Top Five Martin Scorsese Movies. Plus: Edward Norton! | The Big Picture

The Big Picture

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🗓️ 1 November 2019

⏱️ 92 minutes

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'The Irishman' opens in theaters this weekend, so Sean has convened two Scorsese fanatics, Chris Ryan and Adam Nayman, to share their top five favorite Marty movies. The trio discuss Scorsese's signature themes and visual style, his approach to genre, and what makes him such a historic figure in the world of filmmaking (3:00). Then, Edward Norton joins Sean to discuss the making of his latest film—which he wrote, directed, and stars in—'Motherless Brooklyn' (61:00). Host: Sean Fennessey Guests: Chris Ryan, Adam Nayman, and Edward Norton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I released the Book of Basketball in 2009, and Swar was done.
0:05.5	What else was there to say?
0:06.5	The book was 704 pages long.
0:09.3	I figured out the secret of basketball, with help from Isaiah Thomas, and used it to rank
0:12.9	the top 96 players of all time.
0:15.4	I blew up the basketball hall fame and turned it into a five level Egyptian pyramid.
0:20.3	I figured out the 33 greatest wet of sever.
0:22.4	I sobbed every MVP debate.
0:24.1	I made the case for Russell overwilt.
0:26.2	I explained why MJ was the greatest ever.
0:28.7	I wrote hundreds of pop culture references, at least 250 inappropriate jokes, and God knows
0:33.8	how many footnotes.
0:35.5	I even drove to San Diego for the epilogue to spend time with Bill Walton.
0:39.7	And when the book reached number one on the New York Times bestseller list, that was all
0:43.7	I ever wanted.
0:44.7	I was done.
0:45.7	I swore to myself.
0:46.7	I would never do a sequel.
0:49.1	Well, I kinda lied.
0:51.8	So much has changed in the NBA these past 10 years.
0:54.5	I couldn't help going back.
0:56.8	Who could have seen the three point balloon coming?
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