This year’s Best Editing Oscar race among “The Irishman,” “Parasite,” “Joker,” “Ford v Ferrari,” and “Jojo Rabbit” is marked by unconventional characters and demanding narratives. There are complicated flashbacks (“The Irishman”), an unreliable narrator (“Joker”), imaginary relationships, a tricky two-hander (“Ford v Ferrari”), and a volatile ensemble piece (“Parasite”). And they all possess dream-like qualities to their life lessons.
“The Irishman” marks Martin Scorsese’s summary movie about mob life told from the perspective of hitman Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro), who recounts his conflicted life in trying to appease both crime boss Russell Bufalino (Joe Pesci) and Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino). “It’s a different view of mob rule than Marty’s previous movies,” said three-time Oscar winner Thelma Schoonmaker, the director’s long-time editor of nearly 40 years. “He wanted to do brushstrokes with history that were relevant to the characters, not make a documentary about Jimmy Hoffa.
“The Irishman” marks Martin Scorsese’s summary movie about mob life told from the perspective of hitman Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro), who recounts his conflicted life in trying to appease both crime boss Russell Bufalino (Joe Pesci) and Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino). “It’s a different view of mob rule than Marty’s previous movies,” said three-time Oscar winner Thelma Schoonmaker, the director’s long-time editor of nearly 40 years. “He wanted to do brushstrokes with history that were relevant to the characters, not make a documentary about Jimmy Hoffa.
- 1/16/2020
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Don Kaye Oct 11, 2018
Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson and Cailee Spaeny discuss their new crime thriller, its setting and its script.
In Bad Times at the El Royale, the new movie from writer/director Drew Goddard, a seemingly random group of seven individuals all intersect at a roadside motel on the border of California and Nevada that has clearly seen better days -- like a lot of the characters themselves.
The eighth major character in the film is the El Royale itself, which struck a chord with cast member Jon Hamm. The former Mad Men star, who plays vacuum cleaner salesman Laramie Seymour Sullivan in the film, says that places like the El Royale were a part of his childhood.
“Being from the Midwest, we didn’t have a lot of money, so when you went places, you drove, and when you drove places, you had to stop on the road,...
Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson and Cailee Spaeny discuss their new crime thriller, its setting and its script.
In Bad Times at the El Royale, the new movie from writer/director Drew Goddard, a seemingly random group of seven individuals all intersect at a roadside motel on the border of California and Nevada that has clearly seen better days -- like a lot of the characters themselves.
The eighth major character in the film is the El Royale itself, which struck a chord with cast member Jon Hamm. The former Mad Men star, who plays vacuum cleaner salesman Laramie Seymour Sullivan in the film, says that places like the El Royale were a part of his childhood.
“Being from the Midwest, we didn’t have a lot of money, so when you went places, you drove, and when you drove places, you had to stop on the road,...
- 10/11/2018
- Den of Geek
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