One killed on the set of Martin Scorsese’s new film, Silence
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One killed on the set of Martin Scorsese’s new film, Silence

ByEmily

One construction worker was killed and two more were injured on the set of Martin Scorsese’s upcoming film, Silence, when a structure collapsed last Thursday. A spokesperson for the film told Deadline the accident occurred at CMPC Studios in Taiwan when workers were trying to reinforce an existing structure that was deemed unsafe. The killed…

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PHOTOS Martin Scorsese honors Conan O’Brien’s work in Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda ad in The Hollywood Reporter

ByAsa Hawks

Check out two ads honoring Conan O’Brien’s acting debut in the Syfy summer blockbuster Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda from the recent issue of The Hollywood Reporter, including a “for your consideration” spot as well as full-page accolades from Martin Scorsese himself!

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How Jordan Belfort, the real Wolf of Wall Street, defrauded investors out of $200 million

ByStarcasm Staff

The Wolf of Wall Street, a Martin Scorsese film starring Leonard DiCaprio as a high-flying financial criminal, is based on a memoir. Find out more about what exactly the Wolf of Wall Street did, and what he’s doing now.

Martin Scorsese writes funny op-ed about Doberman dog diss

ByDarren O

Looks like Director Martin Scorsese has had enough of all this fame-hoin’ that Jack Russell Uggie has been doing for the film The Artist. In a op-ed for The Los Angeles Times the man who directed this season’s award powerhouse Hugo has called for a write-in for that film’s own four-legged actor, Blackie the Doberman. Read a bit from Scorsese’s funny plea, find out how you can get Blackie nominated for a Golden Collar and then let us know who your favorite dog is in cinema history.

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FBI uses Daytime TV, Facebook, and girlfriend to find fugitive, Whitey Bulger

ByRuby Turpin

Although it sounds something like the plot of last year’s Johnny Depp/Angelina Jolie film, The Tourist, there’s nothing fictional about the FBI’s new strategy for warming up their cold case against Boston mobster, Whitey Bulger. Instead of going straight for Bulger, the FBI is focusing on his girlfriend, Catherine Elizabeth Grieg, who they think might not be in as deep a cover as Bulger and who they hope will lead them to the alleged big bad himself. (The 2006 Martin Scorcese film, The Departed, owes much to Bulger’s story.)