Inglourious Basterds, the long-anticipated return to screen for director Quentin Tarantino, has been making waves since its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. As it's said, though, no man is an island: not even Tarantino, who directed such huge hits as Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, and Reservoir Dogs. We talk to Lawrence Bender, Tarantino's longtime collaborator (co-conspirator?) who produced Inglourious Basterds and seven other films with Tarantino. Mr. Bender has another notable collaborator, however: former Vice President Al Gore. The two worked together to make An Inconvenient Truth, for which Gore won a Nobel Peace Prize. We talk to Mr. Bender about the new film, working with both men, and whether getting to kill Hitler on film is considered a 'mitzvah.'

Here's the trailer for "Inglorious Basterds":