New York-born of Italian descent, Scorsese has produced and directed dozens of fiction and documentary films, including Taxi Driver, Cape Fear, Casino and The Wolf Of Wall Street.
Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" celebrated its 200th birthday this week with a two-part symposium focused on questions of science, ethics and responsibility. Hosted by Duke Science & Society - an organization that explores the ethical, legal and policy-related questions raised by science and technology - the symposium began last Thursday with a panel discussion on Frankenstein's many film adaptations, lovingly nicknamed "Frankenfilms."
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is going to be big. So big, in fact, that it's been shot in CinemaScope - a widescreen format that no other Jurassic film has been shot in before.
My Bloody Valentine has detailed several new 2018 tour dates. The shows mark the band's first live performances since 2013.
The horror world experienced a loss a few days ago with the announcement that Ash vs. Evil Dead would not return for another season on Starz. That also raised many questions about the possibility of Bruce Campbell taking Ash Williams back to the big screen for another go-around in the cinematic Evil Dead franchise -- an idea that he has flirted with in recent months.
BIRTHDAY GAL: Actress Melinda Clarke was born in Dana Point, Calif., today in 1969. This birthday gal portrayed Kelly Donovan on "The Vampire Diaries" and Amanda on "Nikita," as well as playing recurring roles on "Gotham," "Vegas," and "CSI."
And Sir Anthony Hopkins proved he could still send shivers down the spine as he posted a selfie video of a maniacal dance to Twitter on Monday according to DailyMail. The 80-year-old iconic thespian pulled off some serious dance moves to an upbeat soundtrack on the viral video, which has since received a massive 5 million views and 56,000 retweets.
EXCLUSIVE: Margaret French Isaac has been named president of Denise Di Novi Pictures. Isaac previously worked at Johnny Depp's Infinitu Nihil Productions as its Executive VP of Film and Television during Depp's Pirates of the Caribbean The Rum Diary , Mortdecai and Dark Shadows runs.
Organizers say "The Fly" filmmaker will receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement for directors at the fest, which runs Aug. 29 to Sept. 8. In a statement, festival director Alberto Barbera called Cronenberg "one of the most daring and stimulating filmmakers ever, a tireless innovator of forms and languages."