Tag: directors
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: 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…
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…
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…
Phantom Thread: An Ode to Hitchcock
Warning: This article does concern some spoilers. There’s a smug satisfaction that one feels when they recognise a reference. It almost seems like a secret that…