Martin Scorsese
Although this iconic auteur is routinely hailed as one of the most influential directors of his generation, his jam-packed trophy case (which includes two Golden Globes, a Palm d'Or from Cannes and tw...
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
11/16/1942
Queens, NY |
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DiCaprio reportedly knocking "Gangs of New York"
October 08, 2001 9:59am ESTLeonardo DiCaprio is so disenchanted with Martin Scorsese's "Gangs of New York" that he is trying to renegotiate his deal to get a lump-sum payment rather than a percent of the profits
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Role Call: Jackson snags Brando and friends
September 21, 2001 1:05pm ESTMarlon Brando, the cast of The Sopranos in Michael Jackson video; James Cameron to turn comic book Fathom into a movie; new Willard movie planned; Michael Cimino back in the director's chair; Juliette Lewis will make appearance on Dharma & Greg
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News Roundup: Aug. 26
August 31, 2001 8:24am ESTNews Roundup for Aug. 26: Venice Film Festival adds new competition; French actor Philippe Leotard dies; A.J. McLean rejoins the Backstreet Boys on tour; British singer Sophie Ellis Bextor will not join "Friends;" Chris Tucker joins African delegation; U2 concert gets biggest Irish crowd ever
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The Lido takes the lead
August 29, 2001 2:08pm ESTThe 58th annual Venice Film Festival opened today (Wednesday) with 146 films scheduled to be shown in and out of competition.
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Role Call: Ricci's such a drama "Queen"
August 28, 2001 1:45pm ESTChristina Ricci makes her directorial debut with the indie Speed Queen; Samuel L. Jackson and Jennifer Lopez will star in Tick-Tock; Steven Spielberg is in negotiations to direct Leonardo DiCaprio in new film; Frances McDormand and Christian Bale to star in TV movie-ish Laurel Canyon; Edward Norton and Emily Watson join Anthony Hopkins in Red Dragon;
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Daniel Day-Lewis, Original Gangsta
August 15, 2001 11:35am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 11, 2000 – There's really nothing new about another mob movie from Martin Scorsese, is there? How about this: It co-stars Daniel Day-Lewis. Word comes today, via Daily Variety, that the elusive actor, whose last film work was four years ago in "The Boxer," has joined the cast of Scorsese's forthcoming "Gangs of New York," which stars Leonardo Dicaprio. Day-Lewis will play the villain, Bill the Butcher, who tries to thwart gangster Leo's effort to unite the scrappy street
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U.K. ad buyers say they were misled about pedophilia satire
August 02, 2001 10:44am ESTAdvertisers in the U.K. were publicly grumbling Wednesday over the fact that they had not been sufficiently warned by Channel 4 about the content of a Brass Eye feature last week that satirized the media's handling of pedophilia.
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'Schindler's List' Tops the List
July 31, 2001 7:53am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 4, 2000 -- There's nothing flippant about the Top 10 films of the 1990s. At least according to the Broadcast Film Critics Association. The group released its picks for the ultimate best-of list Monday -- and, boy, did its members like dramas with would-be stirring emotional content and longer-than-usual running times. Claiming the title of best film of the decade was Steven Spielberg's appropriately sober (and lengthy) "Schindler's List." The mogul's "Saving Private Ry
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"Eggs, Bread, Milk, 'Titus' ..."
July 23, 2001 9:52am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 23, 2000 -- "Scream 3" and "Titus" haven't hit the shelves of video stores yet, but if you stop off at the market on your way home today, you might be able to buy them. But bring your inheritance, because they'll probably cost you six figures. The horror hit and the Shakespearean tragedy are just two of the roughly 350 movies that are up for grabs (that is, if you happen to be an overseas film distributor) at the market -- the American Film Market, that is -- the annua
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Madison Avenue woos film directors
July 03, 2001 1:41pm ESTWaving paychecks of $10,000 to $30,000 per day as enticements, Madison Avenue is increasingly attracting top-name Hollywood directors, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
