After his years-long litany of protestations against Donald Trump, Oscar-winner Robert De Niro tried to be more measured, but even more urgent, in his criticism of the former president this week. In an interview with Stephanie Ruhle on MSNBC’s The 11th Hour, the actor said, “I’m tired of calling him names…He is really, genuinely a sick person.”
Asked by Ruhle if he would ever play Trump onscreen, De Niro nearly cut off the question he was so quick to answer, “Never. There’s nothing about him — there’s not one redeeming thing in him that I can see.”
To those who would hold their noses and vote for Trump despite obvious failings, the actor said, “I...
Asked by Ruhle if he would ever play Trump onscreen, De Niro nearly cut off the question he was so quick to answer, “Never. There’s nothing about him — there’s not one redeeming thing in him that I can see.”
To those who would hold their noses and vote for Trump despite obvious failings, the actor said, “I...
- 5/3/2024
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
It was a rough Oscar night for Martin Scorsese fans: despite "Killers of the Flower Moon" being nominated for 10 Academy Awards this year, it somehow managed to lose every single one of them. Even "Best Actress," which many assumed would be a shoo-in for Lily Gladstone, instead went to Emma Stone for her performance in "Poor Things." Meanwhile, most of the categories "Killers of the Flower Moon" competed in went to "Oppenheimer," which dominated nearly the whole night.
Emma Stone's performance is excellent, but Lily Gladstone's is like no other. Performances of conspicuous effort always win over quieter ones.
— Richard Brody (@tnyfrontrow) March 11, 2024
In a strange way, the sheer number of nominations makes the loss sting even more. What are the odds of losing in all 10 categories? When was the last time a movie was nominated so much and won so little? The answer is 2019's "The Irishman," also directed by Scorsese,...
Emma Stone's performance is excellent, but Lily Gladstone's is like no other. Performances of conspicuous effort always win over quieter ones.
— Richard Brody (@tnyfrontrow) March 11, 2024
In a strange way, the sheer number of nominations makes the loss sting even more. What are the odds of losing in all 10 categories? When was the last time a movie was nominated so much and won so little? The answer is 2019's "The Irishman," also directed by Scorsese,...
- 3/11/2024
- by Michael Boyle
- Slash Film
Robert De Niro cursed out former president Donald Trump on Bill Maher‘s talk show, claiming Trump supporters want “to f— with people.”
The 80-year-old renowned actor went on a rant during Friday’s episode of Real Time with Bill Maher. De Niro has been publicly anti-Trump since the 2016 presidential election.
“He’s such a mean, nasty, hateful person. I’d never play him as an actor, because I can’t see any good in him. Nothing. Nothing at all. Nothing redeemable in him.”
De Niro and Maher discussed the election polls from the New York Times with Maher prompting De Niro’s thoughts on Trump being in the lead. De Niro then turned his attention to Trump supporters, saying, “They want to f— with people, screw them because they’re unhappy about some.”
De Niro added, “[Trump’s] a sociopathic, psychopathic, malignant narcissist. He’s a dangerous person.”
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The 80-year-old renowned actor went on a rant during Friday’s episode of Real Time with Bill Maher. De Niro has been publicly anti-Trump since the 2016 presidential election.
“He’s such a mean, nasty, hateful person. I’d never play him as an actor, because I can’t see any good in him. Nothing. Nothing at all. Nothing redeemable in him.”
De Niro and Maher discussed the election polls from the New York Times with Maher prompting De Niro’s thoughts on Trump being in the lead. De Niro then turned his attention to Trump supporters, saying, “They want to f— with people, screw them because they’re unhappy about some.”
De Niro added, “[Trump’s] a sociopathic, psychopathic, malignant narcissist. He’s a dangerous person.”
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- 3/10/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Lily Gladstone made history on Saturday night, being named the winner in the outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role category at Saturday’s SAG Awards in Los Angeles.
She is the first Indigenous performer to win a SAG Award in that category. She began her acceptance speech with a brief intro in her native Blackfoot language.
Gladstone was the breakout star from Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon. She portrayed Osage woman Mollie Kyle, the wife of Ernest Burkhart (played by Leonardo DiCaprio). The film tells the story of the Osage murders at the hands of crime boss William Hale (portrayed by Robert De Niro).
“My friends, fellow actors, I feel the good in what you have done — what you do,” Gladstone followed in English in her acceptance. “This has been a hard year for all of us. Those in this room, those not in this room,...
She is the first Indigenous performer to win a SAG Award in that category. She began her acceptance speech with a brief intro in her native Blackfoot language.
Gladstone was the breakout star from Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon. She portrayed Osage woman Mollie Kyle, the wife of Ernest Burkhart (played by Leonardo DiCaprio). The film tells the story of the Osage murders at the hands of crime boss William Hale (portrayed by Robert De Niro).
“My friends, fellow actors, I feel the good in what you have done — what you do,” Gladstone followed in English in her acceptance. “This has been a hard year for all of us. Those in this room, those not in this room,...
- 2/25/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Pedro Pascal arrives at the 2024 SAG Awards (Photo Provided by SAG)
Members of the Screen Actors Guild honored their own at the 2024 SAG Awards held on February 24, 2024 and streaming live on Netflix. The 2024 awards recognized the best performances in film and television of 2023, with Oppenheimer continuing to rule the season with three SAG Awards wins.
The Oppenheimer ensemble won the Outstanding Performance by a Cast award, and Cillian Murphy was named the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role winner. Robert Downey Jr took home a SAG win in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role category.
On the television side, Succession, The Bear, and Beef cast members were big winners. And The Last of Us‘ Pedro Pascal pulled off a surprise win in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series category over three Succession actors and Billy Crudup from The Morning Show.
Members of the Screen Actors Guild honored their own at the 2024 SAG Awards held on February 24, 2024 and streaming live on Netflix. The 2024 awards recognized the best performances in film and television of 2023, with Oppenheimer continuing to rule the season with three SAG Awards wins.
The Oppenheimer ensemble won the Outstanding Performance by a Cast award, and Cillian Murphy was named the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role winner. Robert Downey Jr took home a SAG win in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role category.
On the television side, Succession, The Bear, and Beef cast members were big winners. And The Last of Us‘ Pedro Pascal pulled off a surprise win in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series category over three Succession actors and Billy Crudup from The Morning Show.
- 2/25/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Oppenheimer won the award for best performance by a cast in a motion picture at the 2024 SAG Awards, which were handed out Saturday night.
The film also scooped up two other awards, for leading actor Cillian Murphy and supporting actor Robert Downey Jr.
Leading actress honors went to Lily Gladstone for Killers of the Flower Moon, while Da’Vine Joy Randolph was named best supporting actress for The Holdovers.
On the TV side, The Bear won three awards, including best ensemble in a comedy series. Star Jeremy Allen White won the nod for best performance by a male actor in a comedy series, while Ayo Edebiri won the female actor award in the same category. Another awards favorite, Succession, was named best drama series ensemble, but lost out in the other categories in which it was nominated.
Elsewhere, Beef took two awards: Ali Wong won the award for best performance by...
The film also scooped up two other awards, for leading actor Cillian Murphy and supporting actor Robert Downey Jr.
Leading actress honors went to Lily Gladstone for Killers of the Flower Moon, while Da’Vine Joy Randolph was named best supporting actress for The Holdovers.
On the TV side, The Bear won three awards, including best ensemble in a comedy series. Star Jeremy Allen White won the nod for best performance by a male actor in a comedy series, while Ayo Edebiri won the female actor award in the same category. Another awards favorite, Succession, was named best drama series ensemble, but lost out in the other categories in which it was nominated.
Elsewhere, Beef took two awards: Ali Wong won the award for best performance by...
- 2/25/2024
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Oscar-nominated artisans landed historical firsts in numerous categories in this year’s race. After decades in the industry, costume designer Ellen Mirojnick earned her first nod for “Oppenheimer.” Scott George became the first Osage Nation songwriter to be nominated for his song in “Killers of the Flower Moon,” while Diane Warren scored a record 15th nod. John Williams bested his record-breaking achievement when he was recognized for original score.
When they’re not making history, what makes these artisans special is their storytelling through their craft. Building worlds and environments with rich, lush textures to immerse audiences into their scapes.
Here, Variety takes a look at the nominated artisans across all the crafts ahead of the guild awards and Oscars on March 10.
Costume Design
Women dominate the category, snagging all five slots. Ellen Mirojnick nabbed her first costume design nomination for “Oppenheimer.” With credits that include “Basic Instinct,” “Showgirls” and “Bridgerton,...
When they’re not making history, what makes these artisans special is their storytelling through their craft. Building worlds and environments with rich, lush textures to immerse audiences into their scapes.
Here, Variety takes a look at the nominated artisans across all the crafts ahead of the guild awards and Oscars on March 10.
Costume Design
Women dominate the category, snagging all five slots. Ellen Mirojnick nabbed her first costume design nomination for “Oppenheimer.” With credits that include “Basic Instinct,” “Showgirls” and “Bridgerton,...
- 2/22/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
What makes a great co-star? We asked SAG Awards ensemble-nominated actors to answer just that question, as well as their favorite on-set anecdote or story, about one of their scene partners.
Emily Blunt spoke to THR about her Oppenheimer co-star Cillian Murphy; Fantasia Barrino about Danielle Brooks from The Color Purple; America Ferrera about her Barbie co-star Margot Robbie; Erika Alexander about her scene partner Jeffrey Wright in American Fiction; and Killers of the Flower Moon star Lily Gladstone about her co-star Robert De Niro.
As a refresher, you can see the full list of the SAG Awards nominations here, and which actors are nominated in the best cast category.
See below on what each actor had to say about their scene partners.
Oppenheimer Star Emily Blunt on Cillian Murphy
“He really was Hercules on it. He’s one of my favorite people I’ve ever worked with, if not...
Emily Blunt spoke to THR about her Oppenheimer co-star Cillian Murphy; Fantasia Barrino about Danielle Brooks from The Color Purple; America Ferrera about her Barbie co-star Margot Robbie; Erika Alexander about her scene partner Jeffrey Wright in American Fiction; and Killers of the Flower Moon star Lily Gladstone about her co-star Robert De Niro.
As a refresher, you can see the full list of the SAG Awards nominations here, and which actors are nominated in the best cast category.
See below on what each actor had to say about their scene partners.
Oppenheimer Star Emily Blunt on Cillian Murphy
“He really was Hercules on it. He’s one of my favorite people I’ve ever worked with, if not...
- 2/14/2024
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When Martin Scorsese strikes up a relationship with his cinematographer, the collaboration tends to last for more than one film. Throughout his legendary career, Scorsese has worked repeatedly with such top names in the art of cinematography as Michael Chapman, Michael Ballhaus, Robert Richardson, and now Rodrigo Prieto. The acclaimed cinematographer, who was an Oscar nominee for “Brokeback Mountain,” has been at Scorsese’s side for the last four of the master filmmaker’s projects. During that run, Prieto has received three Oscar nominations for his artistry.
“It is crazy to imagine that I could even one day in my career say, ‘Yeah, it’s my third nomination with Martin Scorsese for an Oscar.’ What are you talking about?” Prieto, who was nominated this year for “Killers of the Flower Moon,” tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview. “It’s thrilling and I feel very privileged to be in this position.
“It is crazy to imagine that I could even one day in my career say, ‘Yeah, it’s my third nomination with Martin Scorsese for an Oscar.’ What are you talking about?” Prieto, who was nominated this year for “Killers of the Flower Moon,” tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview. “It’s thrilling and I feel very privileged to be in this position.
- 2/8/2024
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
On the morning of the 2024 Oscar nominations, Scott George was getting ready to go to work. “I had a meeting about two hours away that I was going to try to make, and so I was heading out the door,” George tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview. But at the urging of his wife, George stuck around his Oklahoma home long enough to see his name listed among the Best Song nominees at the 2024 Oscars for the original track “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” from “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
“It’s been kind of overwhelming and unbelievable,” George says of his historic nomination. A member of Osage Nation, George is not just the first Indigenous person ever nominated in the Best Song category, he’s also the first Osage ever nominated by the Oscars. George is one of two Native Americans who received Oscar nominations for...
“It’s been kind of overwhelming and unbelievable,” George says of his historic nomination. A member of Osage Nation, George is not just the first Indigenous person ever nominated in the Best Song category, he’s also the first Osage ever nominated by the Oscars. George is one of two Native Americans who received Oscar nominations for...
- 2/7/2024
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
"Raging Bull" knocked audiences flat on their backs when it premiered over four decades ago. The boxing biography, which is still considered among director Martin Scorsese's best films, unfolds as a rags-to-riches-to-rags story about a brutal middleweight fighter whose personal life never quite matches up to his success in the ring. Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Cathy Moriarty headlined the film's wildly talented ensemble, while late "Cheers" star Tommy Como played a local mobster and actress Theresa Saldana, who passed away in 2016, played protagonist Jake's second wife Lenora.
While time has taken some of these talented actors away from us, and the real Jake Lamotta died in 2017, each member of the "Raging Bull" core trio is still acting today. To present a "where are they now" about an actor as famous and prolific as De Niro would be silly, but if you're looking for another great De Niro...
While time has taken some of these talented actors away from us, and the real Jake Lamotta died in 2017, each member of the "Raging Bull" core trio is still acting today. To present a "where are they now" about an actor as famous and prolific as De Niro would be silly, but if you're looking for another great De Niro...
- 2/3/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Rodrigo Prieto had a lot of mixed emotions running through him on Oscar nomination day. As the cinematographer of “Barbie” and “Killers of the Flower Moon,” the latter of which earned him his fourth nomination, he was thrilled to see so many of his colleagues get nominated, especially four of the actors whose performances he captured with his camera.
But like so many others, he was “startled” to see Greta Gerwig miss out on a Best Director nomination for “Barbie.”
“Greta made a groundbreaking piece of cinema, one that is going to be remembered for years and years to come,” Prieto told TheWrap. “Of course, art is always subjective and these awards races bring competitiveness, but all the other nominations that ‘Barbie’ earned were because of her vision. This was her film.”
On the brighter side, Prieto said he was thrilled to see “Killers of the Flower Moon” stars Lily Gladstone...
But like so many others, he was “startled” to see Greta Gerwig miss out on a Best Director nomination for “Barbie.”
“Greta made a groundbreaking piece of cinema, one that is going to be remembered for years and years to come,” Prieto told TheWrap. “Of course, art is always subjective and these awards races bring competitiveness, but all the other nominations that ‘Barbie’ earned were because of her vision. This was her film.”
On the brighter side, Prieto said he was thrilled to see “Killers of the Flower Moon” stars Lily Gladstone...
- 1/25/2024
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Killers of the Flower Moon sees director Martin Scorsese tell the story of a series of murders that plagued the Osage Nation in the 1920s. Based on the David Gran book of the same name, Killers of the Flower Moon is more than just one of the best movies of 2023. It’s a sweeping epic about the United States’ history of corruption that also manages to tell the story of a truly doomed “romance” while shining a light on events that had previously either been ignored or widely misrepresented.
Yet despite the movie’s good intentions and nearly three and a half hour runtime, it doesn’t quite capture everything you need to know about these sobering historic events. For that matter, Scorsese’s decision to modify its source material’s structure by focusing more on the relationship between Mollie and Ernest Burkart and revealing the identity of the conspirators...
Yet despite the movie’s good intentions and nearly three and a half hour runtime, it doesn’t quite capture everything you need to know about these sobering historic events. For that matter, Scorsese’s decision to modify its source material’s structure by focusing more on the relationship between Mollie and Ernest Burkart and revealing the identity of the conspirators...
- 1/15/2024
- by Matthew Byrd
- Den of Geek
Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto and costume designer Jacqueline West take audiences to 1920s Oklahoma in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon.” This is three-time Oscar nominee Prieto’s fourth collaboration with Scorsese after “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “Silence,” and “The Irishman,” and the Eric Roth-written drama about the Osage nation standing up to systematic murder by white settlers marks Jacqueline West’s first pairing with Scorsese.
IndieWire celebrated the craft behind the Apple Original Films awards contender with a panel on Friday, January 12, moderated by Jim Hemphill, IndieWire’s Crafts and Special Projects Features Writer, and led by Prieto and West. The event took place at NeueHouse Hollywood and brought the crafts community together for an evening honoring Scorsese’s film; both Prieto and West have been nominated for awards by their respective guilds. Watch the video below.
“One of the first things that I remember we...
IndieWire celebrated the craft behind the Apple Original Films awards contender with a panel on Friday, January 12, moderated by Jim Hemphill, IndieWire’s Crafts and Special Projects Features Writer, and led by Prieto and West. The event took place at NeueHouse Hollywood and brought the crafts community together for an evening honoring Scorsese’s film; both Prieto and West have been nominated for awards by their respective guilds. Watch the video below.
“One of the first things that I remember we...
- 1/13/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
When Lily Gladstone was growing up on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in rural Montana, acting in plays was an escape from bullies, who targeted her for being “verbose and goofy.” The idea came from her father, a Native man of Piegan Blackfeet and Nez Perce heritage, whom she describes as “a bit of a wizard” and “had me convinced when I was younger that he was able to move clouds.”
“My dad saw early on when I was onstage that I just thrived,” Gladstone says. “When I was nine, it was the worst of it.
“My dad saw early on when I was onstage that I just thrived,” Gladstone says. “When I was nine, it was the worst of it.
- 1/12/2024
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
Beyond Utopia (Madeleine Gavin)
A harrowing, brave account of what it’s like to defect from North Korea, Madeleine Gavin’s Beyond Utopia follows a heroic pastor and the people he helps. Perhaps most unforgettable is a multigenerational family whose escape is shown through furtive, horror-movie-like handheld camera and revealing interviews. As Gavin offers a rundown of North Korean politics, we see this family slowly reckon with their own brainwashing and realize the world outside North Korea is not what their upbringing taught them to believe. – Lena W.
Where to Stream: PBS
The Florida Project (Sean Baker)
How, exactly, did Sean Baker do it? How did the director of Tangerine make this story of a mother and daughter living at a rundown...
Beyond Utopia (Madeleine Gavin)
A harrowing, brave account of what it’s like to defect from North Korea, Madeleine Gavin’s Beyond Utopia follows a heroic pastor and the people he helps. Perhaps most unforgettable is a multigenerational family whose escape is shown through furtive, horror-movie-like handheld camera and revealing interviews. As Gavin offers a rundown of North Korean politics, we see this family slowly reckon with their own brainwashing and realize the world outside North Korea is not what their upbringing taught them to believe. – Lena W.
Where to Stream: PBS
The Florida Project (Sean Baker)
How, exactly, did Sean Baker do it? How did the director of Tangerine make this story of a mother and daughter living at a rundown...
- 1/12/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Nominations for the 30th annual SAG Awards were announced Wednesday, with Barbie and Oppenheimer mirroring their big summers at the box office by leading the way with four nominations apiece in the movie races, while on the TV side the last season of Succession scored five noms to lead the field.
Noms were revealed in a presentation hosted by Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani.
See the full list of nominees below and the scorecards below.
Barbie and Oppenheimer are joined in the Cast category by American Fiction, The Color Purple and Killers of the Flower Moon, with each scoring multiple noms. Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling and the stunt team picked up noms for Barbie; Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr did the same for Oppenheimer.
Robbie is part of a Lead Female Actor category that includes Nyad‘s Annette Bening, Flower Moon‘s Lily Gladstone, Maestro‘s Carey Mulligan...
Noms were revealed in a presentation hosted by Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani.
See the full list of nominees below and the scorecards below.
Barbie and Oppenheimer are joined in the Cast category by American Fiction, The Color Purple and Killers of the Flower Moon, with each scoring multiple noms. Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling and the stunt team picked up noms for Barbie; Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr did the same for Oppenheimer.
Robbie is part of a Lead Female Actor category that includes Nyad‘s Annette Bening, Flower Moon‘s Lily Gladstone, Maestro‘s Carey Mulligan...
- 1/10/2024
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2024 SAG Awards nominations have been revealed.
Oppenheimer and Barbie each scored four nominations, including nods in the SAG Awards’ top category of best cast. However, one of Barbie’s nominations is in the stunt performance category. Still, Barbie is the only film nominated in other categories to land a stunt nod.
Joining Oppenheimer and Barbie as best cast nominees are American Fiction, The Color Purple and Killers of the Flower Moon.
Oppenheimer was also nominated in the categories of best actor (Cillian Murphy), supporting actor (Robert Downey Jr.) and supporting actress (Emily Blunt). Barbie is also nominated in the categories of best actress (Margot Robbie) and supporting actor (Ryan Gosling).
Killers of the Flower Moon and American Fiction earned three nominations apiece, including the best cast nods. In addition, Killers’ Lily Gladstone is nominated for best actress and Robert De Niro is nominated for best supporting actor. American Fiction...
Oppenheimer and Barbie each scored four nominations, including nods in the SAG Awards’ top category of best cast. However, one of Barbie’s nominations is in the stunt performance category. Still, Barbie is the only film nominated in other categories to land a stunt nod.
Joining Oppenheimer and Barbie as best cast nominees are American Fiction, The Color Purple and Killers of the Flower Moon.
Oppenheimer was also nominated in the categories of best actor (Cillian Murphy), supporting actor (Robert Downey Jr.) and supporting actress (Emily Blunt). Barbie is also nominated in the categories of best actress (Margot Robbie) and supporting actor (Ryan Gosling).
Killers of the Flower Moon and American Fiction earned three nominations apiece, including the best cast nods. In addition, Killers’ Lily Gladstone is nominated for best actress and Robert De Niro is nominated for best supporting actor. American Fiction...
- 1/10/2024
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lily Gladstone has made history as the first Indigenous woman to win Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama at the Golden Globes.
The “Killers of the Flower Moon” star took home the award on January 7 for her portrayal of real-life hero Mollie Burkhart in the Martin Scorsese epic.
“Killers of the Flower Moon” follows the serial killings of Osage Nation members in 1920s Oklahoma, led by organized crime mastermind William Hale (Robert De Niro) and his nephew Ernest Burkhart (Leonardo DiCaprio), who was married to oil heiress Mollie (Gladstone). The murders lead Mollie to ask the newly formed FBI for help in solving the case.
Gladstone beat out fellow nominees Annette Bening (“Nyad”), Sandra Huller (“Anatomy of a Fall”), Greta Lee (“Past Lives”), Carey Mulligan (“Maestro”), and Cailee Spaeny (“Priscilla”) to make history at the 2024 Golden Globes.
In addition to Gladstone’s acting win, “Killers of the Flower Moon...
The “Killers of the Flower Moon” star took home the award on January 7 for her portrayal of real-life hero Mollie Burkhart in the Martin Scorsese epic.
“Killers of the Flower Moon” follows the serial killings of Osage Nation members in 1920s Oklahoma, led by organized crime mastermind William Hale (Robert De Niro) and his nephew Ernest Burkhart (Leonardo DiCaprio), who was married to oil heiress Mollie (Gladstone). The murders lead Mollie to ask the newly formed FBI for help in solving the case.
Gladstone beat out fellow nominees Annette Bening (“Nyad”), Sandra Huller (“Anatomy of a Fall”), Greta Lee (“Past Lives”), Carey Mulligan (“Maestro”), and Cailee Spaeny (“Priscilla”) to make history at the 2024 Golden Globes.
In addition to Gladstone’s acting win, “Killers of the Flower Moon...
- 1/8/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Have you still not seen Martin Scorsese‘s latest movie, Killers of the Flower Moon? Or perhaps, you’ve viewed it on the big screen and are looking to stream it from the comfort of home. Thankfully, that will soon be the case as the buzzy film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone hits Apple TV+ for free to subscribers beginning Friday, January 12. The acclaimed film set in 1920s Oklahoma is based on David Grann’s best-selling book of the same name and tells the true story of the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation. The string of brutal crimes became known as the Reign of Terror. (Credit: Apple TV+) Leonardo DiCaprio leads as Ernest Burkhart, who after returning home from war is persuaded by his uncle William Hale (Robert De Niro) to marry into Osage Nation with the intent to collect on his bride Mollie’s (Gladstone) inheritance.
- 1/4/2024
- TV Insider
Martin Scorsese’s latest epic, Killers of the Flower Moon, will available to stream on Apple TV+ beginning on Friday, January 12th.
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, and Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon is based on the non-fiction book of the same name by David Grann. It chronicles the murders of native Osage peoples in Oklahoma in the 1920s after oil deposits were discovered on their land, in a saga that came to be called the Reign of Terror.
DiCaprio and Gladstone star in the film as Ernest and Mollie Burkhart, a married couple living in Oklahoma at the time of the murders. De Niro portrays Ernest’s uncle, William Hale, a prominent cattle raiser on the Osage reservation.
The film’s cast also includes Jesse Plemons, Brendan Fraser, John Lithgow, Tantoo Cardinal, Cara Jade Myers, JaNae Collins, and Jillian Dion, along with musicians Jack White, Jason Isbell,...
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, and Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon is based on the non-fiction book of the same name by David Grann. It chronicles the murders of native Osage peoples in Oklahoma in the 1920s after oil deposits were discovered on their land, in a saga that came to be called the Reign of Terror.
DiCaprio and Gladstone star in the film as Ernest and Mollie Burkhart, a married couple living in Oklahoma at the time of the murders. De Niro portrays Ernest’s uncle, William Hale, a prominent cattle raiser on the Osage reservation.
The film’s cast also includes Jesse Plemons, Brendan Fraser, John Lithgow, Tantoo Cardinal, Cara Jade Myers, JaNae Collins, and Jillian Dion, along with musicians Jack White, Jason Isbell,...
- 1/4/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Film News
From angry confrontations to romantic reunions, Guardian writers pick the big-screen moments that have stayed with them the most
Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon is frequently enthralling over the course of its three-and-a-half-hour runtime, sinking into the depths of American shame as it follows William Hale (Robert De Niro) and his unofficial lieutenant Ernest Burkhart (Leonardo DiCaprio) as they grasp for the money and land controlled by the Osage tribe in 1920s Oklahoma, which involves slowly poisoning Ernest’s wife Mollie (Lily Gladstone) as they kill off members of her family and community. But just when it seems like the story’s final dominoes are tumbling over with inevitability, Scorsese jumps ahead for his final scene – maybe the most audacious in American movies this year. Rather than a series of solemn title cards explaining what happened to the people whose lives we’ve seen dramatized, the movie...
Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon is frequently enthralling over the course of its three-and-a-half-hour runtime, sinking into the depths of American shame as it follows William Hale (Robert De Niro) and his unofficial lieutenant Ernest Burkhart (Leonardo DiCaprio) as they grasp for the money and land controlled by the Osage tribe in 1920s Oklahoma, which involves slowly poisoning Ernest’s wife Mollie (Lily Gladstone) as they kill off members of her family and community. But just when it seems like the story’s final dominoes are tumbling over with inevitability, Scorsese jumps ahead for his final scene – maybe the most audacious in American movies this year. Rather than a series of solemn title cards explaining what happened to the people whose lives we’ve seen dramatized, the movie...
- 12/24/2023
- by Jesse Hassenger, Adrian Horton, Owen Myers, Charles Bramesco, Radheyan Simonpillai, Alaina Demopoulos, Benjamin Lee, Veronica Esposito,Catherine Shoard, Scott Tobias and Andrew Lawrence
- The Guardian - Film News
Forget the Academy Awards. The /Film Movie Awards are here to pick the real winners in cinema from 2023.
As we wind down a tremendous year for good movies (even if it was shaky one for the larger film industry in terms of box office and a very necessary strike or two), the editorial and writing teams at /Film decided it was time to hand out our own golden statuettes. Even if they're purely of the metaphorical variety. We brainstormed the categories. We debated the nominees. We cast the final votes in some agonizingly close showdowns ... and a few total blowouts. The result is a list of winners that runs the gamut from major blockbusters everyone saw to tiny independent films that need some cheerleading. Animation made a strong showing outside of the expected categories, a few "disappointments" proudly kicked through the noise to win a few categories, and we even...
As we wind down a tremendous year for good movies (even if it was shaky one for the larger film industry in terms of box office and a very necessary strike or two), the editorial and writing teams at /Film decided it was time to hand out our own golden statuettes. Even if they're purely of the metaphorical variety. We brainstormed the categories. We debated the nominees. We cast the final votes in some agonizingly close showdowns ... and a few total blowouts. The result is a list of winners that runs the gamut from major blockbusters everyone saw to tiny independent films that need some cheerleading. Animation made a strong showing outside of the expected categories, a few "disappointments" proudly kicked through the noise to win a few categories, and we even...
- 12/21/2023
- by SlashFilm Staff
- Slash Film
Robert De Niro has had a hell of a year. In April, the screen icon welcomed a daughter, Gia, with his girlfriend Tiffany Chen. Three months later, he lost his grandson, Leandro, to a drug overdose at just 19 years of age. Then came the actors’ strike, causing an industry-wide shutdown that put him out of work for the next four months and prevented him from promoting Killers of the Flower Moon, a masterful crime saga boasting his best performance in years. Finally, he was embroiled in a legal nightmare with an ex-assistant that,...
- 12/20/2023
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
If it seems like Lily Gladstone is winning Best Actress prizes for her acclaimed performance in “Killers of the Flower Moon” multiple times per week, that’s because it’s true. Since the New York Film Critics Circle announced Gladstone as the group’s Best Actress prizewinner on November 30, the 37-year-old star has been awarded Best Actress by the National Board of Review, Boston Society of Film Critics, and Chicago Film Critics Association, and earned Best Actress nominations from the Golden Globe Awards and Critics’ Choice Awards.
“It feels like a lot,” Gladstone tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview when asked about her early success during awards season. “It’s really exciting. It’s been a little bit rapid-fire this last week, so I kind of have been joking that I get this news and I intellectualize it and I know it’s going to be waiting down...
“It feels like a lot,” Gladstone tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview when asked about her early success during awards season. “It’s really exciting. It’s been a little bit rapid-fire this last week, so I kind of have been joking that I get this news and I intellectualize it and I know it’s going to be waiting down...
- 12/14/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
For Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, costume designer Jacqueline West immersed herself in researching early-1920s denizens of Osage County, Oklahoma. She visited museums commemorating plundering oil tycoons and watched rare black-and-white home movies commissioned by Osage families, wealthy from retaining mineral rights to their oil-rich reservation. Osage costume consultant Julie O’Keefe ensured the authenticity and nuanced storytelling of traditional clothing and materials, which endure long after the tribe’s forced relocation from Missouri to Oklahoma in 1872.
“I had these 10-foot boards of townspeople, on every level, all the way around my warehouse,” says West about designing the introductory sequence in which World War I veteran Ernest Burkhart (Leonardo DiCaprio) arrives in bustling Fairfax and encounters the two worlds he soon infiltrates. Suited white merchants and disheveled fieldworkers seek their fortune, as Osage Nation members don attire representing their cultural pride and wealth. Patterned blankets pristinely wrapped around tailored suits,...
“I had these 10-foot boards of townspeople, on every level, all the way around my warehouse,” says West about designing the introductory sequence in which World War I veteran Ernest Burkhart (Leonardo DiCaprio) arrives in bustling Fairfax and encounters the two worlds he soon infiltrates. Suited white merchants and disheveled fieldworkers seek their fortune, as Osage Nation members don attire representing their cultural pride and wealth. Patterned blankets pristinely wrapped around tailored suits,...
- 12/12/2023
- by Fawnia Soo Hoo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This article contains spoilers for "Poor Things."
Every year brings a fresh batch of cinematic baddies to vie for the throne of best villain of the bunch. 2023 in particular has ushered in a number of leading contenders, from William Hale (Robert DeNiro) and his murderous conspiracy at the heart of "Killers of the Flower Moon" to Robert Downey, Jr.'s jealously vengeful Lewis Strauss in "Oppenheimer" to even M3GAN in, well, "M3GAN." But as sinister and horrifying as all of these antagonists undoubtedly were, Yorgos Lanthimos might have just saved the best -- or worst -- for last with "Poor Things."
The surprise Oscar hopeful (you can check out /Film's glowing review by Mike Shutt here) follows the Frankenstein-esque story of mad scientist and surgeon Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe) reanimating the corpse of a woman who died by suicide into that of Bella Baxter (Emma Stone). With the intelligence...
Every year brings a fresh batch of cinematic baddies to vie for the throne of best villain of the bunch. 2023 in particular has ushered in a number of leading contenders, from William Hale (Robert DeNiro) and his murderous conspiracy at the heart of "Killers of the Flower Moon" to Robert Downey, Jr.'s jealously vengeful Lewis Strauss in "Oppenheimer" to even M3GAN in, well, "M3GAN." But as sinister and horrifying as all of these antagonists undoubtedly were, Yorgos Lanthimos might have just saved the best -- or worst -- for last with "Poor Things."
The surprise Oscar hopeful (you can check out /Film's glowing review by Mike Shutt here) follows the Frankenstein-esque story of mad scientist and surgeon Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe) reanimating the corpse of a woman who died by suicide into that of Bella Baxter (Emma Stone). With the intelligence...
- 12/8/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
After Yang (kogonada)
I had the pleasure to speak with filmmaker kogonada about his stirring treatise on mortality, After Yang, and the moment from that conversation I return to most is him saying that “what makes art so invigorating is that you’re pursuing the ineffable.” This is a notion seeded throughout his gentle, transcendent sophomore feature. We can never truly know another person. In some ways, we will never fully know ourselves or our relationship with the world. But the search for it, the mystery, the endless pursuit—that’s the beauty of life. – Mitchell B.
Where to Stream: Prime Video
A Disturbance in the Force (Jeremy Coon and Steve Kozak)
The question asked back in the ’80s and ’90s was never,...
After Yang (kogonada)
I had the pleasure to speak with filmmaker kogonada about his stirring treatise on mortality, After Yang, and the moment from that conversation I return to most is him saying that “what makes art so invigorating is that you’re pursuing the ineffable.” This is a notion seeded throughout his gentle, transcendent sophomore feature. We can never truly know another person. In some ways, we will never fully know ourselves or our relationship with the world. But the search for it, the mystery, the endless pursuit—that’s the beauty of life. – Mitchell B.
Where to Stream: Prime Video
A Disturbance in the Force (Jeremy Coon and Steve Kozak)
The question asked back in the ’80s and ’90s was never,...
- 12/8/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
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
Oscar-winner says “How dare they do that” after claiming opening remarks on intolerance and lies cut out.
Robert De Niro rebuked the Gotham Awards and seemingly Killers Of The Flower Moon backer Apple during Monday night’s New York ceremony for what he said was an autocue edit of his remarks on intolerance and post-truth.
2023 Gotham Awards winners
On stage at Cipriani Wall Street to present Martin Scorsese’s epic crime drama with the Icon & Creator Tribute, De Niro faltered less than two minutes into his speech and rifled through his printed remarks as the audience sat in bemused silence.
Robert De Niro rebuked the Gotham Awards and seemingly Killers Of The Flower Moon backer Apple during Monday night’s New York ceremony for what he said was an autocue edit of his remarks on intolerance and post-truth.
2023 Gotham Awards winners
On stage at Cipriani Wall Street to present Martin Scorsese’s epic crime drama with the Icon & Creator Tribute, De Niro faltered less than two minutes into his speech and rifled through his printed remarks as the audience sat in bemused silence.
- 11/28/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Oscar-winner says “How dare they do that” after claiming opening remarks on intolerance and lies cut out.
Robert De Niro chided Apple and the Gotham Awards during Monday night’s New York ceremony for what he said was an unexpected autocue edit of his remarks on intolerance and post-truth as he prepared to present the cast of Killers Of The Flower Moon with the Icon & Creator Tribute.
2023 Gotham Awards winners
Appearing to falter less than two minutes into his address De Niro, who plays the villainous William Hale in Martin Scorsese’s blistering chronicle of multiple murders committed by white...
Robert De Niro chided Apple and the Gotham Awards during Monday night’s New York ceremony for what he said was an unexpected autocue edit of his remarks on intolerance and post-truth as he prepared to present the cast of Killers Of The Flower Moon with the Icon & Creator Tribute.
2023 Gotham Awards winners
Appearing to falter less than two minutes into his address De Niro, who plays the villainous William Hale in Martin Scorsese’s blistering chronicle of multiple murders committed by white...
- 11/28/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Movie stars are a thing of the past, a relic of an era of Hollywood that simply no longer exists. But there are still a few performers who have the draw and the talent to be considered as such. Leonardo DiCaprio is one of them, and his list of achievements looks to grow yet again following the release of his latest project, “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
The engrossing film, which is based on David Grann’s 2017 non-fiction book of the same name, details a series of murders during the 1920s after oil was discovered on Osage land. DiCaprio stars as Ernest Burkhart, the permanently frowning nephew of Robert De Niro’s William Hale, a crime lord masquerading as a friend of the Osage who pulls Ernest into his murderous scheme to steal Osage headrights by having him marry Lily Gladstone’s Mollie Kyle.
The film marks DiCaprio’s sixth...
The engrossing film, which is based on David Grann’s 2017 non-fiction book of the same name, details a series of murders during the 1920s after oil was discovered on Osage land. DiCaprio stars as Ernest Burkhart, the permanently frowning nephew of Robert De Niro’s William Hale, a crime lord masquerading as a friend of the Osage who pulls Ernest into his murderous scheme to steal Osage headrights by having him marry Lily Gladstone’s Mollie Kyle.
The film marks DiCaprio’s sixth...
- 11/26/2023
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
“Killers of the Flower Moon” will receive the Gotham Historical Icon and Creator Tribute at the 2023 Gotham Awards. The 33rd annual ceremony will take place on Monday at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
The Historical Icon and Creator Tribute recognizes significant historical moments and honors the filmmaker and cast who brought the story to life authentically. Lily Gladstone and the cast will receive the tribute at the Gotham Awards Ceremony, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro present as well.
“Authentically and carefully crafted by one of our greatest filmmakers with respect and integrity, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ is a powerful examination of the history of violence bestowed upon the Osage Nation,” Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of The Gotham Film and Media Institute, said in a statement. “At the center of the brilliant writing, impeccable set design, and extraordinary cast, Lily Gladstone delivers a tour de force as Mollie Kyle.
The Historical Icon and Creator Tribute recognizes significant historical moments and honors the filmmaker and cast who brought the story to life authentically. Lily Gladstone and the cast will receive the tribute at the Gotham Awards Ceremony, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro present as well.
“Authentically and carefully crafted by one of our greatest filmmakers with respect and integrity, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ is a powerful examination of the history of violence bestowed upon the Osage Nation,” Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of The Gotham Film and Media Institute, said in a statement. “At the center of the brilliant writing, impeccable set design, and extraordinary cast, Lily Gladstone delivers a tour de force as Mollie Kyle.
- 11/22/2023
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
In a new video posted to social media by Apple Original Films, “Killers of the Flower Moon” star Lily Gladstone said that working on the Martin Scorsese picture “completely changed me as a human being.”
The footage was captured during Gladstone’s last day on the film’s Oklahoma set. Standing alongside costar Leonardo DiCaprio, the Best Actress hopeful addressed the crew and other actors and compared the project to her earliest creative endeavors.
“Not since I was a teenager, renting out basement spaces in art galleries just making shit with my friends for the sake of doing it have I felt such equal and open and loving collaboration and craftsmanship,” Gladstone said. “Which is something pretty remarkable at this level – because this is a first for me.”
"I believe in every beating heart and soul here."
Footage from Lily Gladstone's final day on set. pic.twitter.com/SW5H...
The footage was captured during Gladstone’s last day on the film’s Oklahoma set. Standing alongside costar Leonardo DiCaprio, the Best Actress hopeful addressed the crew and other actors and compared the project to her earliest creative endeavors.
“Not since I was a teenager, renting out basement spaces in art galleries just making shit with my friends for the sake of doing it have I felt such equal and open and loving collaboration and craftsmanship,” Gladstone said. “Which is something pretty remarkable at this level – because this is a first for me.”
"I believe in every beating heart and soul here."
Footage from Lily Gladstone's final day on set. pic.twitter.com/SW5H...
- 11/21/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
The following piece contains spoilers about “Killers of the Flower Moon”
When Cara Jade Myers found out she was cast in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” after multiple auditions and then almost a year of production delays forced by the coronavirus pandemic, she couldn’t help but get emotional.
“They kept talking. But I didn’t hear anything after that. I was just crying and nodding my head and smiling,” the actress, who is a member of the Kiowa and Wichita tribes, tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview.
Based on the book by David Grann, “Killers of the Flower Moon” is an epic about American greed and the genocide of the Osage Nation in 1920s Oklahoma. The investigation into the murders – at least 60 tribal members died during the so-called Reign of Terror, although the actual number of deaths could be in the hundreds – led to...
When Cara Jade Myers found out she was cast in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” after multiple auditions and then almost a year of production delays forced by the coronavirus pandemic, she couldn’t help but get emotional.
“They kept talking. But I didn’t hear anything after that. I was just crying and nodding my head and smiling,” the actress, who is a member of the Kiowa and Wichita tribes, tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview.
Based on the book by David Grann, “Killers of the Flower Moon” is an epic about American greed and the genocide of the Osage Nation in 1920s Oklahoma. The investigation into the murders – at least 60 tribal members died during the so-called Reign of Terror, although the actual number of deaths could be in the hundreds – led to...
- 11/16/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
There’s a story Lily Gladstone likes to tell about a Blackfeet man and a flower.
“He pulled it from the ground and shook the dirt off. He exposed the root system,” she says. “And he said, ‘This is like a story. If this flower is a story, then all of these roots are the different versions. They twist around each other; they go off in opposite directions. But that’s what gives it its strength. That’s what makes it hard to uproot. That’s what keeps the story going.”
The man was speaking to 20th-century historian James Willard Schultz, who was struggling to make sense of the varying ways Blackfeet people had told him the same stories. In an oral tradition, Gladstone emphasizes, there’s no one way of seeing things; each person’s narrative is the truth.
Gladstone returns to the Blackfeet man and the flower, to its roots,...
“He pulled it from the ground and shook the dirt off. He exposed the root system,” she says. “And he said, ‘This is like a story. If this flower is a story, then all of these roots are the different versions. They twist around each other; they go off in opposite directions. But that’s what gives it its strength. That’s what makes it hard to uproot. That’s what keeps the story going.”
The man was speaking to 20th-century historian James Willard Schultz, who was struggling to make sense of the varying ways Blackfeet people had told him the same stories. In an oral tradition, Gladstone emphasizes, there’s no one way of seeing things; each person’s narrative is the truth.
Gladstone returns to the Blackfeet man and the flower, to its roots,...
- 11/16/2023
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
by Cláudio Alves
As one of the world's foremost The Whale haters, I was ready to despise whatever Brendan Fraser was up to in Killers of the Flower Moon. Indeed, part of me relishes how many have turned against our current Best Actor champion, eviscerating him for going ridiculously over-the-top in his brief scenes as William Hale's attorney. And yet, some of the criticism feels unfair, failing to recognize the character's purpose within the film's sprawling canvas and bizarre tonal twists into dark humor. After despising his lauded work under Aronofsky, I now find myself an unlikely Fraser apologist.
I'm not alone in this, of course. Apple defends him with an appeal to literary authority, and Martin Scorsese has recently said that what the actor did with the role was perfect. In the master's own words, he had that girth...
As one of the world's foremost The Whale haters, I was ready to despise whatever Brendan Fraser was up to in Killers of the Flower Moon. Indeed, part of me relishes how many have turned against our current Best Actor champion, eviscerating him for going ridiculously over-the-top in his brief scenes as William Hale's attorney. And yet, some of the criticism feels unfair, failing to recognize the character's purpose within the film's sprawling canvas and bizarre tonal twists into dark humor. After despising his lauded work under Aronofsky, I now find myself an unlikely Fraser apologist.
I'm not alone in this, of course. Apple defends him with an appeal to literary authority, and Martin Scorsese has recently said that what the actor did with the role was perfect. In the master's own words, he had that girth...
- 11/5/2023
- by Cláudio Alves
- FilmExperience
In Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Brendan Fraser first appears in the third act, but his outsized performance as lawyer W.S. Hamilton leaves a massive impression. The performance has gotten mixed online reactions, but the director himself has nothing but praise for it.
In a recent interview with LADBible (via Entertainment Weekly), Scorsese defended Fraser’s performance against online criticism. Since the film’s theatrical release on October 27, some online commentators have criticized it as over-the-top or too exaggerated. In his interview, Scorsese said that Fraser was “perfect” for the role, particularly praising him for his work in scenes opposite lead Leonardo DiCaprio.
“We thought he’d be great for the lawyer, and I admired his work over the years,” Scorsese said. “He actually came in for I think a couple of weeks on the picture, particularly when it was in our later shoot. We had a really good time working together,...
In a recent interview with LADBible (via Entertainment Weekly), Scorsese defended Fraser’s performance against online criticism. Since the film’s theatrical release on October 27, some online commentators have criticized it as over-the-top or too exaggerated. In his interview, Scorsese said that Fraser was “perfect” for the role, particularly praising him for his work in scenes opposite lead Leonardo DiCaprio.
“We thought he’d be great for the lawyer, and I admired his work over the years,” Scorsese said. “He actually came in for I think a couple of weeks on the picture, particularly when it was in our later shoot. We had a really good time working together,...
- 11/4/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Martin Scorsese has defended Brendan Fraser's performance in 'Killers of the Flower Moon'.The Oscar-winning star features in the Western crime drama as W.S. Hamilton – the attorney for William Hale (Robert De Niro) – but has been criticised by viewers for his 'overblown' acting, although the legendary director felt that he captured the essence of the character.Scorsese said at a press conference: "We thought he'd be great for the lawyer and I admired his work over the years."He actually came in for a couple of weeks on the picture, particularly when it was in our later shoot. We had a really good time working together, particularly with Leo (DiCaprio). Particularly in the scene where he says, 'They're putting a noose around your neck, he's saving you dumb boy.'"Really for us, when we heard that... he brought the whole scene down on Leo. It was perfect."The...
- 11/3/2023
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Martin Scorsese recently said at a press conference (via LADbible) that Brendan Fraser is “perfect” in “Killers of the Flower Moon.” The actor, who won the Oscar this year for his performance in “The Whale,” has been panned by some viewers, claiming his over-the-top acting feels largely out of place in the film. Fraser has a brief supporting turn as W. S. Hamilton, the boisterous attorney for William Hale (Robert De Niro).
“We thought he’d be great for the lawyer and I admired his work over the years,” Scorsese said when asked about casting Fraser in the film. “He actually came in for I think a couple of weeks on the picture, particularly when it was in our later shoot. We had a really good time working together, particularly with Leo. Particularly in the scene where he says, ‘They’re putting a noose around your neck, he’s saving you dumb boy.
“We thought he’d be great for the lawyer and I admired his work over the years,” Scorsese said when asked about casting Fraser in the film. “He actually came in for I think a couple of weeks on the picture, particularly when it was in our later shoot. We had a really good time working together, particularly with Leo. Particularly in the scene where he says, ‘They’re putting a noose around your neck, he’s saving you dumb boy.
- 11/2/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Around the halfway mark of Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, Ernest Burkhurt and his uncle, William Hale, drive around the town of Fairfax, which looks exceptionally lit on a seemingly normal evening. Yellow string lights are hanging outside every single Osage house, implying that it is the time of festivities. Unfortunately, though, it is rather the opposite. A series of horrific deaths have severely impacted the community. The lights are, in fact, a desperate attempt by the Osage people to keep evil at bay. Of course, the audience is aware that Ernest and Hale are the “evils” here. Technically, it is all Hale, as Ernest is basically a spineless puppet who does his uncle’s bidding. The roles of the uncle and nephew are played by two of the most widely popular actors you could possibly imagine: Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio. But they are not...
- 10/29/2023
- by Rohitavra Majumdar
- Film Fugitives
It’s testament to the sheer, unrivalled brilliance of the venerable storyteller Martin Scorsese, than while depicting a film that has one of the most shocking, compelling narratives of any film this year, coupled with a small handful of some of the year’s very best performances – that what we’re still talking about most, is the craft of which this story has been presented.
There can’t be much higher praise here than to merely cite this as a proper Scorsese flick; it has all the familiar tropes and sensibilities we associate to his canon of work, and yet killers of the Flower Moon remains original, and near-impossible to second guess. Which, coincidentally, is one of the aforementioned tropes.
Killers of the Flower Moon is a true-crime epic, that transports the viewer back to 1920s Oklahoma, where the discovery of oil has created an enviable affluence amongst the Osage people,...
There can’t be much higher praise here than to merely cite this as a proper Scorsese flick; it has all the familiar tropes and sensibilities we associate to his canon of work, and yet killers of the Flower Moon remains original, and near-impossible to second guess. Which, coincidentally, is one of the aforementioned tropes.
Killers of the Flower Moon is a true-crime epic, that transports the viewer back to 1920s Oklahoma, where the discovery of oil has created an enviable affluence amongst the Osage people,...
- 10/26/2023
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Leonardo DiCaprio has some very memorable scenes in his new movie with co-star Robert De Niro.
The 48-year-old actor wore butt padding for his spanking scene with the 80-year-old actor in Killers of the Flower Moon, according to cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto.
Keep reading to find out more…
“I do remember doing them quite a few times and thinking, ‘Oh, that must hurt,’ the cinematographer said in an interview with Insider.
“There was some padding on [DiCaprio’s] butt. But you could tell De Niro was really hitting him.”
He added that Leo was “game for so much” and that he would “do anything” for the film.
The film, based on the 2017 nonfiction book by David Grann, centers around the murders of the indigenous people in Osage County, Oklahoma during the 1920s.
Leo plays Ernest Burkhart, the nephew of businessman William Hale (De Niro) who came up with a devious plan to kill...
The 48-year-old actor wore butt padding for his spanking scene with the 80-year-old actor in Killers of the Flower Moon, according to cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto.
Keep reading to find out more…
“I do remember doing them quite a few times and thinking, ‘Oh, that must hurt,’ the cinematographer said in an interview with Insider.
“There was some padding on [DiCaprio’s] butt. But you could tell De Niro was really hitting him.”
He added that Leo was “game for so much” and that he would “do anything” for the film.
The film, based on the 2017 nonfiction book by David Grann, centers around the murders of the indigenous people in Osage County, Oklahoma during the 1920s.
Leo plays Ernest Burkhart, the nephew of businessman William Hale (De Niro) who came up with a devious plan to kill...
- 10/24/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
When it comes to acting, you can’t expect Robert De Niro to fake anything. That’s why Leonardo DiCaprio wore butt padding to handle being spanked by De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto revealed to Insider.
In Scorsese’s latest, DiCaprio’s Ernest Burkhart is paddled by De Niro’s William Hale as punishment for throwing a wrench in the duo’s plans to rob the Osage nation. Though the film is based on a book of the same name, the scene is unique to the screen adaptation — and one Prieto said was a late addition to the project.
“I don’t think that was in the first script,” Prieto revealed. “That was something that was added, and it’s shocking in the film.”
The cinematographer continued, “I do remember doing them quite a few times and thinking, ‘Oh, that must hurt.
In Scorsese’s latest, DiCaprio’s Ernest Burkhart is paddled by De Niro’s William Hale as punishment for throwing a wrench in the duo’s plans to rob the Osage nation. Though the film is based on a book of the same name, the scene is unique to the screen adaptation — and one Prieto said was a late addition to the project.
“I don’t think that was in the first script,” Prieto revealed. “That was something that was added, and it’s shocking in the film.”
The cinematographer continued, “I do remember doing them quite a few times and thinking, ‘Oh, that must hurt.
- 10/24/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Film News
Devery Jacobs, the Indigenous actor best known for playing Elora on three seasons of FX and Hulu’s “Reservation Dogs,” took to X (formerly Twitter) to share the “strong feelings” she had about Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon.” She called out the $200 million Western crime epic for not portraying its Osage characters with “honor or dignity” and for further dehumanizing them by depicting their deaths. The film is based on a true story and centers around the Reign of Terror, a term given to the murders of at least 60 members of the Osage nation in the late 1920s.
“Being Native, watching this movie was fucking hellfire,” Jacobs wrote. “Imagine the worst atrocities committed against [your] ancestors, then having to sit [through] a movie explicitly filled with them, with the only respite being 30 minute long scenes of murderous white guys talking about/planning the killings.”
The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Ernest Burkhart,...
“Being Native, watching this movie was fucking hellfire,” Jacobs wrote. “Imagine the worst atrocities committed against [your] ancestors, then having to sit [through] a movie explicitly filled with them, with the only respite being 30 minute long scenes of murderous white guys talking about/planning the killings.”
The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Ernest Burkhart,...
- 10/23/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
“Reservation Dogs” actress Devery Jacobs called out Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” on Monday, writing to X that the acclaimed film “painfully” underwrote its Indigenous characters as “helpless victims without agency” and in some ways helped normalize the brutalization of the Native American community.
She also expressed that she’d rather see a film made about Indigenous people’s history by a person who is of and from that racial and ethnic background.
“This film was painful, grueling, unrelenting and unnecessarily graphic,” Jacobs said. In a series of 15 tweets, the actress, best known for starring as Elora Danan Postoak on FX’s comedy “Reservation Dogs,” which is similarly centered on the Indigenous experience in the U.S., expressed the issues she had with “Killers,” which hit theaters Friday.
“Being Native, watching this movie was f–king hellfire,” Jacobs began. “Imagine the worst atrocities committed against your ancestors,...
She also expressed that she’d rather see a film made about Indigenous people’s history by a person who is of and from that racial and ethnic background.
“This film was painful, grueling, unrelenting and unnecessarily graphic,” Jacobs said. In a series of 15 tweets, the actress, best known for starring as Elora Danan Postoak on FX’s comedy “Reservation Dogs,” which is similarly centered on the Indigenous experience in the U.S., expressed the issues she had with “Killers,” which hit theaters Friday.
“Being Native, watching this movie was f–king hellfire,” Jacobs began. “Imagine the worst atrocities committed against your ancestors,...
- 10/23/2023
- by Raquel 'Rocky' Harris
- The Wrap
Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto told Insider in a new interview that Leonardo DiCaprio wore butt padding for the scene in which Robert De Niro has to repeatedly spank him. Prieto recalled watching the scene on set and thinking, “Oh, that must hurt.” He commended DiCaprio for being open to try anything Scorsese asked him to during production.
“I don’t think that was in the first script,” Prieto said of the spanking scene. “That was something that was added, and it’s shocking in the film.”
“I do remember doing them quite a few times and thinking, ‘Oh, that must hurt,'” Prieto added. “There was some padding on his butt. But you could tell De Niro was really hitting him…Leo is game for so much. He’ll do anything.”
The spanking scene occurs about halfway into the lengthy “Flower Moon” runtime.
“I don’t think that was in the first script,” Prieto said of the spanking scene. “That was something that was added, and it’s shocking in the film.”
“I do remember doing them quite a few times and thinking, ‘Oh, that must hurt,'” Prieto added. “There was some padding on his butt. But you could tell De Niro was really hitting him…Leo is game for so much. He’ll do anything.”
The spanking scene occurs about halfway into the lengthy “Flower Moon” runtime.
- 10/23/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Martin Scorsese’s newest epic, Killers of the Flower Moon, ends with a prescient kind of warning to an industry that would explode 100 years after the events of the film: true crime. It seemingly tells the viewer that, in a realm focused on death and destruction, it’s vital to remember the people behind all the pain — the victims and survivors of rampant evil.
Based on the 2017 book of the same name by David Grann, the film centers on the Osage people of Oklahoma after the discovery of oil on...
Based on the 2017 book of the same name by David Grann, the film centers on the Osage people of Oklahoma after the discovery of oil on...
- 10/23/2023
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow, Brendan Fraser, Cara Jade Myers, Janae Collins, Jillian Dion, Jason Isbell, William Belleau, Louis Cancelmi, Scott Shepherd, Everett Waller, Talee Redcorn, Yancey Red Corn, Tatanka Means | Written by Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese, David Grann | Directed by Martin Scorsese
Scorsese has always felt like a director born from the streets, in both the literal sense and the metaphorical one. Scorsese rose from the streets, made his name in them, and made films about the greed and ambition of men who lived in those streets. From the alleyways of Brooklyn and the bars of Boston to the offices of Wall Street, Scorsese has shown us that the evil, greedy nature of man can come from any corner of American life. Now, with Killers of the Flower Moon, Scorsese shows us that greed and evil were not born in the streets,...
Scorsese has always felt like a director born from the streets, in both the literal sense and the metaphorical one. Scorsese rose from the streets, made his name in them, and made films about the greed and ambition of men who lived in those streets. From the alleyways of Brooklyn and the bars of Boston to the offices of Wall Street, Scorsese has shown us that the evil, greedy nature of man can come from any corner of American life. Now, with Killers of the Flower Moon, Scorsese shows us that greed and evil were not born in the streets,...
- 10/23/2023
- by Alex Ginnelly
- Nerdly
What does it take to heal while you’re still surrounded by the descendants of those who committed a century-old communal betrayal? The vibrant, thriving Greenwood section of Tulsa, Oklahoma had set up an economy so strong and affluent that it was called Black Wall Street. That was until it posed a threat to the white population who, in an act of racialized vengeance a century ago, left the streets strewn with charred rubble and the bodies of its African American residents.
Just an hour west and beginning around the same time, a sinister darkness had cast its shadow over Osage County and the Osage tribe whose members became among the country’s wealthiest citizens when land they were assigned turned out to have vast pockets of oil. White locals and outsiders attached themselves to the tribe’s members looking for ways to steal the tribe’s wealth.
The federal...
Just an hour west and beginning around the same time, a sinister darkness had cast its shadow over Osage County and the Osage tribe whose members became among the country’s wealthiest citizens when land they were assigned turned out to have vast pockets of oil. White locals and outsiders attached themselves to the tribe’s members looking for ways to steal the tribe’s wealth.
The federal...
- 10/22/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
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