Martin Scorsese's America by Ellis Cashmore - 9780745645230

\""A valuable and accessible contribution to Scorsese studies. Published at the very moment in which Scorsese's relevance as a contemporary Hollywood filmmaker has understandably been questioned in some quarters, Cashmore's book repositions the director's films as culturally significant objects and thereby promises to broaden the parameters of future studies.\""Film-Philosophy\""Martin Scorsese's America is a remarkable study focused not only on an individual but on a creator of a vision.\""Film Ireland\n\""The author accessibly makes a case for the director as a key chronicler of (male) America.\""Total Film\n\""Cashmore has written a book on Scorsese that should appeal to fans, and provides a solid introduction to a decent critical analysis of the bulk of his work. Academically it's thorough, with enough references that it would serve as a perfect keystone text ... a pleasant read.\""Eye for Film\n'Ellis Cashmore acknowledges Scorsese as a visionary of modern cinema and hails him as the woA