Not Satisfied ::: Spike Lee on Eastwood Ommitting Black Troops in his WWII films

Spike Lee is not pleased as to the lack of interest in Clint Eastwood's camp for for the lack of African American Soldiers in his WWII Iwo Jima Epics. From my opinion he does have good reason to point out the obvious lack of African American representation in the films. However he will not be heard much during the festival. Then again, he knows that, but to him if two hear, then he spoke his piece.

Lee who's upcoming film project tiled "Miracle at St. Anna," which is a story of an all black U.S. Division fighting in Italy during the war. He said that Mr. Eastwood's films were "whites Only affairs."

"He did two films about Iwo Jima back to back and there was not one black
soldier in both of those films," Lee stated at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday.

"Many veterans, African-Americans, who survived that war are upset at Clint
Eastwood. In his vision of Iwo Jima, Negro soldiers did not exist. Simple as
that. I have a different version," stated Lee.

As I reported yesterday, Clint Eastwood was at the Festival, promoting his upcoming missing child drama, the "Changeling," starring Angelina Jolie. As usual a reporter was redirected when an attempt was made to get answers from Mr. Eastwood. The reporter was told to only ask questions on the new film.

Well we know that Mr. Lee will not let this one go that easy, but for now we will just wait it out. Since he has to promote his own film I would take it that he will fall back a little and do just that. With " Miracle at St. Anna" due out this October it is high time he get to promoting it. The film stars Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, and Omar Benson Miller - in the Buffalo Soldiers division in Tuscany.

Should be a good watch.


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I likes :: Is Scorsese getting his hands on the right material?

So as it seems that our king of gangster films may be getting his hands on the Sinatra biopic. This will be a major step in keeping the Sinatra name alive and well. As the past has it rumor wise, Sinatra was a stooge for the mafia, of course these are unproven rumors and his daughter wants it to stay that way. As far as her late fathers involvement in the mafia, this is something that she does not want to speak of or to have him depicted as such in the film.

Tina Sinatra is the strong arm in the family, no pun intended. It is just that without him here to prove his name or clear any misconceptions it will be best to leave allegations alone. I would assume that would be the reason. Why would there be any other reason?

Now keep in mind that Tina is stating that it is too early to say whether or not the famed director will take on the film, but he is a shoe in to direct it. So lets keep our fingers crossed and vote for Scorsese on this one. It will be a great film if he does it. He does not allow garbage to come out of his hut of hits. Then again he may want to add the rumors to it, so I am sure he will sit down and see what he can throw in there and what he can not. This is something that he is known for and it's more than likely that he would want to add the realism of the world Sinatra had to face. So I think there will be at minimum of some sort of mention to the rumors that surrounded Sinatra's career.

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