What quentin tarantino is doing in American Idol show?”
When one thinks of “American Idol,” the first thing that comes to mind is generally not Quentin Tarantino. Yet, the director of such pulp-y fair as “Kill Bill,” “Death Proof” and the upcoming World War II flick “Inglourious Basterds” (not to mention, uh, “Pulp Fiction”) will appear on Tuesday night’s (April 14) episode of “Idol” as the guest mentor, his second stint on the show (he made a memorable appearance as a guest judge — and wore an even more memorable striped shirt — back in 2004). It’s a move that makes sense, for a couple of reasons: one, the theme of this week’s episode is “Idols at the Movies” and two, because Tarantino is a positively ginormous “Idol” fan. Seriously. We know this because we asked one of QT’s pals — and one of the stars of “Basterds” — director Eli Roth. He told us that “Idol” discussions ran rampant on the set of the film and while he might not share Tarantino’s love for the show, he certainly can admire his dedication to it. “He loves it. I have nothing a
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1609162/20090413/index.jhtml Apr 14 2009 7:50 AM EDT Quentin Tarantino To Appear On ‘American Idol’ Again ‘He does it because he really, really loves it and he just wants to do it,’ director Eli Roth says of QT’s second stint as a guest judge. By James Montgomery, with reporting by Larry Carroll When one thinks of “American Idol,” the first thing that comes to mind is generally not Quentin Tarantino. Yet, the director of such pulp-y fair as “Kill Bill,” “Death Proof” and the upcoming World War II flick “Inglourious Basterds” (not to mention, uh, “Pulp Fiction”) will appear on Tuesday night’s (April 14) episode of “Idol” as the guest mentor, his second stint on the show (he made a memorable appearance as a guest judge — and wore an even more memorable striped shirt — back in 2004). It’s a move that makes sense, for a couple of reasons: one, the theme of this week
