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Martin Charles Scorsese Italian (born November 17, 1942) is an American filmmaker and actor, whose career spans more than 50 years. Part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and influential filmmakers in cinematic history. Scorsese's body of work explores such themes as Italian-American identity, Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption? faith, machismo, modern crime, and gang conflict. Many of his films are also known for their depiction of violence and liberal use of profanity. In 1990, he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation. He is a recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award for his contributions to the cinema, and has won an Academy Award, a Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award, Silver Lion, Grammy Award, Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and Directors Guild of America Awards.
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Jodie Foster says man brought gun to her college play after Ronald Reagan assassination attempt

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Jodie Foster has opened up about the impact of John Hinckley Jr.’s assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan, and how it affected her experience doing live theatre.On March 30, 1981 Hinckley shot the then-President in Washington D.C.

in an attempt to impress Foster, who was 18-years-old at the time. Hinckley later stated that the 1976 Martin Scorsese film Taxi Driver, which starred Foster alongside Robert De Niro, partly inspired his act.Now, in a new interview with The Bikeriders’ Jodie Comer for Interview magazine, Foster opened up about the aftermath of the incident and how it impacted her confidence around doing live theatre.“I’m finally able to admit that the one bit of theatre I did when I was in college, there was so much trauma involved in it,” shared the Nyad actor.“Well, just quickly, the play happened in two weekends, and I did the first weekend, and in between the first weekend and the second weekend, John Hinckley shot the president,” she continued.She explained Hinckley’s fixation on Foster, sharing: “It was a huge moment.

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