Two recent releases, “Moneyball” and “Warrior,” have reminded audiences (the former a bit more than the latter, I’m afraid) of the nutritious, old-fashioned pleasures of the sports movie,...
In 1976, Jake LaMotta sold his soul to MGM.
Or rather, he sold them his life rights. Which is why the studio put up such a fuss when they found out that the former World Middleweight Champion boxer (now 90!) was be...
Robert De Niro teams with director Martin Scorsese in this "extraordinarily compelling" (Leonard Maltin) film that introduced unflinching realism to stunned audiences in 1980. An "exceedingly violentas ...
Are you among the millions of viewers left with more questions than answers (at least satisfying ones) after walking out of Ridley Scott's sorta-"Alien "prequel "Prometheus" last month?
Maybe 15...
And not just because the title is such a neatly all-encompassing one to kick off the list. It’s hard to make a sport as raw, rough and mud-stained as rugby look rah-rah inspirational – sorry, “Invict...
I suspect this won't be a popular choice, as one might see De Niro's lip-licking turn as an ill-disguised Satan in Alan Parker's lurid but luscious horror-noir -- combined with his equally flamboyant Al Capone cameo i...
Martin Scorsese's child's-eye adventure "Hugo" is the latest in a long line of the director's films boasting astonishing technical artistry from a distinguished team of loyal collaborators. With the film hit...
Michelle Williams (left), Meryl Streep and Leonardo DiCaprio are among the actors vying to win Academy Awards this season for playing real-life figures. The biopic approach has been a reliable route to Oscar glory of ...
Okay, so that's the last time we skip a week on this column. Seriously. There are so many titles to discuss this week as a result that it's forced me to realize that there have to be fundamental changes to...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Martin Scorsese has become so enamored with 3-D filmmaking that he expects to use the technology in all his future projects.
The Academy Award-winning director of "The Departed" tol...
