Legendary filmmaker, Martin Scorsese has been putting his time in lockdown to good use. ‘The Irishman’ director has created an exclusive short based on his time in isolation for the BBC’s ‘Lockdown Culture with Mary Beard’.
The film sees Martin explore what lockdown has meant to him, self-shot by the award-winning filmmaker. It will premiere in the final episode of the show on Thursday 28th May at 7pm on BBC Two. In addition to Martin Scorsese, Director Lee Daniels will also feature, explaining why he believes the current shutdown in Hollywood could be a radical creative opportunity for filmmakers.
Talking about his experience in lockdown, Scorsese said: “What I look forward to in the future is carrying with me what I have been forced to learn in these circumstances. It is the essential. The people you love. Being able to take care of them and be with them as much as you can.
The film sees Martin explore what lockdown has meant to him, self-shot by the award-winning filmmaker. It will premiere in the final episode of the show on Thursday 28th May at 7pm on BBC Two. In addition to Martin Scorsese, Director Lee Daniels will also feature, explaining why he believes the current shutdown in Hollywood could be a radical creative opportunity for filmmakers.
Talking about his experience in lockdown, Scorsese said: “What I look forward to in the future is carrying with me what I have been forced to learn in these circumstances. It is the essential. The people you love. Being able to take care of them and be with them as much as you can.
- 5/28/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Martin Scorsese made a short film reflecting on his lockdown experience in his New York City home during the coronavirus crisis, to be aired on Thursday on BBC Two.
The “exclusive and very personal” movie will air as part of the final program in the series “Lockdown Culture With Mary Beard,” which is presented from Beard’s home study. Beard examines the links between risk, culture and creativity.
“What I look forward to in the future is carrying with me what I have been forced to learn in these circumstances,” Scorsese said. “It is the essential. The people you love. Being able to take care of them and be with them as much as you can.”
“Martin Scorsese makes a wonderful end to the series. We see him at home, thinking about lockdown through the lens of classic movies, like Hitchcock’s ‘The Wrong Man,'” Beard said. “But what...
The “exclusive and very personal” movie will air as part of the final program in the series “Lockdown Culture With Mary Beard,” which is presented from Beard’s home study. Beard examines the links between risk, culture and creativity.
“What I look forward to in the future is carrying with me what I have been forced to learn in these circumstances,” Scorsese said. “It is the essential. The people you love. Being able to take care of them and be with them as much as you can.”
“Martin Scorsese makes a wonderful end to the series. We see him at home, thinking about lockdown through the lens of classic movies, like Hitchcock’s ‘The Wrong Man,'” Beard said. “But what...
- 5/27/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
A new Martin Scorsese joint is coming to screens. Ok, it may not be Killers Of The Flower Moon, but fans will be intrigued by the prospect of a self-shot short made in the filmmaker’s NYC home. The project has been commissioned for the BBC’s Lockdown Culture with Mary Beard and will premiere in the UK on BBC Two May 28.
The short will explore what lockdown has meant to Scorsese, and will also feature fellow filmmaker Lee Daniels explaining why he believes the current shutdown in Hollywood could be a radical creative opportunity for filmmakers.
The final episode of the series, which has been spun off the BBC’s flagship arts programme Front Row (and was previously titled Front Row Late), will also feature artists Gillian Wearing and Michael Landy with their first collaboration in more than 20 years, photographer Don McCullin reflecting on a career spent risking his...
The short will explore what lockdown has meant to Scorsese, and will also feature fellow filmmaker Lee Daniels explaining why he believes the current shutdown in Hollywood could be a radical creative opportunity for filmmakers.
The final episode of the series, which has been spun off the BBC’s flagship arts programme Front Row (and was previously titled Front Row Late), will also feature artists Gillian Wearing and Michael Landy with their first collaboration in more than 20 years, photographer Don McCullin reflecting on a career spent risking his...
- 5/27/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
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