He gave me an immense appreciation for the greatness of cinemas past.
And not only memorable performances but also an appreciation for directorial achievements throughout the history of movie-making.
In other words, I felt I could truly own the term artist by working alongside Martin Scorsese.
Theyre spreading the world to invite more people in, and enlarge the culture, to share.
The director then took the occasion to criticize the devaluation of cinema itself.
It can all be summed up in the word thats being used now: content, Scorsese said.
All movie images are lumped together.
Time to see it, maybe ruminate and maybe make a decision for themselves.
So the great 20th-century art form, the American art form, is reduced to content.
He ended on a high note, however, praising the cinema-lovers in attendance at the TCM film festival.
You know the difference between a YouTube video and the great American art form, he concluded.
You react against the devaluation of cinema and movies by showing up.
