In July 1975, director Martin Scorsese went to the Greenwich Village club The Bottom Line to watch Bruce Springsteen play what would become a legendary five-night, 10-show stint. At one point, Springsteen, who was still evolving from a halfway decent frontman to rock ’n’ roll’s live dynamo, cued growing applause from the crowd with his … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. A new documentary series exploring the life and career of prolific film director Martin Scorsese is almost here. “Mr. Scorsese,” from director Rebecca Miller, premieres on Apple TV tomorrow, Oct. … Read more
Mega film studio Paramount has denounced a pledge this week by more than 4,000 actors and filmmakers, including some Hollywood A-listers, to boycott the Israeli film industry — accusing it of being complicit in “genocide and apartheid” against Palestinians. Paramount is the first of the major movie studios to condemn the pledge, according to Deadline. … Read more
Francesca Scorsese is giving insight into her mom Helen Morris’ ongoing Parkinson’s battle. Martin Scorsese’s 25-year-old daughter shared a TikTok Tuesday of her spending time with the director’s wife, who has been fighting the devastating disease for 35 years. In the clip, Francesca sat at a table with Morris, 78, who had her head down. … Read more
You talkin’ to him? Martin Scorsese, 82, said he nearly threatened the movie studio over a disagreement about his 1976 classic “Taxi Driver.” In a first-look clip from the October Apple TV+ documentary “Mr. Scorsese,” the legendary director opened up to Steven Spielberg about how Columbia Pictures was allegedly anxious about the movie’s disturbing content, … Read more
Call it a plot twist: Martin Scorsese is now an Emmy-nominated actor! The Oscar-winning director, 82, received his first-ever Emmy nomination for acting on Tuesday, thanks to his cameo appearance in the Apple TV+ series “The Studio.” Scorsese was nominated in the outstanding guest actor in a comedy series category alongside Jon Bernthal for “The … Read more
Comedy legend Don Rickles got fed up with Martin Scorsese during filming of “Casino” 30 years ago, the Oscar-winning director revealed. Before a Tribeca Film Festival screening Thursday at the Beacon Theatre celebrating the anniversary of “Casino,” Scorsese and the film’s star Robert De Niro remembered a night when things with Rickles — aka Mr. … Read more
Samuel French, a Texas actor who played an FBI agent in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” has died. He was 45. Director Paul Sinacore confirmed French died Friday in his birthplace of Waco, Texas after a years-long battle with cancer. Sinacore, who directed French in his final performance in the upcoming movie “Townpath,” posted … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. We’ll roll the dice on this one. On Thursday, June 5, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro are presenting a 30th anniversary … Read more
Baring it all. Margot Robbie has revealed that her full-frontal nude scene in “The Wolf of Wall Street” was entirely her idea. Robbie, 34, spoke about making the 2013 Martin Scorsese movie during an interview with Ben Mankiewicz, 57, for his Turner Classic Movies podcast “Talking Pictures.” The Oscar-nominated actress said that Scorsese, 82, suggested … Read more
Love them, they did. When The Beatles launched their US invasion in 1964 — complete with their historic debut appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” — the mop-topped Brits were under siege by the screaming masses upon their arrival in New York. “It was like being in the eye of a hurricane,” says John Lennon … Read more
Something wicked this way comes: Scorpio season hath arrived. Cue the smoke machines and mind control. Scorpio is the eighth sign in the zodiac wheel and is ruled by Pluto, the petite but potent planet of power, death, destruction, and transformation. Due to this influence, natives seek intensity and will not settle for the surface or second … Read more
Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal’s annual Tribeca Festival, which opened Wednesday night and runs through June 16, will look a little different this year. For the first time, Tribeca will give awards to short films generated by artificial intelligence. It’s one of the entertainment industry’s first public embraces of the new technology, which many … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. “Mean Streets” is headed to the Upper West Side. On Saturday, June 15, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro will screen their seminal 1973 film at New York … Read more
Chris Hemsworth is defending his superhero team. The “Thor” actor, 40, spoke out against unnamed Marvel actors who have disparaged the very franchise they’ve starred in. “It’s, like, ‘They’re films that are successful — put me in one. Oh, mine didn’t work? I’ll bash them,’ ” Hemsworth said in an interview with the Times of … Read more
Spinal Tap is ready for their encore. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Rob Reiner, who appeared in the 1984 cult rock mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap,” were spotted filming the movie’s long-awaited sequel last week in New Orleans. Pictures obtained by The Post show McKean, 76, who played band frontman David St. Hubbins in the … Read more
Martin Scorsese’s “The Departed” was much-applauded and earned four Academy Awards when it premiered in 2006. However, star Mark Wahlberg was unhappy behind the scenes alongside co-stars Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Vera Farmiga and Matt Damon, as well as with director Scorsese, 81. Wahlberg was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2007 Oscars for … Read more
We all knew who was going to win. We’ve known for months, really. At Sunday night’s snooze-o-rama Oscars, “Oppenheimer” deservedly took home seven trophies: best picture, director (Christopher Nolan), actor (Cillian Murphy), supporting actor (Robert Downey Jr.), cinematography, score and editing. It wasn’t a brutal beatdown. “Poor Things” starring Emma Stone snapped three technical awards … Read more
Emma Stone’s Best Actress win at the 2024 Oscars prevented “Killers of the Flower Moon” star Lily Gladstone from making history as the first Native American woman to win in the category. Stone, 35, tearfully accepted the award for “Poor Things,” although she, too, appeared stunned by her win. She also suffered a wardrobe malfunction … Read more
It’s that time of the year when red carpets unfurl, cleavage heaves and the academy recognizes and gilds the cinematic achievements of the year past. The list of nominees in the Best Picture category is ten deep in 2024, including such sunny subject matter as the holocaust, the atomic bomb, domestic violence, patriarchal oppression, systematic … Read more