Scorsese
Scorsese is used as shorthand for a particular style of filmmaking—kinetic camera work, rock soundtracks, male violence, and New York settings—associated with director Martin Scorsese: The tracking shot through the kitchen was very Scorsese.
Someone might call a film Scorsese-esque or say a director is doing their best Scorsese.
Unhinged hack's urban spiral
- Goodfellas1990 gangster film
- Raging BullInfuriated male bovine
- The DepartedThose who died
- CasinoGambling venue
The Irishman · Cape Fear · The Aviator · Shutter Island · Hugo · Silence
Criminal organization using intimidation
- mobsterOrganized crime member
- wiseguySarcastic quipster or mobster
- goodfellaMafia family member
- Cosa NostraSicilian criminal organization
crime family · made man · capo · don · consigliere · hitman · omertà · underworld
Recovery or moral restoration
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- CatholicPapal church adherent
- faithTrust without proof
- masculinityMale gender characteristics
violence · identity · ambition · obsession · isolation · morality · sin · confession
Camera movement alongside subject
- freeze frameHalted motion picture image
- slow motionPlayback below normal speed
- montageAssembled sequence of images
- long takeUninterrupted cinematic shot
steadicam · cinematography · editing · jump cut · soundtrack · needle drop · pop music · Rolling Stones
Imaginative planner of futures
- filmmakerOne who makes movies
- maestroDistinguished musical leader
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
- storytellerOne who recounts tales
innovator · pioneer · genius · artist · creator · trailblazer · iconoclast · masterful
Taxi Driver
Unhinged hack's urban spiral
- Goodfellas1990 gangster film
- Raging BullInfuriated male bovine
- The DepartedThose who died
Casino · The Irishman · Cape Fear · The Aviator · Shutter Island · Hugo · Silence
mafia
Criminal organization using intimidation
Cosa Nostra · crime family · made man · capo · don · consigliere · hitman · omertà · underworld · racketeer
redemption
Recovery or moral restoration
masculinity · violence · identity · ambition · obsession · isolation · morality · sin · confession · Italian-American
tracking shot
Camera movement alongside subject
- freeze frameHalted motion picture image
- slow motionPlayback below normal speed
- montageAssembled sequence of images
long take · steadicam · cinematography · editing · jump cut · soundtrack · needle drop · pop music · Rolling Stones · close-up
visionary
Imaginative planner of futures
storyteller · innovator · pioneer · genius · artist · creator · trailblazer · iconoclast · masterful · distinctive
- Italian AmericansItalian Americans, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Frank Sinatra, Leonardo DiCaprio
- Italian SurnamesRossi, Ferrari, Esposito, Romano, Colombo
- cinemafilm, films, film studios, movies, movie
- Celebrity NamesAffleck, Anderson, Aniston, Blanchett, Brando
- nicknamesnickname, pet name, alias, handle, moniker
ScorseseWalt Disney
family entertainment · Disney Channel · Steven Spielberg · Ron Howard · Pixar
ScorseseSteven Spielberg
Walt Disney · Norman Rockwell · Hallmark · John Ford · Pixar