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First teaser for Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman

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During last night’s Academy Awards, Netflix unveiled the first teaser for director Martin Scorsese’s hotly-anticipated mob epic The Irishman. It doesn’t feature any footage, but when it showcases a list of names that includes Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci and Harvey Keitel, it certainly commands your attention. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: […]

Martin Scorsese-produced drama Diane gets a poster and trailer

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IFC Films has released a poster and trailer for Diane, a drama from first-time filmmaker Kent Jones and executive producer Martin Scorsese, which won the Best Narrative Feature award at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Take a look here… For Diane (Mary Kay Place), who lives alone in western Massachusetts, everyone else comes first. Generous […]

Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio set The Devil in the White City as TV series at Hulu

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After spending a number of years attached to a feature film adaptation, Deadline is reporting that Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio are set to adapt Erik Larson’s book The Devil in the White City as a limited TV series at streaming service Hulu. The Devil in the White City tells the interconnecting stories of two […]

Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese officially on board Killers of the Flower Moon

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Having been rumoured for a couple of years, Imperative Entertainment have now announced that Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio are officially on board an adaptation of David Grann’s bestselling book Killers of the Flower Moon. The story takes place in the 1920s, and explores a string of murders of members of the Native American Osage nation […]

Flickering Myth Film Class: The Audio/Visual depiction of mental breakdown

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In the latest instalment of Flickering Myth’s film class, Tom Jolliffe looks at the audio and visual tools a film-maker can effectively use to portray a characters descent into madness… In previous film classes (which I should say are merely showcases for films that excel in whatever subject springs to my mind before writing) I’ve […]

Kathrine Narducci and Danny A. Abeckaser joins Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman

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Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman is picking up some steam ahead of its production, with Deadline reporting that the film has now added actress Kathrine Narducci to its cast. The film is based on the true story of the disappearance of Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa. Robert De Niro will portray Frank ‘The Irishman’ Sheeran, a hitman for the mob who […]

Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci in first set photos from The Irishman

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With production now underway on Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, the first set photos from the mob epic have arrived online, which feature the legendary filmmaker alongside Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci – marking the first time the three have worked together since 1995’s Casino, and Pesci’s first outing since 2010’s Love Ranch. Check them […]

Mike Tyson confirms that Jamie Foxx is still attached to biopic

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Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx has been circling the role of controversial former Heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson for a number of years now, and while it seems there’s been very little in the way of progress since it was first announced, Tyson has now claimed that the project remains a go. During an interview with The Jasmine […]

Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese to reteam for Teddy Roosevelt biopic

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It looks like Martin Scorsese will follow up his currently-in-production mob epic The Irishman by reuniting with Leonardo DiCaprio, although it may not be for the previously reported FBI tale Killers of the Flower Moon or the Dr. H.H. Holmes serial killer film The Devil in the White City. According to Deadline, the duo are […]

Ray Romano joins Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman

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Earlier this week it was announced that Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel and Bobby Cannavale have joined Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in Martin Scorsese’s long-gestating project The Irishman, and now comes word from THR that Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond, The Big Sick) has also signed on to the cast. The film is based […]