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Martin Scorsese
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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Martin Scorsese to Direct Grateful Dead Biopic Starring Jonah Hill as Jerry Garcia
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variety.comRebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterMartin Scorsese is making a musical biopic about The Grateful Dead, with Jonah Hill set to star as the iconic rock band’s frontman Jerry Garcia.The project reunites Scorsese and Hill, who worked together on “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Scorsese will direct the still-untitled film and will serve as a producer alongside Hill.Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, who recently wrote “American Crime Story: Impeachment,” are penning the screenplay.
Apple, which has the rights to the group’s music catalogue, is backing the film.Rick Yorn of LBI Entertainment will also produce the film.
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