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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: […]

Robert De Niro and Frances Conroy join DC’s Joker origin film

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Casting is picking up on the Joker origin movie, with two new additions joining Joaquin Phoenix (Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot) and Zazie Beetz (Deadpool 2) As rumoured back in June, Robert De Niro has been in talks to join the film and has now finalised his deal. The screen legend will reportedly […]

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 […]

Blu-ray Review – Ronin (1998)

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Ronin, 1998. Directed by John Frankenheimer. Starring Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Sean Bean, Michael Lonsdale, Jonathan Pryce, Stellan Skarsgård, and Skipp Sudduth. SYNOPSIS: A group of mercenaries are hired by Irish terrorists to retrieve a case to stop it falling into Russian hands. In case you didn’t know, ronin are Samurai warriors whose […]

Amazon scraps David O. Russell’s drama series as it severs ties with The Weinstein Company

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As part of the fallout from the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations, Amazon has announced that it has scrapped plans for an untitled drama series from David O. Russell, which it was co-producing with The Weinstein Company. The project would have saw Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore starring, and apparently already had around $40 […]

Blu-ray Review – Heat: Director’s Definitive Edition (1995)

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Heat: Director’s Definitive Edition, 1995. Directed by Michael Mann. Starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore, Ashley Judd, Mykelti Willliamson, Natalie Portman, Amy Brenneman, and Hank Azaria. SYNOPSIS: Heat has been released on Blu-ray before in a pretty definitive edition, but this new one features remastered video from a 4K […]

Martin Scorsese casts Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel and Bobby Cannavale in The Irishman

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Martin Scorsese has cast some names that are quite familiar to fans of his movies in his upcoming film The Irishman for Netflix, with Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel and Bobby Cannavale set to join Robert De Niro and Al Pacino (though the latter’s deal is still being finalized). It was reported a couple months ago that Pesci was being […]

Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro could team for Killers of the Flower Moon

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According to Deadline, Martin Scorsese could be set to team with his regular A-list collaborators Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro on an adaptation of David Grann’s book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, which is in development at Imperative Entertainment. The book “tells the true crime […]