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ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD   The legendary Musso & Frank Grill, located in the heart of Hollywood and currently celebrating its 100th anniversary, is featured within a key scene in the upcoming Quentin Tarantino film Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood. The film, from Sony Pictures’ Columbia Pictures label, opens in U.S. theaters on July 26th. The new film marks the most recent appearance of the famous restaurant in the cinema since Musso’s first opened its doors in 1919 on Hollywood Blvd. In 1922, Buster Keaton’s movie "Cops" became the first in a long series of feature films - and later TV shows - to use the landmark venue as a location in which to film interior scenes, exterior scenes, or both. “I feel so lucky that there’s a place like the Musso & Frank Grill - one that exists now exactly how it has always been,” said Mr. Tarantino. “It was fantastic being able to shoot at an iconic landmark that is so authentic and connected to Hollywood.” Adds Rick S...

Channing Tatum Quentin Tarantino Quentin Tarantino and Channing Tatum were mobbed at "The Hateful Eight" New York Premiere in New York City the other day. Photos By: Diego Corredor/MediaPunch

Quentin Tarantino Candid Conversation with the maverick director about why bloodier is better, the fun of reinventing history and how he wants his career to end “I just don’t want to be an old-man filmmaker. I want to stop at a certain point. Directors don’t get better as they get older. Usually the worst films in their filmography are those last four at the end. I am all about my filmography, and one bad film f*cks up three good ones … When directors get out-of-date, it’s not pretty,” says filmmaker Quentin Tarantino. Playboy’s November Interview sits down with the maverick director to talk about Django Unchained, facing 50 and why he’s no longer a Hollywood outsider (issue on newsstands and i.Playboy.com Tuesday, November 20, with the complete interview available HERE .) On quitting making movies while he’s ahead: “I’m on a journey that needs to have an end and not be about me trying to get another job. I want this artistic journey to have a climax. I want t...

**** TIMES SQUARE GOSSIP TELEVISION **** THE BET AWARDS Jamie Foxx BET Networks has just added more exciting talent to its list of presenters and performers for the BET AWARDS 12. Jamie Foxx, Quentin Tarantino, Tyler Perry and Laz Alonso will join previously announced presenters Kevin Hart, Cedric the Entertainer, Taraji P. Henson, Meagan Good and superstar host, Samuel L. Jackson. Added to the already stellar line up of musical performers are BET’s SUNDAY BEST judge Yolanda Adams, Season 4 winner Amber Bullock, Season 2 winner Y’Anna Crawley and Season 2 1st runner-up Jessica Reedy. Previously announced top performers include D’Angelo, Usher, Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Wale, Meek Mill, 2 Chainz, Big Sean, and G.O.O.D. Music, all performing live at The Shrine Auditorium on Sunday, July 1, 2012 at 8:00 pm*. For the third year in a row, BET Music Matters artists will have the distinction of gracing the BET AWARDS stage. BET’s Music Matters wi...

**** THE FRIARS CLUB ROAST LEGEND QUENTIN TARANTINO **** Quentin Tarantino Uma Thurman Beth Ostrosky Stern With Hubby Howard Samuel L. Jackson Kristin Chenoweth Eli Roth Cheech Marin With Guest Neve Campbell Sarah Silverman Dick Cavett Rob Schneider Miss USA Rima Fakih Patricia Arquette Patricia Arquette along with Rob Schneider, Neve Campbell, Dick Cavett, Sarah Silverman, Miss USA Rima Fakih and many more stars attended The New York Friars Club Roast of Quentin Tarantino at the New York Hilton Hotel in New York City tonight. Photos By: Rob Kim/Retna

**** THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY & INSIGNIA PRODUCTIONS CELEBRATE QUENTIN TARANTINO AT STAR-STUDDED LUNCH **** Michael Nouri With Jon Voight Norman Lloyd With Roger Corman Eli Roth With Roger Corman And Ron Howard Jacqueline Bisset With Cloris Leachman Ranee Bartolacci-Meir With Quentin Tarantino The Weinstein Company and hot, new event-planning company, Insignia Productions – owned by Ranee Bartolacci-Meir – held an afternoon fête for legendary Director Quentin Tarantino, toasting the Academy Award-nominated film, Inglourious Basterds at legendary L.A. eatery, Musso & Frank’s. The day’s A-list guest-list – including Eli Roth, Ron Howard, Jacqueline Bisset, Jon Voight, Harvey Weinstein, Norman Lloyd, Martin Landau, Cloris Leachman, Bruce Davison, Sam Jean, Irwin Winkler and Lawrence Bender – enjoyed a gourmet lunch and brief speech by the honored filmmaker himself. The critically-acclaimed film has made a splash this 2010 Awards Season, taking home the Golden Globe for Best Suppo...

Quentin Tarantino Quentin Tarantino has put holes in Brad Pitt's story that he has given up smoking pot, by revealing the couple puffed up a storm last year. Pitt was claiming that he quit marijuana when he became a dad in two separate interviews, insisting he couldn't look after his six kids with Angelina Jolie, while under the influence of the fun weed. Last week, he told TV commentator Bill Maher, "I'm a dad now. You want to be alert and my eyes used to glaze over when I did that." But in an interview with radio host Howard Stern on Monday, Tarantino revealed Pitt provided him with some "pretty good" pot when they met to discuss their new movie "Inglourious Basterds" last year. Tarantino told Stern, "He takes this brick of hash, whips out a knife, like Jesse James, and cuts me off a big slither. I go, 'Do you have a pipe to go with this?' And he handed me a Coke can!" Editors Extra: Hey, we just smoked one writing this ! ...

Eli Roth With Quentin Tarantino, Melanie Laurent And David Marwell Eli Roth along with Quentin Tarantino, Melanie Laurent and David Marwell held a 'Inglourious Basterds' Questions and Answers program at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City last night. Photo By: RD / Dziekan / Retna Digital

Hollywood Director Quentin Tarantino wants to help rescue rehab regular Lindsay Lohan's failing career, by casting her in his next movie.The Pulp Fiction director has become an expert at revamping fallen stars’ careers after helping Pam Grier, John Travolta and David Carradine.And now he has his sights set of Mean Girls star Lohan, who has been a part of two of 2007’s biggest flops, Georgia Rule and I Know Who Killed Me. Tarantino insists Lohan has what it takes to steal the screen in one of his films. He says, "I could cast Lindsay in almost anything."

Quentin Tarantino says Gwyneth Paltrow would be a terrible porn actress. The ‘Kill Bill’ director would love to make an erotic film, but doesn’t think Paltrow would make the grade.He told FHM magazine: “I could do an erotic film, I wouldn’t mind doing a women-in-prison or a cheerleader movie. And, if I do it, I’m not going to cast someone like Gwyneth Paltrow. It would have to be a cool, trampy actress who says, OK, let’s get the cameras rolling – here we go!’ ” The 44-year-old director also revealed his favourite place in Hollywood to “get laid”. He said: “Hands down the best p***y party in Hollywood is the New Line Christmas party, thrown by the guys who made ‘Lord of the Rings’. To not get laid at that party you’ve got to be so unfamous that even you don’t know who you are.” Tarantino has been romantically linked to a string of Hollywood women, including actresses Mira Sorvino and Allison Anders and ‘Lost In Translation’ director Sofia Coppola. He has also described ‘Kill Bill’ sta...

Actress Julie Delpy French actress JULIE DELPY is disgusted by QUENTIN TARANTINO’s movies, accusing the prolific filmmaker of treating women like "rubbish".The Before Sunset star believes Tarantino is contributing to Hollywood’s history of degrading women on screen.She says, "I hate films in which women are treated like rubbish."That whole Tarantino thing about beating up women and killing them and chopping them up. Just because you have the mind of a 12-year-old… I don’t want to be your fantasy." What do the French know anyway !