{"id":927,"date":"2012-03-05T20:07:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-06T01:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2012\/03\/05\/85-films-martin-scorsese-says-you-should-see\/"},"modified":"2012-03-05T20:07:00","modified_gmt":"2012-03-06T01:07:00","slug":"85-films-martin-scorsese-says-you-should-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2012\/03\/05\/85-films-martin-scorsese-says-you-should-see\/","title":{"rendered":"85 films Martin Scorsese says you should see"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Martin Scorsese did a four hour interview with <\/span>Fast Company<\/a> last year for the December\/January issue. In the interview he talked a lot about the business of making films and how he’s managed to stay in it and remain relevant for so long. <\/span>

Over the four hours, Scorsese referenced 85 “films you need to see to know anything about film.” Some films he briefly mentioned, and others he spoke about more in depth. Fast Company compiled a list which includes his direct quotes about the films where applicable, and which provides brief descriptions of the films when quotes weren’t available. This list is being blogged about as a unique film list that’s almost like the ultimate film course designed by a legendary filmmaker. There are some omissions noted by the <\/span>ArtInfo blog<\/a>, but they do recognize that he couldn’t list <\/span>every <\/span>influential film in history. <\/span>

Here’s the beginning of Scorsese’s list. Go to Fast Company<\/a> for the complete list.<\/span>
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Ace in the Hole:<\/strong><\/em> “This Billy Wilder film was so tough and brutal in its cynicism that it died a sudden death at the box office, and they re-released it under the title Big Carnival<\/em>, which didn\u2019t help. Chuck Tatum is a reporter who\u2019s very modern–he\u2019ll do anything to get the story, to make up the story! He risks not only his reputation, but also the life of this guy who\u2019s trapped in the mine.” 1951<\/p>\n

All That Heaven Allows:<\/strong><\/em> In this Douglas Sirk melodrama, Rock Hudson plays a gardener who falls in love with a society widow played by Jane Wyman. Scandale! 1955<\/p>\n

America, America:<\/strong><\/em> Drawn directly from director Elia Kazan\u2019s family history, this film offers a passionate, intense view of the challenges faced by Greek immigrants at the end of the 19th century. 1963<\/p>\n

An American in Paris:<\/strong><\/em> This Vincente Minnelli film, with Gene Kelly, picked up the idea of stopping within a film for a dance from The Red Shoes<\/em>. 1951<\/p>\n

Apocalypse Now:<\/strong><\/em> This Francis Ford Coppola masterpiece is from a period when directors like Brian DePalma, John Milius, Paul Schrader, Scorsese and others had great freedom\u2014freedom that they then lost. 1979<\/p>\n

Arsenic and Old Lace:<\/strong><\/em> Scorsese is a big fan of many Frank Capra movies, and this Cary Grant vehicle is one of several that he\u2019s enjoyed with his family at his office screening room. 1944<\/p>\n

The Bad and the Beautiful:<\/strong><\/em> Vincente Minnelli directed this film about a cynical Hollywood mogul trying to make a comeback. It stars Kirk Douglas, Lana Turner, Walter Pidgeon and Dick Powell. 1952<\/p>\n

The Band Wagon:<\/strong><\/em> \u201cIt\u2019s my favorite of the Vincente Minnelli musicals. I love the storyline that combines Faust and a musical comedy, and the disaster that results. Tony Hunter, the lead character played by Fred Astaire, is a former vaudeville dancer whose time has passed, and who\u2019s trying to make it on Broadway, which is a very different medium of course. By the time the movie was made, the popularity of the Astaire\/Rogers films had waned, raising the question of what are you going to do with Fred Astaire in Technicolor? So, really, Tony Hunter is Fred Astaire–his whole reputation is on the line, and so was Fred Astaire\u2019s.\u201d 1953<\/p>\n

Born on the Fourth of July:<\/strong><\/em> Produced by Universal Pictures under Tom Pollock and Casey Silver, this Tom Cruise movie (directed by Oliver Stone) was an example of how that studio \u201cwanted to make special pictures,\u201d says Scorsese. 1989<\/p>\n

Cape Fear:<\/strong><\/em> As he once explained to Stephen Spielberg over dinner in Tribeca, one of Scorsese\u2019s fears about directing a remake of this film was that, \u201cThe original was so good. I mean, you\u2019ve got Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen, it\u2019s terrific!\u201d 1962<\/p>\n

See more at Fast Company<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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