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In discussions of the greatest American filmmakers of all-time, the name :a[Martin Scorsese]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/irishman-week-martin-scorsese-interview/' target='blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'} is guaranteed to turn up. Since making his directorial breakthrough with :a[Mean Streets]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/mean-streets-review/' target='blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'} some 50 years ago, the man they call Marty has – alongside a troupe of reliable collaborators both behind and in front of the camera – contributed more bona-fide masterpieces to the cinematic canon than most other filmmakers you could name. And he’s done so whilst continually reinventing himself, honing his own craft whilst supporting and advocating for the cinematic experience and its preservation all over the world.

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Martin Scorsese celebrates his 76th birthday on November 17, 2018. While the Oscar-winning director is perhaps best known for his violent and psychologically complex gangster pictures, he’s found success in a variety of other genres as well. In honor of his birthday, let’s take a look back at all 24 of his films, ranked worst to best.

After graduating from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Scorsese directed the independently-financed “Who’s That Knocking at My Door?” (1967), which introduced Harvey Keitel. He became a star director with “Mean Streets” (1973), an intensely personal and brutal examination of the neighborhood he grew up in. The film was the first of many he would make with Robert De Niro, who shot to stardom as the reckless hoodlum Johnny Boy. The two reunited for the nightmarish “Taxi Driver” (1976), the first of several collaborations between the director and screenwriter Paul Schrader.

He scored his first...

Anne Marie has been chronicling Judy Garland's career chronologically through musical numbers...

This Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for the simple things. This series (like Tfe as a whole) has been a classic cinephile sanctuary for me this year. As the outside world has spun out, sped up, slammed down, and generally tossed us around, I’ve really enjoyed sharing music and tidbits of trivia with you all this week, and reading your reactions/stories/controversies – even when I haven’t been able to reply myself. So briefly, before we get to this beautiful solo number, I just want to thank Nathaniel & you, the Tfe readers, for continuing to create a lively, loving community.

The Show: The Judy Garland Show Episode 12

The Songwriters: Johnny Mercer (lyrics), Henry Mancini (music)

The Cast: Judy Garland, Vic Damone, Zina Bethune, George Jessel directed by Norman Jewison

The Story: I just realized that this...

An actress from Martin Scorsese's first film was hit by Three Cars before she died in 2012 -- one of which dragged her 600 feet ... and her husband is now suing everyone involved in the accident.Zina Bethune's husband Sean is suing Independent Taxi, one of its cabbies, as well as two other drivers ... claiming it's their fault Zina was killed on Forest Lawn Drive on February 12, 2012.Zina -- who starred in Scorsese's 1967 debut film...

Actress and dancer Zina Bethune was killed in an apparent hit-and-run collision in Griffith Park in California on Sunday night. Bethune stopped her car and walked into the road to check on an injured animal when the first vehicle travelling in the opposite direction hit her, reports The Los Angeles Times. The 66-year-old actress was hurled onto the other side of the road. She was then run over by a second vehicle, which dragged her body about 600 feet, according to the Los Angeles (more)...

American actress Zina Bethune has died at the age of 66 following a hit-and-run horror in Los Angeles.

The screen and stage star, who appeared in Martin Scorsese's first feature film Who's That Knocking At My Door, died in the early hours of Monday morning after she was struck by two vehicles while trying to help an injured animal.

Bethune had pulled her car over in Forest Lawn Drive and was crossing the road to help the stricken creature when the first vehicle struck her, catapulting her body onto the opposite carriageway.

The actress was then struck by a second car, which dragged her body 600 feet (182 metres). Cops believe the driver of the second vehicle failed to stop after the accident.

Bethune was a talented dancer who performed for the New York City Ballet before moving into acting. She enjoyed roles in various U.S TV dramas including The Guiding Light, The Nurses, Police Story, Planet of the Apes, Route 66, and CHiPs.

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Ralph Bellamy on TCM: Sunrise At Campobello, The Awful Truth Schedule (Et) and synopses from the TCM website: 6:00 Am Carefree (1938) A psychiatrist falls in love with the woman he's supposed to be nudging into marriage with someone else. Dir: Mark Sandrich. Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Ralph Bellamy. Bw-83 mins. 7:30 Am The Secret Six (1931) A secret society funds the investigation of a bootlegging gang. Dir: George Hill. Cast: Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone, John Mack Brown. Bw-84 mins. 9:00 Am Headline Shooter (1933) A newsreel photographer neglects his love life to get the perfect shot. Dir: Otto Brower. Cast: William Gargan, Frances Dee, Ralph Bellamy. Bw-61 mins. 10:15 Am Picture Snatcher (1933) An ex-con brings his crooked ways to a job as a news photographer. Dir: Lloyd Bacon. Cast: James Cagney, Ralph Bellamy, Patricia Ellis. Bw-77 mins. 11:45 Am The Wedding Night (1935) A married author falls for the beautiful farm girl...