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Martin Scorsese, out with new film, explains what interested him in Osage murders: "This is something more insidious"

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Martin Scorsese's newest film, "Killers of the Flower Moon," draws attention to the murders of members of the Osage Nation in the 1920s.

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  1. Osage Consultant Admits to Complicated Feelings Over ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’: “This Film Isn’t Made For an Osage Audience”

    Headline from The Hollywood Reporter ·

  2. ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Movie Review | See It or Skip It

    Headline from ABC 4 Utah ·

  3. Newest

    Martin Scorsese, out with new film, explains what interested him in Osage murders: "This is something more insidious"

    Headline from CBS News ·

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  1. Vox

    The wisest choice in Killers of the Flower Moon (opens Vox)

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    Martin Scorsese knows that who gets to tell the story matters as much the story that gets told.

  2. CNN

    How ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ reimagined one of America’s most heinous crimes (opens CNN)

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    Production designer Jack Fisk is known for resurrecting the ghosts of America past. “Killers of the Flower Moon” called on him to exorcise its demons too.

  3. The Hollywood Reporter

    Osage Consultant Admits to Complicated Feelings Over ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’: “This Film Isn’t Made For an Osage Audience” (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    At the film's L.A. premiere, Osage language consultant Christopher Cote lamented the focus on Leonardo DiCaprio's Ernest Burkhart over Lily Gladstone's Mollie in the Martin Scorsese movie.

  4. France 24

    arts24 - Scorsese reunites DiCaprio & De Niro in historical drama 'Killers of the Flower Moon' (opens France 24)

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    Based on David Grann's best-selling book investigating a wave of suspicious deaths among Oklahoma's Osage Nation, Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon" is one of the most anticipated movies…

  5. Wall Street Journal

    ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Review: Martin Scorsese’s Soulless Epic (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro star in the director’s dirge-like 1920s-set film about the murders of Native Americans in Osage territory after the discovery of oil.

  6. Forbes

    Is ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ Another Scorsese Masterpiece? (opens Forbes)

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    A new Martin Scorsese film comes with a great deal of annoying cultural baggage.

  7. The Southern Illinoisan

    REVIEW: Scorsese wows with compelling ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ (opens The Southern Illinoisan)

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    Detailing the way outsiders preyed on the Osage Nation in the 1920s, the sprawling "Killers of the Flower Moon" wrings out moments that will remind you of other great films – a little “Godfather” here, a little “Giant” there and a whole lot of Scorsese.

  8. Avclub

    Killers Of The Flower Moon review: Martin Scorsese's American tragedy (opens Avclub)

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    Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone star in an epic drama that shines an overdue light on the Osage murders of the 1920s at the hands of duplicitous white men

  9. Forbes

    How Relationships Drive Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ (opens Forbes)

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    The legendary Oscar-winning director, who also produced and co-wrote the film, breaks down what is at the heart of his latest acclaimed opus.

  10. Rolling Stone

    Inside Scorsese's Meeting With the Osage That Changed 'Killers of the Flower Moon' (opens Rolling Stone)

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    The 2019 meeting “became a touchstone” for Scorsese: “I kept returning to it again and again for sustenance, for inspiration, for particular details”

  11. Newsweek

    "Killers of the Flower Moon" has positive casting "anomaly," scholars say (opens Newsweek)

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    The film "represents a critical chance to see a story centered on Native women's experiences and for Native women to work in Hollywood," a new report says.

  12. Polygon

    In Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese aims a righteous fury at American history (opens Polygon)

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    David Grann’s nonfiction book about the slaughter of Osage people for oil gets an assured, powerful adaptation

  13. ABC 4 Utah

    ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Movie Review | See It or Skip It (opens ABC 4 Utah)

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    Martin Scorsese is one of the most prolific and dedicated directors of our time. His films strike at the heart of truth and the human condition, and his newest film ‘Killers of the Flower Moo…

  14. NPR

    Scorsese centers men and their violence once again in 'Killers of the Flower Moon' (opens NPR)

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    Martin Scorsese's film, based on David Grann's book, tells the true story of white men in the 1920s who married into and systematically murdered Osage families to gain claims to their oil-rich land.

  15. The Hollywood Reporter

    Martin Scorsese’s 10 Best Movies Ranked, Including ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Oscar-winning director's best — or, at least, most entertaining — films ranked, including his acclaimed new movie 'Killers of the Flower Moon.'

  16. New York Times

    ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Review: An Unsettling Masterpiece (opens New York Times)

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    Martin Scorsese’s three-and-a-half-hour epic, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is a romance, a western, a whodunit and a lesson in the bloody history of the Osage murders of the 1920s.

  17. The Boston Globe

    Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ spends more time with the villains than the victims (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Lily Gladstone and Robert De Niro deliver powerful performances in this flawed adaptation of David Grann’s novel about the Osage murders.

  18. Vail Daily

    The Movie Guru: Flashes of greatness in Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ (opens Vail Daily)

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    There’s a really incredible movie buried somewhere in “Killers of the Flower Moon.” In fairness, the movie we did get is pretty good. Based on David Grann’s 2017 nonfiction book of the same name, “Killers”...

  19. Fox32 Chicago

    Martin Scorsese reflects on legendary career, talks 'Killers of the Flower Moon' (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Widely considering to be the greatest living filmmaker, legendary director Martin Scorsese returns to the big screen this weekend with his latest masterpiece “Killers of the Flower Moon.”

  20. The New Yorker

    Dramatic and Moral Ambitions Clash in “Killers of the Flower Moon” (opens The New Yorker)

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    Martin Scorsese’s epic about the Osage murders honors Indigenous suffering, but the action keeps getting pulled back into the orbit of the white, male perpetrators.

  21. Detroit Metro Times

  22. Reason

    In ‘Killers of the Flower Moon', Martin Scorsese plumbs the depths of American depravity (opens Reason)

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    A masterful epic from one of Hollywood's most important, most ambitious filmmakers.

  23. CNN

    Opinion: Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ does a disservice to its source material (opens CNN)

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    With ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ Martin Scorsese has very self-consciously made an ‘Important Movie,’ writes Noah Berlatsky, but one that lacks the nuance and depth of its source material and comes and poses serious ethical questions, he argues.

  24. The Guardian

    Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon describes the struggles of the Osage people. Here’s why they are still fighting | Greg Palast (opens The Guardian)

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    Hundreds of Native Americans were murdered for their oil in the 1920s. But they’re still battling the US government for what is theirs, says journalist and film-maker Greg Palast

  25. NPR

    'Killers of the Flower Moon' is a monstrous story of greed, masterfully told (opens NPR)

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    Martin Scorsese's epic 3.5-hour dramatization of David Grann's true-life tragedy about the Osage Nation stars Lily Gladstone, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.

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