Martin Scorsese has turned his documentary eye onto George Harrison, ‘the Beatle who changed.’ George Harrison: Living in the Material World [HBO, Wednesday, October 5/Thursday, October 6th, 9/8C] looks at his life, music, his evolution – his willingness to take chances [he once funded a movie because he wanted to see it!], musically and […]
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Legendary Filmmaker To Pen Monthly Column For TCM!
Martin Scorsese – legendary filmmaker, whose first 3D film, Hugo Cabret will be released for Christmas – will be writing a monthly column for Turner Classic Movies’ Now Playing viewing guide. His first column will look at the films of Nicholas Ray [Rebel With a Cause] and the work of cinematographer John Alton [Tea and […]
The Beatle Who Changed: HBO Presents Martin Scorsese’s George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Of all The Beatles, George Harrison was The Mysterious One. Quiet, seemingly shy – and yet, innovative. While the others were taking American blues, rock and pop in interesting new directions, it was George who came up Don’t Bother Me on the first Beatles album – a song that played with Moroccan rhythms in a […]
Coming Soon: The Elia Kazan Collection – Selected by Martin Scorsese!
Martin Scorsese is one of the most influential filmmakers of all time, and yet very few people are aware that as influential as he is, he was influenced to the same kind of degree by Elia Kazan [On the Waterfront, Splendor in the Grass]. Scorsese’s documentary, A Letter to Elia, will run alongside Kazan’s America, […]
MOVIE REVIEW: Shutter Island – Martin Scorsese’s Big, Bad [And That’s Good] B-Movie Noir!
In many reviews, I have castigated directors and writers for that matter] of failing to make a successful thriller/horror/noir film because they went into it with one tone – usually grey. There are precious few breaks in the bleakness of Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island and yet I never felt bored by its unremittingly ominous tone. […]
67th Golden Globes: Ricky Gervais’ Prickly Honesty Sets Snarky Tone For The Most Enjoyable Of Awards Shows!
Ricky Gervais hosted the 67th Golden Globes Awards with the same prickly disregard for fakery he displayed when he appeared on The Tonight Show this past week [where he suggested that he plug all his projects up front in case NBC kicked Conan out a wee bit early]. When he was not-so-gently ribbing stars like […]
MOVIES: Scorsese To Receive Cecil B. DeMille Award!
Director Martin Scorsese is receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement at the Golden Globes. The award will be presented to Scorsese at the 67th annual Globes on Jan. 17, 2010. Scorsese turns 67 next week and is an Academy Award winner for directing on ”The Departed” and a two-time Golden Globe winner […]
Shine A Light: The IMAX Experience – The 60-Ft. Stones Rock The Joint!
When Mick struts onstage, he resembles a Gerry [Thunderbirds] Anderson marionette on crack, while good ol’ Keef looks like he might not make it to his next solo – but The Rolling Stones can still rock the vast majority of today’s bands under the table. Martin Scorsese’s Shine A Light is more of a concert […]
The 30th Annual Kennedy Center Honors: Rock & Soul Steal The Show!
Every year, The Kennedy Center honors five artists from all parts of the creative spectrum: film, music, art, theatre… This evening, CBS presents The 30th Annual Kennedy Center Honors [9/8C], hosted by Caroline Kennedy. This isn’t something Eclipse would normally cover, but tonight the Center honors a concert pianist/teacher, a comedian/writer/actor/philosopher, a filmmaker, a […]