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Interviews

Producer Graham King On 3D, Casting & How Martin Scorsese Made 'Hugo' For His Daughter

By Oliver Lyttelton
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November 22, 2011 4:02 PM
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Features

By Kevin Jagernauth
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November 22, 2011 10:19 AM
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Reviews

Yes, we already pretty much reviewed Martin Scorese's "Hugo" when it surprise-screened at the New York Film Festival last month in a not-quite-complete version. Even then in its unfinished state, The Playlist staff on hand were swept away by the fable conjured up on screen, and with this writer now having caught up and taken in the finished version, it's another reason to talk about a movie that we hope isn't lost in the holiday shuffle. Magical, charming and brimming with the kind palpable love for cinema that only a devoted cinephile like Martin Scorsese can bring, "Hugo" is an endearing story where imagination is the biggest special effect of all.

By Oliver Lyttelton
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November 22, 2011 9:40 AM
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Video

By Oliver Lyttelton
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November 20, 2011 3:49 PM
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News

By Todd Gilchrist
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November 6, 2011 4:25 PM
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News

As much a film scholar as a filmmaker, there are few directors better-equipped to discuss the convergence of art and technology than Martin Scorsese. But during a recent Q&A about his latest film, the 3D opus “Hugo,” Scorsese offered a few observations about the past, present and future of entertainment that suggested he’s qualified for another title: futurist. “If everything moves along and there’s no major catastrophes, we’re basically headed towards holograms,” Scorsese said during a panel discussion Saturday. “Why can’t you have Hamlet in 3D who comes out to the audience and does ‘To be or not to be?’ I mean, they do in the theater. You have to think that way. Don’t let the economics, and fashion, inhibit you if you’re being creative.”