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Martin Scorsese appeals for ‘visual literacy’: Not all images should be ‘consumed like fast food’

Film director Martin Scorsese urged Americans to pay greater heed to “visual literacy” and to embrace their rich cinema heritage before it literally fades away. Scorsese appealed for a greater national commitment to film restoration and preservation when he delivered the annual Jefferson humanities lecture at the John F. Kennedy…

Berlin museum spotlights U.S. filmmaker Martin Scorsese

A Berlin museum will Wednesday open what it called the first exhibition worldwide dedicated to the work of veteran US film-maker Martin Scorsese, who opened his vast archive for the show. Featuring relics such as Robert De Niro’s shirt drenched in fake blood from “Cape Fear” and his battered boxing…

Silent film ‘The Artist’ wins Globes, eyes Oscars

Silent movie “The Artist” topped the winners at the Golden Globesawards late Sunday, adding three gongs to its growing haul of prizes in the run-up to the all-important Oscars next month. The French-directed movie won best musical/comedy, best musical/comedy actor and best musical score, one more than family drama ”The Descendants” which won…

Silent film aims for big noise at Golden Globes

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood held its breath Sunday ahead of the Golden Globes, as silent film “The Artist” bids to add to its pre-Oscars bonanza, while up against veterans like Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg. The relatively low-budget French-directed movie, set in Tinsel Town in the 1920s, faces stiff competition…

‘Hugo’ is me, Scorsese says of new film

Martin Scorsese leaves the tough guy world far behind with his latest film “Hugo”, a 3D fantasy set in pre-war Paris about an orphan and a toymaker — as well as about himself, the US director said Monday. “Hugo”, which hit US screens last month, is at once a warming…