Scorsese and DeNiro to remake “Taxi Driver”?!?!?
February 15th, 2010 by Scott Marks
All the Danish animals come out at night. While he’s no Bertrand Russell, Lars Von Trier has got some bad ideas.
No sooner does word arrive that there is talk of Scorsese and DeNiro reuniting on a new gangster film, than this bit of violent insanity crosses my desk.
Danish director Lars Von Trier has challenged Marty and Bob to do a remake of “Taxi Driver” with DeNiro once again starring as Travis Bickle. Where do you get your balls big enough to challenge Marty to one of your pissing contests? If Von Trier has his way Bjork will play Iris.
Sick. Venal.
After spending far too much time researching this story, Earth Times reports that the news first broke in the Copenhagen film magazine Ekko. It’s hard to take a site seriously when they misspell His name, but I won’t kill the messenger. It’s Von Trier’s motives that I question.
Von Tirer is no stranger to this form of cinematic masturbation. According to Variety, “The idea behind the project is similar to the film ‘The Five Obstructions’ that von Trier and Danish helmer Jorgen Leth made in 2003. In that film, von Trier challenged his colleague Leth to do a remake of his own 1967 film ‘The Perfect Human.’ Von Trier gave Leth the task of remaking five times, each time with a different obstacle, such as making the film animated, given by von Trier.”
Hey, Lars, suck on this: While I was able to get some shits and giggles out of “Antichrist,” you haven’t made a good film since “Breaking the Waves.” And whatever happened your Dogme 95 manifesto in which the director is not to take credit? Going before the press at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival to proclaim himself the “greatest director in the world” is more pretentious than anything on display in your last four films. You’re a greedy, exploitative whore like the rest of them. Can’t wait for “Eden,” the upcoming video game based on “Antichrist.”
Stay away from him, Marty. He’s the type of man who would do violence in his grandmother’s neighborhood.
As John Schultz pointed out, this is the only officially sanctioned remake of “Taxi Driver”:
Tags: antichrist, Antichrist video game, Bob Hope, Dogme 95, Eden video game, lars von trier, Martin Scorcese, Martin Scorsese, Robert DeNiro, SCTV, TAXI DRIVER, TAXI DRIVER remakeFiled Under Rants
Summer Cinema Solstice Foretold in Scorsese Scriptures!
April 18th, 2009 by Scott Marks
May Ten - June Eight, you Screwheads!
The Summer Cinema Solstice was foretold in the Book of Scorsese Feature 5, Reel One. According to the work of ancient historians, such as Philo and Josephus, “The Summer Cinema Solstice shall commenceth on May Ten, the first day duly noted and assigned by the Italian giver of cinematic law in the Diary of Travis. It shall extendeth through June Eight, exactly twenty-eight days, until the last recorded entry in the Book of Bickle. During this time His flock must average two features, both in 35mm, per day. It is also a time for the people to rise up to play, act as the children of Doris Wishman and cast off their clothes. We are encouraged to sink from evil to evil features and become viler than Deepa Mehta’s Earth and servants of Sam Wood. Manifest thyself in all manner of cinematic ungodliness and works of Michael Winner. Adultery and lasciviousness, uncleanness, idolatry, and rioting, vanity and wrath are also welcome. Fill thyself with iniquity and vile affections by viewing an additional two video screenings a day. The latter two features must have been released prior to 1942 BS (Before Scorsese).”
So it shall be written, so it shall be done!
Tags: Cecil B. DeMille, Martin Scorese, Robert DeNiro, Summer Cinema Solstice, TAXI DRIVER, THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, Travis BickleFiled Under Rants
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