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Posts Tagged ‘Martin Scorsese’
by Ryan Stuckey
When I decided to do a Reel Rumbles about the top 2 sports dramas, I assumed number one would be Rocky. I was wrong, but I was also stunned to see only two sports films in the global Top 100 Movies Of All Time. Not only that, but there are some great sports movies which are severely underrated, Caddyshack at number #355 and Slap Shot at number #491, just to name two. If this article does nothing else, I hope it inspires people to either watch more highly regarded sports movies, or at least re-rank some of these films and give them a nice bump.
- In: Reel Rumbles
- Tags: 1980, 2010, boxing, Christian Bale, David O. Russell, Martin Scorsese, Melissa Leo, Raging Bull, Robert De Niro, Sports, The Fighter
Directors Who Dominate: Martin Scorsese
17, Mar 2011
by Jandy Stone
Among the directors who dominate the Flickchart global rankings, it’s probably safe to say that Martin Scorsese has one of the more diverse and consistent filmographies you’ll find. Since he started directing in the early 1970s up to now, he has directed the numerous gangster films for which he is best known, but also comedies, period dramas, concert films, documentaries, thrillers, even musicals. And while not all of his films have enjoyed either popular or critical acclaim, his Best Picture and Best Director Oscar wins for 2006‘s The Departed (ranked #24 globally) were greeted by cinephiles with cries of “finally!” One of cinema’s finest masters and greatest supporters had received the recognition many thought due him several times before.
- In: Directors Who Dominate
- Tags: Martin Scorsese
In Search of Best Picture
17, Feb 2011
by Nigel Druitt
As the Oscar telecast creeps up on us again, it begs the question: How many times has the Academy really gotten this “Best Picture” thing right, anyway?
Think about it. How many controversial decisions are there in the Academy’s history? How many times is a movie other than Best Picture long remembered as the best of the year?
- In: User Showcase
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Flickchart Film School: 1920
20, Sep 2010
by Ross Bonaime
By the beginning of 1920, film had already become widely popularized. There were over 20,000 locations in the United States alone that had begun to show movies. Film was already so popular, Hollywood’s Chamber of Commerce had already begun to ask acting hopefuls to try to stay out of the movies due to the overwhelming response to moving pictures. Politics were even brought into the mix when The Americanization Committee was formed. This committee, which was led by film executives and various politicians, hoped to influence a level of patriotism through the films being released. While films still played without sound, Brazil began to test out the use of records to be played during films in order to give them the sense of sound. The idea of film celebrity grew to even greater heights when two of the most famous actors of the time, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, were wed. In addition to all this, a British teen named Archie Leach came to America. Leach would later take on the stage name, Cary Grant, and become one of the most famous actors of his generation.
- In: Flickchart Film School|User Showcase
- Tags: 1920, Cary Grant, Cesare, D.W. Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks, Expressionism, German, horror films, Intolerance, Martin Scorsese, Mary Pickford, Robert Wiene, Shutter Island, The Birth of a Nation, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Golem, The Mark of Zorro, Tim Burton, Way Down East
“The Japanese Version Was Waaaaaaay Better”; or American Remakes of Foreign Language Films
15, Jul 2010
Remaking a foreign language film for an English speaking American audience can be quiet a feat. In fact, it probably should never be done as the success rate of good remakes is fairly low. Also, there are a number of issues which are created by remaking a foreign language film. Which movie do I watch first? Should I hold the remake up to the standard for the original? Of course we can not overlook the fact of a remake flopping at the box office. Then we must ask, why did you even waste money remaking it when you could have released the foreign version?
Genre Films vs. Cinema: What’s a Horror Lover to Do?
20, May 2010
My life as a film fan has been in a lot of ways like Forrest Gump. It started slow due to my small town setting, and I went through some spells where it seemed I’d never think straight (I saw Bird on A Wire on the big screen, and I’m pretty sure I enjoyed it). I also was thrown into the serious stuff while still young and naive (It’s cool that I compare seeing Terminator 2 as a 10-11 year old as Unforgiven is to the Vietnam War, right?), and often couldn’t understand the nuances of many “normal” things (What’s the appeal of Hook again?). Like Forrest, I worked hard to get past my restraints: I guarantee that I’ve seen more foreign films than the rest of my hometown combined. But when I’d accomplished what I wanted to, I went back to my Jenny.
That Jenny is, and always will be, my love for genre cinema. I’ve specialized in horror films, but have also found far too much joy in science-fiction, action, and even western films. While this is more than enough to make my potentially simple mind happy, it does occasionally make things difficult for the part of me that’s a student of cinema.
- In: User Showcase
- Tags: 1981, Avatar, Bird on A Wire, Candyman, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Evil Dead, Forrest Gump, Friday the 13th, Halloween, Happy Birthday to Me, Hook, horror films, Martin Scorsese, North by Northwest, Rain Man, Steven Spielberg, Terminator 2, The Exorcist, The Godfather, The House of the Devil, The Hurt Locker, The Return of the Living Dead, The Thing, The X-Files, Unforgiven, Village of the Damned