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w it h t h e d ir e c t o r f o r t h e D e c e m b e r -J a n u a r y c o v e r s t o r y w a s o s t e n s ib ly a b o u t h is c a r e e r , a n d h o w h e
h a d b e e n a b le t o s t a y s o c r e a t iv e t h r o u g h y e a r s o f b a t t lin g s t u d io s . B u t t h e H u g o d ir e c t o r p u n c t u a t e d
e v e r y t h in g h e s a id w it h r e f e r e n c e s t o m o v ie s : 8 5 o f t h e m , in f a c t , a ll lis t e d b e lo w .
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o w n w o r d s ). O t h e r s h e ju s t m e n t io n e d (n o t e d b e lo w w it h s h o r t p lo t d e s c r ip t io n s a n d n o q u o t e s ). B u t
t h e c u m u la t iv e t o t a l r e f le c t s a lif e liv e d e n t ir e ly w it h in t h e c o n f in e s o f m o v ie m a k in g , f r o m h is d a y s a s a
y o u n g a s t h m a t ic c h ild w a t c h in g a t in y s c r e e n in Q u e e n s , N e w Y o r k t o t o d a y , w h e n S c o r s e s e is a s
p r o d u c t iv e a s h e s e v e r b e e n in h is c a r e e r a n d m o r e r e v e r e d t h a n e v e r b y t h e in d u s t r y t h a t o n c e
r e g a r d e d h im a s a t r o u b le s o m e o u t s id e r . H u g o le a d s t h e A c a d e m y A w a r d n o m in a t io n s w it h 1 1 n o d s ,
in c lu d in g B e s t P ic t u r e a n d B e s t D ir e c t o r . S e v e r a l O s c a r p u n d it s b e lie v e h e ll n a b h is s e c o n d D ir e c t in g
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product: this list of 85 films that the

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A c e i n t h e H o l e : "T h is B illy W ild e r f ilm w a s s o t o u g h a n d b r u t a l in it s c y n ic is m t h a t it d ie d a s u d d e n d e a t h a t t h e b o x o f f ic e , a n d t h e y r e -r e le a s e d

it u n d e r t h e t it le B ig C a r n iv a l , w h ic h d id n t h e lp . C h u c k T a t u m is a r e p o r t e r w h o s v e r y m o d e r n h e ll d o a n y t h in g t o g e t t h e s t o r y , t o m a k e u p
t h e s t o r y ! H e r is k s n o t o n ly h is r e p u t a t io n , b u t a ls o t h e lif e o f t h is g u y w h o s t r a p p e d in t h e m in e . " 1 9 5 1

A l l T h a t H e a v e n A l l o w s : I n t h is D o u g la s S ir k m e lo d r a m a , R o c k H u d s o n p la y s a g a r d e n e r w h o f a lls in lo v e w it h a s o c ie t y w id o w p la y e d b y J a n e
W y m a n . S c a n d a le ! 1 9 5 5

A m e r i c a , A m e r i c a : D r a w n d ir e c t ly f r o m d ir e c t o r E lia K a z a n s f a m ily h is t o r y , t h is f ilm o f f e r s a p a s s io n a t e , in t e n s e v ie w o f t h e c h a lle n g e s f a c e d

b y G r e e k im m ig r a n t s a t t h e e n d o f t h e 1 9 t h c e n t u r y . 1 9 6 3

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A n A m e r i c a n i n P a r i s : T h is V in c e n t e M in n e lli f ilm , w it h G e n e K e lly , p ic k e d u p t h e id e a o f s t o p p in g w it h in a f ilm f o r a d a n c e f r o m T h e R e d

Sh o es. 1 9 51

A p o c a l y p s e N o w : T h is F r a n c is F o r d C o p p o la m a s t e r p ie c e is f r o m a p e r io d w h e n d ir e c t o r s lik e B r ia n D e P a lm a , J o h n M iliu s , P a u l S c h r a d e r ,
S c o r s e s e a n d o t h e r s h a d g r e a t f r e e d o m f r e e d o m t h a t t h e y t h e n lo s t . 1 9 7 9

A r s e n i c a n d O l d L a c e : S c o r s e s e is a b ig f a n o f m a n y F r a n k C a p r a m o v ie s , a n d t h is C a r y G r a n t v e h ic le is o n e o f s e v e r a l t h a t h e s e n jo y e d w it h
h is f a m ily a t h is o f f ic e s c r e e n in g r o o m . 1 9 4 4

T h e B a d a n d t h e B e a u t i f u l : V in c e n t e M in n e lli d ir e c t e d t h is f ilm a b o u t a c y n ic a l H o lly w o o d m o g u l t r y in g t o m a k e a c o m e b a c k . I t s t a r s K ir k

D o u g la s , L a n a T u r n e r , W a lt e r P id g e o n , a n d D ic k P o w e ll. 1 9 5 2

T h e B a n d W a g o n : "I t s m y f a v o r it e o f t h e V in c e n t e M in n e lli m u s ic a ls . I lo v e t h e s t o r y lin e t h a t c o m b in e s F a u s t a n d a m u s ic a l c o m e d y , a n d t h e

d is a s t e r t h a t r e s u lt s . T o n y H u n t e r , t h e le a d c h a r a c t e r p la y e d b y F r e d A s t a ir e , is a f o r m e r v a u d e v ille d a n c e r w h o s e t im e h a s p a s s e d , a n d w h o s
t r y in g t o m a k e it o n B r o a d w a y , w h ic h is a v e r y d if f e r e n t m e d iu m o f c o u r s e . B y t h e t im e t h e m o v ie w a s m a d e , t h e p o p u la r it y o f t h e
A s t a ir e / R o g e r s f ilm s h a d w a n e d , r a is in g t h e q u e s t io n o f w h a t a r e y o u g o in g t o d o w it h F r e d A s t a ir e in T e c h n ic o lo r ? S o , r e a lly , T o n y H u n t e r is
F r e d A s t a ir e h is w h o le r e p u t a t io n is o n t h e lin e , a n d s o w a s F r e d A s t a ir e s . " 1 9 5 3

B o r n o n t h e F o u r t h o f J u l y : P r o d u c e d b y U n iv e r s a l P ic t u r e s u n d e r T o m P o llo c k a n d C a s e y S ilv e r , t h is T o m C r u is e m o v ie (d ir e c t e d b y O liv e r

S t o n e ) w a s a n e x a m p le o f h o w t h a t s t u d io "w a n t e d t o m a k e s p e c ia l p ic t u r e s , " s a y s S c o r s e s e . 1 9 8 9

C a p e F e a r : A s h e o n c e e x p la in e d t o S t e v e n S p ie lb e r g o v e r d in n e r in T r ib e c a , o n e o f S c o r s e s e s f e a r s a b o u t d ir e c t in g a r e m a k e o f t h is f ilm w a s
t h a t , "T h e o r ig in a l w a s s o g o o d . I m e a n , y o u v e g o t G r e g o r y P e c k , R o b e r t M it c h u m , P o lly B e r g e n , it s t e r r if ic ! " 1 9 6 2

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C a t P e o p l e : S im o n e S im o n p la y s a w o m a n w h o f e a r s t h a t s h e m ig h t t u r n in t o a p a n t h e r a n d k ill. I t s o u n d s c o r n y , b u t t h e p s y c h o lo g ic a l t h r ills
t h a t d ir e c t o r s J a c q u e s T o u r n e u r g o t o u t o f h is m e a s ly $ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 b u d g e t m a k e t h is a f a s c in a t in g m o v ie , w it h a m a z in g lig h t in g . 1 9 4 2

C a u g h t : "T h e r e a r e c e r t a in s t y le s I h a d t r o u b le w it h a t f ir s t , lik e s o m e o f M a x O p h u ls f ilm s . I t t o o k m e t ill I w a s in t o m y t h ir t ie s t o g e t T h e

E a r r in g s o f M a d a m e d e , f o r e x a m p le . B u t I d id n t h a v e t r o u b le w it h t h is o n e , w h ic h I s a w in a t h e a t e r a n d w h ic h is k in d o f b a s e d o n H o w a r d
H u g h e s [p r o t a g o n is t o f T h e A v ia t o r ]. " 1 9 4 9
C i t i z e n K a n e : "O r s o n W e lle s w a s a f o r c e o f n a t u r e , w h o ju s t c a m e in a n d w ip e d t h e s la t e c le a n . A n d C it iz e n K a n e is t h e g r e a t e s t r is k -t a k in g o f
a ll t im e in f ilm . I d o n t t h in k a n y t h in g h a d e v e n s e e n a n y t h in g q u it e lik e it . T h e p h o t o g r a p h y w a s a ls o u n lik e a n y t h in g w e d s e e n . T h e o d d
c o ld n e s s o f t h e f ilm m a k e r t o w a r d s t h e c h a r a c t e r r e f le c t s h is o w n e g o m a n ia a n d p o w e r , a n d y e t a p o w e r f u l e m p a t h y f o r a ll o f t h e m it s v e r y
in t e r e s t in g . I t s t ill h o ld s u p , a n d it s s t ill s h o c k in g . I t t a k e s s t o r y t e llin g a n d t h r o w s it u p in t h e a ir . " 1 9 4 1

T h e C o n v e r s a t i o n : G e n e H a c k m a n s t a r s in t h is t h r ille d d ir e c t e d b y S c o r s e s e s f r ie n d , F r a n c is F o r d C o p p o la . I t s a c la s s ic e x a m p le o f s t u d io r is k t a k in g in t h e e a r ly 1 9 7 0 s . 1 9 7 4

D i a l M f o r M u r d e r : W h e n d is c u s s in g t h e c r e a t io n o f H u g o , S c o r s e s e r e f e r r e d t o t h is H it c h c o c k f ilm a s a n e x a m p le o f o t h e r d ir e c t o r s w h o h a v e
t a n g le d w it h 3 -D o v e r t h e y e a r s . I n it s o r ig in a l r e le a s e m o s t t h e a t e r s o n ly s h o w e d it in 2 -D ; n o w t h e 3 -D v e r s io n p o p s u p in t h e a t e r s f r o m t im e
t o t im e . 1 9 5 4

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D o T h e R i g h t T h i n g : S p ik e L e e s f ilm w a s t h e k in d o f r is k y p r o d u c t io n t h a t d r e w S c o r s e s e t o U n iv e r s a l P ic t u r e s w h e n it w a s r u n b y C a s e y S ilv e r
a n d T o m P o lla c k . "T h e n P o llo c k le f t , " s a y s S c o r s e s e , "a n d it a ll c h a n g e d . " 1 9 8 9

D u e l i n t h e S u n : S c o r s e s e w e n t t o s e e t h is m o v ie , w h ic h s o m e c r it ic s c a lle d "L u s t in t h e D u s t , " w h e n h e w a s 4 y e a r s o ld . J e n n if e r J o n e s f a lls

h a r d f o r a v illa in o u s G r e g o r y P e c k in t h is lu s h K in g V id o r p ic t u r e . A p o s t e r o f t h e m o v ie h a n g s in S c o r s e s e s o f f ic e s . 1 9 4 6

T h e F o u r H o r s e m a n o f t h e A p o c a l y p s e : R e x I n g r a m m a d e t h is m o v ie , in w h ic h R u d o lp h V a le n t in o d a n c e s t h e t a n g o . I n g r a m s t o p p e d m a k in g
f ilm s w h e n s o u n d c a m e in . M ic h a e l P o w e ll s f a t h e r w o r k e d f o r I n g r a m ; liv in g in t h a t m ilie u g a v e M ic h a e l t h e c u lt u r a l k n o w le d g e t h a t in f o r m e d
h is o w n m o v ie s lik e T h e R e d S h o e s . 1 9 2 1

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E u r o p a 5 1 : "A f t e r m a k in g T h e F lo w e r s o f S t . F r a n c is , R o s s e llin i a s k e d , w h a t w o u ld a m o d e r n -d a y s a in t b e lik e ? I t h in k t h e y b a s e d it o n S im o n e

W e il, a n d I n g r id B e r g m a n p la y e d t h e p a r t . I t r e a lly t a k e s e v e r y t h in g w e r e d e a lin g w it h t o d a y , w h e t h e r it s r e v o lu t io n s in o t h e r c o u n t r ie s o r
p e o p le t r y in g t o c h a n g e t h e ir lif e s t y le s , a n d it s a ll t h e r e in t h a t f ilm . T h e c h a r a c t e r t r ie s e v e r y t h in g , b e c a u s e s h e h a s a t r a g e d y in h e r f a m ily t h a t
r e a lly c h a n g e s h e r , s o s h e t r ie s p o lit ic s a n d e v e n w o r k in g in a f a c t o r y , a n d in t h e e n d it h a s a v e r y m o v in g r e s o lu t io n . " [A ls o k n o w n a s T h e
G re a te s t L o v e ] 1 9 5 2

F a c e s : "[D ir e c t o r J o h n ] C a s s a v e t e s w e n t t o H o lly w o o d t o s h o o t f ilm s lik e A C h ild is W a it in g a n d T o o L a t e B lu e s , a n d a f t e r T o o L a t e B lu e s h e

b e c a m e d is e n c h a n t e d . T h o s e o f u s in t h e N e w Y o r k s c e n e , w e k e p t a s k in g , 'W h a t s C a s s a v e t e s d o in g ? W h a t s h e u p t o ? ' A n d h e w a s s h o o t in g
t h is f ilm in h is h o u s e in L . A . w it h h is w if e G e n a R o w la n d s a n d h is f r ie n d s . A n d w h e n F a c e s s h o w e d a t t h e N e w Y o r k F ilm F e s t iv a l, it a b s o lu t e ly
t r u m p e d e v e r y t h in g t h a t w a s s h o w n a t t h e t im e . C a s s a v e t e s is t h e p e r s o n w h o u lt im a t e ly e x e m p lif ie s in d e p e n d e n c e in f ilm . " 1 9 6 8

T h e F a l l o f t h e R o m a n E m p i r e : O n e o f t h e la s t "s a n d a l e p ic s , " t h is s w e e p in g A n t h o n y M a n n p ic t u r e b o a s t e d a s t e lla r c a s t o f S o p h ia L o r e n ,

A n t h o n y B o y d , J a m e s M a s o n , A le c G u in n e s s , C h r is t o p h e r P lu m m e r , a n d A n t h o n y Q u a y le . A n d it f a ile d m is e r a b ly a t t h e b o x o f f ic e . 1 9 6 4

T h e F l o w e r s o f S t . F r a n c i s : "T h is R o s s e llin i m o v ie a n d E u r o p a 5 1 a r e t w o o f t h e b e s t f ilm s a b o u t t h e p a r t o f b e in g h u m a n t h a t y e a r n s f o r

s o m e t h in g b e y o n d t h e m a t e r ia l. R o s s e llin i u s e d r e a l m o n k s f o r t h is m o v ie . I t s v e r y s im p le a n d b e a u t if u l. " 1 9 5 0

F o r c e o f E v i l : A n o t h e r p ic t u r e t h a t d e f in e d t h e A m e r ic a n g a n g s t e r im a g e , t h is n o ir s t a r s J o h n G a r f ie ld a s t h e e v il o ld e r b r o t h e r w h o s e y o u n g e r
s ib lin g w o n t jo in h is n u m b e r s -r u n n in g c o n g lo m e r a t e . 1 9 4 8

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F o r t y G u n s : B a r b a r a S t a n w y c k s t a r s in t h is S a m F u lle r W e s t e r n . S h e p la y s a b a d -a s s c a t t le r a n c h e r w it h a s o f t s p o t f o r a lo c a l la w m a n . 1 9 5 7
G e r m a n y Y e a r Z e r o : "R o b e r t o R o s s e llin i a lw a y s f e lt h e h a d a n o b lig a t io n t o in f o r m . H e w a s t h e f ir s t o n e t o d o a s t o r y a b o u t c o m p a s s io n f o r t h e
e n e m y , in t h is f ilm it s a lw a y s b e e n h a r d t o f in d , b u t n o w t h e r e s a C r it e r io n e d it io n . I t s a v e r y d is t u r b in g p ic t u r e . H e w a s t h e f ir s t o n e t o g o
t h e r e a f t e r t h e w a r , t o s a y w e a ll h a v e t o liv e t o g e t h e r . A n d h e f e lt c in e m a w a s t h e t o o l t h a t c o u ld d o t h is , t h a t c o u ld in f o r m p e o p le . " 1 9 4 8

G i l d a : "I s a w t h is w h e n I w a s 1 0 o r 1 1 , I h a d s o m e s o r t o f f u n n y r e a c t io n t o h e r , I t e ll y o u ! M e a n d m y f r ie n d s d id n t k n o w w h a t t o d o a b o u t R it a
H a y w o r t h , a n d w e d id n t r e a lly u n d e r s t a n d w h a t G e o r g e M c C r e a d y w a s d o in g t o h e r . C a n y o u im a g in e ? G ild a a t a g e 1 1 . B u t t h a t s w h a t w e
d id . W e w e n t t o t h e m o v ie s . " 1 9 4 6

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T h e G o d f a t h e r : "G o r d o n W illis d id t h e s a m e d a r k f ilm in g t r ic k o n T h e G o d f a t h e r a s h e h a d d o n e o n K lu t e . A n d n o w a u d ie n c e s a c c e p t e d it , a n d

w e n t a lo n g w it h it , a n d e v e r y d ir e c t o r o f p h o t o g r a p h y a n d n o w e v e r y d ir e c t o r o f p h o t o g r a p h y o f t h e p a s t 4 0 y e a r s o w e s h im t h e g r e a t e s t d e b t ,
f o r c h a n g in g t h e s t y le c o m p le t e ly u n t il n o w , o f c o u r s e , w it h t h e a d v e n t o f d ig it a l. " 1 9 7 2

G u n C r a z y : A r o m a n t ic e x a m p le o f f ilm n o ir , t h is o n e f e a t u r e s a g u n -t o t in g h u s b a n d a n d a s h a r p s h o o t in g w if e . 1 9 5 0
H e a l t h : T h is A lt m a n m o v ie c a m e o u t a t t h e s a m e t im e a s K in g o f C o m e d y . T h e y w e r e b o t h f lo p s , a n d w e w e r e b o t h o u t . T h e a g e o f t h e
d ir e c t o r w a s o v e r . E . T . w a s a v e r y b ig w o r ld w id e h it a r o u n d t h e n , a n d t h a t c h a n g e d t h e w h o le b u s in e s s o f f ilm f in a n c e . 1 9 8 0

H e a v e n s G a t e : S c o r s e s e w a s w it h U n it e d A r t is t s in t h e '7 0 s , w it h p r o d u c e r s h e d e s c r ib e s a s "u n d e r s t a n d in g a n d s u p p o r t iv e . " H e a v e n s G a t e ,

o n e o f t h e a m b it io u s f ilm s U A b a c k e d a t t h e t im e , w a s a c r it ic a l a n d b o x o f f ic e b o m b , a lt h o u g h it s r e p u t a t io n h a s im p r o v e d o v e r t h e y e a r s .
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H o u s e o f W a x : T h is w a s t h e f ir s t 3 -D m o v ie p r o d u c e d b y a m a jo r A m e r ic a n s t u d io . I t s t a r r e d V in c e n t P r ic e a s a w a x s c u lp t o r w h o s e s o u r c in g
w a s , s h a ll w e s a y , u n u s u a l. 1 9 5 3

H o w G r e e n W a s M y V a l l e y : "I a p p r e c ia t e t h e v is u a l p o e t r y o f [d ir e c t o r J o h n ] F o r d s f ilm , lik e in t h e f a m o u s s c e n e w h e r e M a u r e e n O H a r a is

m a r r ie d a n d t h e w in d b lo w s t h e v e il o n h e r h e a d . I t s a b s o lu t e p o e t r y . N o w o r d s . I t s a ll t h e r e in t h e im a g e . " 1 9 4 1

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a r o u n d t h e m w o r k o n t h e m lik e a m o d e r n m ir a c le . T h e f ilm is b a s ic a lly t w o p e o p le in a c a r , a n d t h a t b e c a m e t h e e n t ir e N e w W a v e . K id s m a y
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J u l i u s C a e s a r : "T h is is a n o t h e r e x a m p le o f O r s o n W e lle s r is k -t a k in g , w it h C a e s a r s c r e w a s o u t -a n d -o u t g a n g s t e r s . " 1 9 5 3

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t e x t u r e d , a n d , t h e y s a id , t o o d a r k . A t f ir s t t h is w a s a la r m in g t o p e o p le , b e c a u s e t h e y r e u s e d t o a c e r t a in w a y t h in g s a r e d o n e w it h in t h e s t u d io
s y s t e m . A n d t h e s t u d io is s e llin g a p r o d u c t , s o t h e y w e r e w a r y o f p e o p le t h in k in g t h a t it s t o o d a r k . " 1 9 7 1

L a T e r r a T r e m a : T h is L u c c h in o V is c o n t i f ilm is o n e o f t h e f o u n d in g f ilm s o f N e o -R e a lis m . 1 9 4 8

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t h e r e a n d h e w a s t a lk in g t o H a r r y C o h n o f C o lu m b ia a n d h e s a id lo o k , I v e g o t t h e g r e a t e s t f ilm it s c a lle d L a d y f r o m S h a n g h a i, w h ic h w a s t h is
p a p e r b a c k h e s a w t h e r e . A n d t h e n h e m a d e u p t h is s t o r y , t a k in g e le m e n t s o f M o b y D ic k , w h e r e h e t a lk s a b o u t t h e s h a r k s , a n d t h e w h o le
m ir r o r s e q u e n c e in t h a t p ic t u r e is u n s u r p a s s e d . I d o n t k n o w if L a d y is a n o ir , b u t it s a w k w a r d , a n d it s b r illia n t . " 1 9 4 7

T h e L e o p a r d : "V is c o n t i a n d R o s s e llin i a n d d e S ic a w e r e t h e f o u n d e r s o f N e o -R e a lis m . V is c o n t i w e n t a d if f e r e n t w a y f r o m R o s s e llin i. H e m a d e

t h is m o v ie , w h ic h is o n e o f t h e g r e a t e s t f ilm s e v e r m a d e . " 1 9 6 3

M a c b e t h : "T h is w a s t h e f ir s t W e lle s m o v ie I s a w , o n t e le v is io n . H e s h o t it in 2 7 d a y s . T h e lo o k o f it , t h e C e lt ic b a r b a r is m , t h e D r u id p r ie s t , t h is
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a ll p la c e s . " 1 9 4 8

T h e M a g i c B o x : "T h e r e w e r e a n u m b e r o f p e o p le w h o f e lt t h a t t h e y h a d in v e n t e d m o v in g p ic t u r e s . R o b e r t D o n a t p la y s W illia m F r ie s e -G r e e n e ,
o n e o f t h o s e p e o p le , w h o s o b s e s s e d f r o m c h ild h o o d w it h m o v e m e n t a n d c o lo r . D o n a t w a s a g r e a t a c t o r . A n d t h is is a b e a u t if u lly d o n e f ilm . "
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lif e a n d m a k in g t e le v is io n m o v ie s , it w a s s o u n iq u e a n d h is m o v ie s s e e m e d t o c o m e o u t e v e r y t w o w e e k s . " 1 9 7 2

A M a t t e r o f L i f e a n d D e a t h : "T h is is a n o t h e r b e a u t if u l f ilm b y P o w e ll a n d P r e s s b u r g e r , b u t it w a s m a d e a f t e r W o r ld W a r I I , s o p e o p le s a id , Y o u
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T h e M e s s i a h : "R o s s e llin i s la s t f ilm in t h is t h ir d p e r io d , t h e la s t f ilm h e m a d e b e f o r e h e d ie d , is t h is b e a u t if u l T V f ilm o n J e s u s . H e h a d p la n n e d
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M i s h i m a : S c o r s e s e d e s c r ib e s t h is P a u l S c h r a d e r f ilm a b o u t t h e g r e a t J a p a n e s e a u t h o r a s a "m a s t e r p ie c e . " 1 9 8 5
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o b je c t o f v o y e u r is m , im p lic a t in g a ll o f u s w a t c h in g h o r r o r f ilm s . H e w a s r e v ile d . O n e c r it ic s a id t h is s h o u ld b e f lu s h e d d o w n t h e t o ile t . H e o n ly
g o t o n e o r t w o m o r e m o v ie s d o n e . H e r e a lly d is a p p e a r e d . A n d n o w in E n g la n d t h e r e a r e c a m e r a s w a t c h in g e v e r y o n e a ll o v e r t h e s t r e e t . " 1 9 6 0

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s t a t io n s . O n e s t a t io n s h o w e d I t a lia n f ilm s o n F r id a y n ig h t f o r t h e I t a lia n -A m e r ic a n c o m m u n it y , s u b t it le d , a n d t h e f a m ily w o u ld g a t h e r t o s e e t h e
f ilm s . M y g r a n d p a r e n t s w e r e t h e r e t h e y w e r e t h e o n e s w h o m o v e d o v e r in 1 9 1 0 . S o it b e c a m e a r it u a l. [D ir e c t o r R o b e r t o ] R o s s e llin i h a d a n
in t e lle c t u a l a p p r o a c h . " 1 9 4 5

S e c r e t s o f t h e S o u l : "T h is w a s a s ile n t m o v ie w h o s e f la s h b a c k s t r u c t u r e w a s u n lik e a n y t h in g e ls e . S e c r e t s o f t h e S o u l lo o k e d a lm o s t

e x p e r im e n t a l. " 1 9 1 2

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e x p e r ie n c e , o f c o n f lic t a n d lo v e , it w a s a lm o s t a s if t h e r e w a s n o c a m e r a t h e r e a t a ll. A n d I lo v e c a m e r a p o s it io n s ! B u t t h is w a s lik e y o u w e r e
liv in g w it h t h e p e o p le . " 1 9 5 9

S h o c k C o r r i d o r : A w ild S a m F u lle r m o v ie a b o u t a jo u r n a lis t w h o e n t e r s a n in s a n e a s y lu m t o t r y t o b r e a k a s t o r y . 1 9 6 3

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S t r o m b o l i : "T h is t o o w a s a v e r y im p o r t a n t f ilm o f R o s s e llin i s s e c o n d p e r io d . V e r y b e a u t if u l. " [D u r in g t h e s h o o t in g o f S t r o m b o li , t h e s t a r , I n g r id

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g r a t a in A m e r ic a ]. 1 9 5 0

S u l l i v a n s T r a v e l s : "B illy W ild e r t o ld m e , y o u r e o n ly a s g o o d a s y o u r la s t p ic t u r e . S u lliv a n , p la y e d b y J o e l M c R a e , is in t h e s t u d io s y s t e m , u n d e r

t h a t k in d o f p r e s s u r e . H e m a k e s c o m e d ie s , b u t o n e d a y h e d e c id e s h e r e a lly w a n t s t o m a k e O h , B r o t h e r , W h e r e A r t T h o u ? H e p u t s it a ll o n t h e
lin e t o le a r n a b o u t t h e p o o r . T h e r e s o lu t io n o f t h e m o v ie is v e r y m o v in g . " 1 9 4 1

S w e e t S m e l l o f S u c c e s s : L ik e A c e in t h e H o le , t h is c la s s ic n o ir is a b o u t a n u n e t h ic a l jo u r n a lis t w h o w ill s t o p a t n o t h in g t o g e t h is w a y . B u r t
L a n c a s t e r p la y s t h e jo u r n a lis t . 1 9 5 7

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w a y o f in t e r p r e t in g s t o r ie s , a n d a n o t h e r a p p r o a c h t o t h e v is u a l f r a m e o f t h e c la s s ic a l f ilm s a ll t h o s e lo w s h o t s , a n d t h e c u t s . " 1 9 4 9

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T o u c h o f E v i l : "W e lle s r a d io c a r e e r w it h t h e M e r c u r y T h e a t e r m a d e h im a m a s t e r o f t h e s o u n d t r a c k . J u s t lis t e n t o t h is m o v ie y o u c a n c lo s e

y o u r e y e s a n d im a g in e e v e r y t h in g t h a t is h a p p e n in g . " (Y o u n g p e o p le s h o u ld lis t e n t o t h e r a d io s o u n d t r a c k o f W a r o f t h e W o r ld s , w h ic h w a s s o
e f f e c t iv e t h a t p e o p le g o t in t h e ir c a r s a n d s t a r t e d t o d r iv e a w a y , b e c a u s e t h e y r e a lly b e lie v e d t h a t M a r t ia n s w e r e a t t a c k in g . )

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