The Wolf of Wall Street sees him navigating black comedy territory for the first time in a long while, and Wolf very much looks to be in the vein of the director's
classic Goodfellas.
The Martin Scorsese
classic Goodfellas (Netflix, Feb. 1), Tarantino's Kill Bill: Vols.
Not exact matches
Martin Scorsese is considered perhaps the greatest living filmmaker, with dozens of movies to his credit that are legitimate
classics — think
Goodfellas, Raging Bull, The Departed and The Wolf of Wall Street to name a few.
Liman mines the story for familiar but fun comedy... though it never reaches the comedic heights of rise - and - fall
classics such as
Goodfellas or The Wolf of Wall Street.
The Departed marked director Martin Scorsese's return to modern - day gangster movies after an eleven year break, and while it possesses the brutality and violent tension of earlier
classics such as
GoodFellas (1990) and Casino (1995), it also differed from his previous explorations of the gangster life by following a more linear narrative and eschewing a spoken narration.
From there, he went back and forth between German and American films, eventually working on such
classics as «Working Girl» and «
Goodfellas.»
In the tradition of Scarface,
Goodfellas, and The Wolf of Wall Street — so basically, all the
classic American Scumbag movies — with a dash of The Big Short thrown in for a falsely moralizing ending, War Dogs is a sweaty, bro - y, barely even sheepish celebration of Bush - era amorality dressed in coke and cash that squanders a brilliant scumbag performance from Jonah Hill.
«
Goodfellas» clearly isn't a premier title but rather a 25th anniversary screening, and what better place to roll out the Ray Liotta
classic than Tribeca?
I've always been a huge fan of crime drama, whether it is Scorsese's
classic mafia film
GoodFellas, or the groundbreaking HBO series The Sopranos, in which James Gandolfini portrayed the iconic mob boss Tony Soprano.
Just based on his work with Scorsese alone, Ballhaus could have earned a place in the pantheon of the great cinematographers of all time — «
Goodfellas» has so many
classic visual moments in it that it almost feels like a greatest hits reel of his work at times (ironic, considering that Ballhaus has admitted to having had misgivings about working on the film because of his aversion to screen violence).
The trio worked together on cinema
classics «Raging Bull»,
Goodfellas» and «Casino» and now they are to...
Plus, Isle of Dogs star Jeff Goldblum answers the internet's most searched questions about him, and a new video essay will change the way you watch the
classic mob drama
GoodFellas.
A caper film destined to be included with
classics like The Sting, the film has all the manic energy of Martin Scorsese in his
Goodfellas - era prime.
Sip vintage cocktails in
classic boho surroundings and picture yourself in
Goodfellas, and maybe even enjoy a little live music - check their website for details.