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Post by petrolino on Jul 20, 2018 22:49:15 GMT
'Mean Streets' is a portrait of criminal life that unfolds on the streets of New York written by Mardik Martin and director Martin Scorsese. Roger Corman offered to produce the film if Scorsese made some significant changes but Scorsese preferred to seek independent backing. Jonathan T. Taplin from the mean streets of Cleveland, Ohio came on board, road manager for The Jim Kweskin Jug Band and The Band. Scorsese sought to capture the raw authenticity of Italian films like 'Shoeshine' (1946) and 'Accatone' (1961) and mixed opera, pop and rock n' roll on the soundtrack. Brian De Palma helped his friend Martin Scorsese out with post-production chores. In 1997, Mean Streets was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
"You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets."
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2018 5:05:11 GMT
Of course, it's pretty cool.
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Post by petrolino on Jul 21, 2018 5:28:51 GMT
Of course, it's pretty cool. Due to backing in Cleveland. |
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Post by pimpinainteasy on Jul 21, 2018 5:41:10 GMT
yes. its awesome. i feel bad for guys like HARVEY KEITEL, STACY KEACH, JAMES CAAN, ROBERT DUVALL etc. they did have pretty good careers. but they must have lost out on a lot of amazing roles because they were born in the same generation as DE NIRO, PACINO, NICHOLSON and HOFFMAN. imagine being damn good at your job, but you had to compete with not one but four genius superstar actors.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2018 9:21:34 GMT
Yes, I have. I consider Johnny Boy to be De Niro's best performance (ever).
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Post by bravomailer on Jul 21, 2018 11:53:14 GMT
I found it dull and repetitive.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2018 13:04:09 GMT
Nope.
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Post by koskiewicz on Jul 21, 2018 14:12:56 GMT
...great film along with "The Pope of Greenwich Village" - early favorites of this genre...
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Post by plasma on Jul 21, 2018 20:30:05 GMT
Yep. Think it's overall a strong film, but I think Scorsese really helped to push the theme of Catholicism and gangs in his later film. In many ways I consider Mean Streets to be the quintessential Scorsese film. Certainly it's the first real important film of his career. DeNiro and Keitel are also great.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🎄😷🎄 on Jul 21, 2018 20:32:32 GMT
I saw it right around my movie awakening period, where I really became extra interested in movies, actors and directors. I know I liked it, but cannot recall it much, I need to see it again.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Jul 22, 2018 12:33:05 GMT
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