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Rumor has it that Martin Scorsese is going to direct a biopic of Frank Sinatra. Tina Sinatra (Sinatra’s daughter) will produce the project.

He just released his Rolling Stones rockumentary Shine a Light and has a biopic of reggae icon Bob Marley in-development, but it seems that Martin Scorsese’s got Frank Sinatra under his skin now, too.

Latino Review points out an article at Female First that reveals Scorsese is looking to direct a biopic of Ol’ Blue Eyes. (There is another Sinatra movie in the works, Mr. S, which is based on the memoir by Sinatra’s valet, to be played by Chris Tucker. Brett Ratner is attached to direct.)

The late Chairman’s daughter Tina will produce the film; she also produced a 1992 TV miniseries biopic with her father’s blessing. “Marty has always wanted to do this. I trust him implicitly,” Tina told Female First.

The biopic will reportedly “present the truth” about Frank Sinatra and “finally end speculation the late star was part of the American gangster scene.”

This would not be Scorsese’s first brush with a Rat Pack biopic. He spent years developing the now-shelved Dino, an adaptation of Nick Tosches’ gritty bestseller Dino: Livin’ High in the Dirty Business of Dreams. Tom Hanks had been lined up to play Dean Martin, with John Travolta reportedly attached to play Sinatra.

So who do you think should play Sinatra? While they may not be Italian-Americans, how about Daniel Craig or Bruce Willis as Ol’ Blue Eyes?

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I have died and gone to heaven! Martin Scorsese is in talks with Bob Marley’s family about making a feature length film about the reggae legend’s life.

Having covered the work of Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, and The Band in previous documentaries, director Martin Scorsese is set to examine the life and times of reggae legend Bob Marley for his next musical project.

The Goodfellas helmer is collaborating with Marley’s family on the forthcoming feature, which Screen Daily claims will cover “the life, legacy and global impact of the influential singer-songwriter.”

Speaking of the project, son Ziggy said, “I am thrilled that the Marley family will finally have the opportunity to document our father’s legacy and are truly honoured to have Mr. Scorsese guide the journey.”

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Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese will reteam for the ninth time:

After Robert De Niro reteams with his Heat and Godfather co-star Al Pacino for Righteous Kill, he will reunite with Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese for the ninth time for the crime pic Frankie Machine.

The long-gestating adaptation of Don Winslow’s novel The Winter of Frankie Machine will be produced by De Niro’s Tribeca shingle. DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com reports, “Scorsese is set to direct it for Paramount under his deal there.”

The site adds that the title has been shortened to just Frankie Machine, and that it is expected to be Scorsese’s next film following his Rolling Stones project.

Brian Koppelman and David Levien (Ocean’s Thirteen) penned the screenplay adaptation. Don Winslow’s official site had the following plot synopsis:

“Frank Machianno, aka Frankie Machine, retires from his life as a contract killer and begins a new life in San Diego. Far removed from any of the thrills of his mob life, he opens a bait shack on Ocean Beach Pier, runs three other legit businesses, and when nothing else demands his attention, puts his board in the water and rides the waves. Not a bad life for the 62-year-old Vietnam vet; at least most of the time it is quiet. Frankie’s life however returns to the tension, suspense and terror of the ‘old-days’ when the head of the Los Angeles syndicate calls in a marker, and asks him for backup during a meeting with members of the Detroit mob. The meeting is suppose to be an effort to resolve the current disputes between the two groups, but turns out to be a setup to end Frankie’s life.”

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Christie Lemire and David Germain, film writers for the Associated Press predict the Oscar winners. See if you agree. Read on:

With the Academy Awards best-picture category a wide-open affair, Associated Press film writers Christy Lemire and David Germain at least have one thing to disagree about.

For best director and the four acting categories, Lemire and Germain are in complete agreement on who’ll win. Here are their picks (Lemire writes their joint opinion for director and actor, Germain for actress and the supporting categories, while they duke it out over best picture):

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Nominees: Babel, The Departed, Letters From Iwo Jima, Little Miss Sunshine, The Queen.

GERMAIN: I would make a lousy academy member, not only because I lack all applicable talents to become an academy member, but also because I would perpetually vote for losers in the best-picture category.

My favourite films among the five nominees almost never win, and this year, my top three - The Queen, Little Miss Sunshine and Letters From Iwo Jima - are the ones I think are least likely to come away with the prize.

The Queen deserves to win because it’s a masterpiece of economical filmmaking. It packs a lifetime of high drama for Elizabeth II into the single toughest week of her 50-year-plus reign, the span when public opinion turned sharply against her over the royal family’s aloofness after Princess Diana’s death.

Little Miss Sunshine merits second place because it’s an extreme version of all our messed-up kin, presenting an endearing portrait of blood ties strained and regained that, like many stories of family bonds, would be tragic if it wasn’t so funny.

Letters From Iwo Jima should come in third because it’s a grand, gut-wrenching examination of fatal devotion to a lost cause, a compassionate rendering of an enemy Hollywood historically has reviled as Japanese troops fight and die defending the Pacific island.

I would rank the mob tale The Departed next and the ensemble drama Babel last, yet I suspect the best-picture winner will be one of the two.

The Departed is hardly Martin Scorsese’s best work, though the first two-thirds come close before the film concludes with a repetitive bloodbath. Still, it’s enormously entertaining, a breathlessly paced crime epic that’s a reminder of Scorsese’s finer films - making it also a reminder that the academy never has honoured him with the best-picture prize.

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Director Christopher Nolan’s, The Prestige worked it’s magic on the
movie-going audience last weekend to top the North American Box with $14.8
million. Surprisingly enough, The Prestige managed to hold off Clint
Eastwood’s, WWII drama, Flags of our Fathers, which debuted in third
place with $10.8 million. Martin Scorsese scores his biggest hit in recent years
with the The Departed, which is holding strong at second place with $13.6
million for a grand total of $77.0 million to date.

Sony’s animated feature, Open Season places fourth with $8.0 million,
and Flicka, Fox’s family drama, debuts in fifth place bringing in $7.7
million. Tied for fifth place, with Flicka was last week’s box office
winner, The Grudge 2 with $7.7 million.

Falling to seventh place is Universal’s political comedy Man of the Year
with $7 million. Director Sofia Coppola’s, Marie Antoinette opened in
limited release and places eight with $5.3 million.

Rounding out the Top 10 was Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning,
which placed ninth with $3.9 million, and The Marine fell to10th place
with $3.7 million.

Sony’s Running With Scissors opened in limited
release, in only 8 theaters for a strong debut of $225,000, while the 3-D
version of Tim Burton’s, The Nightmare Before Christmas made $3.3 million
in limited release.

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• The Prestige - $14,818,000
• The Departed - $13,675,000
• Flags of Our Fathers - $10,200,000
• Open Season - $8,000,000
• Flicka - $7,700,000
• The Grudge 2 - $7,700,000
• Man of the Year - $7,035,000
• Marie Antoinette - $5,300,000
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning - $3,875,000
• The Marine - $3,725,000

With the debut of The Grudge 2, this weekend, Sony scores it’s 12th number one hit for the year. The sequel to the 2004 hit screamed into theaters to the beat of $22 million. It only cost $20 million to make.

The Departed is still going strong dropping a mere 30%, and bringing in $18.7 million to place second. The gangster related film is poised to become Scorsese’s highest grossing film ever.

Starring Robin Wiliams, The Man of the Year had a mediocre debut bringing in $12.6 million to take third place. Rounding out the top five releases, Open Season comes in fourth place with $11million, while New Line Cinema’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning places fifth with $7.8 million.

Debuting in sixth place, The Marine pulls in $7 million and the other military themed drama The Guardian fell to seventh place with $5.9 million. The critically panned comedy, Employee of the Month comes in eighth with $5.6 million. Costing only $12 million to produce, the comedy has pulled in $19 million for Lionsgate, since it’s debut last week.

Cracking the top ten, One Night With the King places ninth with $4.3 million. The Biblical drama starring Peter O’Toole and Omar Shariff opened in just 909 theaters. Jackass: Number 2 places tenth with 3.3 million.

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• The Grudge 2 - $22.0 million
• The Departed - $18.7 million
• Man of the Year - $12.6 million
• Open Season - $11.0 million
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning - $7.8 million
• The Marine - 7.0 million
• The Guardian - $5.9 million
• Employee of the Month - $5.6 million
• One Night With the King - $4.3 million
• Jackass: Number 2 - $3.3 million

Martin Scorses’ mega star heavy, The Departed cleaned up at the Box Office this weekend, bringing in $27.0 million for its debut weekend, while The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning hacked its way to second place taking in $19.2 million (it’s budget was only $16 million).

Last week’s box office champ, Open Season slipped to third place bringing in $16.0 million in it’s second week. Employee of the Month debuts in fourth place with $11. 8 million (probably due to poor reviews) and The Guardian hangs in there bringing in $9.6 million. Jackass Number Two comes in Sixth with $6.4 million and School for Scoundrels places seventh with $3.8 million.

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• The Departed - $27.0 million
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning - $19.2 million
• Open Season - $16.0 million
• Employee of the Month - $11.8 million
• The Guardian - $9.6 million
• Jackass Number Two - $6.4 million
• The Gridiron Gang - $2.3 million
• Jet Li’s Fearless - $2.2 million
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