Tag: Robert De Niro
1988 in Film: In Praise of Charles Grodin in Midnight Run
There’s something uniquely American about the genre of the “buddy movie.” Ever since Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy got into all kinds of trouble together…
Film Review: Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman – now on Netflix
Martin Scorsese’s highly anticipated mob saga The Irishman, starring Robert De Niro as the late mob assassin Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran (1920-2003) is a dream…
Review: The Irishman (2019)
Never let it be said that Martin Scorsese is a filmmaker who does anything by half measures. The legendary director had been looking to adapt…
First Look Images of Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman
A new Martin Scorsese movie has been a hot ticket of anticipation for decades. This autumn sees the release of Scorsese’s The Irishman on the…
Rewind: 1993 in Film – A Bronx Tale: the Importance of Fatherhood
When local gangster, Sonny (Chazz Palminteri) befriends his son, Calogero (Lillo Brancato), Lorenzo (De Niro) tries to shield him from the dangers this could cause….
Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: Taxi Driver, 1976
We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. Taxi Driver, 1976 Palme d’Or ‘Taxi Driver’ Named…
Beyond the Videodrome: A Celebration of James Woods’ Work
If I say I’m the best actor for the part, I mean it and I’m not kidding. James Woods Love him or hate him, there’s…
Casino: Same Old Song & Dance?
In the hands of almost any other filmmaker, Casino would be a considered a watermark in that person’s career. Critics and film nuts (such as the…
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…
100 Not Nominated For Oscars – Part 12
Perspectives of the Oscar race clearly differ from year-to-year, person-to-person, trends and momentum can mean everything, they can mean nothing. Franchises can be misrepresented by…
