You don’t become one of the seminal filmmakers of cinema history without breaking a few rules.

As an artist, his most radical sensibilities come in the integral but often overlooked editing room.

Scorsese’s most beloved film,Goodfellas, represents the pinnacle of film editing.

Goodfellas Secretly Left a Continuity Error in the Film on Purpose (& the Reason Makes Perfect Sense)

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The overarching commentary in this scene might fly over those focusing on minute nitpicks.

He paid homage to the gritty crime movie in ‘Taxi Driver.’

Joe Pesci, Ray Liotta and Robert De Niro talking in Goodfellas

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The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.

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Martin Scorsese

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