Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio look back on a fruitful collaboration

Posted by · 11:43 pm · February 6th, 2014

Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio hit the stage at the Arlington Theatre Thursday night as co-recipients of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Cinema Vanguard Award. A two-hour discussion, moderated by The Hollywood Reporter’s Todd McCarthy, covered all bases of their 12-year pas de deux, including, of course, their introduction to each other’s work.

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My favorite Oscar win: Pedro Almodóvar for 'Talk to Her'

Posted by · 4:18 pm · February 23rd, 2012

When Pedro Almodovar won Best Original Screenplay for his dark tale of misguided love, “Talk to Her,” it was the first foreign-language film to take the award in nearly 40 years — and among the strangest in any tongue. What came over the Academy?

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The Lists: Top 10 craft contributions to Martin Scorsese films

Posted by · 6:20 am · November 23rd, 2011

“Hugo” is the latest in a long line of Scorsese films boasting astonishing technical artistry — we round up the finest below-the-line elements from his oeuvre, including contributions from such films as “Shutter Island,” “The Age of Innocence” and “Raging Bull.”

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