Martin Scorsese

[criterionmaster]

1. Untitled Airbus Documentary Project (2006) (pre-production)
2. The Departed (2006) (post-production)
3. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
4. The Aviator (2004)
5. Lady by the Sea: The Statue of Liberty (2004) (TV)
6. Michael Jackson: Number Ones (2003) (V) (video "Bad")
7. "The Blues" (2003) (mini) TV Series (episode "Feel Like Going Home")
8. Gangs of New York (2002)
9. The Concert for New York City (2001) (TV) (segment "The Neighborhood")
10. Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
11. Mio viaggio in Italia, Il (1999)
... aka My Voyage to Italy (USA)
12. Kundun (1997)
13. A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) (TV)
14. Casino (1995)
... aka Casino (France)
15. Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (1995) (V) (video "Bad")
16. The Age of Innocence (1993)
17. Amazing Stories: Book Four (1992) (V) (segment "Mirror, Mirror")
18. Cape Fear (1991)
19. Goodfellas (1990)
... aka GoodFellas (USA: promotional title (video box title) (poster title))
20. Made in Milan (1990)
21. New York Stories (1989) (segment "Life Lessons")
22. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
23. Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) (V)
24. Bad (1987) (V)
25. The Color of Money (1986)
26. "Amazing Stories"
... aka Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (USA: complete title)
- Mirror, Mirror... (1986) TV Episode
27. After Hours (1985)
28. The King of Comedy (1983)
29. Raging Bull (1980)
30. The Last Waltz (1978)
31. American Boy: A Profile of: Steven Prince (1978)
... aka American Boy
32. New York, New York (1977)
33. Taxi Driver (1976)
34. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
35. Italianamerican (1974)
36. Mean Streets (1973)
37. Boxcar Bertha (1972)
38. Street Scenes (1970)
... aka Street Scenes 1970 (USA)
39. Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967)
... aka I Call First (USA: second version title)
... aka J.R. (reissue title)
40. The Big Shave (1967)
... aka The Big Shave... or, Viet '67
41. It's Not Just You, Murray! (1964)
42. What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1963)


Vesuvius VI (1959)

[kiddo]

The greatest directors there is

[agentknight]

I LOVE Goodfellas, Raging Bull and Taxi Driver. I want to see Casino, The King of Comedy and The Colour of Money soon.

[captainofbeef]

My favorite Scorsese.
Taxi Driver
Goodfellas
Raging Bull
Gangs of New York
The Last Temptation of Christ
The King of Comedy
The Color of Money
Casino
Cape Fear
The Aviator
The Last Waltz
New York New York

[criterionmaster]

I did not know Scorsese did Dog Day Afternoon.

[captainofbeef]

FUCK!!! He didnt. Its Lumet. I was watching a movie. Twas preoccupied.

[criterionmaster]

You are dumb!

[captainofbeef]

Yes, I was at that moment.

[criterionmaster]

Every moment.

More on topic, I cannot wait for The Departed! Such a great cast, I am just crying.

[captainofbeef]

I am looking forward to it also. My only problem is the fact that is has Anthony Anderson in it. That kinda throws up a red flag for me.

[criterionmaster]

Yea well I think De Caprio, Jack Nicholson, Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin, and others cancel that bitch out.

[captainofbeef]

Yea most definitley. Twas only kidding!

[kiddo]

I`m waiting for Infernal Affairs to get in my mailbox. Thought it would be ok to see this one before I see Scorseses remake. I look forward to both films.

[holymoses54]

Yes I am waiting for "The Departed"......especially the fact that Scorsese will finally meet Nicholson !!!!! I only wish De Nero was in on it too....

My favorites from Marty's kitchen are as you all should know are :

The ULTIMATE ™ Favorite films of the Holy Moses © list ®
[ftp]www.ymdb.com/holymoses54/l18215_ukuk.html[/ftp]

[criterionmaster]

What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (Martin Scorsese; 1963) 7/10

This was a pretty cool short film from Scorsese; it actually made me laugh a few times and was a cool idea. It was definitely an interesting one.

WATCH IT

It's Not Just You, Murray! (Martin Scorsese; 1964) 6/10

This was Scorsese first dabble in the gangster genre and it was a pretty good first effort.



WATCH IT

The Big Shave (Martin Scorsese; 1967) 8/10

A very good short film from Scorsese with no dialogue, just a man who keeps shaving himself. It was supposedly Scorsese reactions to the Vietnam War.



WATCH IT

[Nomansvally]

Of all those three I like The Big Shave best too! I reccomend "Who's Knocking At My Door?", Scorsese's debut to those who have not seen it. Highly interesting taste of his style. A good 7/10.

[kiddo]

Oh, thanks for the links, criterionmaster! I just saw The Big Shave, and wow was that disturbing. Great stuff! And the idea about that it was/is a comment on the Vietnam war is very interesting.

I`ll see the others, then come back with my toughts...

[kiddo]

Then I saw the two others, and I must say I`m impressed. Very good stuff, and some elements of it reminds me of Goodfellas and Taxi Driver. All three gets ****.

[blackmoses]

I watched some shorts of his

What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? 7/10
It's Not Just You, Murray! 6.5/10
The Big Shave 6/10

[slapshot63]

I haven't seen many of his films but I absolutely love Taxi Driver. It's become one of my favorite movies ever. I love the end shootout in the brothel but tied with that for favorite scene, for me, is when he's watching couples on American Bandstand on TV dance to "Late For The Sky" by Jackson Browne. That scene is so important because it is at that part where Bickle totally loses his sanity. It's wonderfully shot and is just a great great scene.

[ie]

I just finished watching It's Not Just You, Murray!. I actually thought it was really well done, so I'm giving it 8/10, with a spot somewhere in my Top 200.

I was going to watch the Big Shave instead, but I just didn't feel up for it. I'll catch it another time.

[criterionmaster]

Yeah, his shorts are interesting. It was a treat to go and look back at the films after seeing and loving so many of his later films.

[criterionmaster]

www.theonion.com/content/node/54336

Hah.

[kiddo]

Shiiiiiiiit. I feel that Scorsese talks with a mix of boldness and ironi here. Very bold. Very. Maybe too bold. But what is this really? Is it a joke, or is it serious?

[ie]

"People say I'm the best. I didn't say it, they did."


This is satire.

I don't generally check out the Onion, but after not being able to find any information on the movie mentioned at IMDB, I'd have to say it's all just a joke.

[criterionmaster]

agentknight said:

Okay, to me Scorcese is a really bland and uninteresting filmmaker.

I liked Taxi Driver, and I was actually rather surprised that my mum, who I watch it with, liked it too. But it wasn't half as "provocative" as it wanted to be and I think After Hours took the piss out of big city living far better than Taxi Driver ever could. It was a good film, yes, but it never occurred to me as a particularly great one.

I can't say I enjoyed Raging Bull at all. I found the protagonist to be entirely unlikable and any attempt that Scorcese made to make the audience sympathise for him came across as really stilted. It is really unfortunate that i could see EXACTLY what Scorcese was trying to do in this film: show a totally unlikable character, but make us sympathise with him. It would have worked better if the character was genuinely likable rather than us directly being told by the filmmaker in a totally unsubtle way that we *should* like him. The scenes at the end where he's sitting down all fat and aged just scream "my god, look, I'm just a stranded little puppy who got lost in the glory of my fame." Totally manipulative and stupid. Certainly not the American classic it is made out to be.

Goodfellas was extremely dull. I liked Ray Liotta's performance (hell, he single handedly made Narc one of the best thrillers of recent times, contrary to the patchy directing and clunky, sweary script) but gangsters are such an easy target for filmmakers, mostly because the American public likes to watch these people so much, for some unexplained reason. I *hate* gangster movies, The Godfather in particular was totally boring, entirely pulpy and an hour too long. I'm not trying to be "cool" or "different," gansters are just terribly boring to me. I do like one gangster flick a lot though, Pusher, because it actually focused on the humanity of the characters, and was in no way about their profession, or the work they did, or any such thing. If only more gangster movies took time with their characters instead of making everyone out to be a goofy stereotype that deals drugs, shoots people and eventually gets killed/goes to jail, then we'd have some good films on our hands.

And the Aviator, oh MAN, what a boring and formulaic movie. I'm not even going to go into why that movie was awful. Just so dull, and long, and silly. Hated it, not quite as much as Million Dollar Baby though.

What made After Hours and The King of Comedy different for me was the comedy. They are both utterly hilarious films. Comedy hits me like a hammer - there's something so personal and so brilliant about a film that is at once funny and intelligent. A film that has genuinely clever and well thought out comedy is rare, so when I encounter them I have absolutely no choice but to fall in love. Both of the aforementioned film fit the bill: both are very clever, very funny films. Scorcese's other, more serious work just doesn't appeal to me.

My mom also likes Taxi Driver, . But I do believe that Travis' character is so deeper, when you like beyond what is shown, and how much his character changes. I think you may like it more, it is just very wild. And the end was just one of the strongest things I have seen. Oh God, I just love the film.

Raging Bull didn't try to make him likeable in my eyes, or manipulate the audience that much. I actually did like him, but I don't think you weren't really meant to. When he was in that jail cell punching the wall, that was such a powerful scene. There is so much going on in that film, maybe too much, how many times have you seen it?

Goodfellas is NOT stereotypical (imo), I do think Scorsese knows what he is doing since he grew up in that kind of neighborhood, and if you watch that Scorsese journey through American films you will see his love for the gangster genre, and it is his homage. And you forgot(?) to mention how great the performances are by the rest of the cast. Seriously some of the best I have ever seen.

I don't know if you know any history on Howard Hughes, but Aviator nailed so much about the man, and was much deeper than people give it credit for. But I do completely agree with you on Million Dollar Baby, what a terrible film. It does nothing beyond what we are shown and tries to make us feel things, but fails every time.

I agree, After Hours is fantastic. I really can't get you to like him as a filmmaker, but your thoughts on Taxi Driver make me believe you could like it more with more re-watches. And I think you missed out on Raging Bull too, wish you liked it. But don't forget he does have many films you haven't seen, including Last Temptation of Christ, so don't give up on him. And you may like Casino too, or some of his other films. And his film knowledge and love, you at least got to respect.

[criterionmaster]

Who’s That Knocking at My Door? (a.k.a I Call First) (Martin Scorsese; 1967) 8.5/10



Scorsese’s first feature film was a big surprise to me; he had just come out of film school so you can see this film is very artsy, which I liked.

It follows Harvey Keitel and his friends, he meets a girl and they fall in love, she reveals something out of her past and Harvey has to try and deal with it. Both leads give really good performances, and the supporting cast was also great, it all seemed very believable which surprised me for a first time film made on such a low budget.

Like I said, the film is very artsy with its shots, but especially with its editing, which is very fast. It sometimes goes a little overboard, but not too much. My favorite scene in the film was easily “The End” by The Doors scene with Harvey having sex with many different women. It all felt so dreamy and surreal, with the bed in the middle of an open room and quick cuts with the music it just was amazing. The rest of the soundtrack is really good too, consisting of many 50’s and 60’s classic songs.



While it wasn’t a masterpiece I still really enjoyed it, and since it was Scorsese debut I appreciate it even more. I recommend this film, especially for Scorsese fans. Anyone seen this film? Thoughts? Also I watched Mean Streets, which I will grade soon.

[Nomansvally]

I think Who’s That Knocking at My Door? is a underrated film, and certainly is a pleasure to watch. I like the lightness and the crisp photography. I saw it 2-3 years ago and I rememer I was very inspired to make a film of my own after watching it. I like the talking scene on the bench and how the camera makes the conversation enjoyable. Their talk was of John Ford right?

Gotta give it another shot!

[criterionmaster]

They are talking about John Wayne after they see a picture of him in a French magazine. Yeah, I loved that scene. The dialogue felt so natural, I really love when people talk about film in films. Yeah, it does make me want to go out and experiment, wish it was as easy as it was back then to do stuff. They have some guy getting beat on the sidewalk, if I tried to film and scene like that now I would probably be arrested. Yeah, try and revisit it sometime, it is a very refreshing watch.

[criterionmaster]

This seems like it would fit better in his thread:

Scorsese Grateful for Belated Oscar Recognition

Director Martin Scorsese is glad he didn't receive an Academy Award for directing earlier in his career, because it might have changed the way he made movies. Scorsese had received six nominations for directing and eight nominations overall in his 40-year career, before winning for The Departed on Sunday night. He explains, "I've just been used to not winning. It's about getting the pictures made. But when you win something, you appreciate it." After making The Aviator, Scorsese says he decided, "To just relax and make the best film we can." He adds, "Good thing I didn't get (the Oscar) before, because maybe it would have changed the kind of movies I would have made. I don't know if I was strong enough. I'm glad it's taken this long. It's been worth it."