In Rebecca Miller‘s superb recent documentary “Mr. Scorsese,” Martin Scorsese tells a story about his 1972 exploitation film “Boxcar Bertha” that has become a kind of universally accepted origin story ...

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The story itself, set in the Depression-era South, leaves something to be desired. It's Scorsese's visually-interesting handling of the thin material that keeps it compelling. David Carradine stars as ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Martin Scorsese has made 25 narrative feature films, and only eight of them have been about people who live a criminal lifestyle.

Before launching a career based upon transforming Catholic guilt into mob movies and pulling focus on Harvey Keitel’s buttocks, Martin Scorsese spend some time learning the ropes at the feet of ...

SISTER OF THE ROAD—As told to Dr. Ben L. Reitman—Macaulay ($2.50). Nobody knows how many hoboes there are in the U. S. Nobody knows how many of them are women. Relief Administrator Harry Hopkins says ...

Corman helped fund Scorsese's second feature, "Boxcar Bertha," which gave him the confidence and discipline to make his breakout hit "Mean Streets" and many other films. “Roger Corman gave me my start ...

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Produced by Roger Corman and directed by Martin Scorsese, Boxcar Bertha is a Bonnie and Clyde-like yarn set during the Depression. The title character, played by Barbara Hershey, links up with union ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Marty,” Cassavetes says to his protégé, “you just spent a year of your life making a piece of shit.” According to Scorsese, ...