The story itself, set in the Depression-era South, leaves something to be desired. It's Scorsese's visually-interesting handling of the thin material that keeps it compelling. David Carradine stars as ...

Because so many of Oscar-winner Martin Scorsese's movies have been set and shot in his native New York, it's easy to forget that his first movie for a Hollywood studio was actually filmed near Camden.

Martin Scorsese has made 25 narrative feature films, and only eight of them have been about people who live a criminal lifestyle. Yet when we think about his work, we think about the gangsters. Not ...

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SISTER OF THE ROAD—As told to Dr. Ben L. Reitman—Macaulay ($2.50). Nobody knows how many hoboes there are in the U. S. Nobody knows how many of them are women. Relief Administrator Harry Hopkins says ...

Corman helped fund Scorsese's second feature, "Boxcar Bertha," which gave him the confidence and discipline to make his breakout hit "Mean Streets" and many other films. “Roger Corman gave me my start ...

Bernie Casey, the former NFL star known for his work in the films “Boxcar Bertha” and “Revenge of the Nerds,” died on Tuesday in Los Angeles after a brief illness, Variety has confirmed. He was 78.

Martin Scorsese's second feature loosely adapts the autobiography of Bertha Thompson, portraying the adventures of the Depression-era criminal following the death of her father. Bertha (Barbara ...

Sam is a list writer for Collider. An Australian, he is a massive film, music and television fan. He fell in love with film when he saw the extended editions of the Lord of the Rings trilogy as a ...

Produced by Roger Corman and directed by Martin Scorsese, Boxcar Bertha is a Bonnie and Clyde-like yarn set during the Depression. The title character, played by Barbara Hershey, links up with union ...