Anyone who saw Martin Scorsese’s recent movie, Hugo, understands the particular joys elicited by the silent films of Georges Méliès. The turn-of-the-century French artist’s work was groundbreaking in ...

In a dazzling homage to movie history, Scorsese re-creates the magic of cinema in 1931 Paris. By Jay A. Fernandez, Carolyn Giardina Ben Kingsley (left), as magician-filmmaker Georges Melies, gets ...

Ron Evangelista is a writer with a burning passion for movies. He became enamored with films at a very young age when his father tirelessly watched them with him in a small apartment in Makati City, ...

'Every film's a test," says veteran director Martin Scorsese, whose new movie, "Hugo" -- based on the fantastical Brian Selznick novel "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" -- was something like a doctoral ...

In the wake of “Avatar,” 3-D films continued to double-dip a formula James Cameron had already outdated. They threw monsters and explosions at the audience, but never invited us into the film itself — ...

Like a codger lecturing his grandson about the way things were “back in my day,” Martin Scorsese’s first film for children (in 3-D, of course) is a journey through cinema’s early history. The ironic ...

Who knew Martin Scorsese could direct a family movie? With a recent slew of gritty films such as “Gangs of New York” and “The Departed,” the film “Hugo” may seem an odd choice for the award-winning ...

Director Martin Scorsese is known for his tough, raw and brutal films that are so realistic and powerful. But the Oscar-winning director shows a ton of heart, a soft touch and a true love for all ...

Before we get further, this article was made for both diehard film fanatics and those just discovering the wonder of early cinema. If you fall into the former category, I suggest bookmarking this and ...

Rich and stimulating even when it wanders, director Martin Scorsese's first 3-D effort, "Hugo," takes place mostly within the confines of a railway station modeled on Montparnasse. The story, ...