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Film director Martin Scorsese appeals for ‘visual literacy’

Martin Scorsese. Photo by Ruben V. Nepales

Film director Martin Scorsese urged Americans on Monday to pay greater heed to “visual literacy” and to embrace their rich cinema heritage before it literally fades away.

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Scorsese to make ‘Gangs of New York’ TV series

Movie director Martin Scorsese (C), and actors Leonardo DiCaprio (R) and Daniel Day-Lewis, in Paris on January 6, 2003 (AFP, Philippe Desmazes)

Legendary US filmmaker Martin Scorsese is to make a television series of “Gangs of New York,” the epic story he brought to the big screen in an Oscar-nominated 2002 movie.

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Martin Scorsese-Mike De Leon team to save Lino Brocka’s film

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National Artist Lino Brocka (left) and his cinematographer-producer Mike de Leon joined forces in 1974 for the movie that would alter the course of filmmaking in the country. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

The restoration of Lino Brocka’s 1975 film “Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag” has found a surprise benefactor from across the globe—Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Foundation (WCF).

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Scorsese, De Leon team up to save Brocka’s ‘Maynila’

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Indeed, it will take a global village to save “Maynila.” The restoration of Lino Brocka’s 1975 film “Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag” has found a surprise benefactor from across the globe: Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Foundation (WCF) has taken a keen interest in the preservation project.

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Scorsese to help restore Brocka’s ‘Maynila’

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Lino Brocka’s “Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag” (1975) will be restored by the Film Development Council of the Philippines in a landmark partnership with the World Cinema Foundation, chaired by Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese. The film’s cinematographer and producer Mike de Leon envisions the restoration project as a “tribute to Brocka.” The World Cinema Foundation was “created to help developing countries preserve their cinematic treasures.” Bayani San Diego Jr.

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Childhood ‘isolation’ inspired his passion

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Martin Scorsese. Photo by Ruben V. Nepales

Martin Scorsese recently revealed a new project and talked about how being isolated as an asthmatic child nurtured his passion for films.

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Scorsese directs 3D adventure ‘Hugo Cabret’

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MANILA, Philippines – From the critically acclaimed, Oscar® winning filmmaker of Shutter Island, Martin Scorsese, brings you “Hugo Cabret”, a 3D adventure based on the fictional novel by Brian Selznick. The film was inspired by the true story of pioneer filmmaker Georges Méliès, his surviving films, and his collection of mechanical, wind-up automata figures. Below [...]

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