With RAGING BULL, Martin Scorsese's personal approach to filmmaking is taken to a whole new level. Shooting in a crisp black and white, Scorsese tells the story of middleweight boxer Jake La Motta, played with incredible intensity by Robert De Niro, in an Oscar-winning performance. As La Motta rises through the ranks to earn .. Read more
| Starring | Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci |
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| Director | Martin Scorsese |
| Genres | Drama, Sport |
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A planned biopic of Bob Marley's life has been thrown into doubt again - director Jonathan Demme has reportedly followed in Martin Scorsese's footsteps and quit the project. The Raging Bull legend was originally signed up to helm the story of the late reggae icon's life, with Marley's family heaping praise on the moviemaker for taking charge of the production. In a statement, Marley's son Ziggy said, "I am thrilled that the Marley family will finally have the opportunity to document our father' Read more
Frank Sinatra's daughter Tina has reportedly clashed with Martin Scorsese over the director's portrayal of her famous father in his upcoming biopic. The Raging Bull director is currently working on a movie adaption of the My Way crooner's colourful life, with Tina Sinatra signing on to the project as an executive producer. But Tina is said to be unhappy with the way the script highlights the darker side of Sinatra's career - concentrating on his alleged associations with reputed Mafia... Read more
Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese are to be reunited for a forthcoming mobster drama. I Heard You Paint Houses will focus on the story of Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran the assassin who is thought to have shot union leader Jimmy Hoffa. Scorsese will helm the project, which is being adapted from Charles Brandt's book, while De Niro will take the lead role. Sheeran is thought to have killed at least 25 people, including the murder and dismemberment of Hoffa, under orders from mob... Read more
Robert De Niro, a two-time Oscar winner and arguably one of the greatest actors of his or anyone else's generation, has topped a new poll of the most "shameless paycheque roles" of all time. The poll, by Entertainment Weekly, listed distinguished actors who took roles so awful that a hefty paycheque could be the only logical explanation for accepting them. De Niro, whose long list of credits includes Taxi Driver, The Untouchables, Goodfellas, Casino, Raging Bull, Awakenings and Meet... Read more
Screen legend Robert De Niro has joined Charlie's Angels star Drew Barrymore and Pearl Harbour's Kate Beckinsale in the cast of comedy remake Everybody's Fine, according to reports. Industry newspaper Variety says De Niro, whose CV includes Raging Bull, Godfather II, Goodfellas and Casino, will take the lead in the move, which is remake of Italian film Stanno Tutti Bene. He will play a widower who takes a road trip in a bid to reconnect with his grown-up children following the death of his wife. Read more