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Martin Scorsese is one of those people who has given much more than he has taken.  His contribution to American film is immeasurable. But I have always appreciated his thoughts on film. That’s why they call him The Professor! Happy Birthday, magnificent human. ...

From Press Play’s video series on what should win the Oscar — “But this year, Best Director should go to the Master…” And they go for Tree of Life for Best Picture – I don’t really agree with this particular choice but I like the argument behind it and the out-of-the-box thinking of it: ...

Every so often during the awards race you stumble onto something that maybe makes you feel like you are rising above the usual game of campaigning, advocating, reporting on the campaigning, predicting how the awards will go.  No one on the Oscar beat mistakes these events, interviews, photo ops, junkets and travel perks for anything other than what they really are: a...

Guest essay by Michael in Florida Right after the first dreadful Hugo trailer premiered in July, I conjectured that Hugo was Martin Scorsese’s Schindler’s List, i.e., a film outside the director’s comfort zone. After seeing the film several times now, I can safely say that prediction turned out to be prescient, but for a different reason. While both...

BAFTA has just announced that they will awarding Scorsese with their highest honor (does this mean that …? Nevermind) as follows: Awarded annually by BAFTA, the Fellowship is the highest accolade bestowed upon an individual in recognition of an outstanding and exceptional contribution to film. Previously honoured Fellows include Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock,...