Tag: Directors Week
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: 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…
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,…
The Master: A Masterclass of Acting
Regardless of what your thoughts are or what your reactions might be towards Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2012 “Scientology” drama The Master; you can’t help but…
Sydney / Hard Eight: The Blueprint of a Filmmaking Master
American filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson has come a long way. And he made an impactful journey into the world of feature films from the start….
Nothing Hits Harder Than Love: Exploring Paul Thomas Anderson’s Punch Drunk Love
Punch-drunk syndrome is an actual condition which boxers and alcoholics suffer from, as dictioniary.com describes it “[it is] caused by repeated cerebral concussions and characterized by…
A Dream-Like Nightmare: The Master Review
In my opinion, Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest three films feel like they are a part of an unofficial experimental trilogy. They each have a less…
10 Days of Paul Thomas Anderson – Where To Stream His Movies
These easy-as-sweet-cherry-pie-mama-baby promoting of some of the finest filmmakers around almost seems arbitrary. Unless you’re too busy greedily scrimmaging for oil or attaching notes into…
The Films of Christopher Nolan Ranked
Here are the results of your votes to determine the ranking of Christopher Nolan films. I prefer to call it his top ten feature films…
