Or maybe he did it while feeding the cat.