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How Robert De Niro Showed Meryl Streep The Kind Of Actor She Wanted To Be

How Robert De Niro Showed Meryl Streep The Kind Of Actor She Wanted To Be
We talk a great deal nowadays about audience identification with a movie. If a person who is on screen looks and sounds like me, then I am able to connect with that character and care about their story, because, in a way, it is my story too. This mentality runs through the minds of many aspiring actors. They think, "I can do that," because someone they resemble is doing it. In certain instances, this line of thinking can be extremely valuable, particularly for marginalized communities who rarely are afforded the opportunity to see similarly marginalized people in film, television, theatre, or other narrative art.

But it can also be extremely limiting. If you are an actor purely looking to recreate the career of a similar actor who came before you, how are you pushing your craft forward? A diversity of inspiration makes for a more dynamic sense of empathy within
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Meryl Streep: I Wanted to Be an Actor Like Robert De Niro After Seeing ‘Mean Streets’

Meryl Streep: I Wanted to Be an Actor Like Robert De Niro After Seeing ‘Mean Streets’
Meryl Streep may look up to Barbara Stanwyck and Vanessa Redgrave as acting inspirations, but the most-nominated Academy Award darling named Robert De Niro as the actor she most aspires to be like.

While introducing De Niro at the 65th anniversary of the A Celebration of Film gala benefitting the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin, Streep recalled thinking De Niro was a Southern “non-actor” in John D. Hancock’s 1973 film “Bang the Drum Slowly.”

“We thought they must have scoured Appalachia to find this guy,” Streep said (via The Hollywood Reporter), before seeing De Niro two months later in Martin Scorsese’s “Mean Streets” and being shocked at his method acting range.

“There’s the guy, there’s the same kid,” Streep recalled thinking at the time. “And only he’s not slow. He’s not Southern. He’s a New York punk. He’s absolutely mean,
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Daniela Taplin Lundberg’s Stay Gold Features Launches ‘Hollywood Gold’ Podcast On Iconic Films; First Season To Explore Titles Including ‘American Beauty’, ‘Election’ And ‘Thelma & Louise’

Daniela Taplin Lundberg’s Stay Gold Features Launches ‘Hollywood Gold’ Podcast On Iconic Films; First Season To Explore Titles Including ‘American Beauty’, ‘Election’ And ‘Thelma & Louise’
Exclusive: Producer Daniela Taplin Lundberg’s Stay Gold Features has announced the launch of Hollywood Gold, a new talk show podcast that will pull back the curtain on the making of some of the industry’s most iconic movies, through interviews with notable producers and filmmakers.

The series will profile a wide range of films and feature conversations with such producers as Fred Roos (The Outsiders), Callie Khouri (Thelma & Louise), Ron Shelton (Bull Durham), Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa (Election), and Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks (American Beauty). From stories of how the Weinsteins refused to approve the infamous Scream mask, to how The Princess Diaries inspired Julie Andrews’ return to film after a 10 year hiatus and launched Anne Hathaway’s career, to unknown filmmaker Martin Scorcese discovering Robert De Niro in the casting process for Mean Streets, the podcast will shine a light on the often unseen and
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Getting Harvey Keitel For Reservoir Dogs Wasn't Much Work For Quentin Tarantino

Getting Harvey Keitel For Reservoir Dogs Wasn't Much Work For Quentin Tarantino
Looking back from 2022, Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs" is a star-studded feature. But when it premiered in 1992, the only big name in the cast was Harvey Keitel. The four main color-coded criminals, Steve Buscemi (Mr. Pink), Tim Roth (Mr. Orange), and Michael Maden (Mr. Blonde), had their fair share of film and television appearances, but were still in the minor leagues. "Reservoir Dogs" is what changed that for them, as Roth acknowledged at the 2017 Tribecca Film Festival.

Keitel, on the other hand, had appeared in Martin Scorsese classics like "Mean Streets" and "Taxi Driver," and just the previous year had played a major character in "Thelma and Louise". Keitel plays Mr. White, the most sympathetic of the criminals who forms a fatherly bond with Mr. Orange. Too bad for him that Orange is the rat of the group.

Getting Keitel in the movie was a goal of Tarantino's because
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All of Quentin Tarantino’s Movies Ranked, from ‘Kill Bill’ to ‘Pulp Fiction’

All of Quentin Tarantino’s Movies Ranked, from ‘Kill Bill’ to ‘Pulp Fiction’
Few filmmakers could — and even fewer should — attempt what writer-director Quentin Tarantino has accomplished across his three decades of movie-making magic. Armed with an appetite for ultra-violent action, a knack for crafting dialogue sharper than a samurai sword, an infectious appreciation for the art of filmmaking, and, yes, a bit of a thing for feet, the two-time Oscar winner famously said: “You don’t have to know how to make a movie. If you truly love cinema with all your heart and with enough passion, you can’t help but make a good movie.”

Though he was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and spent some years living in Austin, Texas (where the legendary director hosted an annual movie festival called “Qt Fest” from 1996 to 2007), Tarantino grew up mainly in Los Angeles, California. As a young man, Tarantino was a staple of the now-closed Video Archives rental store in Manhattan Beach, where he worked while writing,
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How Goodbye Horses Ended Up In The Silence Of The Lambs

How Goodbye Horses Ended Up In The Silence Of The Lambs
The perfect needle-drop can elevate a scene from merely effective to totally unforgettable. Think of The Ronettes' "Be My Baby" in the opening of Martin Scorsese's "Mean Streets," Michael Madsen dancing to Stealers Wheel's "Stuck in the Middle with You" as he tortures a police officer, or Max and Rosemary dancing to The Faces' "Ooh La La" as the curtain closes on "Rushmore." These moments and songs felt fated to find each other.

One of the most hauntingly memorable pairings of all time is Jonathan Demme's use of Q Lazzarus' "Goodbye Horses" in "The Silence of the Lambs." Ted Levine, as serial killer Jame Gumb (aka "Buffalo Bill"), dances in front of a mirror, admiring himself to a rather extreme degree ("I'd f**k me") as the kidnapped Catherine Martin (Brooke Smith) plots to take a hostage of her own (poor Precious). Lazzarus, who died July 19 at
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Goodfellas Writer Nicholas Pileggi Teaming Up With Robert De Niro For Gangster Film Wise Guys

Goodfellas Writer Nicholas Pileggi Teaming Up With Robert De Niro For Gangster Film Wise Guys
It's a whole new era for Warner Bros. Discovery, and after being dogged by controversy after controversy for the last several weeks, the studio's focus can finally go back to, you know, the business of funding, making and releasing movies. The first original production under the newly-merged studio, however, can't help but bring back memories of Warner Bros.' golden years with the upcoming project "Wise Guys." In a fascinating wrinkle, two familiar faces with ties to "Goodfellas" will be significantly involved.

As much as audiences have gravitated towards superhero movies these days and Westerns before them, perhaps no genre quite manages to compare to the prestige and sense of storytelling as the classic gangster epic. Legendary movie star Robert De Niro cut his teeth on these movies, rapidly rising through the ranks to become one of the world's most famous actors after performances in classics like "Mean Streets," "The Godfather Part II,
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Robert De Niro to Star Opposite Himself in Gangster Drama ‘Wise Guys’ at Warner Bros.

Robert De Niro to Star Opposite Himself in Gangster Drama ‘Wise Guys’ at Warner Bros.
Robert De Niro will be sharing the screen with Hollywood legend Robert De Niro in the upcoming gangster drama “Wise Guys.”

The movie, set at Warner Bros. and intended to play in theaters, will be directed by Barry Levinson, the veteran filmmaker who is best known for “Rain Man” and “Wag the Dog.” It reunites De Niro and Levinson, who previously teamed on “Wag the Dog,” “Sleeper,” the HBO series “The Wizard of Lies” and “What Just Happened.”

“Wise Guys” follows Italian American crime bosses Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, who ran their respective families during the 20th century. In 1957, Genovese tried (and failed) to assassinate Costello, who was ultimately injured and attempted to retire from the mafia. De Niro is expected to portray the two main characters.

Nicholas Pileggi, the co-writer of Martin Scorsese’s crime epic “Goodfellas,” which starred De Niro, is penning the screenplay for “Wise Guys.
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Robert De Niro movies: 27 greatest films ranked worst to best

Robert De Niro movies: 27 greatest films ranked worst to best
Robert De Niro has been a frequent presence at the Academy Awards, winning his first Oscar as Best Supporting Actor for playing young Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather, Part II” (1974). He hit the jackpot yet again for his role as boxer Jake Lamotta in Scorsese’s “Raging Bull” (1980), which brought him a victory in Best Actor. “Taxi Driver” (1976), “The Deer Hunter” (1978), “Awakenings” (1990) and “Cape Fear” (1991) earned him subsequent nominations in lead, and he reaped another bid in supporting for “Silver Linings Playbook” (2012) and one in Best Picture for “The Irishman” (2019).

Though he’s worked with some of Hollywood’s top directors, De Niro is best known for his collaborations with Martin Scorsese, starting with “Mean Streets” (1973) and leading to “Taxi Driver,” “New York, New York” (1977), “The King of Comedy” (1983), “Goodfellas” (1990), “Cape Fear,” “Casino” (1995) and “The Irishman.” Never ones to rest on their laurels, the duo are
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Martin Scorsese To Be Honored By Location Managers Guild International

Martin Scorsese To Be Honored By Location Managers Guild International
Legendary director Martin Scorsese will be this year’s recipient of the Location Managers Guild International’s Eva Monley Award, presented to filmmakers who have demonstrated extraordinary support for the work of location professionals. It’s named in honor of the late-Eva Monley, who scouted locations for David Lean, John Huston, Otto Preminger and many others. The 9th annual awards ceremony will be held Aug. 27 at the Los Angeles Center Studios.

“We are so proud to be able to honor Martin Scorsese, a master of cinema whose work has inspired generations of filmmakers, delighted fans around the world and made the work of his location managers shine on the screen,” said Lmgi president John Rakich.

Scorsese, whose film career spans seven decades, has directed such critically acclaimed, award-winning films as Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Last Temptation of Christ, Goodfellas, Gangs of New York, The Aviator, Shutter Island,
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‘Shadows’ VOD Review

‘Shadows’ VOD Review
Stars: Krista Allen, Francis Capra, Eric Etebari, Michael Matteo Rossi, David Labrava, Rahart Adams, Cathy Baron, Eve Mauro, Vernon Wells, Chris Levine | Written and Directed by Michael Matteo Rossi

Shadows is the latest film from writer/director Michael Matteo Rossi, following his most recent, The Handler. This time out he set some lofty goals for himself, Does he have the talent to back up those ambitions? Will Shadows be his Mean Streets?

Cody is a low-level drug dealer in Los Angeles. He’s estranged from his mother Jewel a crack-addicted prostitute. She swears she clean for good now, but years of living in the foster care system while she said the same thing has left him understandably skeptical of her promises.

However, when some high-end merchandise he bought turns out to be a new designer drug skimmed from the stock of the psychotically violent Nicholas Cody finds he’s in
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10 Most Rewatchable Martin Scorsese Movies

10 Most Rewatchable Martin Scorsese Movies
Martin Scorsese is one of the most legendary filmmakers of all time. He’s been regularly turning out masterpieces for decades. From Mean Streets to Taxi Driver to Raging Bull to Goodfellas, many of Scorsese’s films have been ranked among the greatest movies ever made.

The true test of a film’s success is whether it still holds up a few years down the line. Scorsese-helmed masterworks like Shutter Island, The King of Comedy, and The Wolf of Wall Street can be enjoyed over and over again.
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The Departed Almost Had a Ray Liotta and Martin Scorsese Reunion

The Departed Almost Had a Ray Liotta and Martin Scorsese Reunion
Ray Liotta mixed affable identifiability with mobster menace for his role as Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas. It is one of the reasons the film became the gangster classic it is today. The director got what he wanted from an actor who knew how to give. It was the only time they worked together. But they almost pulled off at least one other job, and it may even have nabbed an extra Oscar. The actor who played it in The Departed certainly got a nomination.

An Americanized remake of the 2002 Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs, The Departed was the first remake of a foreign film to win the Best Picture Academy Award. It was also Scorsese’s first Best Picture win. He didn’t film it in New York, however, where so many of his most signature pieces are set. William Monahan’s screenplay for The Departed was
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Remembering Ray Liotta, Who Played Characters From the Dark Side With Indelible Style

Remembering Ray Liotta, Who Played Characters From the Dark Side With Indelible Style
Ray Liotta, who died Thursday at 67, was a great actor who was second to none when it came to playing hoodlums, scoundrels, rotters, psychopaths, and cool jerks. To put it that way sounds reductive, of course, since that was far from the only thing he could do. Just think of his beloved performance in “Field of Dreams,” where he played Shoeless Joe Jackson as the impish ghost of baseball past. But when he would pop up in a movie like “Killing Them Softly” or “Cop Land” or “Unlawful Entry” or “Blow” or the recent “No Sudden Move” and play one of his hellbent strong-arm types, you could always feel the charge he brought to it. Liotta laced the threat of violence with a tingle of intelligence, his mind working to suss out the double-crossing signifiers of any criminal situation. And no one could match the delight he took in making straight characters squirm.
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Ranking Every Robert De Niro Character In A Martin Scorsese Movie

Ranking Every Robert De Niro Character In A Martin Scorsese Movie
Ever since casting him as reckless ruffian Johnny Boy in his calling card Mean Streets, Martin Scorsese has worked with Robert De Niro on all kinds of movies: biopics, dark comedies, a Hitchcockian thriller, and of course, a bunch of other gangster films.

Related: Ranking Every Leonardo DiCaprio Character In A Martin Scorsese Movie

From his Oscar-nominated turn as vigilante Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver to his Oscar-winning turn as boxer Jake Lamotta in Raging Bull, De Niro has done some of the finest work of his career in Scorsese’s movies. Some of De Niro’s Scorsese roles, like The Irishman’s Frank Sheeran and Cape Fear’s Max Cady, are more memorable than others, like New York, New York’s Jimmy Doyle.
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‘Mondocane’ Film Review: Italian Crime Drama Forgets It’s Also Supposed to Be Science Fiction

‘Mondocane’ Film Review: Italian Crime Drama Forgets It’s Also Supposed to Be Science Fiction
The year is sometime in the near future, apparently, and society has collapsed for vague reasons. Well, some of it has. Some of it hasn’t. Or maybe it only has if you squint really hard.

The Italian post-apocalyptic coming-of-age crime drama “Mondocane” is big on attitude but very short on details, presenting a world of violent gangs and oppressive police against a backdrop that’s so similar to what’s going on today, and so unexplored in all its sci-fi trappings, that one can’t help but wonder why it’s set in the future at all.

Dennis Protopapa, in his feature film debut, plays the title character, Pietro, who quickly earns the name “Dogworld” after he torches a pet shop to earn his place in a gang called “The Ants.” He’s grown up by the seashore with his best friend Cristian, and if you thought “Dogworld” was an unfortunate nom de guerre,
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From The Rolling Stones To The Spice Girls: The Greatest Musical Moments In Cannes Film Festival History

From The Rolling Stones To The Spice Girls: The Greatest Musical Moments In Cannes Film Festival History
In 1971, the Cannes Film Festival opened with a screening of Gimme Shelter by Albert and David Maysles, an immersive, vérité depiction of two weeks in the touring life of the Rolling Stones. If that was all it did, it might have been forgotten by now. But by a terrible freak of chance, the filmmakers followed the band to the most notorious concert of their entire career — the Altamont Speedway Free Festival in Livermore, CA, where the Stones, along with Santana, Jefferson Airplane, The Flying Burrito Brothers and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, were set to perform a free concert for 300,000 people on Dec. 6, 1969. “We didn’t know what it was going to be,” Albert said later. “We just had a childish faith that having seen the Stones and getting along with them, there might be a feature film there.”

At the apparent suggestion of Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead (who
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Martin Scorsese Celebrates British Filmmaking Greats Michael Powell And Emeric Pressburger In David Hinton Feature Doc; Altitude Boards Sales — Cannes Market

Martin Scorsese Celebrates British Filmmaking Greats Michael Powell And Emeric Pressburger In David Hinton Feature Doc; Altitude Boards Sales — Cannes Market
Martin Scorsese will pay personal homage to influential British filmmaking duo Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger in an upcoming feature doc. Altitude is attached to handle sales of the as-yet untitled doc and has secured a release in the UK and Ireland.

The Mean Streets, Goodfellas and Casino director will narrate the doc, which is from from Bafta- and Emmy-winning director David Hinton. Scorsese will explain how the makers of classics such as Black Narcissus and A Matter of Life and Death captivated him from a young age and recalls his powerful personal friendship with Powell, who passed in 1990.

The doc is brought to life through a treasure trove of rare archival material from the personal collections of Powell, Pressburger and Scorsese, telling the story through diaries, audio recordings, home movies, personal snapshots and the British duos’ films.

Altitude has boarded sales ahead of the Cannes Film Festival and will
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Every Martin Scorsese Movie From The 2010s, Ranked By IMDb

Every Martin Scorsese Movie From The 2010s, Ranked By IMDb
Martin Scorsese got his start alongside Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola as one of the pioneers of the New Hollywood movement in the 1970s. Acclaimed movies like Mean Streets and Taxi Driver made Scorsese a household name. Unlike many of his New Hollywood peers, Scorsese has remained just as prolific and revered in the decades since the movement’s heyday.

Related: Every Martin Scorsese Movie From The 1990s, Ranked By IMDb

In the past decade alone, Scorsese helmed two of his most renowned movies: The Wolf of Wall Street and The Irishman. The 2010s also saw the director step outside of his comfort zone with the family-friendly Hugo and the psychological thriller Shutter Island.
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10 Scorsese Trademarks In Taxi Driver

10 Scorsese Trademarks In Taxi Driver
After Mean Streets put Martin Scorsese on Hollywood’s radar, Taxi Driver solidified his status as one of the greatest living filmmakers. It has all the blood-soaked thrills of a traditional vigilante thriller, but it also deconstructs the troubled mindset of a man who would take the law into his own hands.

Related: 10 Scorsese Trademarks In Goodfellas

Unlike many of his peers, Scorsese has maintained his legendary status for nearly half a century, continually directing movies that are as relevant, challenging, and beautifully crafted as Taxi Driver. Taxi Driver adheres to many of the tropes and hallmarks that would go on to define Scorsese’s directorial style, from voiceover narration to symbolic camera movements to pitch-black humor.
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