Raging Bull
When Raging Bull, Martin Scorsese's biopic of 1940s middle-weight boxing champion Jake LaMotta, premiered in November of 1980, critics and audiences alike hailed it as a masterpiece...
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Critical Essay by David Denby
Raging Bull is about a man with an iron skull and no brains inside, an enduring but mysteriously wretched man who can't trust anyone or enjoy himself and who fina...
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Critical Essay by Colin L. Westerbeck, Jr.
[The end of] Raging Bull is a continuation of the scene with which the film begins, one where the aging Jake La Motta … rehearses a nightclub act he ...
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Critical Essay by Frank Deford
The violence in Raging Bull is ghastly and overdone. A nose crunches, broken for us to hear close up; copious amounts of blood gush out of orifices and gashes, drenchin...
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Critical Essay by Stanley Kauffmann
Seeing Martin Scorsese's [Raging Bull] is like visiting a human zoo. That's certainly not to say that it's dull: good zoos are not dull. But t...
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Critical Essay by Pauline Kael
At first, we may think that we're going to find out what makes Jake La Motta's life special and why ["Raging Bull" has been] made about him....
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In the following excerpt from an essay in which he also discusses the work of John Cassavetes, Combs analyzes Raging Bull, attempting to reconcile the film's power with its marked avoidance of ...
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In the following excerpt, which is drawn from lectures Scorsese delivered in London in 1987, he discusses Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, addressing his intentions and influences in each film as well as ...
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In the following mainly negative review, Georgakas delineates what he sees as the "dichotomy between technical sophistication and thematic poverty" in Raging Bull.
Anyone going to see...
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It took 26 years, six directing nominations and two screenplay nominations, but Martin Scorsese finally has his Oscar.Righting one of Hollywood's biggest oversights, the Academy Awards bestowed Mar...
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Among the five Academy Award directing nominees, one name seems to be on everyone's lips: Martin Scorsese.Nominated five times previously for best director since the 1980 masterpiece "Raging Bull,"...
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Question 1 of 10:
Sly
's slurred manner of speech is the result of birth complications which left part of his face paralysed.
True
FalseQuestion 2 of 10:
Sly
was 24 when he got his first role as...
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Robert De Niro said his fascination with the Cold War led him to direct the CIA saga "The Good Shepherd," which screened Saturday at the annual Berlin film festival.The film _ shut out of all the t...
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Even while on trial, Buddy Cianci, the now-incarcerated former mayor of Providence, R.I., was proud of his Tony Soprano–like charisma. "Be careful of the toe that you step on today, because i...
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The legendary Copacabana, the inspiration for Barry Manilow's smash single and a staple of Manhattan nightlife since World War II, is ready for its last dance.With construction of an extended subwa...
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The legendary Copacabana, the inspiration for Barry Manilow's smash single and a staple of Manhattan nightlife since World War II, is ready for its last dance.With construction of an extended subwa...
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Question 1 of 10:As if in preparation for his crime-orientated acting career, the young
Harvey
had a stint as a what?Police officer
Court stenographer
FBI cadetPrison guardQuestion 2 of 10:
Harv...
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Question 1 of 10:
Foster
wowed critics in 1976 when she starred as a vulnerable street kid in which violent classic?
Raging Bull
Taxi Driver
Mean Streets
After Hours
Question 2 of 10:
Foste...
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Film critic Roger Ebert says he won't miss his annual film festival, despite the advice from some who said he should sit out this year.The 64-year-old's participation at his annual film festival We...
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Raging Bull
Critical Essay by David Denby
Scorsese finally wins Academy Award
