Martin Scorsese is regarded as one of the finest filmmakers of the New Hollywood era, with five of his movies being included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. Scorsese’s movies are described as culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, which, back in the 1970s and 1980s, had an Italian-American influence and an upbringing in New York.
Filmmakers’s trademarks include extensive use of slow motion and freeze frames, graphic depictions of extreme violence, and liberal use of profanity. Scorsese, with his years of experience, garnered attention after he commented about how he does not consider Marvel movies to be cinema. But a screenwriter who has closely worked with the filmmaker on various projects disagrees with him.
Robert De Niro in Raging Bull Paul Schrader disagrees with Martin Scorsese’s comments on Marvel movies
Screenwriter-filmmaker and film critic Paul Schrader, who is widely known for his contribution...
Filmmakers’s trademarks include extensive use of slow motion and freeze frames, graphic depictions of extreme violence, and liberal use of profanity. Scorsese, with his years of experience, garnered attention after he commented about how he does not consider Marvel movies to be cinema. But a screenwriter who has closely worked with the filmmaker on various projects disagrees with him.
Robert De Niro in Raging Bull Paul Schrader disagrees with Martin Scorsese’s comments on Marvel movies
Screenwriter-filmmaker and film critic Paul Schrader, who is widely known for his contribution...
- 3/31/2024
- by Avneet Ahluwalia
- FandomWire
Exclusive: Since Jack Dawson made him a top global star in Titanic, Leonardo DiCaprio has largely avoided the straight hero route in favor of shaded, conflicted characters in films from The Revenant to The Departed, The Aviator, Gangs of New York, The Wolf Of Wall Street, Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood, and others. But he’d never gone to the degree he did on Killers of the Flower Moon. The first version of the film had almost everything going for it: the David Grann bestseller bought for a shocking $5 million by Imperative Entertainment, a script Eric Roth wrote, and the first teaming of Martin Scorsese, DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, the latter going mano a mano for the first time since This Boy’s Life established a teenaged DiCaprio as the young actor to watch.
A green lit script that had DiCaprio playing the incorruptible Texas Ranger-turned FBI agent Tom White...
A green lit script that had DiCaprio playing the incorruptible Texas Ranger-turned FBI agent Tom White...
- 1/13/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-contender “Killers of the Flower Moon” (AppleTV+) went through many iterations on its way to the big screen. Scorsese and his co-writer, Oscar-winner Eric Roth (“Forrest Gump”), made several dramatic pivots on their way to a final script.
Even author David Grann, who wrote the 2017 non-fiction bestseller on which the book is based, when over half a decade he was obsessively researching the mysterious Osage killings in Oklahoma in the 1920s, had to start over when he discovered facts that changed his version of history. He had thought that the character William K. Hale, played by Robert De Niro in the movie, was the primary leader and evil villain of the piece. But as he dug into the Osage guardianship system in a vast archive warehouse in Fort Worth, Texas, he uncovered something different.
“[It was] a racist system of appointing these whites to manage Osage,” said Grann. “I...
Even author David Grann, who wrote the 2017 non-fiction bestseller on which the book is based, when over half a decade he was obsessively researching the mysterious Osage killings in Oklahoma in the 1920s, had to start over when he discovered facts that changed his version of history. He had thought that the character William K. Hale, played by Robert De Niro in the movie, was the primary leader and evil villain of the piece. But as he dug into the Osage guardianship system in a vast archive warehouse in Fort Worth, Texas, he uncovered something different.
“[It was] a racist system of appointing these whites to manage Osage,” said Grann. “I...
- 1/4/2024
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Can you find the wolves in this picture? You'll be able to do exactly that without ever having to step outside the house when "Killers of the Flower Moon," director Martin Scorsese's latest crime epic, is made available on PVOD and digital. As much as fans of the visionary talent may have panicked a bit when Apple swooped in to purchase the distribution rights, making this his latest high-profile production to become destined for a streaming release as opposed to theaters, the streamer thankfully made the unusual move of giving "Killers of the Flower Moon" an extended run in theaters worldwide. That decision quite literally paid off as the film enjoyed a modest amount of success relative to its $200+ million budget, proving beyond a doubt that there still remains an appetite for adult-minded entertainment with lengthy runtimes, sobering source material, and underrepresented movie stars.
Now that the film's exclusive theatrical...
Now that the film's exclusive theatrical...
- 12/4/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Lily Gladstone teared up giving a passionate speech honoring activists who work to protect Indigenous women at Variety’s Power of Woman event Thursday in Hollywood, presented by Lifetime. The “Killers of the Flower Moon” actor — who is one of Variety‘s honorees and cover stars this year — offered an account of how Martin Scorsese’s script’s evolution from a criminal investigation to a tale about an Osage woman, Mollie Kyle, and the husband who murdered her sisters and tribe members, speaks to the ongoing abuse facing Indigenous women today.
“At one point, Leo wasn’t playing this complicated villain. He was playing the first investigator for the newly formed FBI, Tom White — the essential white savior,” Gladstone said, pointing to her co-star Leonardo DiCaprio, who introduced her in a speech of his own. “That was of no interest of him. Instead, bringing this complicated villain to the forefront brought Mollie Kyle,...
“At one point, Leo wasn’t playing this complicated villain. He was playing the first investigator for the newly formed FBI, Tom White — the essential white savior,” Gladstone said, pointing to her co-star Leonardo DiCaprio, who introduced her in a speech of his own. “That was of no interest of him. Instead, bringing this complicated villain to the forefront brought Mollie Kyle,...
- 11/17/2023
- by J. Kim Murphy and Valerie Wu
- Variety Film + TV
Earlier this week, two filmmaking titans gathered for a special conversation. Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, who last chatted publicly about The Fabelmans, participated in a post-screening DGA talk following a screening of Killers of the Flower Moon. “You are the master of our medium and this is your masterpiece, Marty,” Spielberg told his dear friend.
While the conversation touched on a number of fascinating insights into the making of the historical epic, including how seeing Silence convinced the Osage consultants that Scorsese was the right choice to direct, Spielberg shared a particularly great bit: “It’s so amazing to see Bobby D and Leo D in this film together. This is your sixth collaboration with Leo and your eleventh with Bobby. You are only three films shy of tying the record with John Ford, who directed John Wayne fourteen times, so you can’t quit yet with Bobby.”
Speaking...
While the conversation touched on a number of fascinating insights into the making of the historical epic, including how seeing Silence convinced the Osage consultants that Scorsese was the right choice to direct, Spielberg shared a particularly great bit: “It’s so amazing to see Bobby D and Leo D in this film together. This is your sixth collaboration with Leo and your eleventh with Bobby. You are only three films shy of tying the record with John Ford, who directed John Wayne fourteen times, so you can’t quit yet with Bobby.”
Speaking...
- 11/16/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Martin Scorsese is breaking down exactly why Killers of the Flower Moon ended up being so focused on the villainous Ernest Burkhart, played by Leonardo DiCaprio.
The director spoke about the topic following some criticism the film has received from the Indigenous community. During a virtual press event Wednesday, Scorsese was joined by stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro and Jesse Plemons.
The Apple TV+ film tells the real-life tragedy of the 1920s murders of Osage Nation members after oil was found on their Oklahoma land. It has garnered considerable acclaim from critics. But some members of the Indigenous community have said the story should have focused more on the character Mollie Burkhart (Gladstone) and other Osage impacted by the murders. There has also been criticism that DiCaprio’s Ernest was made to seem overly sympathetic, and shouldn’t have been the film’s main focus. Questions for...
The director spoke about the topic following some criticism the film has received from the Indigenous community. During a virtual press event Wednesday, Scorsese was joined by stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro and Jesse Plemons.
The Apple TV+ film tells the real-life tragedy of the 1920s murders of Osage Nation members after oil was found on their Oklahoma land. It has garnered considerable acclaim from critics. But some members of the Indigenous community have said the story should have focused more on the character Mollie Burkhart (Gladstone) and other Osage impacted by the murders. There has also been criticism that DiCaprio’s Ernest was made to seem overly sympathetic, and shouldn’t have been the film’s main focus. Questions for...
- 11/15/2023
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When Eric Roth first adapted non-fiction master David Grann’s extraordinary 2017 work, “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI,” Leonardo DiCaprio and director Martin Scorsese weren’t feeling it.
The story was fascinating and terrible: A group of white men, some led by William “King” Hale, exploited and effectively exterminated at least 20 (and likely many more) members of the oil-rich Osage Nation in Oklahoma back in the 1920s. DiCaprio, in his sixth collaboration with Scorsese, was set to play the book’s riveting hero, FBI investigator Tom White, who solved many of the murders and put Hale in prison. Only problem was, after an early table read right before the pandemic, DiCaprio didn’t want to play White. He proposed that he should play Hale’s nephew, Ernest Burkhart, who executed many of the murders at his uncle’s behest.
A very different movie emerged,...
The story was fascinating and terrible: A group of white men, some led by William “King” Hale, exploited and effectively exterminated at least 20 (and likely many more) members of the oil-rich Osage Nation in Oklahoma back in the 1920s. DiCaprio, in his sixth collaboration with Scorsese, was set to play the book’s riveting hero, FBI investigator Tom White, who solved many of the murders and put Hale in prison. Only problem was, after an early table read right before the pandemic, DiCaprio didn’t want to play White. He proposed that he should play Hale’s nephew, Ernest Burkhart, who executed many of the murders at his uncle’s behest.
A very different movie emerged,...
- 10/20/2023
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
As an end product, “Killers of the Flower Moon” did not come swiftly for Martin Scorsese and cowriter Eric Roth.
The script for the upcoming film took a wide turn in development, changing tack to focus on members of the Osage Native American tribe.
For Lily Gladstone, her lead role in the film remained bittersweet despite the shift in direction.
“You want to have more Natives writing Native stories,” Gladstone said in an interview with Vulture. “You also want the masters to pay attention to what’s going on. American history is not history without Native history.”
Adapted from David Grann’s nonfiction book, “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI,” Scorsese’s next directorial effort centers on the murders of members of the Osage Native American tribe after oil was found on their land. The killings were carried out by a group...
The script for the upcoming film took a wide turn in development, changing tack to focus on members of the Osage Native American tribe.
For Lily Gladstone, her lead role in the film remained bittersweet despite the shift in direction.
“You want to have more Natives writing Native stories,” Gladstone said in an interview with Vulture. “You also want the masters to pay attention to what’s going on. American history is not history without Native history.”
Adapted from David Grann’s nonfiction book, “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI,” Scorsese’s next directorial effort centers on the murders of members of the Osage Native American tribe after oil was found on their land. The killings were carried out by a group...
- 8/31/2023
- by Jeremy Bailey
- The Wrap
Lily Gladstone is grateful for the “great rewrite” of Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
Originally centered around FBI agent Tom White with Leonardo DiCaprio attached to the role, the film pivoted amid the pandemic. The script, written by Eric Roth who adapted the film from David Grann’s non-fiction book, instead pivoted to focus on the Osage community and the murders that plagued the Oklahoma reservation at the turn of the century. DiCaprio instead took the role of Ernest, the husband of Lily Gladstone’s Mollie; Jesse Plemons was cast as White.
“It’s not a white-savior story,” Gladstone told Vulture of what “Killers of the Flower Moon” eventually became. “It’s the Osage saying, ‘Do something. Here’s money. Come help us.'”
Gladstone added that “you don’t say no to that offer” to star in a Scorsese film, but “there’s that double-edged sword...
Originally centered around FBI agent Tom White with Leonardo DiCaprio attached to the role, the film pivoted amid the pandemic. The script, written by Eric Roth who adapted the film from David Grann’s non-fiction book, instead pivoted to focus on the Osage community and the murders that plagued the Oklahoma reservation at the turn of the century. DiCaprio instead took the role of Ernest, the husband of Lily Gladstone’s Mollie; Jesse Plemons was cast as White.
“It’s not a white-savior story,” Gladstone told Vulture of what “Killers of the Flower Moon” eventually became. “It’s the Osage saying, ‘Do something. Here’s money. Come help us.'”
Gladstone added that “you don’t say no to that offer” to star in a Scorsese film, but “there’s that double-edged sword...
- 8/30/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Apple Original Films has announced that Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” will open wide, in theaters around the world, in partnership with Paramount Pictures, on Friday, Oct. 20.
Following the theatrical run, “Killers of the Flower Moon” will debut on Apple TV+ at an unspecified date. Previously, the film was going to open in select theaters in Oct. 6, before going wide on Oct. 20.
“Killers of the Flower Moon,” based on the nonfiction book by David Grann (with a script by Scorsese and Eric Roth), stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone and premiered earlier this year at the Cannes Film Festival, where it garnered rave reviews and a lengthy standing ovation.
The wide theatrical release of “Killers of the Flower Moon” will also include Imax theatres, for which the film will be digitally remastered into the image and sound quality.
“Killers of the Flower Moon” is set in 1920s Oklahoma,...
Following the theatrical run, “Killers of the Flower Moon” will debut on Apple TV+ at an unspecified date. Previously, the film was going to open in select theaters in Oct. 6, before going wide on Oct. 20.
“Killers of the Flower Moon,” based on the nonfiction book by David Grann (with a script by Scorsese and Eric Roth), stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone and premiered earlier this year at the Cannes Film Festival, where it garnered rave reviews and a lengthy standing ovation.
The wide theatrical release of “Killers of the Flower Moon” will also include Imax theatres, for which the film will be digitally remastered into the image and sound quality.
“Killers of the Flower Moon” is set in 1920s Oklahoma,...
- 8/29/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
David Grann's "Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI" is one of the finest nonfiction books of the 21st century. His account of a vile criminal conspiracy wherein members of the Osage tribe, who'd been awarded highly lucrative headrights to the oil deposits discovered on their land, were murdered by white Oklahomans is as absorbing as it is infuriating. Grann does a masterful job of blending the story of the Osage with the procedural tale of the investigation by the United States' newly formed Bureau of Investigation (soon to be the FBI). It's never less than gripping, but, even with the conviction of William Hale, who orchestrated the murder of his nephew's Osage wife and many of her family members, you're left fuming at the abject evil of these predators.
Grann's story is primarily driven by Tom White, a former Texas Ranger...
Grann's story is primarily driven by Tom White, a former Texas Ranger...
- 5/23/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Whether you lined up outside the Palais de Festivals hours in advance or deliriously refreshed the web for minute-to-minute updates from halfway around the world, the long-awaited unveiling of Martin Scorsese’s “The Killers of the Flower Moon” at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival felt like a historic cinematic event.
Based on the best-selling nonfiction book of the same name by “The Lost City of Z” author David Grann, the film is set on the Osage reservation in 1920s Oklahoma – the decade of the Tulsa massacre. Recently discovered oil deposits enrich the settlement, making the Osage the wealthiest people in the world per capita, but “many, so many hungry wolves” soon follow. Chief amongst them are corrupt cattleman William Hale (Robert De Niro) and his nephew, Ernest Burkhart (Leonardo DiCaprio), the latter of whom infiltrates the community by marrying a prominent local (Lily Gladstone). Together, the uncle-nephew duo plots a violent...
Based on the best-selling nonfiction book of the same name by “The Lost City of Z” author David Grann, the film is set on the Osage reservation in 1920s Oklahoma – the decade of the Tulsa massacre. Recently discovered oil deposits enrich the settlement, making the Osage the wealthiest people in the world per capita, but “many, so many hungry wolves” soon follow. Chief amongst them are corrupt cattleman William Hale (Robert De Niro) and his nephew, Ernest Burkhart (Leonardo DiCaprio), the latter of whom infiltrates the community by marrying a prominent local (Lily Gladstone). Together, the uncle-nephew duo plots a violent...
- 5/23/2023
- by Ronald Meyer
- Gold Derby
After years of anticipation, Martin Scorsese’s long awaited “Killers of the Flower Moon” finally premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. The film, which tells the story of the Reign of Terror that saw a number of wealthy Osage Nation members murdered in the 1920s, had been a passion project of Scorsese’s for years before he began filming in 2021. Production was delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic, but there were also significant creative changes that stalled the project.
Scorsese and his co-writer Eric Roth initially envisioned the film as a procedural that followed the FBI investigation into the murders. But the creative team soon realized that the movie needed to place the Osage Nation front and center.
Speaking to the press following the film’s Cannes premiere, Scorsese — flanked by his cast members Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Lily Gladstone — recalled the lengthy development process and the...
Scorsese and his co-writer Eric Roth initially envisioned the film as a procedural that followed the FBI investigation into the murders. But the creative team soon realized that the movie needed to place the Osage Nation front and center.
Speaking to the press following the film’s Cannes premiere, Scorsese — flanked by his cast members Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Lily Gladstone — recalled the lengthy development process and the...
- 5/21/2023
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Whether Lily Gladstone decides to campaign for lead actress or supporting (and there’s a case for either), a spot will be reserved for her in a lineup. That’s because her powerfully complex role in Apple Original Films’ “Killers of the Flower Moon,” which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival on a rainy Saturday night, is too good to ignore.
Gladstone delivers an uncompromising portrayal as Mollie, an Indigenous woman whose family and tribal community are being murdered at the hands of a sinister group of white men, driven by their thirst for greed and power. She’s a magnificent force.
It became clear almost 10 minutes into Martin Scorsese’s epic adaptation of David Grann’s 2017 non-fiction book “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI” that the audience of attendees were witnessing the birth of a star.
The film tells the tragic...
Gladstone delivers an uncompromising portrayal as Mollie, an Indigenous woman whose family and tribal community are being murdered at the hands of a sinister group of white men, driven by their thirst for greed and power. She’s a magnificent force.
It became clear almost 10 minutes into Martin Scorsese’s epic adaptation of David Grann’s 2017 non-fiction book “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI” that the audience of attendees were witnessing the birth of a star.
The film tells the tragic...
- 5/21/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
At 80, Martin Scorsese has finally made a Western, and it packs a wallop. The much anticipated Killers of the Flower Moon had its world premiere on Saturday night at the Cannes Film Festival, an epic set in the Osage Nation of Oklahoma largely in the early 1920s and telling a harrowing and highly complex tale that still resonates today, but seems incredible that it ever could have happened.
Scorsese and his Oscar winning co-writer of the screenplay Eric Roth have adapted David Grann’s 2017 book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, but though meticulously researched and told by Grann, their take on the book veers strongly from the FBI part and instead smartly goes for the jugular and soul of a moment in time where greed and money drove white men to unspeakable acts. With a complicated love story at its center,...
Scorsese and his Oscar winning co-writer of the screenplay Eric Roth have adapted David Grann’s 2017 book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, but though meticulously researched and told by Grann, their take on the book veers strongly from the FBI part and instead smartly goes for the jugular and soul of a moment in time where greed and money drove white men to unspeakable acts. With a complicated love story at its center,...
- 5/20/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
The epic running time of Martin Scorsese’s new film Killers of the Flower Moon has been revealed.
Scorsese’s forthcoming movie is based on David Grann’s best-selling book of the same name, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro and Jesse Plemons.
The story explores an FBI investigation into a string of murders that plagued the Osage Indian tribe in Oklahoma during the Twenties, after oil was found on their land.
According to Variety, the film, wich is set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May, will break records to become Scorsese’s longest film as well as DiCaprio’s.
While Scorsese’s previous film, The Irishman, clocked in at three-and-a-half hours, it’s being reported that Killers of the Flower Moon will hit the four-hour mark.
The claim follows the announcement that the Apple TV Plus project, which cost $200m, will be released in October.
Scorsese’s forthcoming movie is based on David Grann’s best-selling book of the same name, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro and Jesse Plemons.
The story explores an FBI investigation into a string of murders that plagued the Osage Indian tribe in Oklahoma during the Twenties, after oil was found on their land.
According to Variety, the film, wich is set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May, will break records to become Scorsese’s longest film as well as DiCaprio’s.
While Scorsese’s previous film, The Irishman, clocked in at three-and-a-half hours, it’s being reported that Killers of the Flower Moon will hit the four-hour mark.
The claim follows the announcement that the Apple TV Plus project, which cost $200m, will be released in October.
- 4/7/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
The epic running time of Martin Scorsese’s new film Killers of the Flower Moon has been revealed.
Scorsese’s forthcoming movie is based on David Grann’s best-selling book of the same name, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro and Jesse Plemons.
The story explores an FBI investigation into a string of murders that plagued the Osage Indian tribe in Oklahoma during the Twenties, after oil was found on their land.
According to Variety, the film, wich is set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May, will break records to become Scorsese’s longest film as well as DiCaprio’s.
While Scorsese’s previous film, The Irishman, clocked in at three-and-a-half hours, it’s being reported that Killers of the Flower Moon will hit the four-hour mark.
The claim follows the announcement that the Apple TV Plus project, which cost $200m, will be released in October.
Scorsese’s forthcoming movie is based on David Grann’s best-selling book of the same name, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro and Jesse Plemons.
The story explores an FBI investigation into a string of murders that plagued the Osage Indian tribe in Oklahoma during the Twenties, after oil was found on their land.
According to Variety, the film, wich is set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May, will break records to become Scorsese’s longest film as well as DiCaprio’s.
While Scorsese’s previous film, The Irishman, clocked in at three-and-a-half hours, it’s being reported that Killers of the Flower Moon will hit the four-hour mark.
The claim follows the announcement that the Apple TV Plus project, which cost $200m, will be released in October.
- 4/4/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
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