Showing posts with label Martin Scorsese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Martin Scorsese. Show all posts

Saturday, June 29, 2019

The Aviator (2004): Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Howard Hughes


     Directed by Martin Scorsese, The Aviator (2004) gives a sweeping look at the life of filmmaker and aviator, Howard Hughes, from his playboy days in the 1920's to his unraveling with obsessive-compulsive disorder in the 1940's. Full of bravado and true to the look of the period, Scorsese shot the film in a style that emulated the color schemes of early cinema. The art direction team did an amazing job recreating the era, and won the Academy Award for their work. The cast is great, including Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes, Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn, Kate Beckinsale as Ava Gardner, Jude Law as Errol Flynn, Gwen Stefani as Jean Harlow, John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin, Alan Alda, Willem Dafoe and Ian Holm. Father and son musicians, Loudon Wainwright III and Rufus Wainwright, appear separately as lounge singers.

The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Leonardo DiCaprio

The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese

The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Leonardo DiCaprio

The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Leonardo DiCaprio and Gwen Stefani

The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Cate Blanchett

The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Leonardo DiCaprio

The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Leonardo DiCaprio

The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Leonardo DiCaprio

The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Leonardo DiCaprio

The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Kate Beckinsale

The Aviator. 2004. Martin Scorsese: Leonardo DiCaprio

Sunday, September 2, 2018

New York Stories (1989): Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola


     New York Stories (1989) is comprised of three short films by directorial titans Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and Woody Allen. Martin Scorsese presents Life Lessons, about an abstract painter's troubled relations with his sexy studio assistant. Francis Ford Coppola gives us Life Without Zoe, about a young girl left to live in a hotel while her busy parents travel. Woody Allen presents Oedipus Wrecks, about a man and his overbearing mother, who gets transported to another dimension during a magic show. All the films are great. The acting is excellent, including Nick Nolte, Rosanna Arquette, Larry David, Steve Buscemi, Woody Allen, Giancarlo Giannini, Talia Shire and Mia Farrow.

New York Stories. 1989. Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola

New York Stories. 1989. Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola

New York Stories. 1989. Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola

New York Stories. 1989. Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola

New York Stories. 1989. Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola

New York Stories. 1989. Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola

New York Stories. 1989. Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola

New York Stories. 1989. Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola

New York Stories. 1989: Rosanna Arquette

"New York Stories"- movie trailer

Saturday, June 25, 2016

Gangs of New York (2002): Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz and Daniel Day-Lewis


     Directed by Martin Scorsese, and inspired by Herbert Asbury's 1927 non-fiction book, Gangs of New York (2002) is set against the backdrop of the New York draft riots of 1863. The story follows crime boss and political backer, William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting and the build-up to a final battle with Amsterdam Vallon, the revenge-seeking son of an Irish Preacher whom Bill had killed in a gang fight in 1846. The story creates a stylish interpretation of mid-19th Century New York City, under the thumb of "Boss" Tweed, and dealing with an influx of Irish immigrants who were being sent off to fight in the Civil War immediately after arriving in America. Great attention to historical detail was given to both the set and costume design, adding a gritty sense of authenticity to the squalid living conditions in the Five Points area of Lower Manhattan during the 1860's. Daniel Day-Lewis is superb as Bill the Butcher. Leonardo DiCaprio is great as Amsterdam Vallon. The supporting cast does a fine job as well, including Cameron Diaz, Liam Neeson, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas and Brendan Gleeson. 

Gangs of New York: Daniel Day-Lewis

Gangs of New York: Daniel Day-Lewis

Gangs of New York: Liam Neeson

Gangs of New York: Daniel Day-Lewis

Gangs of New York: Daniel Day-Lewis

Gangs of New York: Leonardo DiCaprio

Gangs of New York: Cameron Diaz

Gangs of New York: Daniel Day-Lewis

Gangs of New York: Leonardo DiCaprio

Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York: Cameron Diaz and Leonardo DiCaprio

Gangs of New York: Daniel Day-Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio

Gangs of New York: Cameron Diaz

Gangs of New York: Daniel Day-Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio

Gangs of New York: Daniel Day-Lewis

Gangs of New York: Daniel Day-Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio

Gangs of New York: Daniel Day-Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio

Gangs of New York: Daniel Day-Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio

Gangs of New York: Daniel Day-Lewis

Gangs of New York: Leonardo DiCaprio

Gangs of New York: Cameron Diaz

Gangs of New York: Daniel Day-Lewis

Gangs of New York: Cameron Diaz

Gangs of New York: Daniel Day-Lewis

Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York: Cameron Diaz

Gangs of New York: Cameron Diaz and Daniel Day-Lewis

Gangs of New York: Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz and Leonardo DiCaprio

Gangs of New York: Leonardo DiCaprio

Gangs of New York: Daniel Day-Lewis and Cameron Diaz

Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York: Cameron Diaz