Buster Keaton, via vintagephoto

“Explain to me how he’s taking liberties with history? How do you do that? How do you actually go about “taking liberties with history”? Are we worried because Quentin offers a new perspective on how to view it? Are we worried that certain things then would miraculously disappear? No, we’re not! He doesn’t take liberties. He takes artistic liberties in his narrative. That’s his duty as an artist. I’m not shocked about this… I’m not even irritated. I’m not even sure if I’d be irritated if I was an historian, because historians know history even better. I’ve been asked before, are you worried about the reaction in Germany or in Austria about this rather unusual outcome of the story. And I said, ‘Why would I be worried about, what reason is there to worry? Do you think Germans or Austrians still want their “dear Adolph”?’

“This is the fourth generation after the war. These people don’t have a feeling of guilt. That doesn’t mean they don’t have a feeling of responsibility. And that’s the interesting aspect. So everybody in Germany today has had this fantasy about this outcome. And you know what? In Berlin, at the screening, as this moment approached [as the Basterds assassinate the Nazi high command], everybody was relaxed. A sigh of relief went through the room when Hitler was killed! And, they were cheering. Of course, in Germany, the desire to see this is infinitely greater than anywhere else. This reaction really materialized. And, so there! Am I worried? No.”

— Christoph Waltz on Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds and Germany

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A.L. Shafer, the head of photography at Columbia, took a photo that intentionally incorporated all of the 10 items banned by the Hays Code into one image. (via Sociological Images)

Left to right: Alfred Hitchcock, James Gregory, Vincent Price

Via vintagephoto; more Hitchcock here

Via pegobry:

Captain Picard on Why Twitter Isn’t For Him.

I love Patrick Stewart. This is just an excuse to hear his voice.

OMG <3

Via killingbambi, via replicant, via lisztomania

By Jef Aérosol; previously

Federico Fellini photographed by Tazio Secchiaroli during the filming of 8½, via vintagephoto.

James Cagney shows Ed Sullivan how to do a James Cagney impression.

Shooting the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lion (1924), via The Blog of Record; more MGM lions here.

Via killingbambi (again), via theblogofrecord

Parkour motion reel, “illustrated with a technical pen, frame by frame.” Must watch.

Via oneplusinfinity

Per usual, I’m late to the party on this. Oh well.

In all seriousness, how could you not love this man?

Greta Garbo’s bookplate, via DRB.