Tag Archives: Martin Scorsese

Spring Training Recommendation: Eight Men Out

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Todd Hunter Starkweather

While attending a Super Bowl party over a month ago, I decided to thumb through my phone for any news. I saw a rumor that the Mariners were close to signing Hong-Chih Kuo. Kuo, late inning relief pitcher, had been an … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged City of Hope, D.B. Sweeney, David Strathairn, Eight Men Out, Hong-Chih Kuo, James Read, John Cusak, John Sayles, Lone Star, Martin Scorsese, Matewan, Sunshine State, Terrence Malick | Leave a comment

(Possible) Recommendation: Hugo

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Todd Hunter Starkweather

In an earlier recommendation, I described The Muppets (2011) and two other autumn releases, Hugo (2011) and The Artist (2011), as attempting to conjure up memories of prior art and entertainment. While I lauded The Muppets, I could not comment … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Film, History, Reviews | Tagged Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Chloe Grace Moretz, Harold Lloyd, Hugo, Martin Scorsese, Sacha Baron Cohen, The Artist, The Muppets | 2 Comments

All Blacks Celebration Recommendation: This Sporting Life

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Todd Hunter Starkweather

Even though New Zealand’s beloved All Blacks needed more effort than anyone would have thought to defeat a rather mediocre France squad for their second Rugby Union World Cup, celebrations in Auckland and Wellington did not abate. In honor of New Zealand’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Film, Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged All Blacks, France, Martin Scorsese, Picnic at Haning Rock, Rachel Roberts, Raging Bull, Richard Harris, Rugby Union, This Sporting Life | Leave a comment

Film & Interior Design: Seedy hotel room holds art deco gems

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Ann Henderson

While catching a screening of Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver (1976) during the James River Film Festival this spring, I spied some vintage collectible gems in the scene where Robert De Niro’s character, Travis Bickle, meets with a gun dealer to … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Film | Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, art deco, Barbara Bel Geddes, Bertoia, bohemian, Eames, industrial design, machine age, Mad Men, Martin Scorsese, mid-century modern, Normal Bel Geddes, Paul Frankl, Taxi Driver, Vertigo | 2 Comments

Five Film Favorites: Female Face Objects

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Todd Hunter Starkweather

Previously, I wrote a five favorites column about my five favorite male face objects. Today, I turn to the ladies and examine my five favorite female face objects. And as a reminder, I am again using the criteria that Roland … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Lists | Tagged Barbara Stanwyck, Brigitte Helm, Cate Blanchett, Closer, Eat Pray Love, Five Film Favorites, Fritz Lang, Gong Li, Greta Garbo, I'm Not There, Jodi Foster, Ju Dou, Julia Roberts, Julie Christie, Martin Scorsese, Metropolis, Peter Jackson, Queen Christina, Raise the Red Lantern, Red Sorghum, Roland Barthes, Shanghai Triad, The Aviator, The Story of Qiu Ju, To Live, Yimou Zhang | 3 Comments

‘Taxi Driver’ at 35

Posted on April 6, 2011 by F.T. Rea

The viewer sees Travis Bickle, the loner, coping with his diffused rage as he drives a taxi cab in New York City. His life is utterly bleak. Travis, as the narrator, reads from a diary he keeps in a school … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Film, James River Film Festival | Tagged Albert Brooks, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Jodie Foster, Martin Scorsese, Peter Boyle, Robert De Niro, Travis Bickle | 1 Comment

Five Film Favorites: Rock ‘n’ Roll

Posted on December 16, 2010 by F.T. Rea

When considering music films for a favorites list there are so many different kinds of musicals and movies about music that the category begs to be narrowed. Therefore, for this list of five favorites, I’m looking only at rock ‘n’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Lists | Tagged Albert Maysles, Beach Boys, Big Brother and the Holding Company, D.A. Pennebaker, David Maysles, Five Film Favorites, Gimme Shelter, Grateful Dead, James Brown, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Jonathan Demme, Last Waltz, Lesley Gore, Mamas and Papas, Martin Scorsese, Marvin Gaye, Monterey Pop, Otis Redding, Rolling Stones, Simon and Garfunkel, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Steve Binder, Stop Making Sense, Supremes, Talking Heads, The Band, The T.A.M.I. Show, The Who, Tina Turner | 3 Comments

The Five Best Film Going Experiences I’ve Had

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Ted Salins

The premier of Henry Hampton’s groundbreaking six hour documentary history of the Civil Rights Movement EYES ON THE PRIZE at The Film Forum in New York, 1987: I’ve never sat under a projection beam in a dark theater so moved … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Lists | Tagged Angelika, Biograph Theatre, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Eyes on the Prize, Film Forum, Henry Hampton, Jacques Doillon, Jacques Tati, Martin Scorsese, Mean Streets, Playtime, Ponette, Westhampton Theatre, Woody Allen | 1 Comment

Five Film Favorites: Crazy Protagonists

Posted on August 26, 2010 by F.T. Rea

For this week’s list of five favorite films, the common denominator is craziness. In each of the movies on the list below, the main character is as nutty as a fruitcake. In each that character’s madness is what drives the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Lists | Tagged Aguirre the Wrath of God, Brad Dourif, Catherine Deneuve, Cybill Shepherd, Del Negro, Faye Dunaway, Five Film Favorites, Flannery O'Conner, Harry Dean Stanton, Helena Rojo, Ian Hendry, John Fraser, John Huston, Klaus Kinski, Martin Scorsese, Network, Peter Boyle, Peter Finch, Repulsion, Sidney Lumet, Taxi Driver, Werner Herzog, William Holden, Wise Blood | 4 Comments

Tag Archives: Martin Scorsese

Spring Training Recommendation: Eight Men Out

(Possible) Recommendation: Hugo

All Blacks Celebration Recommendation: This Sporting Life

Film & Interior Design: Seedy hotel room holds art deco gems

Five Film Favorites: Female Face Objects

‘Taxi Driver’ at 35

Five Film Favorites: Rock ‘n’ Roll

The Five Best Film Going Experiences I’ve Had

Five Film Favorites: Crazy Protagonists

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