Martin Scorsese, Olivier Assayas & Joanna Hogg Among 300 Signatories Of Open Letter In Support Of Outgoing Berlinale Co-Head Carlo Chatrian

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.

Michaela Zee “Taxi Driver” screenwriter Paul Schrader has expressed his disapproval of Robert De Niro reprising his role as Travis Bickle in an Uber ad campaign. “Ouch. Why Bob would do this is beyond my reckoning,” Schrader wrote on Facebook on Wednesday evening.

Naman Ramachandran India’s Film Heritage Foundation (FHF), which enjoys the support of cinema greats Martin Scorsese and Amitabh Bachchan, is conducting the third edition of the Biennial Audio-Visual Archival Summer School in partnership with the International Federation of Film Archives. The global film preservation training workshop is coming to India for the first time and will be held at the India International Centre in Delhi Oct.

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.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Lights, camera, Oscars. When you chat with someone about filmmakers and mention Steven Spielberg, even the most oblivious Hollywood consumer knows who you’re talking about. Yet the helmers of the year’s most critically acclaimed and top-grossing movies aren’t typically household names.

Naman Ramachandran The 19th Zurich Film Festival promises to be a star-studded affair with plenty of Hollywood A-list talent attending. Todd Haynes will be honored with the festival’s A Tribute to… Award and will present his film “May December.” Previous recipients include Paolo Sorrentino, Wim Wenders, Olivier Assayas, Claire Denis, Michael Haneke, Oliver Stone, Maïwenn and Luca Guadagnino. “It’s a real honor to celebrate this master of American cinema.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director A lot of articles exist on the internet listing the movies Martin Scorsese considers to be the best films of all time, but he’s not actually in favor of such rankings. Speaking to Time magazine for a video interview (see below), the “Taxi Driver” and “The Departed” icon said he is generally against top 10 best lists. “I’ve tried to make lists over the years of films I personally feel are my favorites, whatever that means,” Scorsese said.

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.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent “Anatomy of a Fall,” Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or winning film, is one of the five movies shortlisted by France’s Oscars committee to represent the country in the international feature film race. The movie, which was acquired by Neon at Cannes, was pre-selected alongside “The Taste of Things” (previously titled “The Pot-au-Feu,” a culinary romance starring Juliette Binoche which won best director at Cannes for French-Vietnamese filmmaker Trần Anh Hùng); “The Scent of Green Papaya”; Clement Cogitore’s “Goutte d’or”; Thomas Cailley’s supernatural coming-of-age drama “The Animal Kingdom”; and Denis Imbert’s “Sur les chemins noirs.” The year’s selection committee includes sales agents Sabine Chemaly and Tanja Meissner, producers Charles Gillibert and Patrick Wachsberger, directors Olivier Assayas and Mounia Meddour, and Oscar-winning composer Alexandre Desplat.

Martin Scorsese is quickly approaching his 81st birthday, but it doesn’t sound like he has any intention of slowing down his filmmaking anytime soon. Not only is “Killers of the Flower Moon” set to arrive in October, but he’s already figuring out what he’d like to do next.