{"product_id":"martin-scorsese-a-journey-paperback","title":"Martin Scorsese: A Journey - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Pat Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLeonardo DiCaprio\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eSteven Spielberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn time for Scorsese's 80th birthday and the release of \u003ci\u003eKillers of the Flower Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, a new edition of the seminal oral history tracing Scorsese's journey from young filmmaker to legend, featuring a foreword by Steven Spielberg\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Few filmmakers, if any, make the kind of impact that Martin Scorsese has made on American cinema. The winner of every prestigious film award, including the Oscar, Scorsese is a living legend. Bestselling author and award-winning filmmaker Mary Pat Kelly's groundbreaking biography reveals how this working-class boy from Manhattan's Little Italy became one of our most acclaimed, celebrated, and influential filmmakers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Scorsese: A Journey\u003c\/i\u003e maps Scorsese's personal and artistic evolution though his films, from early works like student films and \u003ci\u003eMean Streets\u003c\/i\u003e through cinematic masterpieces like \u003ci\u003eTaxi Driver, Raging Bull, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe King of Comedy, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoodfellas\u003c\/i\u003e. Across interviews with Scorsese himself; stars like Robert De Niro, Paul Newman, Liza Minelli, and Nick Nolte; colleagues including screenwriters and cinematographers; as well as family and friends, it reveals the story of a man in a way that only his community and fellow artists can, giving us unprecedented, intimate access to the making of these iconic films and the extraordinary mind behind them. Brimming with insight into Scorsese's life, values, process, humor, and inspirations, it is a remarkable account of America's premiere director, the shepherd of countless imaginations.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Pat Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e is the best selling author of \u003ci\u003eGalway Bay, \u003c\/i\u003ethe first in a trilogy of Irish American historical fiction that includes \u003ci\u003eOf Irish Blood\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIrish Above All\u003c\/i\u003e. She has published another novel, \u003ci\u003eSpecial Intentions, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as five nonfiction books. She wrote and directed the critically acclaimed feature film, \u003ci\u003eProud, \u003c\/i\u003e starring Stephen Rea and Ossie Davis as well as a series of award-winning documentaries for PBS. She worked on the television shows \u003ci\u003eGood Morning, America\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live \u003c\/i\u003eand was a screenwriter for both Paramount and Columbia Pictures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIrish America magazine twice named her one of the top 100 Irish Americans as well as one of the top global Irish and placed her in the inaugural class of the top 50 Power Women. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, attended NYU Film School and received a PhD from the CUNY Graduate Center. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn and raised in Chicago, she lives on New York's Upper West Side with her husband, web developer Martin Sheerin, from County Tyrone.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 7.9 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766108455200,"sku":"9780306831010","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ce79f9cbdb0823876eac43059916be1b.webp?v=1780285670","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/martin-scorsese-a-journey-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}