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It only seemed like a matter of time before World War Two was “Tarantino-ized.” After all, it’s the perfect setting for the “Pulp Fiction” director’s self-proclaimed poetry and mind-boggling gore.

Set in the first year of Germany’s occupation of France, “Inglourious Basterds” – a film that’s loosely based on the 1978 Italian war flick “The Inglorious Bastards” – kicks off with Nazi Colonel Hans Landa (played by German actor Christoph Waltz) who’s on the lookout for Jews (he’s literally referred to as the “Jew Hunter”). One of Landa’s searches in the outskirts of France leads him to a Jewish French girl, Shoshana Dreyfus (played by the beautiful Melanie Laurent) – whose family is killed by Landa and his crew.

Simultaneously (but in a different part of Europe) Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) organizes a group of Jewish American soldiers to perform swift acts of retribution. And by retribution, he means Tarantino-style revenge (which translates to gore X 150).

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Actor and comedian Mike Myers is “winning” in Golden Raspberry Nominations this year. His 2008 comedy “The Love Guru” earned five nominations in the award ceremony that honours the worst in Hollywood filmmaking.

Among the nominations for the film were Worst Acting nods for Myers, Jessica Alba (who also scored a nomination for her performance in “The Eye”), Verne Troyer and Academy Award Winner Ben Kingsley.

But the “Love Guru” isn’t in this alone, “The Hottie and the Nottie” also scored five nominations, two of which belong to Paris Hilton: one for Worse Actress, the other for being one-half of 2008’s Worst Screen Couple. Hilton also earned a nomination for Worst Supporting Actress for her role in “Repo: The Genetic Opera.”

One of the films with the most Golden Raspberry nods this year is “Disaster Movie,” which earned six nominations, including Worst Picture and one for Screenplay.

Other nominees include Eddie Murphy, Kate Hudson, Kim Kardashian, Ashton Kutcher, Pierce Brosnan, among others.

Although the film has not yet been released, Mike Myers’ new film, “The Love Guru” is already getting negative press.

Hindu groups in North America and India claim that the film is offensive to the Hindu faith.

In the film, Myers’ plays a spiritual leader educated in India who returns to North America to find fortune and fame in the self-help business.

In the film he attempts to salvage the marriage of a Toronto Maple Leafs player, played by Justin Timberlake

Some Hindus in India are asking that the film be banned while Hindu groups in North America are trying to block the films release.

Rumours are circulating that Paramount Pictures, nervous about the bad press, will screen the film for Hindu leaders before it is released.

The film hits theatres June 20th.

Mike Myers will be the host of this year’s MTV Movie Awards, the Toronto Star reports.

The music channel’s annual movie love-fest is set to air in both the United States and Canada on the MTV network.

“Hosting the MTV Movie Awards is like a party, but without having to do beer runs in your mom’s minivan. We do beer runs in Will Smith’s four-storey motorhome,” he said about the duties.

Myers’ new movie, The Love Guru, opens June 20 – and, according to the Star, it has been getting bad advance reviews.

Canadian-born actor Mike Myers and his wife of 12 years have decided to end their marriage.

Ina Treciokas, a spokesperson for the Austin Powers and Wayne’s World actor, did not elaborate, other than to say, “They remain committed and caring friends.”

Myers married Robin Ruzan in May of 1993. They met in 1987 in Chicago at a Toronto Maple Leafs game.

The only moon in this film will be the character’s name.

Taking on a different type of role than he is used to, Canadian funnyman Mike Myers will star as Keith Moon in a movie based on the late Who drummer’s life.

Roger Daltrey, The Who’s lead singer, will produce the film, giving it instant credibility.

Myers has wanted to star in the movie since 2002, BBC reports, and the movie has been in development for 10 years.

Moon died of a drug overdose in 1978. Some say he was responsible for making the crazy rock and roll life typical.