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WTF Happened to The Departed?
Posted 1 year ago
We take a look behind the scenes of Martin Scorsese's The Departed, the remake of Infernal Affairs that finally won him an Oscar.
The Departed
- Theatrical - Wide 2006-10-06
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The Departed is set in South Boston, where the state police force is waging war on organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Costello (Jack Nicholson). While Billy... See more is quickly gaining Costello’s confidence, Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate, is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed by his double life, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations he has penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the gangsters and the police that there’s a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly in danger of being caught and exposed to the enemy – and each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself.
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Mark Wahlberg was “pissed” while making The Departed over his hair and low paycheck
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Mark Wahlberg remembers how a hair style caused tension while making The Departed, while also alluding to a low paycheck.
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The Departed: New details and specs revealed for the upcoming 4K UltraHD Blu-ray release
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Martin Scorsese's undercover crime film is getting a new upgraded transfer from Warner Bros. The details of the physical media have been unveiled.
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The Departed
Posted 19 years ago
Review Date: Director: Martin Scorsese Writer: William Monahan Producers: Brad Pitt, Brad Grey, Martin Scorsese Actors: Jack Nicholson as Frank Leonardo DiCaprio as Billy Matt Damon as Colin Plot: Set in Boston within the Irish gangland community, a young cop...
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Face-Off: Pan’s Labyrinth vs. The Devil’s Backbone
Posted 13 years ago
In the previous Face-Off, you chose the workforce over college life by selecting MONSTERS INC. over its prequel, MONSTERS UNIVERSITY. With PACIFIC RIM hitting theaters on Friday, this week’s Face-Off pits two of Guillermo del Toro’s best films, 2006’s PAN’S...
Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: The Departed, Iron Man, Oldboy, Scarface
Posted 13 years ago
Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...
Cool Videos (Exclusive): Bloody good compilation of some of the most shocking and unexpected movie deaths!
Posted 13 years ago
Let’s go ahead and start this off with an obvious SPOILER warning. If you are new to movies then this clip ain’t for you. If you’ve been around the block more than a few times then this won’t likely ruin...
Today’s Awesome Money-Saving Deals on Amazon: Bad Santa, Blues Brothers, Homeland, Miracle, Scarface, and more!
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Writer William Monahan offers his ideas for a sequel to The Departed
Posted 15 years ago
Will a sequel to THE DEPARTED ever happen? Probably not. But if they did decide to make a follow up, where would it go? Screenwriter William Monahan offered his idea on where the script would go in an interview with...
UNpopular Opinion: The Departed
Posted 15 years ago
Written by: Felix Vasquez Jr. THE UNPOPULAR OPINION is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATHED....
Movies GTA 4 style
Posted 18 years ago
Two crafty filmmakers (Mentok along with his assistant ultimatechance) decided to use the mega popular “Grand Theft Auto IV” to re-enact scenes from films like GOODFELLAS and RESERVOIR DOGS and the result is pretty effing cool. They even got a...
Spaced US tour
Posted 18 years ago
In promotion of the upcoming July 22nd North American release of “Spaced: The Complete Series”, Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright and Jessica Stevenson’s brilliant TV show, they’re going on a four city US tour hosting Q&A events. So, if you’ve had...
Patrick for Pussycat?
Posted 18 years ago
The one thing Quentin Tarantino does more than make movies is talk about making movies. He recently mentioned having finished the script for his World War II film INGLORIOUS BASTARDS and immediately expressed surprise when geeks yelled a collective “finally!”,...
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