Martin Scorsese: ‘I’m Always Sort of Against’ Lists of 10 Best Movies

As much as “Taxi Driver” is an incredible acheivement and one of the greatest American films in history, it’s also just as influential as a piece of pop culture. The name Travis Bickle is used by people who probably haven’t even seen “Taxi Driver” but can point out someone who embodies that character and archetype.

“Gangs of New York.”“I realized that I couldn’t work if I had to make films that way ever again,” Scorsese told GQ in a profile published last week.“If that was the only way that I was able to be allowed to make films, then I’d have to stop,” he said. “Because the results weren’t satisfying. It was at times extremely difficult, and I wouldn’t survive it.

told IndieWire Wednesday at the New York premiere of his new film “Killers of the Flower Moon” — the first of his films to get a full theatrical release since 2016’s “Silence.”“But also what they consider now ‘indie films.’ I don’t like that title,” continued the “Taxi Driver” director. “I think that categorizes, pigeonholes.

Killers Of The Flower Moon at its New York City premiere, said in an interview that the term is unhelpful because it “pigeonholes” people’s work.“The thing about it is, it would be great to see not only blockbusters on a big screen, franchises on a big screen, but also what they consider now ‘indie films’. I don’t like that title,” Scorsese told IndieWire.“I think that categorises, pigeonholes.

Legendary director Martin Scorsese came close to quitting Hollywood during a peak time in his career in the early 2000s. In a recent GQ interview, the director revealed working on 2002’s "Gangs of New York," starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz and Daniel Day-Lewis, left him frustrated due to interference from disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein. "I realized that I couldn’t work if I had to make films that way ever again," Scorsese told the outlet.

Any time Martin Scorsese makes a film, it’s a big event, and his crime drama, “Killer Of The Flower Moon,” has been at the top of our Most Anticipated Films of The Year list two years in a row (there was hope that it might arrive in 2022). Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Lily Gladstone (“Certain Women”), it’s about a series of murders that took place in Omaha’s Osage Nation in the 1920s; essentially, the Osage Native Indians were getting rich off the oil they were legally entitled to, and this made a lot of racist white people incredibly unhappy, to say the least.

Martin Scorsese is opening up about a lot of things in a new profile piece for GQ magazine.

Martin Scorsese is voicing his opinion on Marvel movies again.

When you are a legendary filmmaker with a career that spans six decades, there are inevitably people who are going to argue about which films are best. In the discussion surrounding Martin Scorsese’s career, narrowing it down is difficult enough, with many people having an issue trying to pinpoint which of his crime thrillers are best, let alone which is his overall best film.

Martin Scorsese has discussed the impact of comic book films and franchises on cinema culture, encouraging filmmakers and audiences to “fight back” against it.The director, who previously described Marvel movies as “not cinema” in the past, tackled the topic once again during an extensive interview with GQ.“The danger there is what it’s doing to our culture,” Scorsese said about the glut of comic book movies in cinemas. “Because there are going to be generations now that think movies are only those – that’s what movies are.”When the interviewer proposed many people already think that way, Scorsese agreed, adding: “They already think that. Which means that we have to then fight back stronger.

Martin Scorsese is doing the press rounds for his forthcoming Killers of the Flower Moon, and during a recent feature article, he was once again quizzed on his opinions about comic book films. 

A theme running through most recent (within the past five years or so) interviews with Martin Scorsese is about how the filmmaker laments the current state of the film industry. Particularly, the legendary filmmaker isn’t pleased with Hollywood filmmaking and the content being produced—mostly comic book films and franchise projects.

William Earl In a sprawling new profile with GQ, director Martin Scorsese discussed comic book and franchise culture, a topic which he has spoken out about at length in the past. When asked about those blockbusters, Scorsese said that their omnipresence could be negative to audiences who aren’t well-versed in other types of film. “The danger there is what it’s doing to our culture,” he said.

Naman Ramachandran Martin Scorsese, Greta Gerwig and Emerald Fennell are among the filmmakers delivering screen talks at this year’s BFI London Film Festival, alongside Andrew Haigh, Lulu Wang and Kitty Green. Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone, is a headline gala at the festival. He will be in conversation with filmmaker Edgar Wright about his body of work.

With another feature on the way to theaters in “Killers Of The Flower Moon,” it’s time for Martin Scrosese to start making his press rounds. An early stop on the tour? Time Magazine, and IndieWire reports via the publication’s new video interview with the director that Scorsese revealed he’s not keen on Top 10 Films lists.

Martin Scorsese’s “The Last Temptation of Christ” stirred up no end of controversy when it was released in 1988, met with protests and condemned by religious groups, while a terrorist attack in a Paris theatre showing the film injured 13 people.

When it comes to Fall 2023 theatrical releases, none may be more anticipated than Martin Scorsese‘s “Killers Of The Flower Moon.” Scorsese’s adaptation of David Grann‘s 2017 book of the same name already premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to much acclaim. But as the film approaches its October theatrical release, EW reports that the director wants to emphasize how different his movie is from Grann’s book despite following the same historical events.

Martin Scorsese isn’t a big fan of top 10 ranking lists, he has revealed.Speaking to Time for a new profile, the filmmaker revealed that he was “always sort of against” the idea of top 10 lists. When asked to rank his 10 favourite films, Scorsese told Time: “I’ve tried to make lists over the years of films I personally feel are my favourites, whatever that means.”“And then you find out that the word ‘favourite’ has different levels: Films that have impressed you the most, as opposed to films you just like to keep watching, as opposed to those you keep watching and learning from, or experiencing anew.

The new trailer for “Killers of the Flower Moon” is here.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone are starring in the brand new trailer for their new Martin Scorsese film, Killers of the Flower Moon.