Monday, March 15th, 2010

‘Shutter Island’ Scorsese’s latest masterpiece is a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, and Ben Kingsley, based on the novel by Dennis Lehane.
Set on Shutter Island in Boston Harbor, 1954, the film begins with two Federal Marshals on a boat, heading to Ashecliffe Hospital to assist in finding an escaped patient. Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) [...]

Scorsese has announced his next film, an adaptation of ‘The Invention of Hugo Cabret,’ to begin lensing in June.
The book tells the story of a child orphan, who was working to fix a Mechanical Man. After his death, Hugo, attempts to complete is fathers work in a 1930s Parisian train station. Written by Brian Selznick [...]

A group of filmmakers are calling for the release of Roman Polanski.  Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and David Lynch are among the directors who signed a petition asking for the release of director Roman Polanski.  Polanski was arrested this past weekend in Switzerland in connection with the 1977 rape charge that led to his fleeing [...]

In a move that’ll destroy ‘Shutter Islands’ chances this Oscar season, Paramount has delayed the release to Febuary 2010. Everyone and their mother just let out a collective ‘wtf.’
The online word is that Paramount can’t afford the money to market the film leading up to its release, and that DiCaprio wouldn’t be available to promote [...]

The trailer for Martin Scorsese’s new Boston-based thriller ‘Shutter Island’ was posted over at Apple.com/trailers today! My first reaction, looks frightening, and awesome. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, and Ben Kingsley, and is based on the novel by Dennis Lehane. Check out the trailer, and feel free to talk about what you think [...]

The title sentence alone should send Sinatra fans through the roof with excitement.  According to the Hollywood Reporter, Universal Pictures has accquired the rights to a Sinatra script written by “Field of Dreams” scribe Phil Alden Robinson.
The deal comes after years of negotiating with the Sinatra estate.  Apparently, the major sticking point was how to [...]

Variety is reporting that Martin Scorsese is wrapping post production on “Shutter Island,” and is eying his next project.
“Silence,” which Scorsese has been developing for some time, seems to be the next one on his slate.  Daniel Day-Lewis and Benecio del Toro are said to be interested in the project.
“Silence,” is based on  the Shusaku [...]

In some of the most exciting remake news I’ve heard in a while, Miramax has announced that Mike Nichols, (‘Closer,’ ‘Charlie Wilson’s War,’ and, oh yeah, ‘The Graduate,’) will helm a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s crime thriller ‘High and Low.’  The script is written by David Mamet, (‘Spartan,’ ‘House of Games,’ and, oh yeah, ‘Glengarry [...]

I’ve never seen the ‘Stones in Concert, not sure if I’ll ever get to, but I seriously walked away from this film feeling like I’d legitimately gone to a very rare, very small, personal show with the Rolling Stones.

HBO has some of the best original programming on television, so I was look forward to new pilots coming from the pay cabler.
The projects include “Boardwalk Express,” that tells the story of the birth of organized crime in Atlantic City, circa 1920s. The show is exec produced by Martin Scorsese, ‘Sopranos’ alum Terence Winter, and [...]

Jonathan Demme is taking the reigns of a new documentary on Bob Marley from Martin Scorsese.
The film, being produced by the Marley Family is set to be released on the 65th anniversary of the artists birth. Scorsese, whose Dylan Doc, and recent Stones concert film, has been seeing lots of success with his documentary forays. [...]

Tina Sinatra told reporters that Martin Scorsese will be directing a major biopic about her father, the late Frank Sinatra, for Universal Pictures.
While Sinatra did socialize with figures of organized crime, the biopic will focus on the truth only, avoiding any rumors of Sinatra being a mafia stooge.
No announcement has come from Scorsese’s camp (the [...]