Martin Scorsese
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It’s often said that history is written by the victors. The act of national mythmaking – America’s, in particular – is a process of elimination and curation, cherry-picking key events as well as deciding the perspective we’re supposed to remember them from. Atrocities are swept under the rug, or they’re sanitized through generalization. History books…
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Martin Scorsese may world-famous for his bloody crime classics, but he once said he considers his 1993 romance THE AGE OF INNOCENCE to be his most violent film. A punch might blacken an eye or bloody a nose, but love can cut to the bone, leaving scars that last a lifetime. This video is excerpted…
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Martin Scorsese was done with mob movies. He’d said everything he needed to say in Mean Streets and Raging Bull, and he had no intention of going back. Then he found Nicholas Pileggi’s book WISE GUYS in galley form on the set of The Color of Money. Just when he thought he was out, they…
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Coming off the brutal experience of making (and releasing) THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST, Martin Scorsese took a detour into the world of short films, crafting his own entry for the anthology film NEW YORK STORIES. Titled LIFE LESSONS, this short stars Nick Nolte and Patricia Arquette as a successful artist and his ambitious muse,…
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A young Martin Scorsese made a first film so raw and personal that it almost never saw the light of day. Don’t miss our full breakdown on WHO’S THAT KNOCKING AT MY DOOR?, part of our Martin Scorsese series exclusively on Patreon!
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Over the decades, the documentary work of director Martin Scorsese has grown to rival the breadth and pedigree of his narrative features. Applied with the same personal touch that makes his theatrical films so distinctive, his documentaries are just as essential in the conversation about his cinematic legacy. Whether he’s exploring his immigrant heritage in…
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![Martin Scorsese [Part 8]: “Growing Pains”](https://thedirectorsseries.blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/working-sequence.00_08_38_23.still041.jpg)
PART 8: GROWING PAINS (PREVIEW) The eighth installment in our deep-dive into the craft and career of Martin Scorsese, covering a pair of erratic pushes towards mainstream fare: 1985’s AFTER HOURS and 1986’s THE COLOR OF MONEY. Watch the full episode exclusively on Special.tv!
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![Martin Scorsese [Part 7]– Tough Crowd](https://thedirectorsseries.blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/working-sequence-2.00_36_42_02.still045.jpg)
PART 7: TOUGH CROWD is the seventh episode of our multi-part documentary series on Martin Scorsese, covering his expansion into new comic territory with 1983’s THE KING OF COMEDY. Watch the full episode on Special.tv!
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![Martin Scorsese [Part 6]– Down, But Not Out](https://thedirectorsseries.blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/screen-shot-2022-04-22-at-2.24.36-pm.png)
PART 6: DOWN, BUT NOT OUT is the sixth episode of our multi-part documentary series on Martin Scorsese, covering his retreat into experimental documentary films like THE LAST WALTZ and AMERICAN BOY as well as his uncompromising return to former glory with 1980’s RAGING BULL. Watch the full episode now on Special.tv!
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![Martin Scorsese [Part 4]: A Woman’s Touch](https://thedirectorsseries.blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/screen-shot-2022-04-22-at-2.06.55-pm.png)
PART 4: A WOMAN’S TOUCH is the fourth episode of our multi-part documentary series on Martin Scorsese, covering his foray into the American Southwest and romantic drama with 1974’s ALICE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE. Watch the full episode exclusively on Special.tv!
![Martin Scorsese [Part 9] – The Passion Project](https://thedirectorsseries.blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/screen-shot-2022-09-13-at-7.55.33-pm.png)
![Martin Scorsese [Part 5] Grit & Glamor](https://thedirectorsseries.blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/screen-shot-2022-04-22-at-2.11.44-pm.png)