The Sinatra Bio-Pic
is Announced!
 Martin Scorsese has signed on to direct and produce a biopic of the legendary singer Frank Sinatra for Universal Studios.
The late singer's youngest daughter Tina Sinatra will be an executive producer and Phil Alden Robinson is writing the screenplay.
"Sinatra" will focus on his love affairs and marriages (including actresses Mia Farrow and Ava Gardner, who were 2 of his 4 wives), his friendships with President John Kennedy and the rest of the Rat Pack, including Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, and Peter Lawford. As for his mob ties...
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Daniel Day-Lewis
Signs On For 'Silence'
 Director Martin Scorsese is about to begin another labor of love: his next project is one he's been wanting to do for over a decade.
"Silence" is the 17th century story of two Jesuit missionaries who encounter violence and prejudice when they travel to Japan.
The semi-retired Daniel Day-Lewis, who worked with Scorsese in The Age of Innocence and Gangs of New York, and Che star Benicio Del Toro have already signed on to appear in the film.
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Steve Buscemi On Board
for 'Boardwalk Empire'?
 "Fargo" and "Reservoir Dogs" actor Steve Buscemi is in talks to star in Martin Scorsese's HBO pilot "Boardwalk Empire."
The pilot, written by Terrence Winter, is based on a book on the beginnings of Atlantic City as a gambling mecca in the 1920s. Buscemi would play Nucky Johnson, a liquor businessman whose livelihood is threatened by Prohibition.
The 2002 book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City was written by Nelson Johnson.
Knowing the quality that HBO puts in their series (The Sopranos, Deadwood, Rome, etc.), and with the likes of Scorsese, Buscemi, and Mark Wahlberg (as producer) involved, this could be a huge hit on the cable channel. [ Read more on the 'Boardwalk' project ]
I Heard You Paint Houses
 Martin Scorsese and Robert DeNiro together again in a new mob movie?
Looks like the script is currently under development by Steve Zaillian ("Shindler's List") based on Charles Brandt's true-crime book about reputed mob hit man Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran.
Sheeran, before his death, claimed to have killed Jimmy Hoffa and dismembered him. Will it be Scorsese who can finally tell Americans what happened to the Teamsters' Boss who went missing in 1975?
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Scorsese Attached to 'Falcon's Tale'
The synopsis to this film sounds a lot like 'Shutter Island': Man goes into a prison for the criminally insane to do investigative work for the FBI. Scorsese is listed as director, but will he be making it? The book, based on a true story, isn't schedule to be published until Fall of 2009...
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Shine A Light
Martin Scorsese's film which follows The Rolling Stones' 2006 world tour will be released on 4 April 2008. The director shot 'Shine A Light' over two nights as the legendary band played intimate concerts at New York's Beacon Theatre.
The film show backstage footage as well as rare archive footage and a host of new interviews.
The music of the Rolling Stones has lit up the soundtrack to many Scorsese films ("Gimme Shelter" has appeared in no less than three of his features--GOODFELLAS, CASINO, and THE DEPARTED). SHINE A LIGHT begins with a few glimpses of the preparation that went into the recording of the show, which was staged over two nights at New York City's Beacon Theatre in 2006. Scorsese also includes some candid footage of the Stones doing a pre-show meet-and-greet with guests Bill and Hillary Clinton.
The bulk of the movie is dedicated to the multi-camera shoot at the Beacon, which captures the Stones playing some of their biggest hits and a few lesser-known numbers. Special guests such as Jack White, Buddy Guy, and Christina Aguilera are ushered on at various points in the show, and the concert footage is broken up by some amusing vintage footage of the band.
The DVD of Shine A Light is available now [ More ]
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