Martin Scorsese

Shine a Light

Mick Jagger & Christina Aguilera

Martin Scorsese’s Shine a Light is a career-spanning documentary about The Rolling Stones with a number of guest appearances.

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The Departed Wins Best Picture

Wow, a Hong Kong movie remake won Best Picture. Martin Scorsese won Best Director, a total lock this year. The Departed also picked up Oscars for Adapted Screenplay and Editing.

There was one rather obvious goof during the show when it was time for Best Adapted Screenplay. The announcer stated, “William Monahan based his screenplay about Boston mobsters on the Japanese film Infernal Affairs.” C’mon Academy, do some research.

Monahan did acknowledge Alan Mak and Felix Chong in his acceptance speech. So the question now is, what will be the next Asian remake to garner this level of award and recognition?

The Departed (New Trailer)

The Departed - Trailer 1b

Trailer 1b? Notice all the memorable scenes from Infernal Affairs like the movie theater and, of course, the rooftop.

The Departed

Here’s the trailer for The Departed, the Infernal Affairs remake starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, and Martin Sheen.