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Inside the Violent Shootout Scene in ‘The Many Saints of Newark’ (Exclusive)
Spoiler Warning: This story discusses a major sequence in “The Many Saints of Newark,” currently playing in theaters and streaming on HBO Max.Part of the enduring appeal of “The Sopranos” was how the HBO series operated in counterpoint to decades of organized crime myth-making by Hollywood, from Warner Bros. gangster pictures of the 1930s up […]
Continue readingThe 10 Biggest Takeaways From Variety’s Virtual Truth Seekers Summit
From RZA to Jon Favreau, artists, filmmakers, journalists and activists gathered on Aug. 26 for Variety‘s inaugural Truth Seekers Summit, in partnership with Rolling Stone and presented by Showtime Documentary Films.The summit explored the art of documentary and investigative storytelling. Here are 10 takeaways from the two-day event.RZA Was Inspired By Robert De Niro In […]
Continue readingTribeca Film Festival to Feature ‘Fargo,’ ‘Royal Tenenbaums’ Cast Reunions
The casts of “Fargo,” “Raging Bull,” “The Five Heartbeats,” and “The Royal Tenenbaums” will reunite at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.In addition, the festival, which is returning to in-person events after Covid scrambled plans for the 2020 edition, will host talks with the likes of Bradley Cooper, Amy Schumer, Gina Prince-Bythewood, M. Night Shyamalan, and […]
Continue readingMartin Scorsese Will Introduce ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Mean Streets’ for the 2021 TCM Classic Film Festival
The 2021 TCM Classic Film Festival is being presented virtually on TCM and HBO Max next month, and it will bring with it two new introductions from Martin Scorsese. Scorsese will (virtually) be on hand to introduce both Goodfellas and Mean Streets for the fest, which means we’ll get to hear one of our greatest […]
Continue readingThe Best Movies & TV Shows Coming to Netflix in January 2021
As I’m sure you know, 2020 is almost over. Congratulations, you’ve made it through (most of) this hell year! And as December ends, January begins – and brings with it new titles on Netflix. So here are the best TV shows and movies coming to Netflix in January 2021. GoodFellas Here’s a hot take: GoodFellas […]
Continue reading‘Goodfellas’: 10 Things You Never Knew About Scorsese’s Masterpiece Revealed in New Book
The 30th anniversary of Goodfellas is upon us, so it’s fitting that Made Men, Glenn Kenny’s new book about the making of Martin Scorsese’s crime classic, was just published this week. I read Made Men cover-to-cover in two days and then read it again for this piece, and what I loved was the structure, and […]
Continue reading‘Goodfellas’ and ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ Writers Developing Showtime Drama About the Mafia
More than a decade after HBO’s acclaimed mob drama The Sopranos went off the air, Showtime is developing an hour-long drama series of its own about the mafia – and this new show comes from a former Sopranos writer. Terence Winter, who won four Emmys for his work writing The Sopranos, is writing a series […]
Continue readingEverything Coming to Netflix in March
Netflix is adding a robust line-up of popular programs to its slate in March.In addition to rom-coms like Matthew Mcconaughey’s “Ghosts of Girlfriend’s Past,” “He’s Just Not That Into You” and “Always a Bridesmaid,” the streamer is also adding a few classics like “Goodfellas” and “The Shawshank Redemption” starring Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins. The […]
Continue readingWatch Ray Liotta Intensely Talk About His History of Intense Roles
If the ‘80s and ‘90s were your bag, you probably love at least a couple of movies Ray Liotta starred in. GQ released a video today of the actor discussing his storied career playing a litany of fiery characters. Maybe you’re new to the American entertainment landscape and only know him as “Ray,” the guy […]
Continue readingHow Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese Assembled Their Legendary ‘The Irishman’ Ensemble
When Robert De Niro convinced Martin Scorsese to make another movie with him for the first time since 1995’s “Casino,” they agreed to assemble the best possible ensemble for the gangster epic “The Irishman.” At a recent AFI Fest tribute, Scorsese said that Al Pacino was “always something unreachable,” but it was De Niro who […]
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