Tarantino to receive Douglas Excellence honour for contribution to cinema

October 2nd, 2009 NEW YORK - After creating a buzz with his World War II movie "Inglorious Basterds", Quentin Tarantino is now planning to make part three of his successful action thriller "Kill Bill". "'Kill Bill 3' will probably come out, I gotta wait a couple of years, but I want 10 years to pass from the second one to the third one," Tarantino said in an interview to an Italian television channel.

September 29th, 2009 HARRY POTTER author J.K. ROWLING was refused a top civilian honour by former U.S.

September 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Rockstar Ozzy Osbourne will be presented with the Legend of Live honour at the soon-to-be held Billboard Touring Awards. The hitmaker will receive the award in New York on November 5.

September 11th, 2009 SIR IAN MCKELLEN will be honoured with a prestigious acting award at an upcoming film festival in Spain. The veteran star has enjoyed a long and illustrious career in the movie business dating back to the 1960s, and bosses at the San Sebastian International Film Festival have decided to recognise his contribution to Hollywood.

September 5th, 2009 Veteran Bollywood director YASH CHOPRA is set to receive a prestigious honour - organisers of the international Pusan Film Festival have named him Asian filmmaker of the year. Asian Cinema Night will be held in Chopra's honour at the upcoming 14th annual event, held in South Korea.

August 31st, 2009 LONDON - Oscar winning actor Matt Damon is all set to receive an honour for his contribution to the world of cinema. According to Variety, the actor will be presented the American Cinematheque Award at a ceremony next March, reports the Daily Express.

August 27th, 2009 QUENTIN TARANTINO is to receive the 2009 Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film at a pre-event for the 2010 Santa Barbara International Film Festival in California. Douglas has agreed to present the honour to the Inglourious Basterds director at a gala dinner on 22 October (09).

August 27th, 2009 QUENTIN TARANTINO found a home away from home while shooting new movie INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS in Berlin, Germany - the city has a bar dedicated to the director and his films. The filmmaker decided to visit Tarantinos after locals told him the nightspot is filled with memorabilia from his movies and his films are played on a loop - and he admits it was an odd experience.

August 19th, 2009 QUENTIN TARANTINO has poured scorn on BRAD PITT's claim he has given up smoking pot by revealing the pair puffed up a storm last year (08). Pitt has recently claimed he quit marijuana when he became a dad in two separate interviews, insisting he couldn't look after his six kids with Angelina Jolie while under the influence.

August 19th, 2009 Brad Pitt has claimed in several interviews that he stopped smoking pot when he became a dad, because he couldn’t look after them properly when under the influence, as his eyes would glaze over. But here’s some news.

August 11th, 2009 "It discourages sleeping on the set." QUENTIN TARANTINO confirms reports he photographed snoozing stars with a big purple dildo on the set of new movie INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS. "I set up scenes, I jerk you off to have a climax.

July 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have been honoured with an inclusion into the Council of Fashion Designers of America. The 'Full House' duo is among 31 designers honoured by the institute, reports Contactmusic.

July 15th, 2009 LONDON - Veteran director Ron Howard will be honoured for his long-running filmmaking career at this year's Austin Film Festival. Howard will receive the Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award at the annual event in October, reports express.co.uk.

June 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Sean Connery has received an honorary doctorate from a university in Edinburgh for his contribution to cinema. Edinburgh Napier University honoured the former James Bond star in his native Scotland on June 19.

May 28th, 2009 MUMBAI - Hollywood funnyman Ben Stiller is to be honoured with a special prize at the upcoming MTV Movie Awards in recognition of his contribution to cinema. The star will receive the MTV Generation Award, the ceremony's top honour for an actor "who has captured the attention of the MTV audience throughout their career", read a statement released by the channel Thursday.