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Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio cry wolf


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Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio will reunite once again and their next film together has officially been announced. The frequent collaborators will join forces with Terrence Winter,  writer of The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire, on The Wolf of Wall Street, which will focus on a Long Island stockbroker who spent time in prison for a […]

Shutter Island is good, but not Scorsese’s best


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Now, the question here isn’t whether or not Shutter Island is a good film — because it most certainly is. The question, given the director’s glowing repertoire and ’06 masterpiece, is whether or not Shutter Island is a great film. All things considered, Shutter Island finds Martin Scorsese sorely out of his element. Teddy Daniels […]

Scorsese directs, DiCaprio shines


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Martin Scorsese has been behind the development of no small number of great actors. For instance, if it weren’t for him, Robert De Niro would not be the actor he is today. And, as the director’s new film Shutter Island will confirm, if not for Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio wouldn’t be one of the best actors […]