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Joe Pesci Says ‘Home Alone 2’ Fire Stunt Left Him with ‘Serious Burns’

Joe Pesci had to go home and get his shine box after sustaining burns on the set of “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.”Pesci reprised his role of burglar Harry opposite fellow criminal Marv (Daniel Stern), who both set out to terrorize Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) in the Big Apple. While Pesci channeled more […]

Martin Scorsese’s Favorite Movies: 50 Films the Director Wants You to See

Martin Scorsese is not just one of the greatest filmmakers of all time — he’s one of the greatest cinephiles. And Scorsese’s favorite movies are as wide-ranging in genre, year of release, and national origin as you might imagine, from Ti West’s “Pearl” to the horror films of Val Lewton and the films of Senegalese […]

Robert De Niro to Star Opposite Himself in Gangster Drama ‘Wise Guys’ at Warner Bros.

Robert De Niro will be sharing the screen with Hollywood legend Robert De Niro in the upcoming gangster drama “Wise Guys.”The movie, set at Warner Bros., will be directed by Barry Levinson, the veteran filmmaker who is best known for “Rain Man” and “Wag the Dog.”Nicholas Pileggi, the co-writer of Martin Scorsese’s crime epic “Goodfellas,” […]

Paul Sorvino’s Key The Rocketeer Scene Is One Of The Great Movie Moments Of All Time

It is a sign of a truly great character actor that when they’re taken from the world, you can’t think of just one great role that defined their career. So it is with the great and now sadly departed actor Paul Sorvino, who died on July 25, 2022 at the age of 83. Though Sorvino […]

Paul Sorvino, Tony-Nominated Star and ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘The Rocketeer’ Actor, Dead at Age 83

Updated, July 25 at 3:14 p.m. Et: Oscar winner Mira Sorvino penned a tribute to her late father, “Goodfellas” star and Tony nominee Paul Sorvino.Mira wrote, “My father the great Paul Sorvino has passed. My heart is rent asunder- a life of love and joy and wisdom with him is over. He was the most […]

Martin Scorsese on Ray Liotta in Goodfellas: ‘The new guy never missed a beat’

The great director remembers the actor’s astonishing performance in his gangster classic – and the day the distraught star had to play a euphoric scene right after receiving tragic newsWe had some problems trying to get Goodfellas made. It came at a low moment in my career and the studios were not exactly eager to […]

Becoming An Actor Wasn’t Something Ray Liotta Set Out To Do

Life is a series of unexpected journeys. Often the path we walk isn’t the one we thought we’d be on just a few years prior. Someone who probably would’ve agreed with my dime store philosophizing is the recently late, always great Ray Liotta. You probably already know Liotta was the star of “Goodfellas” — what […]

Let’s Talk About Ray Liotta’s Most Underrated Performance

We’re still reeling days after the loss of Hollywood legend Ray Liotta, the man who gave us a bevy of incredible performances across just about every genre. While known by most as Henry Hill in the Martin Scorsese masterpiece “Goodfellas,” Liotta has truly done it all. He’s played threatening gangsters, hilarious con men, and even […]

Ray Liotta Gave Cinema Its Greatest Voiceover Performance Ever In Goodfellas

One of the first things a screenwriter learns is that voiceovers are evil. They are a crutch for lazy storytellers who lack the ability to relate their tale in a visual manner. For the most part, this is true. If you need your protagonist to dump a load of exposition and character motivation on your […]

Ray Liotta obituary

Actor whose charred handsomeness and mercurial qualities led to magnetic performances in Goodfellas and Something Wild‘As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.” Those words, delivered with lingering fascination by the actor Ray Liotta, who has died unexpectedly aged 67, ushered audiences into Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas (1990), one of […]

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