Movies: Martin Scorsese

Film-maker Martin Scorsese looks back over the impact of The Statue of Liberty on the twentieth century, her evolution and what she meant to people of the past and what she continues to mean after September eleventh, 2001....

In “The Oratorio,” filmmaker Martin Scorsese helps tell the story of an 1826 performance that forever changed America’s cultural landscape with the introduction of Italian opera to New York City....

Martin Scorsese visits the New York City neighborhood he grew up in, showing how he incorporated the place, its people and its history into his films....

John Wayne, Henry Fonda and James Stewart discuss working with John Ford...

A young adult who wants to have a career in filmmaking has trouble figuring out ideas for his first short film....

John Ford was a master filmmaker with an influential style....

Comedic documentary about trials and tribulations of indie filmmaking....

This 2006 documentary was filmed on the occasion of director Dino Risi's ninetieth birthday. It features interviews with his collaborators, friends, and family, as well as Risi himself, who talks candidly about his personal successes and the obstacle...

Documentary of a 154-person bus and truck tour that set out to spread the gospel of flower power to the hinterlands of the U.S....

Martin Scorsese discusses his personal background and his filmography as they relate to each other....

In Search of Kundun, a “making-of” documentary that is so much more, follows Scorsese as he plans his epic film and shoots in Morocco, and continues on to an audience with the Dalai Lama himself in the foothills of the Himalayas. Edited from over a h...

A brutal story of the relationship between a mother and her daughter....

60 years since his directorial debut, Martin Scorsese's life has been dedicated to the past, present and future of cinema. 26 feature films later, the aptly named Caretaker of Cinema continues to push the boundaries of moviemaking....

Documentary about lost films....

A documentary looking at the life and films of Francesco Rosi....

A conversation between Martin Scorsese and Jeff Nichols....

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A dream-like story of a married American couple who travel to a small, snowy European town to adopt a baby....

Satyajit Ray’s masterpiece the Apu Trilogy is widely considered one of the most important works in cinema history. In 1992, Ray was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Oscar. But when film-preservationist David Sheppard volunteered to go to Bengal, he f...

A documentary about the making of Martin Scorsese's Casino....