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Critics Drooling Over HBO's Boardwalk Empire

Kevin Spak — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:38:00 CDT

HBO had critics eating out of its hand at the Summer TV Press Tour, thanks to its biggest, ritziest drama in years. It’s called Boardwalk Empire , and it’s produced and occasionally directed by Martin Scorcese (oooh), written by Sopranos veteran Terence Winter (aaaah), and stars Steve Buscemi (hooray!). With...

Ponzi Schemer Allegedly Bilked Celebs of $30M

John Johnson — Thu, 27 May 2010 15:38:47 CDT

A money manager who catered to high-profile celebrities and wealthy New Yorkers has been charged with running a $30 million Ponzi scheme. The client list of Kenneth Starr (no, not that Kenneth Starr) includes Uma Thurman and Martin Scorsese, reports Reuters . No details on exactly who lost what, but Starr...

Is Scorsese Becoming Irrelevant?

Kate Schwartz — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:25:01 CST

Martin Scorsese's name has been synonymous with great filmmaking for decades—well, all decades except the last one. Though he finally got his Oscar and had plenty of box-office success, The Departed was the only film of the 2000s to register, barely, on critics best-of lists. Post-Academy Award, concert film...

Scorsese Goes Gothic in Shattering Shutter Island

Rob Quinn — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:31:01 CST

Martin Scorsese has crafted a gripping '50s-era thrill ride in Shutter Island , which stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo as federal marshals probing a disappearance at a hospital for the criminally insane, say critics. The movie is a "nerve-twisting, tension-jammed exercise in pure paranoia—and possibly Scorsese's most commercial film...

Directors Who Should Go Sci-Fi

Will McCahill — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:05:00 CST

With Avatar whipping up Oscar buzz for James Cameron, io9 nominates five great directors who could make magic with the “wondrous freedoms” available in the science-fiction genre: Paul Greengrass: The man behind The Bourne Ultimatum thrives on a “mixture of chaos and intimacy”—perfect to document the future. The Coen...

Real Life 'Goodfella' Arrested

Kevin Spak — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:15:00 CST

Henry Hill, the mobster-turned-informant who inspired the movie Goodfellas , has been arrested for a drunken incident at an Illinois hotel. Hill has been charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, and is free in lieu of $1,000 bail. Hill, in the town of Fairview Heights for a showing of...

Scorsese's Favorite Horror Flicks

Nick McMaster — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:07:52 CDT

Martin Scorsese wants to give you a Halloween treat: The legendary director, writing for the Daily Beast, lists his top 11 fright-fests. The Haunting: “You may not believe in ghosts but you cannot deny terror!” The Isle of the Dead: "There’s a moment in this picture that never fails to...

Sinatra Daughter Frets Over Pending Biopic

Drew Nelles — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:59:01 CDT

Tina Sinatra would prefer that Martin Scorsese direct her father’s biopic her way, the New York Post reports. "Marty wants it to be hard-hitting and showcase the violent, sexually charged, hard-drinking Frank, but Tina wants to show the softer side of her dad and let the focus be on the...

Scorsese to Direct Sinatra Biopic

Rob Quinn — Thu, 14 May 2009 01:57:36 CDT

Having tackled the lives of Jake la Motta, Jesus, and Howard Hughes, Martin Scorsese is now set to direct a biopic of Frank Sinatra. Scorsese's agreement to take on the Universal Pictures project helped win support from the Sinatra family after much wrangling, say insiders. The film will be based...