Inside Perspectives: Scorsese – Goodfellas
- Thursday, October 30, 2014 PDT
- Pollock Theater
- Screening Format: Blu-Ray
- With Martin Scorsese
Q&A with actress Diane Ladd and Cynthia Felando, UCSB Professor of Film & Media Studies.
Scorsese explores the life of organized crime with this gritty account of mobster and FBI informant Henry Hill. Set to a true-to-period rock soundtrack, the story details the rise and fall of Hill who grows up idolizing the “wise guys” in his impoverished Brooklyn neighborhood. GoodFellas was rewarded with six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.
About “Inside Perspectives: Scorsese”
“Inside Perspectives” is a UCSB faculty-moderated quarterly film series sponsored by The Carsey-Wolf Center and the Department of Film and Media Studies. This quarter, the series focuses on the work of renowned director, Martin Scorsese. “Inside Perspectives: Scorsese” presents screenings of Scorsese’s films with discussions from the perspectives of writers, actors, and scholars.
This event is sponsored by the Carsey-Wolf Center
and the Department of Film & Media Studies.