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Mark Wahlberg Pitched A Version Of ‘The Departed 2’ Starring Brad Pitt & Robert De Niro

February 25, 2022 1:35 pm

Mark Wahlberg is not afraid of working on sequels. We’re talking sequels in franchises like “Transformers,” “Ted,” and “Daddy’s Home,” just to name a few. But one sequel the actor-producer was hoping to get of...

George Clooney-Directed Amazon Drama 'The Tender Bar' Adds Tye Sheridan Alongside Ben Affleck

‘The Tender Bar’: George Clooney-Directed Amazon Drama Adds Tye Sheridan Alongside Ben Affleck

Christopher Marc

February 11, 2021 8:59 am

News

A casting update has arrived on George Clooney's next dramatic outing for Amazon, titled "The Tender Bar." "X-Men: Apocalypse" actor Tye Sheridan is joining the film that already has Ben Affleck reportedly att...

25 Essential Films About Corrupt Cops & Police Brutality

Nicholas Laskin and Max Roux

June 25, 2020 2:26 pm

Features, News

Months before the 2016 presidential election, Alternet writer Adam Johnson used the term “copraganda” to describe any media story that “that uncritically advances a police department's image or helps undermine...

Director Adam Sacks Wants To Erase The Rat From ‘The Departed’

Margaret Kennedy

February 21, 2019 11:45 am

News

We can all agree that director and filmmaker Martin Scorsese is a genius. His films like "Taxi Driver," "Goodfellas," and "Wolf of Wall Street" made him a household name, and he's still going strong with his ca...

The Essentials: Jack Nicholson’s Best Films

The Playlist Staff

April 20, 2018 3:00 pm

Features, News

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Jack Nicholson is eccentric. Jack Nicholson is also rich enough to afford the luxury of eccentricity. But even in the late '60s, remember the breakout role of "Easy Rider" didn't come until 1969, Nicholson did ...

The 50 Best Crime Movies Of The 21st Century So Far

Oliver Lyttelton

June 27, 2017 2:45 pm

Features, News

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If you go and see “Baby Driver” this weekend expecting another gag-heavy comedy in the vein of Edgar Wright’s earlier films, you’ll likely be in a shock. The absolutely tremendous car-chase-musical (read our re...

Martin Scorsese Says ‘Devil In The White City’ Still Being “Worked On,” Explains Why Making ‘The Departed’ Was “Highly Unpleasant”

Kevin Jagernauth

December 20, 2016 9:39 am

News

At 74 years old, Martin Scorsese seems to busier and have more projects on his plate than filmmakers half his age. With "Silence" finally finished, the director is hoping to turn to "The Irishman" next, with te...

Producer Says ‘The Departed’ TV Show Will Add To Martin Scorsese’s Film

Kevin Jagernauth

November 23, 2016 10:59 am

Television

It was late summer, and you might've missed the news as you enjoyed the waning weeks of the season, but a TV show based on Martin Scorsese's "The Departed" is in the works at Amazon. A drama about criminals and...

Hang On For This Supercut Highlighting Martin Scorsese’s Fast Dolly Zoom Shots

Will Ashton

November 2, 2016 3:58 pm

News

Martin Scorsese is an intimate, immediate filmmaker. Through style and storytelling, the veteran director knows how to thrust you into the frame, propelling you with forward motion into the action at hand. In m...

‘The Departed’ TV Series In The Works At Amazon

Kevin Jagernauth

August 23, 2016 12:29 pm

Television

While there is a very good argument to be made that there are plenty of other movies in Martin Scorsese's catalog that deserved to win Best Picture and Best Director, "The Departed" was one that got the Oscar g...

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