Director: Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese is a well-established film director that was born in 1942 in New York. He graduated as a Film major from NYU in 1964. He has gone on to make many successful films, such as;

1. Hugo Cabret (2011)
2. History of Music (2011)
3. George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)
4. Public Speaking (2010)
5. Letter to Elia (2010)
6. Shutter Island (2010)
7. Boardwalk Empire (2010)
8. Shine a Light (2008)
9. The Departed (2006)
10. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
11. The Aviator (2004)
12. Lady by the Sea: The Statue of Liberty (2004) (TV)
13. The Blues (1 episode, 2003)
14. Gangs of New York (2002)
15. The Concert for New York City (2001) (TV)
16. Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
17. My Voyage to Italy (1999)
18. Kundun (1997)
19. A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)
20. Casino (1995)
21. The Age of Innocence (1993)
22. Amazing Stories: Book Four (1992) (segment "Mirror, Mirror")
23. Cape Fear (1991)
24. Goodfellas (1990)
25. Made in Milan (1990)
26. New York Stories (1989) (segment "Life Lessons")
27. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
28. Bad (1987)
29. The Color of Money (1986)
30. After Hours (1985)
31. The King of Comedy (1983)
32. Raging Bull (1980)
33. The Last Waltz (1978)
34. American Boy: A Profile of: Steven Prince (1978)
35. New York, New York (1977)
36. Taxi Driver (1976)
37. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
38. Italianamerican (1974)
39. Mean Streets (1973)
40. Boxcar Bertha (1972)
41. Street Scenes (1970)
42. Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967)
43. The Big Shave (1967)
44. It's Not Just You, Murray! (1964)
45. What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1963)
46. Vesuvius VI (1959)

He is typically known for his films starring in the genre of Thriller.

Within his films, he commonly uses, freeze frames and Often uses long tracking shots (His most famous tracking shot is from Goodfellas (1990), following Henry Hill and his future wife Karen through the basement of the Copacabana nightclub and ending up at a newly-prepared table). A notoriously difficult shot to perfect.

He also Frequently uses music by The Rolling Stones, especially the song "Gimme Shelter".

He often begins his movies with the childhood of his main characters (Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Goodfellas (1990), Kundun (1997), Gangs of New York (2002), The Aviator (2004), The Departed (2006).

And he commonly sets his films in New York City.

One of his most successful films:

Shutter Island.

Shutter island was released in 12^th March 2010 (UK). It is a Drama set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding nearby.

Stars include, Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer and Mark Ruffalo.

The budget to make the film at an estimate was $80,000,000. In the opening weekend (16^th February 2010 USA) the film made $41,062,440 (2991 Screens) and made $294,804,195 worldwide by 10^th June 2010.

By Kathleen Rayment