Machete stars arrive by boat at the Excelsior Palace. They are there for the 67th Venice Film Festival.

Among them are Jessica Alba, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, & Danny Trejo

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If reports are to be believed, Lindsay Lohan made such an impression on the set of Machete – the film based on the fake trailer from the start of Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s misstep Grindhouse – that Tarantino is currently cooking up a “shocking, hardcore” part for her in a forthcoming project that will instantly propel her back into the big league.

Because that’s something that Quentin Tarantino is quite good at. Everybody knows what Pulp Fiction did for John Travolta, dragging him away from Kirstie Alley and the talking babies, and making him a genuine box-office proposition again. Similarly, Jackie Brown brought Pam Grier back into the spotlight, and Kill Bill made David Carradine and, to a lesser extent, Uma Thurman register on the Hollywood radar. If there’s one thing that Quentin Tarantino can do better than anyone else, it’s resuscitate flatlining actors.

Obviously once they’ve been resuscitated, they’re on their own again, at which point their careers usually flounder. After receiving Tarantino’s helping hand, Pam Grier made The Adventures of Pluto Nash; Uma Thurman made the now infamous Motherhood; David Carradine played a horny old triad called Poon Dong in Crank 2, then died; and John Travolta voluntarily chose to star in (deep breath) Battlefield Earth, Ladder 49, Be Cool, Wild Hogs, Hairspray and Old Dogs all in the space of a single decade. And these actors are much more celebrated than Lindsay Lohan – so even if Tarantino does decide to give her a boost, she probably shouldn’t start clearing any Oscar spaces on her mantelpiece yet.

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What do you think of Sandra’s dress?

Pictured: Sandra Bullock, Gabourey Sidibe, Meryl Streep, Maggie Gyllenhaal & Peter Sarsgaard, Vera Farmiga, Carey Mulligan (as a blonde!), Anna Kendrick, Morgan Fairchild, Quentin Terantino, Colin Firth, Woody Harrelson and Jeff Bridges.

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Diane Kruger put her life in the hands of director Quentin Tarantino on the set of war movie Inglourious Basterds – after agreeing to let the filmmaker choke her during a fight scene.

Kruger plays German spy Bridget von Hammersmark in the film about a group of Jewish-American Nazi killers.
In one brutal scene Kruger’s character is strangled – and Tarantino was convinced the only way to make the struggle realistic was to choke his leading lady himself.

He explains, “When you watch the film those are actually my hands that are on Diane Kruger’s throat strangling her. I made a deal with her early on. (I told her) ‘We’re gonna have to choke you if it’s gonna actually work and I don’t trust anybody but myself to do it.’ And she didn’t trust anybody but me to do it … so she was down (ok) with it but I remember talking to her about it (and saying) it’s going to be a little uncomfortable.”

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Inglorious Basterds, the new film from director Quentin Tarentino premiered in Berlin on July 28, 2009 with the all star line up in attendance.

Pictured: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger & Quentin Tarantino.

Britney Spears is set to play a killer lesbian stripper in Quentin Tarantino’s next movie.

The troubled singer is Tarantino’s first choice to play a deranged dancer called Varla in the remake of 1965 cult film ‘Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!’.

A movie insider said: “Quentin is convinced Britney will be brilliant.

“Britney is delighted, she thinks it could turn her career and her life around. A successful film could help her get out of her current nightmare.

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

In the film, Varla – who was originally played by Tura Satana – leads a trio of violent strippers and kills a man with her bare hands.

Tarantino is now trying to persuade two other leading Hollywood beauties to sign up.

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Kid Rock, Fergie and Quentin Tarantino Celebrate Birthday “Love” at The Beatles Revolution Lounge inside the Mirage Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, yesterday.

Also in attendance were Vivica Fox and Daryl Hannah.

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