Martin Scorsese
Scorsese’s gods of the streets: From ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ to ‘Silence,’ faith is rarely far off in his films
By Anthony Smith — March 7, 2024
(The Conversation) — Though only a few of Scorsese’s films focus on religious stories, deeper questions about faith, doubt and living in a violent world tend to haunt his movies.
New documentary follows the Rev. James Martin ‘Building a Bridge’ to LGBTQ Catholics
By Emily McFarlan Miller — June 23, 2022
(RNS) — ‘I just hope that it helps LGBTQ Catholics see that there’s a place for them in their own church — it’s their church, too — and also for Catholic leaders to hear these voices,’ Martin said.
In new Netflix series, Pope Francis insists old have lessons for the young
By Claire Giangravé — December 28, 2021
(RNS) — Though focused on aging, the documentary sheds light on his views on climate change, migration and polarization in the Catholic Church.
A ‘Joker’ — and a world — gone mad from nihilism
By Tara Isabella Burton — October 17, 2019
(RNS) — Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix alike imbue the character with such fundamental dignity, even in his abasement, that we never forget that we are called to love him, not laugh at him.
An eerie echo in ‘Silence’
By Yonat Shimron — January 10, 2017
(RNS) Despite their very different attitudes toward faith, 'Silence' and 'Life of Galileo' offer striking parallels.
A partnership with Martin Scorsese gives this openly evangelical artist wider exposure
By Yonat Shimron — January 5, 2017
(RNS) Were it not for his outspoken Christianity, Makoto Fujimura would belong to the international art elite.
Director Martin Scorcese discusses meeting ‘disarming’ Pope Francis
By RNS staff — December 6, 2016
Scorsese met Francis to discuss his film "Silence" (opening Dec. 25), where Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver portray Jesuit priests in 17th century Japan.
Martin Scorsese meets pope as film on Jesuits screens in Rome
By RNS staff — November 30, 2016
(Reuters) For Scorsese, the meeting came almost thirty years after his film 'The Last Temptation of Christ' outraged many conservative Christians.
Martin Scorsese directs movie about Jesuit mission to 17th-century Japan
By Mark I. Pinsky — August 11, 2014
(RNS) The historical drama “Silence,” stars Andrew Garfield and Liam Neeson and begins shooting in Taiwan later this year. Based on Shusaku Endo’s 1980 novel of the same name, it's a dark, true tale set in 17th-century Japan.
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