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Scorsese, the king of nonfiction

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Former director of the Osage Nation Museum Kathryn Red Corn shows a signed copy of “Killers of the Flower Moon,” a book written by David Grann, in her house in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, on September 29, 2023. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Erasure, exploitation and ego

Film that tells the story of a Native American people’s battle with colonialism has echoes today

Killers of the Flower Moon: Best picture of the year

The film will transport you into history like no other

Mollie Burkhart (Lily Gladstone) and Ernest Burkhart (Leonardo DiCaprio) in a scene from Killers of the Flower Moon, a Martin Scorcese classic with an epic cast that will keep viewers on the edge of their seats.

Killers of the Flower Moon is said to be DiCaprio’s best work by far

The trailer promises a feast of thrilling moments

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Dylan pulls off another put-on

As Picasso said, though he may have had TS Eliot’s words put in his mouth: “Good artists copy; great artists steal.”​

A Most Violent Year is a layered and complex ethical deconstruction of neoliberalism.
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A good man compromised

‘A Most Violent Year’ by JC Chandor is a foil to neoliberalism and a reflection on the genre of Howard Hawks’s ‘Scarface’.

Golden Globes: ‘American Hustle’, ’12 Years a Slave’ win top prizes

The Golden Globe ceremony has kicked-off Hollywood’s awards season. Films such as "12 Years a Slave" and "American Hustle" have won top honours.

Wolf of Wall Street: Polished and punchy

This is Scorsese with fire in his belly and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Walmart Gordon Gekko cranking up the laughs – a pantomime Goodfellas.

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Trial of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger begins

The trial of accused mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, who evaded the FBI for 16 years before his arrest in 2011, is due to begin in Boston.

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Director Scorsese calls for visual literacy

Film director Martin Scorsese has urged Americans to embrace their rich cinema heritage before it literally fades away.

Director Martin Scorsese to receive Bafta fellowship

The Bafta fellowship, Bafta’s highest honour, recognises a lifetime’s contribution to film.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews <e>Shutter Island</em>, starring Leonardo di Caprio.

Coen brothers named best 2007 directors by peers

The Directors Guild of America on Saturday chose Ethan and Joel Coen as best feature film directors for 2007 for their gritty crime drama No Country for Old Men. ”It’s nice to…