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Bids/Classifieds Advertising deadlines 12:00 Noon Monday Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. To place your ad, email advertising@theskanner.com Django continued from page 5 KW: Did you have any reservations? JF: I didn’t have a knee- jerk reaction like some peo- ple did to the language and the violence. My stepfather was a history teacher at Lin- coln High School in Dallas. So, I was already familiar with the N-word and the brutality of slavery. What I was drawn to was the love story between Django and Broomhilda and how he defends and gets the girl in the end. I thought it was just an amazing and courageous project. KW: Children’s book author Irene Smalls says: In this film you turn the docile stupid black man myth on its head. You also portray the enduring love of a black man for his woman. JF: Most definitely! When you see the slave who’s been chained and whipped with no way out, and he finally catches up to this, some people call that revenge. But I say, “No, it’s righting a wrong at that time.” You’ve been wronged for so long, and here’s your karma personi- fied, standing in this funny blue suit. And on the end of that suit is your maker. You’ve never seen that in a movie before, at least not when it comes to slavery. Ordinarily, when the slave gets a chance to hold the whip or the gun, they start singing a hymn or doing the speech about “If I do this, I’ll be as bad as you.” We come out with a mix-tape, and that’s it. But with Quentin Tarantino, it’s just like a regular Western. The bad guy has to pay, and the good guy gets his woman. KW: Have you seen the film with a black audience? Were people talking back at the screen? JF: Yeah, they were yelling like crazy. KW: Irene also says: In both your stage name and your career choices you’ve paid homage to great black artists who have come before you. Is this film another acknowledgement of that legacy? JF: Absolutely! I know this might sound strange, but some of the people I actually studied for this film were a little more contem- porary. Of course, I started with the original film Djan- go and Clint Eastwood’s The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, but I also watched Wesley Snipes in New Jack City, and Denzel Washing- ton in Glory and A Soldier’s Story. Those performances moved me in a way that I cannot explain. So, you’re seeing me tip my hat to those guys in this film. KW: Film student Jamaal Green says: Jamie, you are such a talent in so many areas, it seems like there isn’t anything you can’t do. Is there any chance that directing will be something you may try next? JF: We’re doing a direct- ing thing with Canon and INVITATION TO BID GROVE HOTEL BUILDING RENOVATION 401/439 W Burnside, Portland, OR R&H Construction is seeking bids for the renovation of a 27,000 s.f., 3-story building (72 units with retail below). 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Pre-Bid Meeting: December 21, 2012 at 10:00 AM (Meet at 401/439 W Burnside) Bids Due: December 28, 2012 2:00 PM Bid Questions: Contact John Hillenkamp, 503-248-5509, jhillenkamp@rhconst.com or Ev Galloni, 503-248-5523, egalloni@rhconst.com Plans available December 14th at the R&H Office and the R&H Website: www.rhconst.com>Subcontractors>Plan Room 1530 SW Taylor Street, Portland, OR 97205 Tel. (503) 228-7177 Fax (503) 224-363 8 This project has MWESB participation goals. R&H is an equal opportunity employer and encourages sub-bids from minority,women and emerging small business enterprises. OR CCB# 38304 Ron Howard, a special where we have people send in pictures. I would also like to direct some comedies with people like Chris Tuck- er, Kevin Hart and Mike Epps, and go to work with them on some fun stuff. KW: Nick Antoine was wondering whether you’re ever going to get around to doing Skank Robbers, that long-rumored film based on the characters Wanda and Sheneneh that you and Mar- tin Lawrence played on In Living Color? JF: No, that’s not going to happen. KW: This question is from your co-star Kerry Wash- ington: If you were an ani- mal, what animal would you be? JF: Wow! If I were an ani- mal, I would be an eagle. KW: The Melissa Harris- Perry question: How did your first big heartbreak impact who you are as a person? JF: Guys don’t adapt as well as women do to getting their heart broken for the first time. It’s tragic. I really wanted to be in love, get married, have kids and buy a wood-paneled station wagon for the family. But it didn’t work out, and, boy, it wrecked it! KW: Would you mind coming up with a Jamie Foxx question I could ask other celebrities when I interview them? JF: Hmm… [Thinks] If you only had 24 hours to live, what would you do? Would you do the bad stuff, you never got a chance to do, or would you do good stuff to make sure you make it into heaven? KW: Great question! Thanks! Harriet Pakula- Teweles says: You have so much fun singing. What would be your dream band, i...from any group? JF: My dream band? Jesus Christ! I would start with Prince, and then Questlove CITY OF VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL #2-13 (RFP) FOR and Buddy Rich on the drums, Rick James on the bass, and Herbie Hancock on the piano. The horn sec- tion would be Miles Davis on lead trumpet, with Wyn- ton and Branford Marsalis. I’d have Santana on lead guitar and Sheila E. doing percussion. My height man would be Jerome [Benton] from The Time, and my singing group would be New Edition. There it is! KW: Great band! Thanks again for the time, Jamie, and best of luck with the film. JF: Thanks, Kam. GAMBLING TOO MUCH? Free, confidential help is available statewide. 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No respondent may withdraw his response after the hour set for the opening thereof, unless the award of contract is delayed for a period exceeding ninety (90) days. 12-19-12 December 19, 2012 The Seattle Skanner Page 7
