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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Gomorrah’ Galvanizes With Raw Portrait of Crime

10 hours ago | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – Matteo Garrone’s revelatory crime picture joins the esteemed group of worthy foreign film Oscar contenders (like “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days”) inexplicably snubbed by the Academy. But such accolades are meaningless compared to the reaction it has received, breaking box office records in its limited release, while acquiring the passionate support of film icons like Martin Scorsese. It has gained a reputation for being the “ultimate Mafia movie” (even though it’s actually about a different crime family), besting everything from “The Godfather” and “GoodFellas” to “The Sopranos.”

Blu-Ray Rating: 5.0/5.0

Yet Garrone doesn’t even attempt to mimic the larger-than-life style and scope of Coppola or Scorsese, and his film achieves an entirely different kind of greatness, stripping away any shred of romanticism or artifice to reveal the primal horror lying behind scenes of deceptively mundane life. His film also has the distinction of being set in modern-day Italy, »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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Gretchen Mol to join Boardwalk Empire

18 November 2009 6:34 AM, PST | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

Gretchen Mol, who was last seen in last season's short-lived American television version of Life on Mars and in the feature An American Affair, will be going to HBO for the series Boardwalk Empire. She's scheduled to have a recurring role as a showgirl. The series is being produced by Martin Scorsese.

Gretchen Mol was on Life on Mars with Michael Imperioli, who was also on The Sopranos on HBO and was in Scorsese's Goodfellas. Boardwalk Empire star Steve Buscemi also appeared on The Sopranos. In short, all these people know each other and it's definitely a case of cast inbreeding. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Seriously, Gretchen Mol is a terrific actress and was fantastic in The Notorious Bettie Page. Given the talent already behind Boardwalk Empire, it was likely to be a fantastic series. Now its volume just went up to 11.

 

Filed under: Industry, Programming, OpEd, »

- Brad Trechak

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Happy Birthday, Martin Scorsese: Wake-Up Video

17 November 2009 7:00 AM, PST | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »

Being a legend can be tough. Sometimes you're not entirely appreciated until after you die (or at least until after you stop making work that people pay attention to). Sometimes it's worse than that, and you're forced to toil under the burden of your past accomplishments, forever failing to live up to what you did decades ago. This is especially true in the film world. Because the lifespan of a director can cross over a number of eras, movements and business outlooks, it seems like a number of artists whose places in the annals of movie history were formerly secure now struggle to find relevance.

Martin Scorsese doesn't have that problem. He's a rare combination of living legend and active genius, constantly pushing himself to the limit and experimenting with his storytelling skills. He could have easily settled into a pattern of simple crime dramas for the rest of his career, »

- Kyle Anderson

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Monty Miranda Has Got Skills Like This!

16 November 2009 4:10 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

The director discusses his hilariously peculiar bank-robbing debut as it heads for DVD

Commercial director Monty Miranda makes his feature-length debut with Skills Like This, which hits DVD on November 17th, 2009. This exhilarating and humorous heist adventure follows aspiring writer Max (Spencer Berger) as he ditches his chosen profession to become a career criminal. Pulling his friends Dave (Gabriel Tigerman) and Tommy (Brian D. Phelan) along for the ride, the wild-haired Robin Hood-wannabe soon finds that a lot of emotional baggage comes with being an armed robber. When he falls hard for a bank teller (Kerry Knuppe) involved in his first heist, his life takes a startling turn for the better. We recently caught up with Miranda to chat about this terrific new film, and its home video release. Here's what Monty had to say:

Being quirky for quirky's sake is sometimes a huge misstep a lot of aspiring comedy directors seem to take. »

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Scorsese to Receive DeMille Award at Golden Globes

14 November 2009 6:07 PM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

You could give Martin Scorsese just about any award you want and I don't think anyone would protest. Though he emerged at a time when American film was really blossoming, you could really only argue that among his contemporaries, Steven Spielberg is on the same level. Even then, I'm not certain Spielberg has been as consistent or as daring as Scorsese has in his career. They're also shooting for different goals most of the time.

A couple years ago, Scorsese finally got his Oscar, even if it's not the best example of his work and certainly not the first time he earned the award. At the Golden Globes in January, Scorsese will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award for his "outstanding contribution to the entertainment field." Spielberg, incidentally, won this past year.

We know the movies by heart - Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, The Last Waltz, Raging Bull, The Last Temptation of Christ, »

- Colin Boyd

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Scorsese to Receive Honorary Golden Globe

13 November 2009 1:21 PM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

The Hollywood Foreign Press will bestow its honorary Cecil B. DeMille Award to Martin Scorsese during the Golden Globes on January 17, according to Variety.

Scorsese, who is a few days from his 67th birthday, is responsible for several movies legendary for their gritty, sometimes expressionistic, portrayals of violence. These include Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and GoodFellas.

He also crafted many underrated gems that explored various social and cultural issues. These include The King of Comedy (the obsessions of celebrity culture), The Last Temptation of Christ (a non-Gospel, first-person telling of Jesus's internal struggle), Kundun (the life of the Dalai Lama), and Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (the trials of single-motherhood).

The DeMille Award recognizes the lifetime achievement of various actors and directors. Recent recipients include Steven Spielberg, Robin Williams, and Al Pacino. Earlier recipients include Walt Disney, Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, and Alfred Hitchcock, among others. You can »

- Rich Z Zwelling

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Martin Scorsese to receive the DeMille Award.

13 November 2009 5:30 AM, PST | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »

Martin Scorsese will receive the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards show which airs on January 17th. This serves to recognize a person's outstanding contribution to the entertainment field. Winner is decided by a vote of the Hfpa board of directors. Vera Farmiga made the announcment at a morning press conference on Thursday. Scorsese is a two-time Golden Globe Award winner for best director for "The Departed" as well as "Gangs of New York." Other nominations were for his work on "Age of Innocence," "Goodfellas," "Casino" and "Raging Bull." »

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Martin Scorsese to Receive Golden Globes' Cecil B. DeMille Award

12 November 2009 10:09 PM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

For my money, Martin Scorsese is one of the most influential filmmakers working in Hollywood today, and his films are nothing short of inspirational, provocative labors of love and life. It seems the Hollywood Foreign Press Association also agrees as Variety reports that he will be this year's recipient of  the Cecil B. DeMille Award recognizing a person's outstanding contribution to the entertainment field, which just last year was given to Scorsese's longtime friend, fellow filmmaker Steven Spielberg. Scorsese will be honored by several of his peers and collaborators when the show (hosted by Ricky Gervais) airs live January 17th. Scorsese has received two Golden Globe Awards for his work as director on The Departed and Gangs of New York as well as nominations in directing for Casino, Age of Innocence, Goodfellas and Raging Bull. As overly-long and boring as the awards shows usually are, I love these lifetime achievement »

- Ethan Anderton

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Martin Scorsese To Receive Cecil B. DeMille Award At The Golden Globes

12 November 2009 9:55 PM, PST | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »

Filmmaker Martin Scorsese is set to receive an honor at the upcoming Golden Globe Awards with the Cecil B. DeMille Award for his "outstanding contribution to the entertainment field."

The lifetime achievement award, named after the legendary film producer and director, was voted by the Board of Directors of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Recent recipients include Steven Spielberg (2009), Warren Beatty (2007), Sir Anthony Hopkins (2006), and Robin Williams (2005).

Scorsese is a two-time Golden Globe Award recipient for directing "The Departed" and "Gangs of New York." He received five more nominations, four as Best Director for "Casino," "Age of Innocence," "Goodfellas," and "Raging Bull," and one for Best Screenplay for "Goodfellas" along with Nicolas Pileggi.

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Martin Scorsese To Be Honored at 2010 Golden Globes with Cecil B. DeMille Award

12 November 2009 12:59 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

In January, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) will bestow the Honorary Cecile B. DeMille Award to Martin Scorsese for “his outstanding contribution to the entertainment field,” to which we say “Congratulations, Mr. Scorsese.”  Of course, any award honoring Scorsese’s career is well-earned by the prolific and influential director.  His lengthy and diverse filmography naturally contains movies which flopped and received no support from film critics, but when you look at his hits, he has left an unforgettable stamp on not only American cinema, but on audiences the world over.  That his work continues to improve and defy simple definition is an inspiration to aspiring filmmakers and a challenge to his peers.  There’s only one complaint people have about the awards Scorsese receives: they’re overdue.

Hit the jump to read the full press release.  The 67th Annual Golden Globes will air on January 17, 2010.  Martin Scorsese’s next film, »

- Matt Goldberg

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Martin Scorsese Scores Top Golden Globe

12 November 2009 11:32 AM, PST | E! Online | See recent E! Online - Movies and Television news »

Martin Scorsese is a GreatFella. Just ask the folks behind the Golden Globes, who've tapped the legendary Oscar-winning filmmaker as the latest recipient of their highest honor. Scorsese, 67, will pick up the the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement at the 67th Annual Golden Globes set to take place Jan. 17 and hosted by Ricky Gervais. They're talkin' to you, Marty. Scorsese will be saluted for a groundbreaking four-decade career that includes such films as Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, GoodFellas, The Last Temptation of Christ,  The Age of Innocence, Gangs of New York, The Aviator and The Departed, which earned him... »

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Martin Scorcese Honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award

12 November 2009 5:35 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Martin Scorsese will be honored at The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 17 with the Cecil B. DeMille Award for his "outstanding contribution to the entertainment field." The award, voted by the Board of Directors of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, was announced by Vera Farmiga at a morning press conference. The show, hosted by Ricky Gervais, will be broadcast live coast to coast Sunday, January 17 on NBC (5 to 8 pm Pt, 8 to 11 pm Et) from The Beverly Hilton.

Scorsese received two Golden Globe Awards for "Best Director of a Motion Picture"; for The Departed and Gangs of New York. He received five additional Golden Globe nominations, including four as Best Director (Casino, Age of Innocence, Goodfellas and Raging Bull) and one for Best Screenplay for Raging Bull (with Nicolas Pileggi).

Recent Cecil B. DeMille winners include Steven Spielberg (2009), Warren Beatty (2007), Anthony Hopkins (2006), Robin Williams (2005) and Michael Douglas (2004).

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This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: November 3, 2009

3 November 2009 4:53 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

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Before we get into this week's releases I thought I would alert you to an upcoming 50% off Criterion Collection titles at Barnes and Nobles beginning on November 10 and running for two weeks. The full details, and a $5 off coupon, can be found in the DVD Talk forums.

Wings of Desire (Criterion Collection) This is a huge week for major title releases on Blu-ray as Criterion's release of Wim Wenders's Wings of Desire is just the first of three titles I reviewed and most likely blew my word count for the next two weeks trying to get all of my thoughts squared away.

As for this title specifically, it was my first time seeing it and as it played on and on I began to enjoy it more and more. However, if you read my lengthy review, you will »

- Brad Brevet

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Martin Scorsese Imparts the Knowledge of His Craft to Younger Filmmakers

2 November 2009 9:43 AM, PST | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

Cinematic evolution – the ability to take what has come before and advance it – is rarely a direct or strictly generational process. Filmmakers will usually have their own personal epiphanies in solitude, while connecting to the soul of a director through his film, not through personal knowledge of the individual. Martin Scorsese will admit the indelible influence that other filmmakers have had on him, and so to impart the knowledge of cinema on to other filmmakers, he has an apprenticeship, of sorts, in which he allows burgeoning directors to visit his set.  Simon Schama has a very interesting article about in the Financial Times. One of the most interesting things about the article is the way in which it illuminates Scorsese’s  unique subversion. His inspiration for Goodfellas was not, perhaps, traditional gangster films, but a black comedy, which ensures that his films, while set in a particular genre, take the »

- Jacob

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'GoodFellas' 20th Anniversary Blu-ray Art and Details

27 October 2009 6:07 PM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

Has it really been 20 years since GoodFellas? Wow. Just think: Sam Jackson played Stacks in that film for a fleeting moment, and has appeared in 108 productions since. I'm not sure where I'd rank it all time, but GoodFellas is in the upper tier. In terms of crime films/mob movies, I don't think you can have a reputable top five list that excludes it. It's Scorsese at the peak of his powers, vintage De Niro, the perfect role for Joe Pesci, and somehow, an overlooked tour de force by Ray Liotta. And I haven't even mentioned "Layla" yet.

Warner Home Video will unveil the 20th Anniversary Blu-ray on February 16th. A cast and crew commentary is among the highlighted features. You'll also get a Henry Hill commentary, which features a former FBI agent, and three featurettes - Getting Made, Made Men: The GoodFellas Legacy, and The Workaday Gangster. On top of that, »

- Colin Boyd

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Goodfellas Gets Re-Released in Blu-ray on February 16, 2010

26 October 2009 1:58 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

You can help celebrate Martin Scorsese's classic 1990 film when it gets a brand new Blu-ray edition this coming February. Goodfellas will be released in a brand new 20th Anniversary DigiBook Blu-ray edition on February 16. This new edition will be priced at $34.99 Srp, but we don't have any cover art as of yet. It was also said that this new edition will include a 34-page book with photos and facts from the film. The film stars Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci and Lorraine Brocco.

Based on Nicholas Pileggi's book Wiseguy, Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas is a wry, violent, and exhilarating film about the life of Henry Hill, an aspiring criminal who ends up in the FBI?s witness protection program after testifying against his former partners. As a poor Irish-Italian growing up in 1950s New York City, Hill rises through the ranks of his Brooklyn neighborhood's organized crime branch, »

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Goodfellas Returning to Blu-ray

26 October 2009 9:27 AM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »

Warner Home Video is prepping a 20th Anniversary Edition of Goodfellas for Blu-ray Disc with a February 16, 2010 release date per Home Media Magazine.

The revered mobster drama starring Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco and Paul Sorvino was originally released January 17, 2007 on Blu-ray Disc. This new edition comes just over 3 years later.

The anniversary upgrade will see a bump up to Digibook packaging with a 34-page booklet and the following bonus features:

Commentary with Martin Scorsese Commentary with ex-gangster Henry Hill and ex-fbi agent Edward McDonald Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film documentary Three cast and crew documentaries Trailers Four Warner Bros. mob-themed cartoons

Goodfellas: 20th Anniversary Edition on Blu-ray has an Srp of $34.99. Pre-order information and cover art will be available in the near future. »

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Bored to Death Review: "The Case of The Lonely White Dove"

19 October 2009 9:46 AM, PDT | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »

In this week's episode of Bored to Death, it is amazing to see the transformation of Jonathan. He now looks more-so-than-ever as a Private Eye that should be on some other show like Mad Men. I kinda wish he would be smoking his wacky tobacco out of a Sherlock Homes pipe instead of his one hitter.

Jonathan helps a Russian ex-con, Dimitri, find the woman of his dreams - who only goes by the name of "The Lonely White Dove." Dimitri looks like he belongs in Goodfellas. The Russian Restaurant also has the mafia vibe going on and one thing you learn from this week's episode is that the Russian's are a force to be reckoned with.

George is the comic relief this week. He is up to his crazy antics again in finding a way to boost his magazine sales. His shrink believe that is is best for him »

- mmcarion@gmail.com (Mrs. Northman)

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Interview: Director Brian Caunter of ‘Chicago Overcoat’ at the Chicago International Film Festival

18 October 2009 4:25 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – Last Saturday at the Chicago International Film Festival was a very important debut for the new film “Chicago Overcoat,” directed by newcomer Brian Caunter. The hometown audience gave big thumbs up to the gritty mobster film.

Filmed entirely on location in and around the Windy City, Chicago Overcoat features a veteran of “The Sopranos,” Frank Vincent (who played Phil Leotardo on that program and here plays aging hitman Lou Marazano). Lou is juggling a life-changing “final” assassination assignment, his daughter’s family problems and the nagging indignities of old age.

Mike Starr (left) and Frank Vincent of “Chicago Overcoat” at the

Chicago International Film Festival on Oct. 10, 2009.

Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com

HollywoodChicago.com caught up with Brian Caunter after his triumphant Chicago International Film Festival presentation. He talked about influences for the film and using Chicago as a character within the narrative.

HollywoodChicago. »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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The Only Tobin Bell Interview You'll Ever Need

16 October 2009 10:30 AM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »

You might know Tobin Bell from playing the brilliant Jigsaw in all six Saw movies (despite having died on-screen a while ago, Bell's still managed to keep reprising the character and does so again in the installment out next Friday), but there's more to him than that role -- a lot more. As it happens, the Actors Studio veteran has built an interesting career out of small parts in some of the biggest movies and TV shows of the last few decades (including Tootsie, Goodfellas, The X-Files, ER, and The Sopranos), and as a natural raconteur, he's got a lot of stories to tell about each of them.

When I had the chance to interview Bell, I asked him an obligatory few Saw-related questions (for those, stop by next week), but what I really wanted to talk about were his on-set stories from some of those pivotal productions. As it turns out, »

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