I was just terribly impressed by an establishing shot from an early scene in Raging Bull (1980), directed by Martin Scorcese and written by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin. The scene: EXT. SHOREHAVEN POOL – DAY (1942-43) The Shorehaven Pool, spic-and-span in the summer sun is the closest thing[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Martin Scorcese’
January 19th, 2009 - 4:30 pm § in News
Great Movies: Casino (Scorcese, 1995)
I watched Casino again on Saturday. I was interested in seeing how Scorcese used multiple narrators. It’s amazing how much story he fit into the film, as well as profanity; when released Casino had the most uses of the word “fuck” in a film (2.23 uses per minute). Sharon Stone give[...]