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January 7, 2026
Who says a sleazy movie can’t also be a great movie? Here are some examples of great sleazy movies. They
August 14, 2025
The Irishman unites Robert De Niro and Al Pacino for only the fourth time onscreen. They’ve often been up for…
17 Great Martin Scorsese Scenes on His 80th Birthday
November 17, 2022
Martin Scorsese is 80 today, and we're celebrating with 17 scenes from his films, including Goodfellas, The Departed, Wolf of…
Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese
November 15, 2022
Martin Scorsese is 80. Here's a Things I've Learned as a Moviemaker he shared with us in 2007. All of…
The Card Counter Paul Schrader
September 13, 2021
To Card Counter director Paul Schrader, the benefits of shooting digitally are vast. For one, the shooting schedule moves faster,…
underexposed martin scorsese robert de niro gershwin book excerpt
May 25, 2021
This exclusive book excerpt from Underexposed!: The 50 Greatest Movies Never Made explores Gershwin: a Scorsese and De Niro teamup…
David Fincher Joker is a betrayal of the mentallly ill
November 16, 2020
David Fincher said in an interview to promote his new film The Mank that he considered last year's hit Joker to…
Mads Mikkelsen Death Stranding
March 23, 2020
Death Stranding star Mads Mikkelsen shares 10 ways to command your audience and your career by thinking and acting radically.
January 13, 2020
Martin Scorsese's The Irishman has no bigger challenger this Oscar season than Joker, a film heavily inspired by Scorsese's Taxi…
January 13, 2020
Todd Phillips’ Joker borrows unapologetically from other movies, especially Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver and The King of Comedy.
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October 11, 2019
Todd Phillips’ Joker borrows unapologetically from other movies, especially Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver and The King of Comedy.
September 14, 2018
Transcendental Style in Film looks to canonized moviemakers Ozu, Bresson and Dreyer to explore “the paradox of the spiritual within…
February 6, 2018
French New Wave founding father Francois Truffaut's desire to constantly upend accepted notions of filmmaking has led to an inarguable…
March 24, 2017
Alice Lowe had two months to write, direct, star in and complete Prevenge. Tall order, right? Now imagine doing it…
January 7, 2017
This thought-provoking, evocative video essay speculates that perhaps Martin Scorsese's camera is taking cues from a higher power.
Paul Schrader Dog Eat Dog
November 7, 2016
Paul Schrader, the screenwriter behind Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and many more, is an essential voice in American cinema, and…
April 28, 2016
The Tribeca Film Festival nearly stopped all traffic for the 40th anniversary of Taxi Driver at the Beacon Theater on…
October 1, 2015
If you’ve seen Ben Mendelsohn onscreen, chances are you’ve been afraid of him. The Australian actor has played some of…
February 28, 2014
Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Cinequest Film Festival isn't shy about its home’s rich history of technological revolution.…
February 26, 2013
Now in its 23rd year, Cinequest Film Festival (CQFF) is devoted to discovering exciting up-and-coming moviemakers, as well as showcasing
January 19, 2011
Admirers of Taxi Driver can now revisit its pleasures (and traumas) in a Taschen book featuring on-set photographs by photojournalist…
October 4, 2002
An in-depth interview with Martin Scorsese, America’s Greatest Living Director, about his storied career and his “eastern western,” Gangs of…