Martin Scorsese

Ian Nathan, who lives and works in London, is one of the UK’s best-known film writers. He is the author of nine previous books, including Alien Vault, the best-selling history of Ridley Scott’s masterpiece, Terminator Vault, Tarantino, Tim Burton, The Coen Brothers and Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earth. He is the former editor and executive editor of Empire, the world’s biggest movie magazine, where he remains a contributing editor. He also regularly contributes to The Times, The Independent, The Mail on Sunday, Cahiers Du Cinema and the Discovering Film documentary series on Sky Arts.

"...a delight for fans of the director and readers interested in how a life in the film industry can be a rollercoaster of a ride."

• INTRODUCTION LITTLE ITALY What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1963)It’s Not Just You, Murray! (1964)The Big Shave (1967)REEL LIFE Who’s That Knocking at My Door (1969)Boxcar Bertha (1972)Mean Streets (1973)Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)GOD’S LONELY MAN The sublime darkness of Taxi Driver (1976)SAVED BY CINEMA THE DARK ARTS New York, New York (1977)Raging Bull (1980)The King of Comedy (1982)TEMPTATIONS After Hours (1985)The Color of Money (1986)The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)New York Stories – Life Lessons segment (1989)WISEGUYS The magnificent, deadly lifestyle of Goodfellas (1990)ACTING UP THE PARADOX Cape Fear (1991)The Age of Innocence (1993)Casino (1995)Kundun (1997)AMERICAN DREAMS Bringing Out the Dead (1999)Gangs of New York (2002)The Aviator (2004)The Departed (2006)ILLUSIONISTS Shutter Island (2010)Boardwalk Empire (2010)Hugo (2011)The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)Silence (2016)KEEPING IT REAL THE LONG GAME The Irishman (2019)Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)Future projectsSOURCES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS