Martin Scorsese
Pub. Date
1995.
Description
Martin Scorsese’s contribution to the Century of Cinema series is a fascinating exploration of some of the landmarks of American cinema, as well as some of its lesser known byways. Scorsese analyses the work of filmmakers as diverse as DW Griffith, FW Murnau, Sam Fuller and John Cassavetes. This is no academic history, but a declaration of passion for cinema from one of its most celebrated contemporary practitioners. This episode explores the concepts...
Pub. Date
1995.
Description
Martin Scorsese’s contribution to the Century of Cinema series is a fascinating exploration of some of the landmarks of American cinema, as well as some of its lesser known byways. Scorsese analyses the work of filmmakers as diverse as DW Griffith, FW Murnau, Sam Fuller and John Cassavetes. This is no academic history, but a declaration of passion for cinema from one of its most celebrated contemporary practitioners. This episode explores the concepts...
Pub. Date
1995.
Description
Martin Scorsese’s contribution to the Century of Cinema series is a fascinating exploration of some of the landmarks of American cinema, as well as some of its lesser known byways. Scorsese analyses the work of filmmakers as diverse as DW Griffith, FW Murnau, Sam Fuller and John Cassavetes. This is no academic history, but a declaration of passion for cinema from one of its most celebrated contemporary practitioners. This episode explores the concepts...
5) Alienation
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Blockbuster director John Landis makes the voyage to Bergman's home and opens up about his love for film.
Pub. Date
1972.
Description
In this spellbinding film by Martin Scorsese, Bertha (Barbara Hershey) is a small-time crook, free-spirited about love and life...until she falls hard for union man and Robin-Hood-of-the-rails, Big Bill Shelly (David Carradine). Stealing from the rich and giving to the workers, Bertha and Bill soon become the most notorious train robbers in the South. But as they become more brazen, the duo discovers that their lifetime of larceny may have bought...
7) Silence
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Legendary director Martin Scorsese’s SILENCE tells the story of two Christian missionaries (Adam Driver and Oscar® nominee Andrew Garfield) who travel to Japan in search of their missing mentor (Academy Award® nominee Liam Neeson) at a time when Christianity was outlawed. When they are captured and imprisoned, both men are plunged into an odyssey that will test their faith, challenge their sanity and, perhaps, risk their very lives.
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
Martin Scorsese first encountered the films of Powell and Pressburger when he was a child, sitting in front of the family TV. When their famous logo came up on screen, Scorsese says, “You knew you were in for fantasy, wonder, magic - real film magic.” Now, in this documentary, he tells the story of his lifelong love-affair with their movies, including The Life and Death Of Colonel Blimp, Black Narcissus, The Red Shoes and The Tales of Hoffmann....
9) Rumble
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
This revelatory documentary brings to light the profound and overlooked influence of Indigenous people on popular music in North America. Focusing on music icons like Link Wray, Jimi Hendrix, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Taboo (The Black Eyed Peas), Charley Patton, Mildred Bailey, Jesse Ed Davis, Robbie Robertson, and Randy Castillo, RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World shows how these pioneering Native American musicians helped shape the soundtracks of...
10) King Cohen
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
This is the true story of film maverick and exploitation auteur, Larry Cohen. Told through interviews, film clips, the people who helped fulfill his vision, and industry icons such as Martin Scorsese, J.J. Abrams, Joe Dante, John Landis and many more. Official Selection at **Fantastic Fest**. "*Whether you're a long time Larry Cohen fan or never even heard of him before, King Cohen is a joyous watch.*" - Bobby LePire, ***Film Threat***
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
This documentary offers a deep dive into the ground breaking life and career of Lina Wertmuller, the first woman ever nominated for the **Academy Award** for Best Director for her masterpiece *Seven Beauties*. The documentary spans decades, from the unpublished pictures taken in Cinecitta, when she was Federico Fellini’s assistant director on *8 1/2*, to the places where her most famous films were set, revealing the artistic and human universe of...
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Martin Scorsese directs one of his most compelling and unforgettable movies, reteaming him with screenwriter Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver), and starring Nicolas Cage. A paramedic on the brink of madness from too many years of reviving and losing lives meets the daughter of a man he tried to save. Together, they confront the ghosts of the past, and discover that redemption can be found among the living. *"An exciting, invigorating return to old preoccupations..."...
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Martin Scorsese reveals the story of a single performance in 1826 that changed America’s cultural landscape with the introduction of Italian opera to New York City. Taking place in Scorsese’s childhood church where successive waves of immigrants have been embraced, this watershed event was lost to history for almost 200 years but has been rediscovered and the “lost oratorio” will be restaged.
14) Shutter Island
Pub. Date
2010.
Description
When U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels arrives at the asylum for the criminally insane on Shutter Island, he uncovers terrifying truths about the island and finds out some places never let you go.
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
A group of filmmakers visit Ingmar Bergman's house on the remote Swedish island of Faro to discuss his legacy, and the art of filmmaking. Ingmar Bergmans life and his key films as seen and told by the greatest actors and directors of our time. Candid, funny and explicit interviews with the likes of Lars Von Trier, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Isabella Rossellini and Michael Haneke - some shoot at Bergmans last home on the island of Fårö - interwoven...
16) The Aviator
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
After discovering he can combine his passion for flying, moviemaking and women in 1930s Hollywood, the larger-than-life Howard Hughes (Leonardo DiCaprio) sets out to produce blockbuster films, build the world's largest airplane, and invent the half-cup bra. Winner of five Academy Awards—including Best Supporting Actress for Cate Blanchett's portrayal of actress Katharine Hepburn—Martin Scorsese directs this epic, story of the rise of an American...
Pub. Date
2004
Description
This debut feature film of Martin Scorsese is the story of a young, unemployed man who is content to hang out with his equally unambitious buddies in New York's Little Italy. Then he falls in love with a college-educated girl and is forced to look at the neighborhood and life itself in a new way.
Pub. Date
1995.
Description
Martin Scorsese’s contribution to the Century of Cinema series is a fascinating exploration of some of the landmarks of American cinema, as well as some of its lesser known byways. Under chapter headings such as The Director’s Dilemma or The Director as Iconoclast, Scorsese analyses the work of filmmakers as diverse as DW Griffith, FW Murnau, Sam Fuller and John Cassavetes. This is no academic history, but a declaration of passion for cinema from...
Pub. Date
2002.
Description
Martin Scorsese’s epic film set in mid-19th century Lower Manhattan tells the story of a young Irish immigrant (Leonardo DiCaprio) seeking revenge against a well-known crime boss and political kingmaker (Daniel Day-Lewis) who killed his father. His personal vendetta soon becomes part of an erupting wave of epic gang warfare, as he and his fellow Irishmen fight to carve a place for themselves in their newly adopted homeland.
20) Shutter Island
Pub. Date
2010
Description
When U.S. Marshall Teddy Daniels arrives at the asylum for the criminally insane on Shutter Island, what starts as a routine investigation quickly takes a sinister turn. As the investigation unfolds and Daniels uncovers more shocking and terrifying truths about the island, he also learns there are some places that never let you go.