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Adam Driver believes there’s a “weirdly paternal” relationship that develops between actors and directors, something which he experienced when working with one of his heroes, Martin Scorsese.

Driver worked with Scorsese on historical drama Silence and was initially intimidated by the legendary director. However Driver soon found that Scorsese was very good at “demystifying himself” and allowing actors to take ownership of their role.

Adam Driver in Silence

Continue reading: Adam Driver Explains The Paternal Like Relationship Between Actors And Directors

Andrew Garfield has praised director Martin Scorsese for his work on their Catholicism based film 'Silence', dubbing him a 'master' at what he does. The film is released this week, and it's already received much critical acclaim for its depiction of the journey of two Jesuit priests to Japan in the 17th century.

Andrew Garfield stars in 'Silence'

'Silence' has been something that Martin Scorsese wanted to work on since the release of his last major religious project , 1988's 'The Last Temptation of Christ'. It's based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Shusaku Endo and also stars Liam Neeson and Adam Driver. It explores a period of time where Christianity was prohibited in Japan, though missionaries still ventured there to spread the word of God and suffered desperately as a consequence.

Continue reading: Andrew Garfield Says Martin Scorsese Is A 'Gift' To Storytelling

Academy Award winning director Martin Scorsese took a private audience with Pope Francis ahead of the world premiere of his movie 'Silence' at the Vatican this week, where they discussed the mission of the Jesuit priests in the 17th century as told in his visceral onscreen tale.

Martin Scorsese meets the Pope

The premiere today (November 30th 2016) took place following a screening in front of 300 Jesuit priests, which coincided with Scorsese's meeting with the Pope yesterday. Based on Japanese author Shusaku Endo's 1966 novel which spawned a film adaptation by Masahiro Shinoda in 1971, the director has been working on the movie for the last 20 years.

Continue reading: Martin Scorsese Visits Pope Francis Ahead Of Vatican 'Silence' Premiere

HBO has announced that period drama ‘Vinyl’ will not be coming back to our screens, despite previously green lighting a second season. The 70s drama, which was created by Mick Jagger, Martin Scorsese, Rich Cohen and Terence Winter, suffered from low ratings throughout its first season, despite the big names behind it.

Bobby Cannavale as Richie Finestra in ‘Vinyl’.

In a statement, HBO said: "After careful consideration, we have decided not to proceed with a second season of 'Vinyl'. Obviously, this was not an easy decision. We have enormous respect for the creative team and cast for their hard work and passion on this project.”

Continue reading: HBO Changes Its Mind And Cancels 'Vinyl' Season Two

Jodie Foster has revealed that she was too scared of her co-star Anthony Hopkins to speak to him on the Silence Of The Lambs set. Appearing on ‘The Graham Norton Show’, Foster said that after seeing Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter during the first day read through, the actor had scared her so much that she didn't want to talk to him again.

Jodie Foster has revealed she was terrified of Silence of the Lambs co-star Anthony Hopkins.

“I never spoke to him because he was so scary,” Foster told Norton. “The first day we had a read through and by the end of it I never wanted to talk to him again – I was petrified.”

Continue reading: Jodie Foster Says Anthony Hopkins Was Too Scary To Speak To On 'Silence Of The Lambs' Set

Olivia Wilde has revealed that she was rejected from a role on The Wolf of Wall Street as Leonardo Dicaprio’s wife for being “too old”, after auditioning for the part of the Duchess of Bay Ridge, Naomi Lapaglia.

The 32 year old actress, who was 28 at the time of the audition, told radio presenter Howard Stern that she was told by producers that she was too “sophisticated” for the role in the Martin Scorsese movie. Later, however, she discovered that the term was simply a euphemism for her age.

Margot Robbie was eventually selected for the part at the age of 22, in order to portray the on-screen wife of an actor who was 37 at the time. Wilde was therefore excluded for being too old despite being nine years DiCaprio’s junior.

Continue reading: Olivia Wilde Recalls Being Told She Was "Too Old" To Play Leonardo DiCaprio's Wife

Award winning director Asif Kapadia is to make a new documentary on Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona, Variety reports. Kapadia has previously helmed documentaries on racing driver Anton Senna and Amy Winehouse and is also working on a film about British rock band Oasis.

Footballer Diego Maradona is the subject of Asif Kapadia’s next project.

Speaking about the project Kapadia said: “I’ve long been a fan of Diego Maradona. I was taken by his character, his genius, honesty, passion, humour and vulnerability. I was fascinated by his journey, wherever he went there were moments of incredible brilliance and drama.”

Continue reading: 'Amy' Director Asif Kapadia Making Documentary On Diego Maradona

A HBO documentary, directed by Martin Scorsese, about former US President Bill Clinton has stalled. Sources close to the project claim there have been disagreements between Scorsese and Clinton over control of content.

Bill Clinton photographed in 2013 at a campaign event for President Obama.

Watch: Chelsea and Bill Clinton Speak During the 2014 Clinton Global Initative in New York.

Continue reading: HBO Bill Clinton Documentary Stalled Following Rumoured Disagreements Between Clinton & Director Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese has scrapped his half-finished Bill Clinton documentary over disagreements about control, people brief on the project told the New York Times. The movie was intended to be released to coincide with Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential run.

Martin Scorsese has no plans to finish Bill Clinton documentary after an apparent disagreement

Parts of the movie were shot over the last two years, notably when Mr Clinton made a philanthropic visit to Africa, however, it has now been shelved indefinitely because the former President insisted on more control over the interview questions and the final version. It was more than Mr Scorsese was prepared to give and the project hit a wall.

Continue reading: Martin Scorsese Scraps Bill Clinton Documentary Over Demands

Stephen Fry and the singer-songwriter Joss Stone are among the cast for the Martin Scorsese produced Tomorrow, the directorial debut of Martha Pinson, his long-time script consultant. 

Stephen Fry is among the cast for the Martin Scorsese produced 'Tommorowland'

The movie explores the difficulties that many soldiers in World War II had with reintegrating into society. Production began in London on Monday (September 22) and will continue in Wiltshire and Spain.

Continue reading: Stephen Fry Is In Martin Scorsese's New Movie, 'Tomorrow'

The woman who holds the copyright to a 1963 screenplay has been told that she can pursue infringement claims against the studio behind 1980's Raging Bull. Paula Petrella, whose father Frank Petrella wrote the screenplay she claims led to the acclaimed Martin Scorsese picture, may be entitled to royalties from the movie even though she didn't begin pursuing infringement claims until decades after her father's death.

Robert De Niro Starred In 'Raging Bull,' The Screenplay For Which Is Undergoing A Copyright Tussle.

Ms. Petrella argues that MGM Holdings Inc. and Twentieth Century Fox are guilty of infringing the copyright of a screenplay written much earlier, with subsidiary company Fox as a named defendant. MGM has disputed whether the movie really was based on Mr. Petrella's screenplay and won dismissal of the lawsuit by arguing that Ms. Petrella had sat on her claims for too long.

Continue reading: 'Raging Bull' Copyright Suit: Petrella Given Green Light To Pursue Royalties

The decadence, debauchery, illegality and ignorance portrayed in Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street is something to behold. You’d be forgiven for thinking Leonardo Dicaprio, and the script and characters that surround him, are caricatures of the real Jordan Belfort and friends; over-emphasised for comic effect; blown out of proportion to hit the message home.

Jonah Hill and Leonardo DiCaprio live out the lives of those imfamous Wall Street brokers

But the real Jordan Belfort has admitted that while a great deal of the film’s content is true, some of it was even worse during his hedonistic days on Wall Street. If you’ve seen The Wolf of Wall Street, then you’ll find that hard to believe.

Continue reading: Thought 'The Wolf Of Wall Street' Was Bad? Honestly: Belfort's Real Life Was Worse

British audiences proved this past weekend that they have an appetite for serious films, putting three of the year's top awards contenders in the first three spots on the box office chart. New entry The Wolf of Wall Street won the weekend with an impressive £4.7m, a gigantic result considering that the film is three hours long and has an 18 certificate. It's also by far the biggest UK opening for a Martin Scorsese movie. Read our review of Wolf of Wall Street here.

Jonah Hill [L] and Leonardo Dicaprio [R] in 'The Wolf of Wall Street'

The film pushed 12 Years a Slave and American Hustle into second and third places, but both show no sign of dropping off soon. And the awards boost continues with the return of Gravity to the chart, back in 10th place due to a re-release in cinemas (the DVD is still six weeks off).

Continue reading: 'The Wolf Of Wall Street' Howls With British Box-Office Success

The Wolf of Wall Street is set for release in the UK today. The big screen adaption of Jordan Belfort's memoir stars Leonardo Dicaprio and teams him once again with Gangs of New York director Martin Scorsese.  Yesterday the film received five Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor for DiCaprio.  

Leonardo DiCaprio [left, centre] in Scorsese's 'The Wolf of Wall Street' 

Critics have been largely positive about the film, praising its humour and DiCaprio's performance.

Continue reading: 'The Wolf Of Wall Street' Is Here. Are You Ready, UK?

Sure, it's three hours long, but The Wolf of Wall Street has wowed audiences stateside and is planning on wooing the UK this weekend. Martin Scorsese's retelling of the story of New York stockbroker Jordan Belfort is being praised as one of the funniest, wittiest and outrageous films of the year and a standout - perhaps career best performance - from Leonardo Dicaprio has pulled in the movie fans.

Leonardo DiCaprio [left] in 'The Wolf of Wall Street'

Belfort was an infamous broker who turned to a life of fraud and corruption in the late 1980s. However, for the most part this isn't a dark tale of criminality. Not at all. Quite the opposite. This is a story of supermodels, luxury yachts, midget throwing and champagne. 

Continue reading: Is 'The Wolf Of Wall Street' The Funniest Movie Of The Year?

Mark Wahlberg’s latest effort – the military drama Lone Survivor– has been a runaway success at the box office, earning an estimated $14.4 million on Friday with a predicted weekend total of $35 to $40 million according to Entertainment Weekly. This could be due to Lone Survivor's heavy promotional campaign, but despite the unpopular release period, Lone Survivor is already a contender for the first big hit of 2014.

Lone Survivor might even turn into a late Oscar contender.

The next newcomer in the top 5 falls far behind Lone Survivor. The testosterone-fueled The Legend of Hercules only registered a $3.08 million debut, putting it behind Disney’s Frozen, which is still holding on to the second spot with $3.1 million this Friday. Frozen is steadily heading for a likely $15 million weekend and an overall take upwards of $305 million.

Continue reading: Box Office Report: "Lone Survivor" Cracks Cold Weekend For New Releases

The Wolf Of Wall Street is under fire yet again as it's branded the most expletive-ridden film to ever have been released.

DiCaprio and Scorsese have found themselves stringently defending the new movie

Martin Scorsese's new drama starring Leonardo Dicaprio has taken a serious battering since its release on December 25th 2013, with complaints of its apparent glamorisation of the debauched and criminal antics of real life fraudster Jordan Belfort, and many suggesting that Scorsese had nothing insightful to offer throughout the flick. 

Continue reading: 'The Wolf Of Wall Street': More Than 500 F-Words In 179 Minutes!

The members of The Producer's Guild of America have cast their vote and the list of nominee's for their annual Daryl F. Zanuck Awards - their Best Picture category - have been cast. Formerly known as the Golden Laurel Awards, the PGA's are usually pretty accurate at predicting which films will go on to be nominated in the Best Picture category at the Oscars, and their winners rarely differ too.

Chiwetel Ejiofor's powerful performance in Steve McQueen's 12 Years A Slave has made it a favourite for the top honour

American Hustle, Blue Jasmine, Captain Phillips, Dallas Buyers Club, Gravity, Her, Nebraska, Saving Mr. Banks, 12 Years a Slave, and The Wolf of Wall Street make up the full list of nominees up for awards this year, so don't be surprised to see these films still being discussed vigorously until the beginning of March.

Continue reading: The Producers Guild Of America Nominate '12 Years A Slave,' 'Her,' 'Blue Jasmine' And More For Daryl F. Zanuck Award

The Wolf of Wall Street has been highly praised by critics ahead of its US release.

Leonardo Di Caprio at the US premiere of The Wolf of Wall Street.

The film is based on real events, namely the business dealings of Jordan Belfort, a New York stockbroker who promised his clients far more than he could deliver. He becomes gradually more embroiled in illegal activity and, after investigation by the FBI, is imprisoned for a string of fraudulent offences. The movie is based Belfort's autobiography which has been read worldwide. The writer of The Sopranos, Terence Winter, has adapted the autobiography into a screenplay. 

Continue reading: Review Round-Up: 'The Wolf Of Wall Street' Gains High Praise

The Wolf of Wall Street has gotten people talking, talking about how good the film is, how real director Martin Scorsese and lead man Leonardo Dicaprio have made the story of Jordan Belfort and how good their chances should be at the Oscars. The film has also gotten people talking in a negative way, with one Academy member in particular supposedly being left thoroughly unimpressed with the glamorous take on excess and corruption.

Leo's take on Jordan Belfort isn't for everyone

According to a Facebook post from actress Hope Holiday, at a recent screening of the film in Los Angeles, a screen writer, who she did not name, but did say was a member of the Academy, took matters in their own hands in order to tell Scorsese that The Wolf of Wall Street isn't all that. Holiday herself was left thoroughly unimpressed by what she saw at the the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater, but not nearly as much as the angred screenplay writer who allegedly confronted the director, actor and a few others.

Continue reading: Martin Scorsese Allegedly Shamed By Academy Member During 'Wolf Of Wall Street' Screening

With perennial collaborators Martin Scorsese and Leonardo Dicaprio entering the ‘I’ve got loads of money and respect, I can do whatever I like’ stage of their careers, a film like The Wolf of Wall Street, which is sarcastic, sardonic, acerbic and big-headed, was always round the corner. It could, however, have been a total disaster.

Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort

When a film about big-money go-getters is made by a set of big-money go-getters – albeit in different professions from their subject matter – accusations of arrogance over substance can be bandied around. Thankfully, Scorsese and Leo’s latest jaunt has lead to one of their finest outings yet.

Continue reading: Explicit, Gauche, Flashy And Brilliant - Critics Fall For Scorsese's 'Wolf Of Wall Street'

The Los Angeles County Museum Of Art played host to a host of stars on Saturday night (2nd November). The stars gathered to honour artist David Hockney and director Martin Scorsese at the LACMA Film and Art Gala. In addition to the two honourees, a host of famous names and faces appeared to celebrate the achievements of the famous British artist and New York born director.

Leonardo Dicaprio and Martin Scorsese at the LACMA.

Guests included actors such as Leonardo Di Caprio, who has worked with Scorsese on a number of films included Shutter Island, The Aviator and The Wolf of Wall Street. Other male actors who appeared at the event were comics James Franco and Will Ferrell. 

Continue reading: Stars Honour David Hockney & Martin Scorsese At LACMA Film & Art Gala [Pictures]

Director Martin Scorsese has been honoured at this year's annual Los Angeles Art + Film Gala by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Scorsese's work during the financial crisis was vital in preserving the LA museum's film program.

Martin Scorsese Has Been Honored At This Year's Art + Film Gala.

The Taxi Driver director created The Film Foundation in 1990 to work on film preservation and during Saturday night's (2nd Nov.) ceremony he presented the restoration of four films by French filmmaker Agnes Varda. The annual event aims to bring the flourishing art and movie industries of Los Angeles together and recognises that LACMA is one of California's most important museums, having played a leading role in the area's art scene.

Continue reading: Martin Scorsese Honored At LA Art And Film Gala After Saving Film Program

News from the Star Wars universe had fans nervous, as screenwriter Michael Arndt left his Episode VII draft to be rewritten by director Jj Abrams and Star Wars veteran Lawrence Kasdan, who wrote 1980's The Empire Strikes Back. Arndt hinted that the film's release might be delayed until 2016 as a result. Read the full story here.

The biggest rumour this week was that Meryl Streep may join the cast of The Expendabelles, the female spin-off from Sylvester Stallone's Expendables franchise. Cameron Diaz and Milla Jovovich are also up for roles in the adventure thriller. But this would be Streep's first action movie since The River Wild, 20 years ago. See who else is rumoured to join the cast here!

Continue reading: A Week In Movies: Meryl Streep Takes Action! Daniel Radcliffe Runs! And We Get New Trailers For X-Men, Budapest Hotel And More

A copyright tussle over a boxing movie that was made 33 years ago has come to a head in the USA. Paula Petrella, daughter of deceased screenwriter Frank Petrella, has initiated a court case where she alleges that the 1980 Martin Scorsese-directed movie, Raging Bull, unlawfully infringed upon the copyright of her father's screenplay, written in 1963.

Robert De Niro Played Jake La Motta.

The movie stars Robert De Niro as boxer Jake La Motta, AKA the nicknamed Raging Bull, whose negative traits - being prone to sexual jealousy, obsession and rage - destroy his relationships with his wife and family and he must battle his many inner demons to get back on track.

Continue reading: ‘Raging Bull’ Screenplay Copyright Lawsuit Heads For Supreme Court

Filming on Brad Pitt's apocalyptic zombie epic World War Z started two years ago in Britain and Malta, and audiences are finally getting to see the results this weekend. Critics are being hard on the film, but the box office will have the last word.

The Edinburgh International Film Festival kicked off this week with the premiere of Breathe In, the new drama from Drake Doremus (Like Crazy), who walked the red carpet with star Felicity Jones. There will be nearly 150 new movies screened in Edinburgh over the next 10 days, along with parties every night with the filmmakers and stars.

Continue reading: A Week In Movies: World War Z Breaks Out, Madonna Steps Out, Despicable Cast Speaks Up

Yes it's already that time, that time we get our first look at the Oscar selection that will be on offer by late 2013/early 2014 and first up to bat is the Martin Scorsese-directed The Wolf of Wall Street. A real story about the shading, corrupt dealing that happened (still happens) on Wall Street at the turn of the century and the notorious Jordan Belfort, who controlled much of the corruption.

Watch the teaser trailer for The Wolf Of Wall Street 

Belfort is a majorly successful, multi-million dollar-earning stockbroker and motivational speaker from New York who is making enough money to fritter through it as he pleases. In 1998, the real secret behind his quickly accumulated wealth is uncovered and a string of fraudulent activities surrounding stock market manipulation; including money laundering and mob infiltration, lands Belfort in jail. Even in jail he managed to squirm through the legal system and only ended up serving 22 months in prison after being given a 4 years sentence, even after famously refusing to cooperate with police during their ongoing case to expose major corruption on Wall Street. The Wolf of Wall Street is his story.

Continue reading: Money Talks In The Trailer For 'The Wolf Of Wall Street' [Video]

The King of Comedy is thirty years old and to celebrate the momentous anniversary, the star of the mad-cap kidnap comedy Robert De Niro decided to air a special screening of the movie at the Tribeca Film Festival on Saturday (April 27). De Niro, who co-founded the film fest with Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff twelve years ago, attended the anniversary screening alongside the movie's director, Martin Scorsese and his co-star in the movie, the legendary Jerry Lewis.

Robert De Niro at the start of the film festival last week

The three reunited on stage at the Borough of Manhattan Community College before the screening to deliver a few preliminary laughs prior to the feature presentation, with De Niro admitting that he hasn't seen the film in "at least 25 years," saying after, "I'm very curious to see it. If I'm not too embarrassed, I'll stay here after."

Continue reading: Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis And Martin Scorsese Reunite For King Of Comedy Screening At Tribeca Film Festival

Martin Scorsese will build up on the 2002 success of Gangs of New York by teaming up with Miramax to take the story in the realm of television. Rumours surround returns to the franchise for Daniel Day-Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio and Cameron Diaz.

“The series will draw from the multitude of events surrounding organized gangs at the turn of the century and shortly thereafter in America, not only in New York, but in other cities such as Chicago and New Orleans and the birth of organized crime in America'” reads a statement from Miramax. "This time and era of America's history and heritage is rich with characters and stories that we could not fully explore in a two hour film," Scorsese explains. "A television series allows us the time and creative freedom to bring this colorful world, and all the implications it had and still does on our society, to life. I am excited to partner with Miramax in telling these stories". Richard Nanula, chairman of Miramax and a principal at Colony Capital, said of the project: "No one better exemplifies what the new Miramax is and will be better than Martin Scorsese.

Martin Scorsese shooting The Wolf

Continue reading: Gangs Of New York Is Coming To The Small Screen, And Martin Scorsese’s At The Helm

TV Geeks everywhere will have something to look forward to, as Martin Scorsese is teaming up with Miramax to bring Gangs of New York to the small screen.

The series will be based on the eponymous 2002 big screen drama, which was directed by Scorsese and starred Daniel Day-Lewis, Leonardo Dicaprio, and Cameron Diaz. From the initial report, there’s a lot to get excited about. Set in the late 1800s, the TV show will explore the period far beyond the scope of the original film. It will focus not only of gangs in New York, but also Chicago, New Orleans and other cities around the US.

"This time and era of America's history and heritage is rich with characters and stories that we could not fully explore in a two-hour film," Scorsese explains his decision, quoted by Entertainment Weekly. “A television series allows us the time and creative freedom to bring this colorful world, and all the implications it had and still does on our society, to life.”

Continue reading: Martin Scorsese To Create A New Show, Based On His Own 'Gangs Of New York'

HBO have confirmed that a documentary surrounding the powerful political figure, Bill Clinton, will be directed by Martin Scorsese. There is, however, no confirmed date as to when it will air, neither is there a title. 

"A towering figure who remains a major voice in world issues, President Clinton continues to shape the political dialogue both here and around the world," Scorsese said in a statement. "Through intimate conversations, I hope to provide greater insight into this transcendent figure." Scorsese has forged a close working relationship with HBO, working on two separate documentaries with them, as well as with the entertainment side of their broadcasting, as he helmed the pilot episode of Boardwalk Empire, which has recently wrapped up its third season, with more on the way. Scorsese, of course, brings a wealth of moviemaking prowess with him, which will transform any documentary into a cinematic event as well as a fact-telling endeavour. As was the case with 41 - the doc about George H.W. Bush, which premiered last summer - Clinton's will be made with his full cooperation.

"I am pleased that legendary director Martin Scorsese and HBO have agreed to do this film," President Clinton added. "I look forward to sharing my perspective on my years as President, and my work in the years since, with HBO's audience."