Blogging from the road can be tough, so I apologize for coming back to this bit of news on Wednesday: Martin Scorsese is slated to direct a Frank Sinatra biopic. Variety, naturally, has the scoop. 

As they explain, DiCaprio is an easy rumor to play Ol' Blue Eyes since he has starred in the last 4 movies Scorsese has directed: "Gangs of New York," "The Aviator," "The Departed" and the yet-to-be-released "Shutter Island." While he has his detractors, I think he's an immensely talented actor, but I'm not sure he can pull this off mainly because of his physical attributes. While the young Sinatra was DiCaprio-thin, his lifestyle quickly caught up with him, and I would have a hard time imagining a rail-thin Sinatra in his 40's or older just as I had a tough time imagining someone under 6'0" playing Howard Hughes.

It will be very interesting to see the final product. I'm sure for most men my age, the idea of Sinatra is that of a crooning ladies that loved to drink, smoke, and not afraid to throw his money around while cavorting with other cool cats. "Men wanted to be just like him, and women wanted to be with him," to steal a line from Austin Powers. But there was much, much, much more to him, and not all of it was good. Last year, I spent a round-trip flight to Florida reading two different Rat Pack tell-alls, and it was jaw-dropping to read some of the stories.

Needless to say, I'll be seeing it on its opening night.