Category: Director
Filmotomy Podcast Episode 20: The Martin Scorsese Epic
There’s little silence in this 3 hour Martin Scorsese epic podcast. But hang in there, it’ll be worth it. Yes, we’re talkin’ to you. Coinciding…
Scorsese and the Oscars: So Many People Have Been Wishing This For Me (2004 – 2016)
Following the complete shutout for The Gangs of New York two years prior there may have been a touch of Academy guilt attached to the potential…
Scorsese and the Oscars: Furthering Film Education With Promising Period Pieces (1993 – 2002)
Martin Scorsese’s next motion picture proved he had enough, setting out to make a costume drama, an adaptation, real Oscar-bait — I’m joking of course….
Scorsese and the Oscars: Actors' Wins, For and Against (1973 – 1991)
Heading into the 1973 Oscars, up-and-coming actor Robert De Niro was hotly fancied for a Best Supporting Actor nomination. And he had two very good…
Masterpiece Memo: Raging Bull
When the opening credits begin in Raging Bull and we see a distant, hooded figure in the smoke-filled ring in warm-up sparring mode – presented in cosmic slow motion and set to the celestial “Intermezzo” from Cavalleria rusticana and the pop of flashbulbs – we sense that we are entering untrod territory.
Marty’s Overambitious Disaster: Why Did New York, New York Flop?
It was a struggle trying to track down a copy of Martin Scorsese’s New York, New York, I couldn’t find it on Amazon Prime, or ITunes…
Goodfellas: Martin Scorsese's Magnum Opus
It is hard to know where to begin when talking about Goodfellas, Martin Scorsese’s magnum opus. It is a crime saga that demonstrates the themes…
Masterpiece Memo: The Age of Innocence
Whenever asked about my favorite Martin Scorsese film, I typically went with the usual, more generally acceptable suspects across Scorsese film geeks. Movies like Goodfellas…
Alice in Wanderland: Why Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore is More Than Just a “Woman’s Picture.”
Despite having an impressive filmography Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974) remains Martin Scorsese’s first and only film starring a female protagonist, but regardless of the gender…
10 Days of Martin Scorsese – How To Watch All His Films Online
You fuck my wife? What’s a mook? Are you talkin’ to me? Where’s my fuckin’ money? Aren’t we a fine pair of misfits? Where are the…
Vote: The Greatest Films From Martin Scorsese
Only a couple of hours left to vote! All you need to do right now is pick your ONE favorite Martin Scorsese films. Results published…
Lina Wertmüller & Her Frames of Rebellion
Lina Wertmüller will open your mind, make you laugh, wince, and, at some point, probably piss you off. She was a force in 20th Century filmmaking, and the likes of Jane Campion, Sophia Coppola, Kathryn Bigelow and Greta Gerwig owe her a huge abbracciare for the path she carved through the male-dominated jungle of film directing.
Direct Like a Woman: Great Films Made by Female Filmmakers
What better way to celebrate International Women’s Day than to sit down and watch some excellent films directed by some extremely talented women. This is a…
Paul Thomas Anderson’s Two Shorts: A Way to Express and Experiment
Like many of his fellow generation X directors, Paul Thomas Anderson kick-started his career making short films. Despite attending film school at New York University,…
