This is it folks. Today is the last day of our "favorite Quentin Tarantino character" poll. You spoken loud and clear with your clicks. And unless today brings some massive upset, "Pulp Fiction"'s Jules Winnfield -- and the memorable Sam Jackson performance responsible for him -- is the big winner with (as of now) 44% of your votes. "Kill Bill"'s The Bride (Uma Thurman) is the closest competitor, at 21%. And my pick? Poor Max Cherry (Robert Forster), from "Jackie Brown"? The big loser, at 2%. All this tells me is that "Brown" really is QT's most underrated effort.

In the below video, the director and "Inglourious Basterds" star Brad Pitt describe audience reactions to what is ultimately a funny World War II movie. They focus specifically on a German audience screening, and the crowd's at-first tentative response to the humor.

Hit the jump for your last chance to give Max Cherry his due in the poll! Read more...

There are some people who are the Next Big Thing, and then there are others that should be. Somewhere in the middle lies Emma Stone, the adorable 19-year-old who won our hearts in "Superbad," and is looking good in the trailers for this summer's "The Rocker" and "The House Bunny."

And if those films don't break Emma out into a leading role, maybe it will be the romantic comedy she's been filming opposite the Next Big Thing of 1996.

"I am [one of] 'The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past," she laughed recently, describing her supernatural character in the film of the same name. "It's a take off on 'A Christmas Carol'. Matthew McConaughey plays Connor, this guy who's been sleeping around with a bunch of women, and has a heart of stone, and some ghosts come back to haunt him and bring him lessons about his past relationships and future relationships." Read more...