JORDAN BELFORT Biography / Background Nicknamed "the Wolf of Wall Street‚" Jordan Belfort made millions in the 1990s through his investment company‚ Stratton Oakmont. His memoir is the basis for the 2013 Martin Scorsese film The Wolf of Wall Street‚ starring Leonardo Dicapro. Born in Queens‚ New York‚ on July 9‚ 1962‚ Jordan Belfort had a natural talent as a salesman at an early age‚ operating a meat and seafood business in the 1980s. After that company went bust‚ Belfort began selling stocks in
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Professor Buckman HRS 180 Film Report Gangs of New York (2002) Director Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York is truly a film that firmly places itself in the memory of the viewer forever. Its masterful use of filming techniques to achieve the correct mood for the film poses it as an eye catcher. Apart from the plot‚ the director’s choice and use of camera angles‚ lighting‚ proxemics‚ framing‚ editing‚ and shot-length enhanced the film and provided the perfect mood for the plot. Set in 19th
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Film review. Martin Scorsese knows something about surprise endings which twist meisters like M. Night Shyamalan seem to have forgotten. The twist doesn’t matter if you haven’t already told a good story. By the time Shutter Island gets to its twist‚ it has already told such a tale. You’re invested in these characters and no matter how it turns out you’re going to walk away happy. The twist‚ when it happens‚ only serves to make a deeper connection. It makes sense of the madness‚ brings order to
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Master director Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull was released in 1980. It focuses on the life of the famous middle weight boxer Jake LaMotta‚ who is known to have had abusive tendencies‚ masochistic rage‚ paranoid jealousy directed towards his wife‚ and problems with overindulgence in a range of vices. The movie starred Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta‚ Joe Pesci as Joey Lamotta‚ Cathy Moriarty as Vickie LaMotta‚ and Frank Vincent as Salvy (Scorsese would come to work with nearly all of these actors
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triad – a Chinese criminal organization‚ and a triad member working undercover in the police force‚ with both men trying to expose each other. The film garnered a loyal following and widespread critical acclaim in Asia. When legendary director Martin Scorsese took on the challenge of adapting Infernal Affairs for his 2006 Hollywood epic‚ The Departed‚ some wondered if he could still add his unique touch to an already outstanding classic. As it turned out‚ The Departed more than held its own as the
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Cabret vs. Hugo‚ the element of character relationships in the book and the movie are developed very differently. One example of this would be the addition of completely new characters in the movie that were not in the book at all. The director‚ Martin Scorsese‚ creates new characters‚ which add and build upon the relationships and add side stories to the plot line. Instead of cutting some of the plot as adaptations usually do‚ the film actually added additional story lines (Lee). He adds the characters
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Discuss the techniques that Scorsese uses in order to create and maintain suspense and mystery throughout. During the film ‘Shutter Island’ there is a vast array of different techniques used by Martin Scorsese to give the movie a deeper meaning. Many have been introduced to keep the audience on the edge of their seat. Lighting techniques and sound were used during the movie to give it an atmosphere that would create confusion. The storyline is extremely manipulative of the audience and succeeds
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Masculinity Martin Scorsese’s film GoodFellas (1990) not only provides an unparalleled glimpse into the gangster lifestyle of New York’s Italian mafia. Scorsese separates his classic gangster film from other works by following the character progression from teenagers to middle-aged men. The film constantly reinforces the image of masculinity from domestic affairs down the each character’s clothing. Each aspect of the gangsters’ lives centers around asserting their masculinity. Scorsese helps GoodFellas
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Film Analysis Draft The film ‘Hugo’‚ directed by Martin Scorsese was released in 2011. It encapsulates the story of Hugo Cabret: an orphan boy who lives in a 1930s train station in Paris. His job was to oil and maintain the clocks in the station‚ however‚ he considers protecting the notebook and fixing the broken automaton that his late father had left him much more important. One particular day‚ Hugo meets Isabelle and quickly befriends her. Soon after‚ they embark on a thrilling adventure‚ in which
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MISE EN SCENE in Goodfellas by Martin Scorsese Coming from the theatre‚ the term mise-en-scene refers to literally everything the audience gets to see when watching a film. It is the mixture of props‚ lighting conditions‚ the cast and the medium they develop their action in. It is all about creating a specific visual display the stories are going to take place in. Goodfellas (1990) presents a well-defined scheme in terms of mise-en-scene as it recreates the United States of the seventies: the
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