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Saturday, November 14

  • Roger Corman to Receive Honorary Oscar

    Even Roger Corman admits that his name was unlikely to be associated with an Academy Award. Yet the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided to give Corman an honorary lifetime achievement Oscar, nonetheless. Corman told The Associated Press that he was surprised by the announcement.

    I predicted that I would not win because I make low-budget films, and I felt the Academy would not give an award to someone who made low-budget films. I was truly surprised when I got the call.

    Corman began his career producing and directing low-budget fare like 1955's Swamp Women and Monsters from the Ocean Floor, Corman quickly found that what he did best was provide opportunities to young director and actors like Martin Scorsese (1972's Boxcar Bertha), Jack Nicholson (1960's Little Shop of Horrors), Robert De Niro (1970's Bloody Mama), Francis Ford Coppola (Dementia 13), and Ron Howard (1977's Grand Theft Auto). Sylvester Stallone starred in two Corman movies, 1975's Death Race 2000 and Capone, and told Entertainment Weekly that he owes his career to Corman.

    If I hadn't done those parts I probably wouldn't be here today. He provided a forum for a lot of us to grow. We were the seeds and he owned the farm. If you look at those early movies with Jack Nicholson, you can see it — that he was building his rhythm back then. You can see that he had it. He would allow out-of-the-box people like Scorsese and De Niro to flourish. He didn't go with the status quo. He was a master at spotting talent.

    It was his eye for finding talent that Corman is the most proud of.

    I know that they all would have achieved the same level if they had never met me, but I think what I was able to do was to give them a start and help them a little bit in their careers, and I take great pride in that.

    Corman receives his Honorary Oscar at a ceremony today.


    Posted 11/14/2009 by Ryan

    Related: Jack Nicholson | Martin Scorsese | Roger Corman | Ron Howard | Sylvester Stallone | Robert DeNiro | Francis Ford Coppola

Friday, November 13

Monday, October 5

  • Second Trailer for Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island

    Shutter IslandOriginally scheduled to have opened this past weekend, Martin Scorsese's gothic thriller Shutter Island has been delayed until February 19, 2010. Instead, the studio is offering us another trailer with new glimpses of the mysteries and horrors lurking inside this Alcatraz-like asylum for the criminally insane.

    Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo play 1950's federal marshals sent to investigate the disappearance of an inmate who, the chief physician (Ben Kingsley) informs them, appears to have "evaporated, right through the walls." Once they arrive, they find themselves treated almost like patients themselves and nothing is as it seems. The nightmarish, apparently drug-induced, visions don't appear to be helping their investigation much either. Check it out below.


    Posted 10/05/2009 by Bill

    Related: Martin Scorsese | Leonardo DiCaprio | Mark Ruffalo | Ben Kingsley | Shutter Island

Tuesday, September 29

  • Leonardo DiCaprio Joins The Deep Blue Goodbye

    Leonard DiCaprioHere's some shocking news: Leonardo DiCaprio is setting up a possible franchise for himself at Fox that has zero input from Martin Scorsese ... at least so far.

    Variety reports that DiCaprio is set to star in an adaptation of The Deep Blue Goodbye, where he will portray Floridian "salvage consultant" Travis McGee in the first of what was to become a 21-book series by the late mystery novelist John D. MacDonald. In the book, DiCaprio's character, who recovers lost or stolen items or money for clients, tracks down a psychotic murderer in possession of a soldier's treasure lost somewhere in the Florida Keys. No details were given on how Dana Steven has altered the story in her screenplay.

    No director is currently attached to The Deep Blue Goodbye, but with DiCaprio also serving as producer, it's expected that DiCaprio will find a suitable candidate. Considering his almost constant working relationship with Scorsese, could he be along for the ride? Their first joint effort on a thriller, Shutter Island, has been pushed back for a February 19, 2010, release, usually not a good sign. However, bringing on Scorsese might help DiCaprio seal himself into a franchise, though with his current schedule loaded with movies like Brave New World, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (with Scorsese), and about 24 others, who knows when DiCaprio will find the time to complete The Deep Blue Goodbye, much less 21 more crime movies.


    Posted 09/29/2009 by Ryan

    Related: Martin Scorsese | Leonardo DiCaprio | Dana Stevens | Shutter Island | The Deep Blue Goodbye

Sunday, August 23

  • Scorsese's Shutter Island Bumped to February

    Shutter IslandSadly, we won't be seeing Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island this fall.

    On Friday, just six weeks before the movie was to be released, Variety reported that Paramount decided to push back the release date from October 2 to February 19. This, of course, eliminates it from consideration for the next Academy Awards. Good thing Scorsese has his Best Director Award.

    The studio cited economic concerns as the reason for the delay. Paramount chairman-CEO Brad Grey had this to say when he spoke to the press:

    Our 2009 slate was greenlit in a very different economic climate and as a result we must remain flexible and willing to recalibrate and adapt to a changing environment.

    This is a situation facing every single studio as we all work through the financial pressures associated with the broader downturn. Like every business, we must make difficult choices to maximize our overall success and to best manage Paramount's business in a way that serves Viacom and its shareholders, while providing the film with every possible chance to succeed both creatively and financially.

    Shutter Island stars Leonardo DiCaprio as an investigator who is assigned to a case involving a dangerous woman who escapes from a prison for the criminally insane. The movie also stars Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer, Michelle Williams, and Jackie Earle Haley.


    Posted 08/23/2009 by Rich Z

    Related: Martin Scorsese | Shutter Island

Thursday, June 11

Friday, May 15

  • Scorsese to Tackle Frank Sinatra

    Universal and Mandalay will bring the first feature-length biopic of Frank Sinatra to the big screen, with the legendary Martin Scorsese directing. No actors are yet attached to the untitled project, but Leonardo DiCaprio should be considered a prime candidate, since he has starred in Scorsese's last four movies.

    "Ol' Blue Eyes" received the small-screen treatment in 1992 with the TV miniseries Sinatra, which starred Philip Casnoff and won two Golden Globes. However, bringing a big-screen movie to fruition proved a daunting task. Executive producers Peter Guber and Cathy Schulman apparently worked for several years to acquire all the necessary rights to Sinatra's music and life story, Schulman told Variety:

    The responsibility we are taking on to tell his story ... that would cause anyone to be very careful about who they grant these rights to.... Everyone knows that Marty Scorsese is a final-cut director. So there had to be a lot of trust that he would tell this story in a way that didn't destroy [Sinatra's] memory.

    Speaking about the movie itself, Schulman added:

    It's not a cradle-to-the-grave traditional portrait of the consecutive events in a man's life. Instead, it's more of a collage, and in many ways, it will feel like an album itself. It's a collection of various moments and impressions in his life, and together, we hope they'll tell the full story and present full themes.

    The movie's screenwriter, Phil Alden Robinson, wrote and directed Field of Dreams. He's also executive producing with Sinatra's dauger, Tina Sinatra, and Gary LeMel, former president of worldwide music distribution at Warner Bros. Pictures.


    Posted 05/15/2009 by Rich Z

    Related: Cathy Schulman | Frank Sinatra | Martin Scorsese | Peter Guber | Tina Sinatra | Leonardo DiCaprio | Phil Alden Robinson | Philip Casnoff

Tuesday, April 1

  • Shine a Light Review

    The Stones live at the Beacon in a concert movie directed by Martin Scorsese? Am I dreaming or is this really happening?

    Yes it's true, one of the greatest living filmmakers is bringing the greatest living Rock N' Roll band to life in a way we've never seen before. Shine a Light chronicles the Stones 2006 Beacon show from every angle imaginable on a massive IMAX screen and it's quite an experience!

    Check out our full Shine a Light review!


    Posted 04/01/2008 by reelz

    Related: Martin Scorsese | Keith Richards | Mick Jagger

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