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
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
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
Martin Scorsese will produce a new documentary featuring an on-camera interview with Pope Francis that was recorded at Vatican City in December, a few months before the pope died at the age of 88. The film, “Aldeas — A New Story,” is about the worldwide cultural project developed by Scholas Occurrentes, a global educational movement … 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
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
Call it a return to his roots. The artist Arthur Jafa began his career as a cinematographer, working with his then-wife, Julie Dash, on the acclaimed “Daughters of the Dust” (1991) and with Spike Lee on “Crooklyn” (1994), before garnering art world fame, including a Golden Lion at the 2019 Venice Biennale, for “Love is … Read more
Martin Scorsese has agreed to spearhead a documentary series about Christian saints for Fox Nation, the subscription streaming service run by Fox News Media. “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints,” which begins airing in November, will be hosted, narrated and executive produced by Scorsese, the decorated director of classic films like “Taxi Driver” and “The Wolf … Read more
In “Anatomy of a Scene,” we ask directors to reveal the secrets that go into making key scenes in their movies. See new episodes in the series on Fridays. You can also watch our collection of more than 150 videos on YouTube and subscribe to our YouTube channel. To tell the sweeping story of the … Read more
Jodie Foster was just 12 when she starred in director Martin Scorsese’s 1976 classic “Taxi Driver.” The Oscar winner, now 61, played a teenage prostitute named Iris alongside Robert De Niro as the titular cab driver Travis Bickle. Foster revealed on a recent episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that both Scorsese, 81, and De Niro, … Read more
The Year TV Surpassed Any Film Genre 2021 That Year’s Most Shipped TV Rental ‘Yellowstone,’ Season 3 In the last few years, the relative popularity on DVD Netflix of expensive-to-stream TV shows increased substantially. The most rented shows at the beginning of the 2010s were the Showtime serial-killer drama “Dexter” and the HBO vampire drama … Read more
Brendan Fraser’s bombastic performance in “Killers of the Flower Moon” has gotten criticism online, but he’s got one powerful defender. Director Martin Scorsese, 80, proclaimed that Fraser, 54, was “perfect” in his film. The Oscar-winning actor has been slammed by some viewers who thought his scenery chewing turn in the movie was over the top. Currently … Read more
“Fine, I’ll watch one of his movies,” a commenter wrote. “Omg love seeing this side of him,” wrote another. His lighthearted tone in these videos stands in contrast not only to his films, known for their haunting and violent themes, but also to some reflections he has made in his recent interviews. When GQ asked … Read more
Of all the haunting images and disturbing sounds that permeate Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” none is more upsetting than the guttural cry from Mollie Burkhart (Lily Gladstone), a tortured wail of rage and grief that escapes her reserved visage when tragedy strikes. And it often does: “Killers” tells the true story, adapted … Read more
Even for Martin Scorsese, a master of turning true stories into hot movies, “Killers of the Flower Moon” is a high-wire act of filmmaking. Its subject is a lot trickier than the rise and fall of Howard Hughes or the stock market shenanigans of Jordan Belfort. The serious drama is about the horrific Osage murders … Read more
He won’t fuhgeddaboudit. Famed director Martin Scorsese, 80, recently revealed that he almost stopped making films after working with disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, 71, on 2002’s “Gangs of New York.” “I realized that I couldn’t work if I had to make films that way ever again,” Scorsese told GQ in a profile published last … Read more
Scorsese calls the label a “killer” of good cinema. The legendary director takes umbrage with the “indie film” label, claiming it makes it easier for movie theaters to exclude them from their lineup. “The thing about it is, it would be great to see not only blockbusters on a big screen, franchises on a big … Read more
Acclaimed director Martin Scorsese has his next project on deck — and it’s about Jesus Christ. The “Taxi Driver” filmmaker, 80, received a blessing from Pope Francis for his upcoming movie. After attending the Cannes Film Festival last week, Scorsese visited Italy and had a conversation with Antonio Spadaro, editor-in-chief of the magazine “La Civiltà Cattolica” … Read more