Posts Tagged ‘martin scorsese’
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Two Best Picture nominees each have a video worth your time below, I named Hugo the best film of 2011 but The Artist wouldn’t be far behind. One of them is sure to win the top award come Oscar night and it would be just fine with me either way.
The studio behind Hugo has released a six-minute featurette titled “The Magic of Hugo,” which goes behind the scenes with Scorsese, editor Thelma Schoonmaker, production designer Dante Ferretti, producer Graham King, visual effects supervisor Robert Legato, composer Howard Shore, and stars Ben Kingsley and Sacha Baron Cohen to discuss the project.
Also, The folks behind The Artist share with us a blooper reel from production, and you may have guess it already, but it’s silent. Enjoy both below:
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Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
A collection of links from across the web that may be film, TV and or entertainment related.
- Here is the first look at the Neighborhood Watch cast Richard Ayoade, Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, and Jonah Hill. [here and here]
- Chris Columbus is set to produce a film about Jesus Christ as a Kid, that doesn’t sound right. [variety]
- Martin Scorsese says his next is finally the adaptation of Silence. [bleedingcool]
- Dwayne Johnson and Mark Wahlberg are in talks for Michael Bay’s Pain and Gain. [reelz]
- The 24 movie to will start shooting in 2012. [deadline]
- Benicio Del Toro drops out of J.J. Abrams Star Trek sequel. [nymag]
The Boardwalk Empire season finale is this coming Sunday, here is the “To the Lost” promo, and it’s excellent. It’s been a very compelling season; a slow boil much like the first season with payoffs here and there. I’d like to think the season finale will be a stunner, you with me? Watch the promo:
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Tags: ben stiller, Benicio del Toro, chris columbus, dwayne johnson, Jesus Christ, jonah hill, mark wahlberg, martin scorsese, michael bay, Neighborhood Watch, Pain and Gain, Richard Ayoade, Silence, star trek, Today's Links, Vince Vaughn
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Friday, November 25th, 2011
Cut To The Chase Reviews from The City of Films are spoiler free Reviews ‘Abridged For Your Pleasure’. Quick, concise, and sometimes entertaining opinions on the go!
You have to be a true master of cinema to make a 3D skeptic take notice, so leave it to Martin Scorsese to make me a believer again. Hugo is the best use of 3D since Avatar, and the greatest movie about movies I’ve ever seen (move over Matinee).
After years of 3D post conversion and greedy studios using 3D for increased ticket prices (setting the medium back by leaps and bounds), Scorsese comes to the rescue. He has set a new standard and created one of the greatest movie going experiences I can remember.
This is Martin Scorsese’s first family film, first 3D film, and what feels like his most personal release to date. Scorsese’s involvement in film preservation is perfectly dramatized here, as well as his love of classic cinema. The director includes nods to the films of French filmmaker Georges Méliès such as A Trip to the Moon and A Kingdom of Fairies; they are just some of the classic cinema brought back to life in Hugo (Safety Last! pictured above). That’s where the use of 3D really shines, not as a gimmick but an enhancement of the story.
The pacing of the film may have the younger ones wishing for a faster more frantic experience, but give Hugo time and it will deliver. The characters and visuals here are magical; the film is so full of adventure and heart that it may have you welling up with tears. It’s a celebration of cinema and storytelling and it’s not just a film for children; take your parents and grandparents. For anyone who turned their back on the movie going experience, it’s here again.
SCORE: 5/5
Martin Scorsese & James Cameron discuss Hugo:
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Monday, November 21st, 2011
A collection of links from across the web that may be film, TV and or entertainment related.
- The Dark Knight Rieses has some Batman and Bane Magazine Covers.
- Set Photo from The Great Gatsby show DiCaprio and Maguire being all pretty.
- New Arrested Development series officially picked up by Netflix. [variety]
- Martin Scorsese to direct ‘The Snowman, a return to the crime thriller genre. [thr]
- The next Tomb Raider movie will be an origin story reboot. [shh]
- Yo Adrian, there’s a Rocky musical in the works. [guardian]
Tags: Arrested Development, bane, batman, martin scorsese, Rocky, the Great Gatsby, The Snowman, Today's Links, tomb raider
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Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
A collection of links from across the web that may be film, TV and or entertainment related.
- Some great behind-the-scenes photos from Martin Scorsese’s Hugo. [nytimes]
- MGM buys the film right to Waldo, I guess it was only a matter of time. [variety]
- Jessica Chastain will play Princess Diana in ‘Caught in Flight’. [indiewire]
- Eddie Murphy and Brett Ratner will reunite for new project. [thewrap]
- NBC Orders Hannibal Lecter TV series, if only it wasn’t on network TV. [deadline]
- Harold & Kumar may star in animated TV series. [reuters]
The official Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 live action trailer featuring Sam Worthington, Jonah Hill and Dwight Howard:
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Tags: Brett Ratner, Call of Duty, Caught in Flight, Eddie Murphy, Hannibal Lecter, harold & kumar, hugo, martin scorsese, Today's Links, Waldo
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Thursday, October 13th, 2011
A collection of links from across the web that may be film, TV and or entertainment related.
- Warner Bros. bought a spec script ‘The Imitation Game’ that has Leonardo DiCaprio up to play mathematician Alan Turing, Ron Howard might direct. Howard did ‘A Beautiful Mind’ already and that was awesome, lightening in a bottle? [Deadline]
- Seth MacFarlane talks about ‘Family Guy’ ending, reboot ‘Star Trek’, Disney, and his upcoming Flintstones show. He really opens up here; sounds like he wishes Family Guy would just go away. He’s not alone. [THR]
- Apple has released an iTunes Movie Trailer App. [apple]
- The Black List launching web site will track hot scripts in real time. [Deadline]
- Awesome recasting photos for classic Martin Scorsese films, check out Keanu Reeves as Bickle. [firstshowing]
- New stills for ‘American Reunion’ prove that this movie is actually happening. [moviehole]
- John Singleton is in talks to direct a Tupac Shakur biopic, that should make up for Abduction. [nymag]
Tags: american reunion, biopic, leonardo dicaprio, martin scorsese, seth macfarlane, The Black List, The Imitation Game, Tupac Shakur
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Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Boardwalk Empire will return for a third season reports Deadline. The second season still holds strong on Sunday nights for HBO and has become required viewing in my TV line-up. The show performed well at the recent Emmy Awards winning eight awards. It has one of the best cast and crews on any TV show today with Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Pitt, Terence Winter, Martin Scorsese, Tim Van Patten, Stephen Levinson and Mark Wahlberg.
I can’t wait to see where the show is going to go as the 1920′s progresses; talking movies were invented in 1923, J. Edgar Hoover was appointed FBI director in 1924, and Hitler publishes Mein Kampf in 1925. Needless to say, as long as the show keeps going, it’s got nothing to worry about for historical material.
Tags: boardwalk empire, HBO, Kelly Macdonald, mark wahlberg, martin scorsese, Michael Pitt, Stephen Levinson, steve buscemi, Tim Van Patten, tv
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Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
Here is a short video of Martin Scorsese talking about his upcoming film Hugo. The behind-the-scenes look at the 3D film does a good job at growing my interest, after the first trailer I was still on the fence.
The cast includes Chloe Grace Moretz, Asa Butterfield, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley, Jude Law, Ray Winstone, Christopher Lee, Helen McCrory, Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour, Emily Mortimer and Michael Stuhlbarg.
Hugo tells the story of an orphan boy living a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station. With the help of an eccentric girl, he searches for the answer to a mystery linking the father he recently lost, the ill-tempered toy shop owner living below him and a heart shaped lock, seemingly without a key. Based on Brian Selznick’s award winning and imaginative New York Timesbestseller, “The Invention of Hugo Cabret,” this magical tale is Scorsese’s first film shot in 3D.
The film opens up on November 23rd 2011, check out the video below:
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Tags: 3d, Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Chloe Grace Moretz, Christopher Lee, Emily Mortimer, Frances de la Tour, Helen McCrory, hugo, jude law, martin scorsese, Michael Stuhlbarg, Ray Winstone, Richard Griffiths, sacha baron cohen
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Monday, August 29th, 2011
Deadline reports that Leonardo DiCaprio is attached to star in a remake of the 1974 James Caan movie The Gambler. The drama is about an “academic whose gambling addiction begins to get the best of him. His gambling addiction got to the point where he convinces a student athlete to shave points so he can win a bet, and the high he experiences from risking everything takes him into even darker places.” The new script is being penned by William Monahan (The Departed) and Martin Scorsese is said to be directing. Excuse me for being skeptical about this project ever happening, but check this:
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Tags: leonardo dicaprio, martin scorsese, Remakes, shutter island, the aviator, The Departed, The Gambler, The Gangs of New York, William Monahan
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Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Last month we told you HBO inked a deal for North American TV rights to Martin Scorsese‘s documentary George Harrison: Living in the Material World. Now we have a splendid trailer below. It will debut on the network in two parts on Oct. 5 and Oct. 6, the film looks at the musical and spiritual life of the ex-Beatle, mostly in Harrison’s own words. It will also feature home movies and interviews with friends, family and the surviving band members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. Harrison died of lung cancer in 2001.
George Harrison, Living In The Material World, will be released on DVD on October 10. Trailer:
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Tags: documentary, George Harrison, George Harrison: Living in the Material World, HBO, martin scorsese, No Direction Home, Shine a Light, The Last Waltz
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