It is not easy to sit through 209 minutes of this magnificent mobster-piece. After all, we don't love mobsters as much as Martin Scorcese, who has had a life-long passion for the trigger-happy outcasts who, for reasons of perverse pride and honour and subverted masculinity, love to shoot their victims in the face.
In the face of it, "The Irishman" is Scorcese's final farewell to those immigrant hitmen who ruled suburban America in the 1950s. It is a fabulous farewell, seething with an unexpressed rage, brimming over with the director's love for his outlawed characters and their family affairs, all arranged in a spiral that threatens to tumble down in a rush any moment but miraculously manages to stay in place.
"The Irishman" is not only Scorcese's longest film, it is also his most verbose and emotional mobster movies. The last half an hour is in fact amongst the most brilliant...
In the face of it, "The Irishman" is Scorcese's final farewell to those immigrant hitmen who ruled suburban America in the 1950s. It is a fabulous farewell, seething with an unexpressed rage, brimming over with the director's love for his outlawed characters and their family affairs, all arranged in a spiral that threatens to tumble down in a rush any moment but miraculously manages to stay in place.
"The Irishman" is not only Scorcese's longest film, it is also his most verbose and emotional mobster movies. The last half an hour is in fact amongst the most brilliant...
- 11/28/2019
- GlamSham
During a year in which the world finds itself increasingly in the throes of totalitarianism and corruption, when institutions, traditions and good old common sense seems to be crumbling before our very eyes, when the world itself appears to be catching fire, a spirit of thanksgiving may be one that is hard to come by. But there are reasons to give thanks even in light of those realities, ones even directly to those realities, and I encourage you to seek out those reasons, be as grateful as is warranted, and find ways to express that gratitude. In other words, don’t let the bastards get you down.
In the world of the movies, there was the usual degree of lousy movies, some franchise-related, of course, but some that were pretty shitty of their own accord. And at the same time, there were lots of reasons to justify gratitude. Here are...
In the world of the movies, there was the usual degree of lousy movies, some franchise-related, of course, but some that were pretty shitty of their own accord. And at the same time, there were lots of reasons to justify gratitude. Here are...
- 11/25/2019
- by Dennis Cozzalio
- Trailers from Hell
After decades apart, director Martin Scorsese is back conducting Mob business with Robert De Niro (the two haven’t worked together since 1995’s Casino). Add Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, and Al Pacino to the mix, and prepare for fireworks. Can you believe Scorsese and the Scarface star have never joined forces? Now this director and these actors — all past their mid-seventies — make every minute count.
With The Irishman, l, from 1973’s Mean Streets through Goodfellas, Casino, Gangs of New York, and the Oscar- winning The Departed. But his latest is also a response,...
With The Irishman, l, from 1973’s Mean Streets through Goodfellas, Casino, Gangs of New York, and the Oscar- winning The Departed. But his latest is also a response,...
- 10/28/2019
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
Martin Scorsese has rocked headlines in recent weeks with his comments on the Marvel Cinematic Universe films as theme parks, as well as with the general, ground-shaking ado stirred by his upcoming epic “The Irishman” for Netflix.
He’s has also had to defend his films against accusations that his films lack formidable female characters, calling the question from an Italian press member at the Rome Film Festival “a waste of everybody’s time” and pointing to Sharon Stone’s fabulously over-the-top, ex-hustler Ginger in “Casino” as an example. That question could surface again surrounding the male-dominated “The Irishman” — boasting a cast that includes Scorsese favorites Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci, plus Al Pacino, Bobby Cannavale, Ray Romano, Jesse Plemons, and Anna Paquin. (The film is getting some of the best reviews of Scorsese’s career.)
Paquin, the New Zealand-Canadian actress recently seen on Showtime’s “The Affair” and...
He’s has also had to defend his films against accusations that his films lack formidable female characters, calling the question from an Italian press member at the Rome Film Festival “a waste of everybody’s time” and pointing to Sharon Stone’s fabulously over-the-top, ex-hustler Ginger in “Casino” as an example. That question could surface again surrounding the male-dominated “The Irishman” — boasting a cast that includes Scorsese favorites Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci, plus Al Pacino, Bobby Cannavale, Ray Romano, Jesse Plemons, and Anna Paquin. (The film is getting some of the best reviews of Scorsese’s career.)
Paquin, the New Zealand-Canadian actress recently seen on Showtime’s “The Affair” and...
- 10/27/2019
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Making their careers on the streets of New York City, it’s only fitting that Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee would take part in an extensive conversation on the making of The Irishman. Taking place at the DGA theater in NYC, it’s a lively, deep dive into the making of the crime epic, which Netflix will debut in theaters this Friday. One can see all the theaters it’s coming to here and read our review from the 57th Nyff premiere here. Along with the full conversation, we’ve highlighted some key selections from the talk, which be seen below.
Martin Scorsese on how Robert De Niro helped protect his creative control since the beginning
“He was a major box office star. A great actor and a star, so we got a lot of pictures made that wouldn’t normally be made,” Scorsese said. “But the main thing is...
Martin Scorsese on how Robert De Niro helped protect his creative control since the beginning
“He was a major box office star. A great actor and a star, so we got a lot of pictures made that wouldn’t normally be made,” Scorsese said. “But the main thing is...
- 10/27/2019
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
It’s the film that, I think, a lot us wanted to see from Scorsese: a stately, ominous, suck-in-your-breath summing up, not just a drama but a reckoning, a vision of the criminal underworld that’s rippling with echoes of the director’s previous Mob films, but that also takes us someplace bold and new.
Scorsese, working from a script by Steven Zaillian (who adapted the 2004 memoir “I Heard You Paint Houses”), tells the true story of Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro), a World War II veteran and unassuming truck driver who, in the 1950s, finds himself drawn into the orbit of Russell Bufalino (Joe Pesci), the elegant and sinister boss of the Pennsylvania-based Bufalino crime family. Sheeran, who became a trusted Mob soldier and hitman, had many assignments, and one of them was to go to work for Jimmy Hoffa, whose Teamsters Union was mired in underworld connections. For years,...
Scorsese, working from a script by Steven Zaillian (who adapted the 2004 memoir “I Heard You Paint Houses”), tells the true story of Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro), a World War II veteran and unassuming truck driver who, in the 1950s, finds himself drawn into the orbit of Russell Bufalino (Joe Pesci), the elegant and sinister boss of the Pennsylvania-based Bufalino crime family. Sheeran, who became a trusted Mob soldier and hitman, had many assignments, and one of them was to go to work for Jimmy Hoffa, whose Teamsters Union was mired in underworld connections. For years,...
- 9/28/2019
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
The Help, Viola Davis, and the other winners of the 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards have been announced. The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards “are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) to recognize outstanding performances by members…Of the top industry accolades presented to performers, only the Screen Actors Guild Awards are selected solely by actors’ peers.
The full listing of the 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards winners is below.
Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Jean Dujardin (George), The Artist (The Weinstein Company)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Viola Davis (Aibileen Clark) The Help (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Christopher Plummer (Hal), Beginners (Focus Features)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Octavia Spencer (Minny Jackson), The Help (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures...
The full listing of the 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards winners is below.
Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Jean Dujardin (George), The Artist (The Weinstein Company)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Viola Davis (Aibileen Clark) The Help (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Christopher Plummer (Hal), Beginners (Focus Features)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Octavia Spencer (Minny Jackson), The Help (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures...
- 1/30/2012
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
Screen Actors Guild presented its coveted Actor® statuette for the outstanding motion picture and primetime television performances of 2011 at the .18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®. in ceremonies attended by film and television.s leading actors, held Sunday, Jan. 29, at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. The .18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®. was simulcast live coast-to-coast by TNT and TBS at 8 p.m. (Et) / 5 p.m. (Pt). An encore presentation was telecast on TNT at 10 p.m. (Et) / 7 p.m. (Pt).
Honored with individual awards were Viola Davis, Jean Dujardin, Christopher Plummer and Octavia Spencer for performances in motion pictures and Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Lange, Betty White, and Kate Winslet for performances in television. Screen Actors Guild originated awards for the outstanding performances by a motion picture cast and by television drama and comedy ensembles. The Actor® for a motion picture cast performance went this...
Honored with individual awards were Viola Davis, Jean Dujardin, Christopher Plummer and Octavia Spencer for performances in motion pictures and Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Lange, Betty White, and Kate Winslet for performances in television. Screen Actors Guild originated awards for the outstanding performances by a motion picture cast and by television drama and comedy ensembles. The Actor® for a motion picture cast performance went this...
- 1/30/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
HollywoodNews.com: Screen Actors Guild presented its coveted Actor® statuette for the outstanding motion picture and primetime television performances of 2011 at the “18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®” in ceremonies attended by film and television’s leading actors, held Sunday, Jan. 29, at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center.
Honored with individual awards were Viola Davis, Jean Dujardin, Christopher Plummer and Octavia Spencer for performances in motion pictures and Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Lange, Betty White, and Kate Winslet for performances in television. Screen Actors Guild originated awards for the outstanding performances by a motion picture cast and by television drama and comedy ensembles. The Actor® for a motion picture cast performance went this year to “The Help”, while the Actors® for television drama and comedy ensemble performances went this year to “Boardwalk Empire” and “Modern Family.” Screen Actors Guild’s honors for outstanding performances by a stunt...
Honored with individual awards were Viola Davis, Jean Dujardin, Christopher Plummer and Octavia Spencer for performances in motion pictures and Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Lange, Betty White, and Kate Winslet for performances in television. Screen Actors Guild originated awards for the outstanding performances by a motion picture cast and by television drama and comedy ensembles. The Actor® for a motion picture cast performance went this year to “The Help”, while the Actors® for television drama and comedy ensemble performances went this year to “Boardwalk Empire” and “Modern Family.” Screen Actors Guild’s honors for outstanding performances by a stunt...
- 1/30/2012
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
Kit Harington, Game of Thrones SAG Awards 2012 Television Winners Pt.1 Ensemble/Drama Series * Boardwalk Empire Steve Buscemi / Enoch Nucky Thompson Dominic Chianese / Leander Cephas Whitlock Robert Clohessy / Ward Boss Jim Neary Dabney Coleman / Louis Kaestner Charlie Cox / Owen Sleater Josie & Lucy Gallina / Emily Schroeder Stephen Graham / Al Capone Jack Huston / Richard Harrow Anthony Laciura / Eddie Kessler Heather Lind / Katy Kelly MacDonald / Margaret Schroeder Rory & Declan McTigue / Teddy Schroeder Gretchen Mol / Gillian Darmody Brady & Connor Noon/ Tommy Darmody Kevin O'Rourke / Mayor Edward Bader Aleksa Palladino / Angela Darmody Jacqueline Pennewill / Lilian Vincent Piazza / Lucky Luciano Michael Pitt / Jimmy Darmody Michael Shannon / Agent Nelson Van Alden Paul Sparks / Mickey Doyle Michael Stuhlbarg / Arnold Rothstein Peter Van Wagner / Isaac Ginsburg Shea Whigham / Elias Thompson Michael Kenneth Williams / Chalky White Anatol Yusef / Meyer Lansky Breaking Bad Jonathan Banks / Mike Betsy Brandt / Marie Schrader Ray Campbell / Tyrus Kitt Bryan Cranston / Walter White Giancarlo Esposito / Gus Fring...
- 1/30/2012
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
SAG Awards Television Pt.1
Ensemble/Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Steve Buscemi / Enoch Nucky Thompson
Dominic Chianese / Leander Cephas Whitlock
Robert Clohessy / Ward Boss Jim Neary
Dabney Coleman / Louis Kaestner
Charlie Cox / Owen Sleater
Josie & Lucy Gallina / Emily Schroeder
Stephen Graham / Al Capone
Jack Huston / Richard Harrow
Anthony Laciura / Eddie Kessler
Heather Lind / Katy
Kelly MacDonald / Margaret Schroeder
Rory & Declan McTigue / Teddy Schroeder
Gretchen Mol / Gillian Darmody
Brady & Connor Noon/ Tommy Darmody
Kevin O'Rourke / Mayor Edward Bader
Aleksa Palladino / Angela Darmody
Jacqueline Pennewill / Lilian
Vincent Piazza / Lucky Luciano
Michael Pitt / Jimmy Darmody
Michael Shannon / Agent Nelson Van Alden
Paul Sparks / Mickey Doyle
Michael Stuhlbarg / Arnold Rothstein
Peter Van Wagner / Isaac Ginsburg
Shea Whigham / Elias Thompson
Michael Kenneth Williams / Chalky White
Anatol Yusef / Meyer Lansky
Breaking Bad (AMC)
Jonathan Banks / Mike
Betsy Brandt / Marie Schrader
Ray Campbell / Tyrus Kitt
Bryan Cranston / Walter White
Giancarlo Esposito / Gus Fring...
SAG Awards Television Pt.1
Ensemble/Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Steve Buscemi / Enoch Nucky Thompson
Dominic Chianese / Leander Cephas Whitlock
Robert Clohessy / Ward Boss Jim Neary
Dabney Coleman / Louis Kaestner
Charlie Cox / Owen Sleater
Josie & Lucy Gallina / Emily Schroeder
Stephen Graham / Al Capone
Jack Huston / Richard Harrow
Anthony Laciura / Eddie Kessler
Heather Lind / Katy
Kelly MacDonald / Margaret Schroeder
Rory & Declan McTigue / Teddy Schroeder
Gretchen Mol / Gillian Darmody
Brady & Connor Noon/ Tommy Darmody
Kevin O'Rourke / Mayor Edward Bader
Aleksa Palladino / Angela Darmody
Jacqueline Pennewill / Lilian
Vincent Piazza / Lucky Luciano
Michael Pitt / Jimmy Darmody
Michael Shannon / Agent Nelson Van Alden
Paul Sparks / Mickey Doyle
Michael Stuhlbarg / Arnold Rothstein
Peter Van Wagner / Isaac Ginsburg
Shea Whigham / Elias Thompson
Michael Kenneth Williams / Chalky White
Anatol Yusef / Meyer Lansky
Breaking Bad (AMC)
Jonathan Banks / Mike
Betsy Brandt / Marie Schrader
Ray Campbell / Tyrus Kitt
Bryan Cranston / Walter White
Giancarlo Esposito / Gus Fring...
- 12/14/2011
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
The Screen Actors Guild has announced their list of nominations for the best performances of 2011. I have to point out that I'm surprised Tom Hardy and Joel Edgarton weren't nominated for their roles in Warrior, because they were pretty damn awesome in that film. I think they deserved a nom more than Leonardo DiCaprio. I'm a huge fan of DiCaprio but his performance in J. Edgar wasn't his best. Brad Pitt will end up taking home the award for Moneyball though. It was great to see Bridesmaids and The Help get a nomination for best ensemble cast. It will be interesting to see who takes home the award on this list, and how many of them will make their way to the Oscars.
Who would you like to see take home the award?
Here's the full press released with the list of Nominations:
Nominees for the 18th Annual Screen Actors...
Who would you like to see take home the award?
Here's the full press released with the list of Nominations:
Nominees for the 18th Annual Screen Actors...
- 12/14/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Nominations for the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are in, and Emma Stone is leading the way. Her summer sleeper hit, "The Help," nabbed the most movie nominations with four, followed by Oscar-fav "The Artist" with three and a handful of others with two ("Bridesmaids," "The Descendants," "Moneyball").
On the television side of things, "Modern Family" soared to the top of the pack with five nods, while "30 Rock" and "Dexter" each garnered two. HBO reeled in the most total noms with 11.
The SAG Awards ceremony will air live on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012 on TNT and TBS at 8 p.m. Et
Read on for the full list of nominations below.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
DEMIÁN Bichir / Carlos Galindo - “A Better Life” (Summit Entertainment)
George Clooney / Matt King - "The Descendants” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Leonardo DiCaprio / J. Edgar Hoover - "J. Edgar" (Warner Bros. Pictures...
On the television side of things, "Modern Family" soared to the top of the pack with five nods, while "30 Rock" and "Dexter" each garnered two. HBO reeled in the most total noms with 11.
The SAG Awards ceremony will air live on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012 on TNT and TBS at 8 p.m. Et
Read on for the full list of nominations below.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
DEMIÁN Bichir / Carlos Galindo - “A Better Life” (Summit Entertainment)
George Clooney / Matt King - "The Descendants” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Leonardo DiCaprio / J. Edgar Hoover - "J. Edgar" (Warner Bros. Pictures...
- 12/14/2011
- by MTV Movies Team
- MTV Movies Blog
20th Century Fox Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady.”
Meryl Streep was among the nominees when the 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations were announced this morning.
Streep was nominated for her role in “The Iron Lady,” a biopic about British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
“The Help” was one of the leading candidates with the film’s actors getting a nod for outstanding cast; “The Help” stars Viola Davis (leading role) and Octavia Spencer (supporting role) were also tapped for individual nominations.
Meryl Streep was among the nominees when the 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations were announced this morning.
Streep was nominated for her role in “The Iron Lady,” a biopic about British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
“The Help” was one of the leading candidates with the film’s actors getting a nod for outstanding cast; “The Help” stars Viola Davis (leading role) and Octavia Spencer (supporting role) were also tapped for individual nominations.
- 12/14/2011
- by WSJ Staff
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
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