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Martin Scorsese, the acclaimed filmmaker, is set to unveil his latest project, “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints,” on Fox Nation. This eight-part docudrama series explores the lives of eight Catholic saints. The show premieres on November 17, 2024, with new episodes releasing weekly. Scorsese’s fascination with saints stems from his childhood in New York’s Little […]
The idea of a “saint,” or a particularly holy and good person, is ubiquitous across world history and faith traditions. Within the Christian tradition, the term “saint” was originally used to refer simply to believers. By the 10th century, the church had developed a procedure of canonization whereby a particularly exemplary Christian might be recognized […]
A Complicated Passion: The Life and Work of Agnès Varda Carrie RickeyW.W. Norton & Company, USA, $49.95 For decades, film histories construed that the French New Wave, which leapt to prominence during the late 1950s and early ’60s, was made up of a handful of young men who’d been writing for the film magazine Cahiers […]
Bringing Our the Dead [4K UHD, Paramount Presents] What is it? An EMT struggles with his late night shifts. Why see it? Martin Scorsese’s filmography features all manner of films, most of which are somebody’s favorite. The big ones are obvious, and my personal pick is After Hours, but for some fans, their preferred Scorsese […]