December 15, 2011
Five Favorite Films with Roger Corman
Movies as we know them just wouldn't be the same without Roger Corman. Sure, filmmakers like Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Demme, James Cameron and Joe Dante probably would have found their way into the game eventually, but the fact remains that they all got their start under the tutelage of Corman and his low-budget genre factory -- a tireless B-picture production line that also gave early breaks to unknown young actors like Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone and Jack Nicholson. Perhaps more significantly, Corman was one of the pioneers of the independent movie model, cranking out scores of exploitation and genre films (and distributing foreign titles by Truffaut, Bergman, Fellini and Kurosawa) that turned profits even as they flaunted the traditional studio system. (Not to be discounted: he also directed a handful of genuinely fine movies, like the Edgar Allan Poe adaptation The Masque of the Red Death.) This week, Corman is celebrated in Alex Stapleton's documentary Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel, a career-spanning look at his work that gathers together exultant testimonials from many of his most famous pupils. We caught up with Corman earlier this week for a chat about his career and his "graduates," his thoughts on independent film, and how the Lucas/Spielberg blockbusters spelled doom for genre pictures. First, here are Corman's five favorite films.
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October 13, 2011
Chloë Moretz on Texas Killing Fields, Hugo and Why Audrey Hepburn is Her Idol
At the venerable age of 14, Chloë Grace Moretz is both something of an acting veteran -- she's been performing since she was six -- and poised on the cusp of a very promising film career. Having quite literally blasted her way into movie fame as the colorfully-tongued vigilante Hit Girl in last year's Kick-Ass, she followed that up with a chilling, emotionally impressive performance as an age-old vampire in the unexpectedly great Let Me In. Things are just getting started for Moretz, however: next month she'll star in Martin Scorsese's much-anticipated 3D fantasy, Hugo, and she recently wrapped production on Tim Burton's horror melodrama, Dark Shadows (playing Michelle Pfeiffer's daughter, no less). This week, Moretz stars alongside Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastain and Jeffrey Dean Morgan in (daughter-of-Michael) Ami Canaan Mann's Texas Killing Fields, an atmospheric police thriller in which she plays an adolescent drifter at the center of the hunt for a mysterious killer. We had the chance to chat with Moretz earlier this week.
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February 17, 2011
Martin Scorsese Hears Silence
Shortly after Martin Scorsese officially attached himself to Leonardo DiCaprio's "The Wolf of Wall Street," here comes word that "Wolf" will have to wait until Scorsese's finished with "Silence," a drama about two 17th century Jesuit priests.
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May 25, 2010
Scorsese Wants Pacino and De Niro for Sinatra Biopic
Martin Scorsese has too many projects in development to keep track of, but the one on his mind during a recent press junket was a Frank Sinatra biopic -- one which, if Scorsese gets his way, will star Al Pacino as Sinatra and Robert De Niro as Dean Martin.
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April 14, 2010
Scorsese's Invention Will Be in 3-D
You may now count Martin Scorsese among the 3-D converted: Word is out that the director will film "The Invention of Hugo Cabret," which is aiming for a December 2011 release, in 3-D.
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February 21, 2010
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Shutter Island Takes the Weekend
Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio scored the biggest openings of their careers with the psychological thriller "Shutter Island," the fourth teaming between the two men, which easily led the North American box office. With no other films debuting in wide release, the rest of the top ten was filled with holdovers, most of which dropped by more than 50% from last weekend's record holiday session. The top ten films beat out year-ago levels, however the Top 20 fell behind last year's performance due to the current marketplace's lack of depth.
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February 14, 2010
Scorsese and De Niro Mulling Mafia Movie
His plans for an adaptation of "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" have been in the news lately, but that isn't all Martin Scorsese has planned -- as he recently told reporters in Berlin, he's looking to make another Mafia-themed movie with Robert De Niro.
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September 17, 2009
Five Favourite Films with Nick Love
Nick Love isn't known for heart. The film which earned him his "From the director of..." title card, The Football Factory, is nothing if not violent, loud and not particularly critically well-loved. His follow-up, The Business, recasts Danny Dyer and sets itself in the Costa Del Crime world of 80s Spain and had a similarly rocky reception with scribes. And yet he's one of Britain's better-known directors, suggesting he talks to an active audience of cinemagoers. With The Firm, Love revisits themes present in both films -- the 80s and football-fan violence -- but has more in common with his lesser-seen debut feature, coming-of-age comedy Goodbye Charlie Bright. Early notices have been warmer than Love tends to receive from critics, with Empire declaring the film, "intense, exciting and impressive." RT caught up with Love to rundown his favourite films and chat about the flick.
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July 8, 2009
Five Favourite Films with Jaime Winstone
If you flick through the celebrity pages of most British newspapers -- particularly the free sheets -- you'll likely recognise Jaime Winstone. As Ray Winstone's daughter she's part of that select set of star children -- think Peaches and Pixie, Lily and Alfie, Kelly and Jack -- with whom the tabloid press seem to have a keen fascination; especially when it comes to photographing them on nights out at hip London hotspots. At 23 years old, it's no surprise Winstone enjoys having a good time of an evening, but it's her daytime activities which are becoming increasingly more interesting. Her five favourite films reveal her passions, her upbringing and the steps that brought her into the industry.
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May 15, 2009
Depp Rumored for Sinatra Biopic
According to Nikki Finke's sources, casting for Martin Scorsese's just-announced Frank Sinatra biopic is already under way -- and Universal has its eye on Johnny Depp for the lead.
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May 14, 2009
Scorsese Swings with Sinatra
After years of negotiations with the singer's estate, a Frank Sinatra biopic is headed for the big screen -- with Martin Scorsese attached to direct.
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February 2, 2009
Scorsese Breaks Silence on Ambitious Next Project
He hasn't gotten studio backing yet, but Martin Scorsese would like to adapt Shusaku Endo's "Silence" for his first post-"Shutter Island" project -- and he'd like Daniel Day-Lewis, Benicio del Toro, and Gael Garcia Bernal to star.
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October 29, 2008
Mike Nichols Directing Kurosawa Remake
How's this for a confluence of behind-the-scenes talent: Mike Nichols is set to direct a David Mamet-scripted remake of Akira Kurosawa's "High and Low" for Miramax, with Scott Rudin (and possibly Martin Scorsese) producing.
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April 23, 2008
Top Ten Vegas Films
Prepare for the upcoming release of the Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher romantic comedy, What Happens in Vegas, with the RT Top Ten Vegas Films.
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October 23, 2007
Scorsese, DiCaprio Reuniting for Shutter Island
Their first three collaborations netted copious amounts of Oscar love and box-office receipts, so it isn't surprising that Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio are in no hurry to stop working together -- or that 2008 will find DiCaprio starring in his fourth Scorsese film.
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October 18, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: 30 Days of Night Gets Halloween Started Early
Competition, or a lack of it, will be the deciding factor at the North American box office this weekend for the half-dozen new releases that studios are packing into already overcrowded multiplexes. With far too many films aiming for the same finite audience segment, some are sure to eat into the potential of others.
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October 4, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Heartbreak Kid Hopes to Charm Moviegoers
Following a six-week streak of R-rated films topping the charts, The Rock's family comedy The Game Plan led the box office last weekend. Now, adult fare comes back to claim the crown with the new Ben Stiller comedy The Heartbreak Kid which is aiming for an easy number one debut.
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August 29, 2007
Total Recall: Halloween Director Rob Zombie's Favorites
Under the "Hellbilly Deluxe" trappings, Rob Zombie is a true cinephile at heart: he's as likely to find inspiration in the works of Martin Scorsese and Sam Peckinpah as he is in the grimy world of low-rent 1970s drive-in fare. True, Zombie looks to the dark side for inspiration, but he's also informed by works with gallows humor.
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August 13, 2007
Scorsese's Rolling Stones Doc Pushed Back to Spring
Rolling Stones fans, your fall movie season just took a turn for the worse: Variety is reporting that Martin Scorsese's Stones documentary, Shine a Light, is being pushed from its September 21 release date, and won't reach theaters until the spring.
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March 26, 2007
Scorsese and DiCaprio, Together Again for the Fourth Time
It's a hectic time for both Leonardo DiCaprio and his own personal svengali, Martin Scorsese; though both are currently super busy, movie-making bees, they'll make time (sometime) to reunite with the based-on-true-story "Wolf of Wall Street."
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March 1, 2007
We've Got Oscar Pics Galore!
Awards season has come and gone, but you can still relive the red carpet, the show, and the winners in our Oscar photo gallery (with over 400 star-studded images)!
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February 23, 2007
Scorsese Keeping Busy with "Hugo Cabret"
Looks like the beloved Martin Scorsese is back in high-demand these days. According to Variety, the filmmaker is in talks to bring recent kid's novel "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" to the big screen ... but what about that "Departed" sequel?
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February 22, 2007
Oscar Night Approaches; Who Will Win? Our Predictions Inside!
There's two ways to predict the Oscars: (1) dissect the awards buzz, attempting to get a feel for the fickle machinations of the Academy voter. Or (2) use your powers of geek math to crunch box office numbers and awards statistics for some cold, hard facts. With both methods in full swing, here?s a rundown of the Internet's major Oscar predictions.
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February 12, 2007
User Tomato Awards: "The Departed" Is Your Favorite of 2006
The votes are in, and "The Departed" is the number one flick of the year according to the User Tomato Awards. Martin Scorsese's engrossing crime drama topped such user faves as "Little Miss Sunshine," "Casino Royale," "The Prestige," and "Children of Men."
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January 22, 2007
Pre- (and Re-) "Departed"?
Martin Scorsese's "The Departed" is nearing the end of its successful box-office run, and already rumors have started that not one, but two films may be appended to the director's latest effort.
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January 12, 2007
The Queen Rules BAFTA Nominations
Stephen Frears? drama "The Queen" came out on top with 10 nominations for this year?s Orange British Academy Film Awards, including Best Actress for Helen Mirren and nods for both Best Film and Outstanding British film. The other top-nominated films are the latest James Bond adventure, "Casino Royale", with nine nominations, and the Spanish thriller "Pan?s Labyrinth", with eight.
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January 9, 2007
Online Film Critics Name Their Year-End Favorites
Hosted right here at the illustrious Rotten Tomatoes is the official website of the Online Film Critics Society, an international group of flick analyzers who put their heads together every December to come up with their favorite films, performances and components of the year. And as a proud member of the OFCS, I'm pretty happy with our picks this year ... even if (almost) none of my choices happened to win.
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October 22, 2006
Box Office Wrapup: Prestige Defeats Flags for #1 Spot
Three well-reviewed dramas fought over the weekend box office crown, but it was a pair of dueling magicians that North American moviegoers chose first as The Prestige opened at the top of the charts. Close behind was the mob thriller The Departed which remained strong in its third weekend while Clint Eastwood's new war saga Flags of our Fathers settled for a third place debut.
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October 5, 2006
Box Office Guru Preview: "Departed" Arrives with a Bang
Movie studios are offering something for every age group over the Columbus Day holiday weekend. Mature adults will go undercover with Martin Scorsese's cop thriller "The Departed," twentysomethings looking for a scare get the horror prequel "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning," while teenagers have a chance to laugh with the new comedy "Employee of the Month."
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October 5, 2006
Critical Consensus: "Departed" Is Best Reviewed Wide Release of 2006
This week at the movies, we've got cops and robbers in Boston ("The Departed," starring Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Matt Damon), chainsaw massacres in Texas ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning," starring Jordana Brewster), and retail employees in New Mexico ("Employee of the Month," starring Jessica Simpson and Dane Cook). What do the critics have to say?
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August 29, 2006
Ray Liotta Helps Out an Old "Goodfella"
If you're a Ray Liotta fan, then you probably already know that the guy's got a new series called "Smith" on CBS. And if you're a Martin Scorsese fan, the you probably already know that he's got a new film called "The Departed" coming out. Well, welcome to corporate synergy, "Goodfellas"-style.
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August 17, 2006
Check Out the "Departed" Poster
As if the idea of another Martin Scorsese gangster movie isn't enough to pique our interest, the master's latest comes packing one heck of an ensemble cast. ComingSoon.net chimes in with the movie's brand-new one-sheeter.
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August 15, 2006
One Early, Random Reaction to "The Departed"
Time for another test screening "review." By now you know how I feel about these things, but that won't stop me from sharing the linkage with those that might enjoy an early peek at one total stranger's reaction to Martin Scorsese's "The Departed."
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March 1, 2006
Second "Grudge" Rolls Into Production
Head on over to the Ghost House Pictures website and you'll find a new press release that'll thrill all you ravenous "Grudge" holders. Seems the sequel just started production in Japan, and that "The Grudge 2" will be ready for ticket-buyers this October, a month that promises a whole lot of goodies for the horror geeks.
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November 11, 2005
Sean Connery Earns AFI's Highest Honor
Thanks to ComingSoon.net for sharing a press release from the American Film Institute: Sir Sean Connery has been selected by the American Film Institute's (AFI) Board of Trustees to receive the 34th AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film, it was announced today by Sir Howard Stringer, chair of the AFI Board of Trustees.
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July 25, 2005
Scorsese Gets Jacked By Nicholson
When Jack Nicholson finished filming his role in Martin Scorsese?s upcoming gangster movie "The Departed," we hear his fellow cast and crewmembers breathed a collective sigh of relief. While various publications have reported the actor?s constant clowning and tinkering with the script, on-set omerta kept the true extent of Nicholson?s bizarro behavior under wraps until now.
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June 29, 2005
Leo Takes a Fancy to Zwick's "Diamond"
Director Ed Zwick ("Glory") and his frequent writing partner, Marshall Herskovitz, will bring "The Blood Diamond" to the big screen, and they're hoping to rope Leonardo DiCaprio ("The Beach") for the leading role. Variety describes the plot as "set in Sierra Leone circa 1999, a time when the nation was in the midst of a horrific civil war. DiCaprio would play the role of a smuggler who specializes in the sale of "blood diamonds," also known as "conflict diamonds" -- the precious stones used to finance rebellions, privateers and terrorists."
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June 1, 2005
Scorsese to Head Back Into the Wild Blue Yonder
Variety reports that master director Martin Scorsese will ... co-direct an aviation documentary with Spanish filmmaker Jose Luis Lopez-Linares? Yep! Focusing on the Airbus Corporation, "the doc will establish a parallel between the creation of Airbus airliners and a cathedral, recording the contribution of a factory worker, engineer and architect."
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March 25, 2005
"The Departed" Adds Some Much-Needed Female Support
Just last week it was announced the funnyman Anthony Anderson was joining Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, and Matt Damon in Martin Scorsese's "The Departed," and now comes some casting news of the feminine variety. Joining the testosterone-heavy ensemble is up & coming star Vera Farmiga, whom you most likely remember from movies like "Iron Jawed Angels" and "The Manchurian Candidate."
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February 28, 2005
Oscar Night: It's "Baby"!
The race for Best Picture was between "Million Dollar Baby" and "The Aviator" coming in the award show Sunday, but when the night was over, "Million Dollar Baby" emerged with the win. The movie also landed Oscars in three major categories, including best director for Clint Eastwood, best actress for Hilary Swank, and best supporting actor for Morgan Freeman.
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February 10, 2005
"Aviator" Team is Touched by an "Angel"
Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, and screenwriter John Logan are in negotiations to remake legendary director Akira Kurosawa's "Drunken Angel" for Warner Bros., according to the Hollywood Reporter. The 1948 classic tells the story of a young hooligan with tuberculosis in postwar Japan.
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December 23, 2004
The Departed Details
Speaking with Empire Online, Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio revealed some details about the "Infernal Affairs" remake they're collaborating on, titled "The Departed." "Infernal Affairs" is the popular Hong Kong police thriller about two undercover agents, one working for the police and one for the triad, who both seek to uncover the identity of their respective counterpart.
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