Future biopic movie of Frank Sinatra

NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED: Frank Sinatra Photos

"To mark the 11th anniversary of Frank Sinatra's death (May 14), LIFE's editors dug into our archives and discovered a gem: a set of never-before-published photos that show the Chairman of the Board, then 40 years old, in a series of TV appearances (including on Steve Allen's show, pictured) on August 19, 1956"
Source: www.life.com

"Martin Scorsese is bringing Ol’ Blue Eyes to the bigscreen.
Universal Pictures and Mandalay Pictures are teaming on "Sinatra" and have brought on Scorsese — who has long flirted with a biopic on singer-actor Frank Sinatra — to direct and produce.

Phil Alden Robinson is writing the screenplay.Although no actor is attached to star in the film, Schulman said Leonardo DiCaprio is an obvious candidate because he has become Scorsese’s go-to actor over the past decade, having starred in the director’s past four features: "Gangs of New York," "The Aviator," "The Departed" and the upcoming "Shutter Island." Because any music in the film will come from Sinatra’s recordings, it will not be necessary to cast an actor who is a proficient singer.
"The responsibility we are taking on to tell his story — that would cause anyone to be very careful about who they grant these rights to," she added. "Everyone knows that Marty Scorsese is a final-cut director. So there had to be a lot of trust that he would tell this story in a way that didn’t destroy (Sinatra’s) memory."

Project marks the first bigscreen pic to be made about the Hoboken, N.J., native, whose life provided endless fodder for the gossip columnists because of his tumultuous love affairs, infamous friendships with the likes of President Kennedy and possible Mafia ties. Schulman described the story as an unconventional biopic that will touch on all phases of Sinatra’s life."My father had great admiration for the talent of the people he chose to work with, and the talented people who worked with my father had great admiration for him," said Tina Sinatra. "It is personally pleasing to me that this paradigm continues with Marty Scorsese at the helm of the Sinatra film."
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Tarantino's inspiration for Inglorious Bastards

Quentin Tarantino and Diane Kruger in the latest issue of New York Times Magazine. Photographes by Jean-Baptiste Mondino.

"If Quentin Tarantino’s latest cinematic opus has a direct inspiration, it’s surely Enzo G Castellari’s 1978 Italian war pic Quel Maledetto Treno Blindato (AKA That Damned Armoured Train), and released in America as – guess what? – Inglorious Bastards.

The film, along with other movies like The Dirty Dozen and Five For Hell, inspired a young Quentin Tarantino to make a men-on-a-mission pic back in the days when he was still just a video store employee.

The plot finds five American soldiers in World War Two being carted off to answer for various war crimes.
"This will be our “Inglorious Bastards!” he and his friends would laugh as they plotted fantasy versions of the film".
Source: www.totalfilm.com

The Brothers Bloom Opening Sequence

The beginning scene of Rian Johnson's film "The brothers bloom" (2008).

Natalie Portman flashes panties

"Natalie Portman wrestles one of her costars to the ground and shows off her floral panties on the film set of Hesher in Los Angeles on Wednesday (May 13)
The 27-year-old actress plays a supermarket worker who gets involved with a family that’s struggling to deal with a loss and the anarchist who helps them do it. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is playing the title character, who moves in with the family and tried to help the son.Nat was seen filming a scene where she comes to the defense of a young boy against a bully and proceeds to get into a physical altercation with the bully.
Source: Justjared.buzznet.com

Emile Hirsch skateboarding with Demetri Martin

"Emile Hirsch goes for a skateboard ride with comedian pal Demetri Martin in Los Angeles on Thursday morning (May 14).
The 24-year-old actor is headed to the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, where his latest film Taking Woodstock will premiere. The comedy-drama is about the Woodstock Festival of 1969. It is directed by Ang Lee and based on the autobiography Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert, and a Life by Elliot Tiber and Tom Monte. Emile plays Billy, a recently returned Vietnam vet". Source: justjared.buzznet.com

Spider Man 4 script

"It's been a while since we've heard any news or outlandish rumor (Zac Efron is playing Mysterio! Robert Pattinson is playing Kraven! Jake Gyllenhaal is playing Ben Riley!) regarding the upcoming SPIDER-MAN 4. We know that director Sam Raimi is hard at work crafting the story with scribe David Lindsay-Abaire but just exactly how close are they to a full script? Our main men Rusty E. and Jimmy "The 'Stache" O. overheard Raimi say this at a recent press event: "I've just started working on the next installment of the Spiderman series. David Lindsay-Abaire is in New York right now writing the screenplay and I am going to receive a draft of it in about 3 weeks I think." So three more weeks and we'll have at least a rough outline of our fourth cinematic Spidey adventure."
Source: www.joblo.com

Joseph Gordon-Levitt in "Esquire" and "VMan"

Joseph with Zooey Deschanel and "500 days of summer" director Marc Webb.

(500) Days of Summer - Photo Collage - Video, music by The Temper Trap.
Joseph attending the 52nd San Francisco IFF: '500 Days of Summer' premiere - 2nd May, 2009
Joseph Gordon-Levitt posing for "VMan" magazine, Summer 2009.

-MM: Were you worried that playing a gay character would hurt your career?
-JGL: Oh come on! The Rock played gay! None's worried about that anymore. I'm about to do two studio movies, and none of the directors or studio people were like: "I don't know... I think the kids think he's gay!" Plus to me, gay is a normal person who likes people of the same sex. The character I played in "Mysterious Skin" had a very damaged, unhealthy sexuality, whether he was with women or men.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt posing for "Esquire", June 2009.

-JGL: Fame has always been a downside to acting for me. It gives me the creeps.
-Esquire: Even the women? The Money?
-JGL: I have a lot of trouble getting turned on by girls who are turned on by celebrity.