Quentin Tarantino In ‘Conflict-of-Interest’ Debate At Venice

3 September 2010 1:16 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »

The 67th Venice film festival launched Wednesday with the premiere of Darren Aronofsky’s thriller “Black Swan,” starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis as competing ballet dancers. As reported in London’s “Guardian,” much of the early controversy swirled around jury president Quentin Tarantino who was grilled about his friendships with some of the festival’s filmmakers including Robert Rodriguez (“Machete”) and Sofia Coppola (“Somewhere”). To his credit, Tarantino stood firm against the cries of favoritism. “I hope my integrity speaks for itself,” Tarantino said. “There are many directors I know well. The fear, however, is that the friendship will get in the way and they will not come to be appreciated for their real value. I do not have these qualms. It doesn’t matter who made a film.” »

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