Martin Scorsese’s newest epic, Killers of the Flower Moon, ends with a prescient kind of warning to an industry that would explode 100 years after the events of the film: true crime. It seemingly tells the viewer that, in a realm focused on death and destruction, it’s vital to remember …
Read More »Why 'Killers of the Flower Moon's' Reign of Terror Is Still Felt Today
Before he wrote the book Killers of the Flower Moon, author David Grann paid a visit to Oklahoma and the Osage Nation in 2012. He found himself in the local museumlooking at a big panoramic photo of the Osage tribe and some white settlers. But a panel was missing from …
Read More »Inside Scorsese's Meeting With the Osage That Changed 'Killers of the Flower Moon'
O n a November evening in 2019, Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese and about a dozen members of his production team for Killers of the Flower Moon settled into folding chairs in a wood-paneled community hall in the Osage Nation in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. They had flown more than 1,300 miles after …
Read More »Does Martin Scorsese Know What 'Hits Different' and 'Simp' Mean?
Martin Scorsese has proven once again that, even into his eighties, he’s still capable of grasping and channeling the particular nuances of the American experience better than anyone. No, this doesn’t have to do with his new movie Killers of the Flower Moon, but rather his really solid understanding of …
Read More »Martin Scorsese's Stunning Tribute to His Late Friend Robbie Robertson
W HEN THE BAND ended their original run with a farewell concert in San Francisco in 1976, Martin Scorsese was there to capture it for his brilliant documentary “The Last Waltz.” The project marked the end of Robbie Robertson’s tenure in the group, but the beginning of a collaboration with …
Read More »Martin Scorsese Remembers Robbie Robertson: 'I Could Always Go to Him'
Martin Scorsese first met Robbie Robertson in the mid-Seventies when the Band contacted the director to film their final concert, which would become the moving celebration known as The Last Waltz. They remained close, working together on project after project, until Robertson’s death on Wednesday at age 80. In a …
Read More »Martin Scorsese Tells True Story of Money and Murder in 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Trailer
Martin Scorsese‘s Killers of the Flower Moon, out on October 20, details a true story of American greed based on David Grann’s best-selling book. In the film’s first official full-length trailer, Leonardo DiCaprio yet again finds himself one-half of a star-crossed couple in his portrayal of Ernest Burkhart alongside Lily …
Read More »'Killers of the Flower Moon' Is Martin Scorsese's Great American Tragedy
The Osage called it the “Reign of Terror.” Once upon a time, long after they’d been forcibly displaced and sold land in the Oklahoma territories deemed barren and unfruitful, the Indigenous tribe had discovered oil under the ground. And more oil. And still more oil after that. They became rich. …
Read More »See the First Trailer for Martin Scorsese's Epic 'Killers of the Flower Moon'
The teaser trailer for Martin Scorsese’s epic Killers of the Flower Moon is finally upon us. The film’s first look dropped Thursday before its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. The film stars three Best Actor Oscar winners: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Brendan Fraser, along with Jesse Plemons …
Read More »Martin Scorsese Loves Lala Kent's Work, and You Will Too
Lala Kent is leaning back in a chair in her Beverly Hills office. Sporting a white sweatshirt emblazoned with her catchphrase “Send It to Darrell,” the petite, fiery Vanderpump Rules star is flanked by white shelves lined with Lala Kent merch, #Give Them Lala Beauty products, and copies of her …
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