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Happy Birthday, Martin Scorsese: Wake-Up Video

17 November 2009 7:00 AM, PST | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »

Being a legend can be tough. Sometimes you're not entirely appreciated until after you die (or at least until after you stop making work that people pay attention to). Sometimes it's worse than that, and you're forced to toil under the burden of your past accomplishments, forever failing to live up to what you did decades ago. This is especially true in the film world. Because the lifespan of a director can cross over a number of eras, movements and business outlooks, it seems like a number of artists whose places in the annals of movie history were formerly secure now struggle to find relevance.

Martin Scorsese doesn't have that problem. He's a rare combination of living legend and active genius, constantly pushing himself to the limit and experimenting with his storytelling skills. He could have easily settled into a pattern of simple crime dramas for the rest of his career, »

- Kyle Anderson

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Martin Scorsese To Be Honored at 2010 Golden Globes with Cecil B. DeMille Award

12 November 2009 12:59 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

In January, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) will bestow the Honorary Cecile B. DeMille Award to Martin Scorsese for “his outstanding contribution to the entertainment field,” to which we say “Congratulations, Mr. Scorsese.”  Of course, any award honoring Scorsese’s career is well-earned by the prolific and influential director.  His lengthy and diverse filmography naturally contains movies which flopped and received no support from film critics, but when you look at his hits, he has left an unforgettable stamp on not only American cinema, but on audiences the world over.  That his work continues to improve and defy simple definition is an inspiration to aspiring filmmakers and a challenge to his peers.  There’s only one complaint people have about the awards Scorsese receives: they’re overdue.

Hit the jump to read the full press release.  The 67th Annual Golden Globes will air on January 17, 2010.  Martin Scorsese’s next film, »

- Matt Goldberg

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Martin Scorcese Honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award

12 November 2009 5:35 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Martin Scorsese will be honored at The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 17 with the Cecil B. DeMille Award for his "outstanding contribution to the entertainment field." The award, voted by the Board of Directors of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, was announced by Vera Farmiga at a morning press conference. The show, hosted by Ricky Gervais, will be broadcast live coast to coast Sunday, January 17 on NBC (5 to 8 pm Pt, 8 to 11 pm Et) from The Beverly Hilton.

Scorsese received two Golden Globe Awards for "Best Director of a Motion Picture"; for The Departed and Gangs of New York. He received five additional Golden Globe nominations, including four as Best Director (Casino, Age of Innocence, Goodfellas and Raging Bull) and one for Best Screenplay for Raging Bull (with Nicolas Pileggi).

Recent Cecil B. DeMille winners include Steven Spielberg (2009), Warren Beatty (2007), Anthony Hopkins (2006), Robin Williams (2005) and Michael Douglas (2004).

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Weekend Box Office - This Is It Number One with $21.3 Million; Worldwide Total Now Over $100 Million

1 November 2009 10:37 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Sony spent a good amount of time on Saturday trying to dial back expectations for their Michael Jackson concert documentary “This Is It”. Perhaps they should have thought of that before they helped set those expectations in the first place? After failing to produce “great numbers” in its first three days in theatres, “This Is It” did manage to notch first place over the weekend with an estimated $21.3 million from its 3,404 domestic engagements. Not bad for a concert movie, but when you consider that recent number one films like “Where the Wild Things Are” and “Zombieland” managed to pull in over $30 million over the same time period, you have to wonder what all that hype was about.

Title Weekend Total 1 This Is It $21,300,000 $32,509,000 2 Paranormal Activity $16,540,000 $84,780,000 3 Law Abiding Citizen $7,303,000 $51,385,000 4 Couples Retreat $6,097,000 $86,663,000 5 Saw VI $5,560,000 $22,824,000 6 Where the Wild Things Are $5,081,000 $61,800,000 7 Stepfather $3,400,000 $24,708,000 8 Astro Boy $3,035,000 $10,891,000 9 Amelia $3,000,000 $8,306,000 10 Vampire’s Assistant $2,809,000 $10,521,000

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- Nicole Pedersen

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Universal To Release Reissue Of 5 Rolling Stones Albums

8 October 2009 4:57 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »

Universal Music Group has announced the reissue of five Rolling Stones live album next month. Five of the legendary British rockers' live LPs from 1975 to 2002 will hit U.S. stores on November 10.

"Love You Live" (1977), "Still Life" (1982), "Flashpoint" (1991), "Stripped" (1995), and "Live Licks" (2004) were all recorded in front of live audiences during the group's concerts throughout the years.

It brought hits such as "You Can't Always Get What You Want," "Honky Tonk Women," Going To A Go-Go," "Time Is On My Side," and "Shine A Light."

The reissued albums also bring the story of the Stones as a live attraction. They will retain their original track listings and sleeve design and will be available in stores and digitally.

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Raging Bulls and Rolling Stones

20 July 2009 6:13 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »

Shine A Light: The Long Haul Of Marty, Mick & "Keef"

An essay by Jon Zelazny

This article first appeared at EightMillionStories.com on April 18, 2008.

Martin Scorsese appears on-camera in the pre-concert scenes of Shine a Light, his only obvious personal touch to a concert film that’s generally indistinguishable from your average HBO special. Scorsese has made some wonderful documentaries over the years, and at this stage in his career, I look forward to his pet projects more than his Hollywood features, but when measured against gems like ItalianAmerican and The Last Waltz, or even the tutorial My Voyage to Italy, Shine a Light is easily the least impressive work of Scorsese’s non-fiction career… which isn’t to say it’s a boring movie, or somehow not worth the price of even an IMAX ticket, because The Rolling Stones are indisputably world-class entertainers, and don’t require any »

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