"The Age of Scorsese" Photos
Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 8:44AM Editorial photoshoots that recreate old movies are always good for both smiles and grimaces. The latest in this long chain of stars playing other stars (a motif we've discussed before) involves the films of Martin Scorsese in Harper's Bazaar "The Age of Scorsese" photographed by Jason Schmidt.
I was thrilled to see two underappreciated actors (and real life marrieds) Alessandro Nivola & Emily Mortimer in The Aviator parts that brought Leo & Cate Oscar attention. For what it's worth, Mortimer has a sweet small role in Scorsese's Hugo (see previous post) as a flower shop girl to follow her sick small role in Shutter Island.
As you'd rightly expect they're adorable while discussing the shoot in the accompanying videos.
Emily: We were worried about not having chemistry in our shot. It's a still frozen in time from a movie so it's a different thing trying to... and also our faces at those angles don't necessearily look as good as Cate Blanchett and...
Allesandro: Speak for yourself.
Emily: Well, you're much more handsome than Leonardo DiCaprio. Obviously.
Love.
Meanwhile, can we please declare a moratorium on using Jodie Foster's Taxi Driver underage hooker as a iconic look for child stars? It's like a rite of passage for them but you'd think people would get tired of tarting them up by now! So here's Chloe Moretz as. Keanu Reeves gets the DeNiro role.
There's a few more over at Harper's Bazaar involving Goodfellas, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (Emily Blunt) and Gangs of New York (Christina Hendricks and Jack Huston... Christina is a definite improvement over the original but, then, it's kind of Cameron Diaz's worst performance.)
Finally, Kate Bosworth attempts to channel La Pfeiffer (the guy playing DDL is uncredited) from The Age of Innocence.
Anyone pretending to be Michelle Pfeiffer is going to be a problem for me but ..Bosworth? Hmmm. To her credit in the video that accompanies the article, Kate echoes Elizabeth Olsen's recent confession calling LaPfeiffer "one of my favorite actresses of all time" so I guess we'll forgive her for treading on hallowed frizzy-haired ground.
Reader Comments (13)
Is it me or is the guy in the "Age Of Innocence" shot Orlando Bloom? But surely they would have credited him right?
What a pleasure in the video to see Jack Huston's entire face (after most of us are used to his Boardwalk Empire role). He and Christina Hendricks have good chemistry.
The Jack - I don't think that's Orlando Bloom but that would have been hilariously mean of them considering his history with Bosworth.
Yeah-I love that a good chunk of the photos are practically promos for Boardwalk Empire.
This gallery is d for delicious. (Although I'm surprised there's no homage to Ginger in Casino as Sharon Stone looked scrumdiddly in that one -- during the first half, at least.)
I totally thought the first image *was* of Cate Blanchett, so...kudos to Emily Mortimer's make-up guru. (P.S. R.I.P. Kevyn Aucoin.)
And you're so right, Ames, about pairing Orlando Bloom with Kate Bosworth, which would be like getting Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow to tango at this point. Awkward!
Finally, when may we put a stake in Chloë Moretz's aggressively in-your-face precocity? Don't think I can power through her teenage years without a disappearing act of some sort.
Long live Emissandro!
Hmmm, I don't think these are particularly successful, especially The Age of Innocence. Maybe not enough time has passed? Or maybe the Bosworth/Pfeiffer and Moretz/Foster swappings have the scent of blasphemy?
Oh yeah, I hadn't even put the Bosworth/Bloom connection together, I just thought it looked like his hair and jawline. Would have been pretty funny though.
That second photo (Taxi Driver) is just so WRONG on so many levels I don't even know where to begin.
In fact, except for the delightful Nivola and Mortimer, this whole project is wrong. For one thing, all of these movies were made within my lifetime, so this isn't exactly a "recreation of a past era". Although the Taxi Driver photo almost is - and it gets that era (and that film) entirely wrong. Posing is not the same as substance, and the slickness can't match the grit of the original. (And - Keanu as DeNiro? Seriously?)
Read the article: Cameron Diaz says she auditioned for Marty to play Ginger in Casino!
Still my fave movie by him, mostly for Sharon's batshit-crazy performance.
Common, these photoshoots are about who's got the most powerful agent and still they didn't get anyone to play Daniel Day-Lewis? And yes, Keanu playing DeNiro? Even Chloe Moretz seems to be thinking you must be kidding me. I don't really know much about Bosworth.
Chloe Moretz I hate that little girl.
I don't get the hate for Chloe Moretz. LOL. Most of the time, I get it...Renee, Hilary, etc. But I don't with her.
Scorsese. Wow. This is such a great post. Taxi Driver was epic. It's been 35 years since the iconic film was first released. To honor the anniversary, Sony Pictures has announced that the classic Academy Award-nominated Scorsese picture would be released on Blu-Ray which it was back in April. Thought we'd add that. Thanks for the post and keep blogging!