QUENTIN TARANTINO MIXTAPE AND INTERVIEW

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In this past weekend's New York Times, there was an awesome interview with Quentin Tarantino in T Mag.

Whats it say? For starters, Tarantino is quick to admit that "Inglorious Basterds" is indeed the hardest film he’s ever made. From a director who says that he's croak to make his films perfect, this may not come as a big shock. Given that IB is a WWII epic, clocks in at over 2 hours and 30 minutes, and was cast and shot in time for this month’s Cannes, that statement may be true.

What else does Q say? Hold on to your hats...

"I wanted to have a masterpiece before the decade’s out."

Hmmmm, does he consider "Inglourious Basterds to be his only masterpiece this decade. In the Lounge's estimation, both volumes of Kill Bill reached those heights.

On a more curious note, Q also says that he’s working on a 20-page review of Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns, a film he’s quite passionate and protective over. Wonder why THAT is? And looking back as a member of the jury at Cannes in 2004, he remains pleased with awarding Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 the Palm d’Or.

As a bonus, Webby Award nominated media artist Eclectic Method has thrown all of Quentin Tarantino’s movies in a blender and created “the TARANTINO mixtape.”

Eclectic Method - The Tarantino Mixtape from Eclectic Method on Vimeo.

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The character is loosely inspired by Las Vegas entrepreneur Fabrizio Boccardi's life story and is designed as the first of a series of James Bond-like adventure tales.

We're stoked...

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TOO GOOD NOT TO HAPPEN

AN UPDATE:

Film School Rejects just received word personally from actor Tom Jane regarding the origins of the artwork below and his involvement (or lack therof) in the DC Comics adaptation Jonah Hex.

"Yeah, the pic is real all right – my pal [writer/producer] Akiva Goldsman told me about the project and I fell in love with the idea right away. Being a huge fan of all things Hex – I just couldn’t help myself. I called up my buddy Chris Nelson and we spent a Saturday afternoon working up some make-up for this impromptu shoot and I fired a few pics off to Warners. How do people get a hold of this shit? It’s a little embarrassing seeing my fanboy enthusiasm spilled all over the web, but great scripts don’t come around too often, especially for characters I love."

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FilmSchoolRejects posted a concept pic of actor Thomas Jane as comic book hero Jonah Hex in Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor’s announced adaptation of the famed DC book of the same name.

Granted, this photo and Jane’s casting have not been officially (or even unofficially) confirmed, it still seems right on the money. For those who have seen Jane in "The Punisher," it's obvious he has the tough guy chops.

Created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga, Jonah Hex is a former Confederate officer turned gun-slinging bounty hunter anti-hero whose face was horrifically scarred on his right side. The comic book, which was introduced in the 1970’s, and Neveldine/Taylor have said that they don’t plan on “making a straight-ahead Western but plan to develop the character with some of the supernatural overtones in the hopes of creating a franchise.”

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According to Jam Showbiz, even though the crooner did indeed socialize with organized crime figures, in this film he'll be shown as innocent of any true involvement with the Mafia.

Tina Sinatra tells Sun Media that Scorsese is in a "reflective period" and is willing to present the truth about her father. That means "dismissing scurrilous rumours that Sinatra was a stooge for the Mafia."

Sinatra's youngest daughter also produced the Emmy-winning and awesome 1992 mini-series "Sinatra," and admits it is premature to officially announce Scorsese for the biopic. In Hollywoodspeak, that prolly means the Ts and Is aren't crossed and dotted.

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