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| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 10/25/2006 : 14:58:43
Anyone see this?? Curious to hear what you think.... |
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| Carl |
Posted - 01/31/2007 : 15:26:45
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ibc9653989093dd91263df31abb239d4e
An afterlife for Scorsese's 'Departed'
By Boris Kit
Jan 31, 2007
With the massive bloodletting at the climax of "The Departed," you'd think it might be hard to make a sequel. Well, a domestic take of $125.2 million is making Warner Bros. Pictures and director Martin Scorsese think not.
Talks are under way to put together a sequel to the crime thriller, which has garnered five Oscar nominations and is the biggest boxoffice hit of Scorsese's long career. Sources say that "Departed" writer William Monahan is working on a take that would bring back the temperamental foul-mouthed cop played by Mark Wahlberg, who received an Oscar nomination for the role, and introduce a new character to be played by none other than Robert De Niro.
Sources caution that Scorsese would need to approve any take before development was to move forward. A prequel is not being ruled out, either. "Departed" is an adaptation of the Hong Kong pic "Infernal Affairs," to which Warners acquired the rights in 2003. The studio also had option rights to the movie's two sequels.
It is unclear if this new movie would fall under that agreement since Monahan's take could end up being an original story. The acclaimed Chinese movies are regarded as "The Godfather" of Asian cinema, with the 2003 sequel being a prequel, much like "The Godfather 2." The third movie combined elements of the first two movies. Warners declined comment.
http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN0433104220070204
Scorsese wins top Directors Guild award
Sun Feb 4, 2007 3:35AM EST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Master movie maker Martin Scorsese took a major step toward winning his first Oscar on Saturday when he was named the Directors Guild of America's best film director for 2007 for his thriller "The Departed."
After a black-tie audience at the Guild's awards dinner gave Scorsese a standing ovation, the director declared he was surprised by the award, which is often a precursor to an Oscar.
Fifty-one of the last 57 DGA winners have gone on to win best director Oscars and often their works have won best picture awards as well.
Despite making such classic films as "Taxi Driver" and "Goodfellas," Scorsese has never won a best picture or best director Oscar and Saturday night was the first time he had won a DGA award for a single film.
"I was just trying to make a good picture. I didn't think I'd be standing here tonight... But it is the first movie I have ever done with a plot," he told the audience.
He also called the gangster thriller set in Boston his "B-Movie" film and said he made it in honor of such crime genre directors as Sam Fuller, Robert Aldrich and Don Siegel.
The film was made by Warner Bros, a division of Time Warner Inc., and it has grossed more than any other film Scorsese has made.
The director beat Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, the director of "Babel," Bill Condon ("Dreamgirls"), Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (co-directors of "Little Miss Sunshine") and Stephen Frears ("The Queen") for the award.
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Director Martin Scorsese smiles backstage after accepting the award for outstanding directorial achievement for the feature film 'The Departed' at the 59th annual Directors Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles February 3, 2007. The DGA awards honor outstanding directorial achievement in feature film, documentary and television. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Director Martin Scorsese gestures as he answers a question backstage after accepting the award for outstanding directorial achievement for the feature film 'The Departed' at the 59th annual Directors Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles February 3, 2007. The DGA awards honor outstanding directorial achievement in feature film, documentary and television. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Director Martin Scorsese (C) poses with presenter Steven Spielberg (L) and actor Leonardo DiCaprio after accepting the award for outstanding directorial achievement for the feature film 'The Departed' at the 59th annual Directors Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles February 3, 2007. The DGA awards honor outstanding directorial achievement in feature film, documentary and television. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Director Martin Scorsese (C) poses with presenter Steven Spielberg (L) and actor Leonardo DiCaprio after accepting the award for outstanding directorial achievement for the feature film 'The Departed' at the 59th annual Directors Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles February 3, 2007. The DGA awards honor outstanding directorial achievement in feature film, documentary and television. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=20343
07 February 2007
Exclusive: News On Departed 2... And 3!
Wahlberg dishes dirt on crime sequels...
It’s the current favourite to take home the Best Picture statue later this month, but as the buzz surrounding The Departed’s predicted success at the Oscars continues to, erm, buzz, one of Scorsese’s ruthless detectives has revealed to Empire that The Departed, just like its Internal Affairs counterpart, could spawn not one, but two sequels. Here’s the freshly Oscar-nominated Mark Wahlberg:
“They told me they wanted to try to do it and I said, ‘Well, I enjoyed playing the character’. I mean, this guy [Dignam] doesn’t give a shit about anything. He doesn’t care what anyone thinks. He just does what he does, he does it the way he wants to do it. And I love that. I don’t think that people who are borderline sane have to be bad. It was just the way I was acting throughout the movie, and then you realise that he’s one of the only stand-up guys. He avenges the death of someone he doesn’t even like just because it’s the right thing to do. There’s a dignity to him.”
Oh, and it seems one of Scorsese’s old friends may be lining up to join the story: “They’re talking about bringing in De Niro to play a senator or a congressman”, revealed the actor. “You know, the corruption obviously going deeper and higher up the ranks — reaching up the political chain. So it’ll be fun. And if it’s a success, they’re gonna do a prequel and bring everyone back…make it a trilogy”.
According to Wahlberg, screenwriter William Monahan is currently hard at work penning the second instalment of the Boston crime saga, and shooting could begin sometime at “the beginning of next year or end of this year” - although any script would need Scorsese’s approval and the director’s involvement in any future chapters is currently unclear.
For the full interview with Mark Wahlberg and more on the plot of The Departed 2, pick up the new Empire, on sale from February 23, or even better, subscribe today.
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| tisasawath |
Posted - 01/24/2007 : 02:03:33
I did the other way round, so watching Infernal Affairs had less impact.
Some things were better in the original - the bad guys boss is more convincing, ruthless, quick-tempered and simple, Nicholson's character is too artsy to be taken for a thug leader.
Plus some minor details like smashing of the cast (genuinely warranted in Infernal Affairs) that enhance the believability of the performance.
Damon's character in The Departed is better done, so is Baldwin's.
Wahlberg is very good. Too bad his character is ill-used by taking himself out of the action only to appear at the end to take care of the movie's ending.
I'm not a big fan of gangster movies, it's always them fussing about themselves and their own little gangster world and not much else and somehow this theme is always glorified into something more than it is. It's why I don't like gangsters either - concerned only with themselves and quite ignorant of anything else in life.
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 01/23/2007 : 04:32:44
quote:
Originally posted by remig
i saw it last night. I did not like the ending. I thought it was stupid (every body dies in two minutes). I didn't like all this "mine bigger than yours" and "suck my dick" dialogs.
I believe since I'm a Sopranos addict, I won't like any mobster movies anymore.
Watch Infernal Affairs instead. It has a better ending and better dialog.
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| Newo |
Posted - 01/22/2007 : 14:50:30
"fiercely original" about the guy who´s coasting on pap like Casino and Gangs of New York, ha. I suppose he does only rip himself off these days.
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| remig |
Posted - 01/22/2007 : 06:55:13
i saw it last night. I did not like the ending. I thought it was stupid (every body dies in two minutes). I didn't like all this "mine bigger than yours" and "suck my dick" dialogs.
I believe since I'm a Sopranos addict, I won't like any mobster movies anymore. |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 01/22/2007 : 05:16:02
I hope his sequal and prequel are not as confused as the Hong Kong ones were. Infernal Affairs was great, but the other two didn't seem to know where they were going.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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| Carl |
Posted - 01/21/2007 : 12:20:05
http://www.mtv.com/#/movies/news/articles/1550061/20070116/story.jhtml
Movie File: 'Departed' Trilogy, Jennifer Garner, Steve Carell & More
Martin Scorsese considers prequel, sequel to cop drama; Garner spills the beans about hush-hush project.
By Shawn Adler and Larry Carroll
When you hear the words "prequel" and "sequel," the last name you might imagine is fiercely original filmmaker Martin Scorsese. But now, following his Golden Globe victory and unprecedented box-office success, the legendary director is reportedly considering bringing back "The Departed." "We really didn't know what to expect [when we made it]," star Mark Wahlberg said. "I'm fascinated with that [gangster] world, but I'm from that world. I didn't really think that the rest of the world would respond like it did." Revealing Scorsese's purported plans, Wahlberg added: "We may do another one, because it's based on a Hong Kong film ['Infernal Affairs'], and there is a trilogy. So we may do a sequel with a new cast, and a prequel and bring back the rest of the guys." Either movie would mark the first time Scorsese revisited one of his own films, and Wahlberg said the director is already lining up assistance from some old friends. "They're talking to Robert De Niro and a couple of other people," he said. "Anybody who is anybody wants to work with Marty." |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 11/20/2006 : 08:16:35
I watched it last night and definitely enjoyed it, but it confirmed my suspicion that I would prefer the original. I am not sure why they had to change the ending. Well actually I do, Hollywood simply can't have the bad guy getting away.
Also typical of Hollywood that they had to increase the love interest.
My girlfriend hasn't seen the original so she was full of praise, but it has at least made her want to see the original now, which can't be a bad thing.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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| The New Bolero |
Posted - 10/30/2006 : 17:35:10
I never got the DeCaprio thing either--but he's great in this movie and stands out in a cast full of heavyweights. |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 10/30/2006 : 10:25:54
quote:
Originally posted by Daisy Girl
what's internal affairs? do we even have it in the US?
It's Infernal Affairs. Don't get Internal Affairs
Sorry Carl, quoted you by mistake first time round.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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| floop |
Posted - 10/29/2006 : 14:13:27
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Originally posted by HeywoodJablome
quote:
Originally posted by floop
[quote]Originally posted by HeywoodJablome
WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE
True, he was good in that. So if you need a kid or a 'tard, DiCaprio's your guy.
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"No one cares about your shitty band."
i'm sure that's what his agent says
at least that's what your mom said |
| HeywoodJablome |
Posted - 10/29/2006 : 12:08:48
quote:
Originally posted by floop
[quote]Originally posted by HeywoodJablome
WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE
True, he was good in that. So if you need a kid or a 'tard, DiCaprio's your guy.
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"No one cares about your shitty band." |
| floop |
Posted - 10/29/2006 : 09:33:52
quote:
Originally posted by HeywoodJablome
I don't really understand Scorsese's infatuation with putting Lil' Leo in all his movies now. I think Martin may have lost a huge bet about six years ago. He was alright in Catch Me if you Can but thats because he played a kid. He looks like a kid, he acts like a kid,
he was great in WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE and THIS BOY'S LIFE.. but then, he was a kid then.
i think even people who don't like Leo will like him in this. or, at least not mind him. yeah, it's interesting too that Scorsese keeps casting him, but i don't balme DiCaprio. let's see.... i get to work with one of the greatest directors of all time. sounds good to me
at least that's what your mom said |
| Carl |
Posted - 10/29/2006 : 09:07:44
Homers, I already have that boxset. The limited edition includes free tissues. ;)
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| HeywoodJablome |
Posted - 10/28/2006 : 19:34:52
I don't really understand Scorsese's infatuation with putting Lil' Leo in all his movies now. I think Martin may have lost a huge bet about six years ago. He was alright in Catch Me if you Can but thats because he played a kid. He looks like a kid, he acts like a kid, Daniel Day-Lewis carried his ass in Gangs of NY. I'd still like to see this movie though just for Jack and Martin working together for the first time.
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| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 10/27/2006 : 11:24:41
man, i used to love that cartoon. what ever happened to it? |
| Carl |
Posted - 10/27/2006 : 09:36:39
Ah, phooey!!
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| floop |
Posted - 10/27/2006 : 09:27:35
what is "Hong Kong"?
at least that's what your mom said |
| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 10/27/2006 : 09:10:31
oh, I had heard it was based on a film from HK, but I didn't know the title. I will have to check it out :) |
| Carl |
Posted - 10/27/2006 : 09:00:54
It's the original Hong Kong film that The Departed is based on, Daisy.
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| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 10/27/2006 : 04:40:13
what's internal affairs? do we even have it in the US? |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 10/26/2006 : 14:17:08
Yeah I was thinking that too.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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| Carl |
Posted - 10/26/2006 : 05:14:23
I saw a box set of the three Infernal Affairs mvies in HMV. Might pick it up.
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 10/26/2006 : 04:56:35
Please, please watch Infernal Affairs.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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| Daisy Girl |
Posted - 10/26/2006 : 04:29:57
I thought it would be great, too. I couldn't agree with you more Carl about your review.I was very suprized about the ending. I really liked the acting and all the twists and turns it took. It's one of those movies that seems so realistic you could see it happening. I didn't like all the blood, but I think it added to the realism and also served a symbolic meaning. |
| The New Bolero |
Posted - 10/25/2006 : 18:51:04
BORAT, on the other hand is relentlessly brilliant from start to finsh--no lulls or gaps. Cohen is a bold Genius! |
| The New Bolero |
Posted - 10/25/2006 : 18:49:17
The ending was a complete letdown (i.e. no ending at all) and the final shot with the rat was right out of some kind of bad Leslie Nielsen comedy. But Overall, it was great--everything that preceded the final 10 minutes was SUPERB! |
| Carl |
Posted - 10/25/2006 : 18:40:00
I thought it was great. It's Scorsese doing what he does best, although he toned down the stylish camera stuff a bit for this. And whereas Goodfellas and especially Casino had a kind of glossy look, the is a bit more raw and real (not saying that's better or worse, just different!). I hadn't seen Infernal Affairs, the Hong Kong movie it's based on, so there were a few surprizes in the story. The performances are great, although he's not in it that much, Mark Wahlberg was superb. I think he deserves a Best Supporting nod from the Academy Awards. Nicholson was OTT as ever, but, shit, that's what he does. Ray Winston's accent wavers a bit a couple times, but he's so good, it didn't matter. As my brother noted when we came out of the cinema, in a lot of films, Ray Winston seems to be playing a version of himself, in this you really belived he was a Boston hood. I'm not a big DiCaprio fan, but I thought he gave a stong performance. Matt Damon, too. And Vera Farmiga, as the only woman in the main cast and a newcomer, was excellent. Martin Sheen was terrific, totally believable. And Alec Baldwin, who isn't usually on people's best actor lists, was great. There's a stong strain of flippant humour in it, and he got some of the best bits ("Wanna cigarette, you don't smoke, what are you a health freak, fuck you!"). I definitely want to see it again.
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