It was in 1975 that Martin Scorsese finally met his idol, Michael Powell, and embarked upon a fifteen year friendship that would see Powell — one half of The Archers and the renowned British filmmaker behind such movies as The Red Shoes, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, and, most controversially, Peeping Tom — repeatedly offering invaluable advice and feedback to the American director.A perfect example: In 1988, after reading a new script of Scorsese’s entitled “Wise Guys,” Powell sent his friend the following enthusiastic letter and declared it “one of the best constructed scripts [he had] ever read.” That movie’s eventual title was Goodfellas. Powell sadly passed away in February of 1990, just months before the completed film’s theatrical release. Michael Powell to Martin Scorsese. Re: the script of Wise Guys (Goodfellas) is.gd/UK2ajI via @lettersofnote #screenplay — LaFamiliaFilm (@LaFamiliaFilm) November 15, 2012
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It was in 1975 that Martin Scorsese finally met his idol, Michael Powell, and embarked upon a fifteen year friendship that would see Powell — one half of The Archers and the renowned British filmmaker behind such movies as The Red Shoes, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, and, most controversially, Peeping Tom — repeatedly offering invaluable advice and feedback to the American director.

A perfect example: In 1988, after reading a new script of Scorsese’s entitled “Wise Guys,” Powell sent his friend the following enthusiastic letter and declared it “one of the best constructed scripts [he had] ever read.” That movie’s eventual title was Goodfellas. Powell sadly passed away in February of 1990, just months before the completed film’s theatrical release.

Source: lettersofnote.com

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