Anyone who saw Martin Scorsese’s recent movie, Hugo, understands the particular joys elicited by the silent films of Georges Méliès. The turn-of-the-century French artist’s work was groundbreaking in ...

Parisfx will also honor George Melies as “the inventor of visual effects.” By Rebecca Leffler PARIS – Hugo will head for another adventure in the City of Lights when Martin Scorsese’s latest title ...

Who knew Martin Scorsese could direct a family movie? With a recent slew of gritty films such as “Gangs of New York” and “The Departed,” the film “Hugo” may seem an odd choice for the award-winning ...

French electronica duo Air are going hand-in-hand with “The Moon.” Director Georges Méliès’ “Le Voyage Dans La Lune” (“A Trip to the Moon”) was a trailblazing silent film originally completed in 1902, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook In the wake of “Avatar,” 3-D films continued to double-dip a formula James Cameron had already ...

The first 10 minutes of Martin Scorsese’s latest feature “Hugo” is an overture of sorts. It introduces the film’s main setting, Paris’ Montparnasse train station in 1931, and its central characters: ...

'Every film's a test," says veteran director Martin Scorsese, whose new movie, "Hugo" -- based on the fantastical Brian Selznick novel "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" -- was something like a doctoral ...

Skip the Super Bowl for a live movie concert featuring the fantastical silent films of French cinema trailblazer Georges Méliès.

The idea of Martin Scorsese directing “Hugo,” a 3D family movie based on an illustrated children’s novel, raised some eyebrows but his eagerness to tackle the story shows the breadth and endurance of ...

Martin Scorsese’s first foray into big-budget family filmmaking — as well as his inaugural effort in 3-D — Hugo is a personal statement disguised as a sellout. Hugo’s obsession with the writing robot ...