This video was directed by Martin Scorsese, who was frequently described as being one of Robbie Robertson’s best friends. (Robertson is also credited as having been the music supervisor for many of Scorsese’s films.) This was Scorsese’s second music video to direct, following Michael Jackson’s Bad.
Appearing with Robertson in the video is Maria McKee, the singer who may best known for “If Love Is A Red Dress (Hang Me In Rags),” which appeared on the Pulp Fiction soundtrack.
4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
Today, TSL wishes a happy birthday to cinematographer Robert Richardson. It’s time for….
4 Shots From 4 Robert Richardson Films
JFK (1991, dir by Oliver Stone, DP: Robert Richardson)
The Horse Whisperer (1998. dir by Robert Redford, DP: Robert Richardson)
Inglourious Basterds (2009, dir by Quentin Tarantino, DP: Robert Richardson)
Hugo (2011, dir by Martin Scorsese, DP: Robert Richardson)
Taxi Driver is 50 years old but it’s still one of cinema’s most definitive portraits of urban paranoia and societal detachment. Travis (played by Robert De Niro) obsesses on the city that he harshly judges even though he’s as much a part of New York as those who he wishes will be washed away.
This scene features Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Schrader at their definite best. I imagine that, for a lot of people, this is one of those scenes that solidified their opinions on New York City. For the record, the last time I was in New York, everyone was fairly pleasant. They weren’t exactly friendly but I also didn’t get my bag stolen. (Those of us who don’t live in New York tend to assume that we’ll get mugged as soon as we leave JFK.)
4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to actor Robert De Niro. It’s time for….
4 Shots From 4 Robert De Niro Films
Taxi Driver (1976, dir. Martin Scorsese, DP: Michael Chapman)
The King of Comedy (1982, dir by Martin Scorsese, DP; Fred Schuler)
Once Upon A Time In America (1984, dir by Sergio Leone, DP: Tonino Delli Colli)
Casino (1995, dir by Martin Scorsese, DP: Robert Richardson)
4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to actor Martin Sheen. It’s time for….
4 Shots From 4 Martin Sheen Films
Badlands (1973, dir by Terrence Malick)
Apocalypse Now (1979, dir by Francis Ford Coppola)
The Dead Zone (1983, dir by David Cronenberg)
The Departed (2006, dir by Martin Scorsese)
4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to the legendary cinematographer, Roger Deakins! It’s time for….
4 Shots From 4 Roger Deakins Film
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984, dir by Michael Radford, cinematography by Roger Deakins)
Fargo (1996, dir by the Coen Brothers, cinematography by Roger Deakins)
Kundun (1997, dir by Martin Scorsese, cinematography by Roger Deakins)
1917 (2019, dir by Sam Mendes. cinematography by Roger Deakins)
4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy 87th birthday to the legendary actor, Harvey Keitel! It’s time for….
4 Shots From 4 Harvey Keitel Films
Mean Streets (1973, dir by Martin Scorsese, DP: Kent L. Wakeford)
Taxi Driver (1976, dir by Martin Scorsese, DP: Michael Chapman)
Reservoir Dogs (1992, dir by Quentin Tarantino, DP: Andrzej Sekuła)
Bad Lieutenant (1992, dir by Abel Ferrara, DP: Ken Kelsch)
4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
Today is Jack Nicholson’s 89th birthday!
It’s been sixteen years since Jack Nicholson last appeared in a movie, the forgettable How Do You Know. And yet, he remains a screen icon with a filmography that is a cinema lover’s dream. He’s worked with everyone from Roger Corman to Stanley Kubrick to Milos Forman to Martin Scorsese and, along the way, he’s become a symbol of a very American type of rebel. Though often associated with the counter-culture, his style has always been too aggressive and idiosyncratic for him to be a believable hippie. Instead, he’s one of the last of the beats, an outsider searching for meaning in Americana.
Happy birthday, Jack Nicholson. May you have many happy returns!
4 Shots From 4 Jack Nicholson Films
Easy Rider (1969, dir by Dennis Hopper, DP: Laszlo Kovacs)
Chinatown (1974, dir by Roman Polanski, DP: John A. Alonzo)
The Shining (1980, dirby Stanley Kubrick, DP: John Alcott)
The Departed (2006, dir by Martin Scorsese, DP: Michael Ballhaus)
Today would have been the birthday of the great character actor, Frank Vincent.
Here he is in Martin Scorsese’s Casino, coming out of nowhere to (albeit briefly) take over the film.
Rest in Peace, Robert Carradine. The veteran character actor and son of John Carradine (as well as brother of Keith and half-brother of David) has passed away at the age of 71.
Most of the articles about his death describe him as being “Lizzie Maguire star Robert Carradine.” Robert Carradine, however, had a long career and it started long before Lizzie Maguire. Eternally youthful, he was still playing teenagers when he was in his 30s. (Let’s just say that he was a bit old to be a college freshman in Revenge of the Nerds.) Robert appeared in his share of 70s exploitation films but he also appeared in films directed by Hal Ashby, Walter Hill, and Martin Scorsese.
In fact, one of Carradine’s first roles was in Scorseses’s 1973 masterpiece, Mean Streets. Here he is, sharing an unforgettable scene with his brother David.
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