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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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John Woo Gives His Take On Superhero Films: “I Prefer Martin Scorsese’s Movies”

22.11.2023 - 03:15

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John Woo is giving his take on superhero movies and making it clear he’s not in favor of the films coming out of Marvel and DC Studios.

In a new interview, Woo was asked to weigh on about recent movies he’s liked and is asked for his thoughts on comic book-based films. “I’ve never liked watching movies with big special effects, or anything based on comic books.

I prefer Martin Scorsese’s movies, that kind of cinema. I can’t wait to watch Killers of the Flower Moon,” Woo told The New Yorker. “I like old-fashioned movies, you know?

Real cinema. There aren’t many movies like that lately.” Of the recent action movies that Woo has liked he mentioned David Mackenzie’s Hell or High Water citing “Good performances, good action.

John Woo Gives His Take On Superhero Films: “I Prefer Martin Scorsese’s Movies”

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