Another one bites the dust. Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese will shoot his next film, The Wolf of Wall Street, digitally, according to his long time editor Thelma Schoonmaker. His last film, Hugo, was also shot digitally but since it was in 3D, that made sense. The Wolf of Wall Street will be 2D, though, and Schoonmaker believes the decision marks Scorsese’s choice to officially abandon film for digital. Read more after the break. Read More »
.
Please Recommend /Film on Facebook
Posted on Tuesday, June 26th, 2012 by Angie Han
It’s been several months since we saw the trailer for Snabba Cash II, but now comes the trailer for the first Snabba Cash. No, we’re not getting our numbers mixed up. While the first film was a huge smash in Sweden back in 2010, it’s only now getting around to a proper U.S. release, under the title Easy Money.
The Weinstein Co. have been waiting for the right moment to release it since they picked up the picture two years ago, and now that they’re finally ready to go, they’re giving it their best push. The new trailer comes with a “Martin Scorsese Presents” stamp of approval, name-checks Dragon Tattoo author Stieg Larsson, downplays the subtitles, and helpfully points out director Daniel Espinosa and star Joel Kinnaman‘s involvement in familiar American titles Safe House and The Killing, respectively. Watch it after the jump.
Read More »
Posted on Thursday, June 14th, 2012 by Angie Han
Hugo director Martin Scorsese and The Artist star Jean Dujardin were probably rooting against each other at this year’s Oscars, when both of their films were up for Best Picture. But they could find themselves on the same side for the 2014 ceremonies.
The French actor has just entered talks for The Wolf of Wall Street, Scorsese’s adaptation of Jordan Belfort‘s memoir about living it up as a hard-partying broker in the ’80s. Dujardin joins Leonardo DiCaprio, who’s set for the lead, along with Jonah Hill and Kyle Chandler. More details after the jump.
Read More »
Posted on Wednesday, May 30th, 2012 by Angie Han
Martin Scorsese‘s beautifully crafted Hugo whisked viewers to 1930s Paris with seeming effortlessness, but of course the truth is that behind the scenes a ton of hard work went into making the end product look seamless. A new video today takes us past the curtain to show off some of the strenuous labor that went into transporting us into that charming universe — specifically, into the masterful 2-minute tracking shot that closes the film. Take a peek after the jump.
Read More »
The Rolls Royce is largely considered one of the most luxurious and desirable cars in the world. It’s so elegant that, today, most people who own them don’t even drive them. They have drivers to drive them. But how exactly did this company develop into such a well-respected and high quality brand? Apparently, the story is much more dramatic and secret than you’d expect.
Famed, Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese is teaming with Lord Richard Attenborough and Anthony Haas to produce a film called Silver Ghost, which will tell the previously untold story of how Charles Rolls and Henry Royce partnered up to create the car company. Read more after the jump. Read More »
I like the fact that the band is still called Sonic Youth, even though they’re all in their 50s. Similarly, there’s the term New Hollywood, which represents a very specific time in which the studio bosses gave free reign to independent-minded, radical filmmakers looking to push the artistic boundaries of film. It is a cinema movement that came out guns blazing in 1967 with Bonnie and Clyde and suffered its first wound from Jaws in 1975, then sank into the mud under its own weight by 1977 with Sorcerer. (Yeah, that’s right, Roy Scheider represents the end of New Hollywood from both directions.)
But these movies still feel “new.”
These were films made by a generation influenced by European Art Cinema, reacting against big studio bloat and, in many cases, taking advantage of new technical advances. There are a hundred books you can read about this movement, and the safest bet it to check out Peter Biskin’s “Easy Riders, Raging Bulls” as a primer.
Like most people my age, New Hollywood is a sweet spot – and it was a real chore to limit myself to just eight underrepresented gems. My initial brainstorm had twenty-five titles that all fit the “obscure” and “great” parameters. Maybe I’ll revisit this column with a Volume II if there are calls for it in the comments. (The people have the power!)
Hats off to Twitter’s @MoviesByBowes for the suggestion. Read More »
Posted on Thursday, May 10th, 2012 by Angie Han
Over the five seasons that he played Coach Taylor on Friday Night Lights, Kyle Chandler perfected the art of the stern talking-to. In fact, a lot of the time, he didn’t even have to open his mouth — just a disapproving scowl was enough to get even the most unruly teen football players in line. Now Chandler will try to work a similar magic on Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill in Martin Scorsese‘s The Wolf of Wall Street, an adaptation of Jordan Belfort‘s ’80s Wall Street memoir of the same title. More details after the jump.
Read More »
Playing a role in Hugo has paid off in an unexpected way for Sacha Baron Cohen. The actor had a big role in Martin Scorsese‘s most recent film, playing the over-enthusiastic watchman who patrolled the Paris train station in which Hugo was hiding. And now Cohen has his own movie, The Dictator, opening next week. To promote the picture, Cohen enlisted his Hugo director to round out a skit on SNL. The results are… weird. Check out the Weekend Update interview segment below. Read More »
Cool Posts From Around the Web:
