Wednesday, March 28, 2007

top 10 performances in martin scorsese films

the reason i can't hate deniro, "hide and seek" be damned

martin scorsese directs what may be my favorite kind of performances: alpha males practically shattering the ceilings of their respective sets. mm. at least two of these performances will go down in history forever. my 10 favorite performances in martin scorsese films:

10. Willem Dafoe in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
9. Matt Damon in The Departed (2006)
8. Leonardo DiCaprio in The Departed (2006)
7. Joe Pesci in Goodfellas (1990)
6. Ellen Burstyn in Alice Doesn't Live Here Any More (1973)
5. Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver (1976)
4. Daniel Day-Lewis in Gangs of New York (2002)
3. Robert DeNiro in The King of Comedy (1983)
2. Robert DeNiro in Taxi Driver (1976)
1. Robert DeNiro in Raging Bull (1980)