Martin Charles Scorsese ( /skɔrˈsɛsɛ/; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. In 1990 he founded The Film Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation. He is a recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award for his contributions to the cinema, and has won Academy Award, Palme d'Or, Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and DGA Awards. Read more at Wikipedia


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'Ain't In It For My Health' offers new look at Levon Helm of the Band

...Hatley covers the Band from its emergence as Bob Dylan's back-up in 1965 to its 1976 "farewell" concert (immortalized in the Martin Scorsese concert film "The Last Waltz"). The film acknowledges other, standard biopic milestones such as marriage and offspring,...

Director Olivier Assayas Preps ‘Hubris’

...slate includes Robert Luketic’s “Paranoia,” James Marsh’s “Hold on To Me,” starring Carey Mulligan and Robert Pattinson and Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Comments are moderated. Variety welcomes and encourages engaged discussion of stories and...

Cannes: Foursome Team Up for Chicago Crime Boss Film 'Hubris'

...credits include David Ayer’s Street Kings and the horror pic Mirrors. She is also executive producing Martin Scorsese’s upcoming The Wolf of Wall Street. CG Cinema’s Charles Gillibert, Bluegrass Films’ Scott Stuber, Emjag Productions’ Alexandra Milchan, and...

The 20 Most Obscure Arrested Development Pop Culture References

...Sinatra.” Although Ol’ Blue Eyes’ cover of the song is the version everyone knows, Liza Minnelli sang it first, for a Martin Scorsese movie of the same name, two years before Sinatra. You are joking about not getting the “Amigos” reference, right? I’m sure...

Oscar Winner Tom Rolf to headline the London SuperMeet

...to the SuperMeet will open at about 17:00 with the SuperMeet Digital Showcase. Rolf is perhaps best known for editing Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver" (for which he received a British Film Academy nomination). He was awarded an Academy Award for Best Film Editing...

By the Company It Keeps: Tim Daly

...them. I’ve never forgotten that commitment to inspecting each fragment. And on top of that, he taught me to appreciate Martin Scorsese films. This is a worthy debate to have. After decades of trying, how many large urban districts can say they systematically...

What's Wrong with 'Female' Directors?

...Campion, Kathryn Bigelow, among others, simply want their work to be viewed in the same way one would view a film by Martin Scorsese or David Fincher, their fellow 'male' directors. They want a level playing field. Campion thinks the question about whether...

The Cannes Yacht Parties

...Colin Firth Laura Bailey, Colin Firth and Mariella Frostrup enjoy the brief sun in Cannes Livia Firth and Caroline Scheufele at the Eco Age party, supported by Johnnie Walker Blue Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese at the private Scrosese yacht party...

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Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese and Jerry Lewis Reunite

Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese and Jerry Lewis reunited at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York for the 30th anniversary of their film "King of Comedy." The trio posed for pictures before sitting d

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Joe Pesci's Tommy DeVito in Martin Scorsese's 1990 classic

Joe Pesci's Tommy DeVito in Martin Scorsese's 1990 classic "Goodfellas" wasn't there to amuse, but he did that anyway. The short-tempered mobster also won over the Academy, who gave Pesci an Oscar for best supporting actor.

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'Kalpana', a 1948 dance-drama film written and directed by noted dancer Uday Shankar was screened at Cannes 2012. In 2010, the film was restored by World Cinema Foundation, whose founder is director Martin Scorsese - Published on 2013-05-14 05:11:00 by Mid Day

'Kalpana', a 1948 dance-drama film written and directed by noted dancer Uday Shankar was screened at Cannes 2012. In 2010, the film was restored by World Cinema Foundation, whose founder is director Martin Scorsese

Published by Mid Day on 2013-05-14 05:11:00

British actor Andrew Garfield has landed lead role in Martin Scorsese's project 'Silence'. - Published on 2013-05-09 01:26:00 by Times of India

British actor Andrew Garfield has landed lead role in Martin Scorsese's project 'Silence'.

Published by Times of India on 2013-05-09 01:26:00

Andrew Garfield To Star In Martin Scorsese's <i>Silence</i> - Published on 2013-05-08 19:19:00 by Pate Magazine

Andrew Garfield To Star In Martin Scorsese's Silence

Published by Pate Magazine on 2013-05-08 19:19:00

Martin-Scorsese-Andrew-Garfield - Published on 2013-05-08 13:37:00 by ScreenRant

Martin-Scorsese-Andrew-Garfield

Published by ScreenRant on 2013-05-08 13:37:00

Martin Scorsese and Saul Bass - Published on 2013-05-08 08:02:00 by Guardian Unlimited

Martin Scorsese and Saul Bass

Published by Guardian Unlimited on 2013-05-08 08:02:00

Andrew Garfield Moving From Spider-Man To Martin Scorsese's Silence image - Published on 2013-05-07 16:24:00 by Cinema Blend

Andrew Garfield Moving From Spider-Man To Martin Scorsese's Silence image

Published by Cinema Blend on 2013-05-07 16:24:00

Andrew Garfield: Martin Scorsese's 'Silence' Star! - Published on 2013-05-07 15:50:00 by Damsels

Andrew Garfield: Martin Scorsese's 'Silence' Star!

Published by Damsels on 2013-05-07 15:50:00

Director Martin Scorsese - Published on 2013-04-25 17:23:00 by AZ Central.com

Director Martin Scorsese

Published by AZ Central.com on 2013-04-25 17:23:00

NEW YORK - APRIL 21:  Catherine Scorsese and Domenica Cameron-Scorsese, the daughters of director Martin Scorsese, smile as they attend the Ellis Island Family Heritage Awards at the Ellis Island Museum on April 21, 2004 in New York City. (Photo by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)  - Published on 2013-04-24 23:15:00 by New York Daily News

NEW YORK - APRIL 21: Catherine Scorsese and Domenica Cameron-Scorsese, the daughters of director Martin Scorsese, smile as they attend the Ellis Island Family Heritage Awards at the Ellis Island Museum on April 21, 2004 in New York City. (Photo by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)

Published by New York Daily News on 2013-04-24 23:15:00

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Four years ago, I was in the office of one of the heads of a really important studio in the U.S....

in Canet seeks gritty New York in 'Blood Ties'
KansasCity.com - 2013-05-22 12:50:00

What excites me a lot about the script is that it's really a character story, too. You get deeply into the lives of those people...

in Canet seeks gritty New York in 'Blood Ties'
KansasCity.com - 2013-05-22 12:50:00

Not being able to talk with the extras was very frustrating for me ... You have to go through your first assistant, who is going to - in front of you - talk to the extras. When you have someone in front of you, you want to talk to him directly, you don't want to have someone repeating what you just said. So it's just weird....

in Canet seeks gritty New York in 'Blood Ties'
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