X-rated Departed?

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Strike Back below!
by: Mike Sampson Jan. 30, 2007

You may have heard the rumor that Martin Scorsese, in an homage to Howard Hawks' SCARFACE, hid Xs all throughout THE DEPARTED. To be honest, I was too caught up in the movie to notice all the instances, but a reporter for the Miami Herald used his screener DVD to go back and capture some of the instances from the film. The idea behind the Xs is that they're supposed to signal "impending doom." It's a pretty neat read and something to look for when the DVD makes its way public on February 13th. Click the pics below to head to the article and see all the instances they were able to grab.

Source: Miami Herald

Extra Tidbit: Scorsese uses the Rolling Stones song "Gimme Shelter" in his third film with THE DEPARTED.

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Mr_Pistolero
5:12PM on 01/31/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Ha, that's pretty cool. I agree that I was so caught up in the movie (for me it was the best movie of 2006) that I didn't notice the first time, but I love it when directors throw in little things like that. It's a good sign that they actually care about their film, and aren't just there for to yell "Action!" "Cut!" and "Where's my paycheque?"
Ha, that's pretty cool. I agree that I was so caught up in the movie (for me it was the best movie of 2006) that I didn't notice the first time, but I love it when directors throw in little things like that. It's a good sign that they actually care about their film, and aren't just there for to yell "Action!" "Cut!" and "Where's my paycheque?"
 
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7:57AM on 01/31/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
What a misleading title...
Unsuprisingly, I thought this was going to be some new extra-violent director's cut or something. Oh well...
Unsuprisingly, I thought this was going to be some new extra-violent director's cut or something. Oh well...
 
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dennisv
1:55PM on 01/30/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Wow
That is a interesting. I'm gonna have to see it again for the 6th time. Haha.
That is a interesting. I'm gonna have to see it again for the 6th time. Haha.