Scorsese

American  

[skawr-sey-zee, -sez-ee] / skɔrˈseɪ zi, -ˈsɛz i /

noun

1. Martin, born 1942, U.S. film director.

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Scorsese British  

/ skɔːˈseɪzɪ /

noun

1. Martin. born 1942, US film director, whose films include Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), the controversial The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1995), and The Departed (2006), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Director

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Example Sentences

It’s much more insightful to hear from someone like Mr. Scorsese, who made some of the best films of the ’70s, or ever.

From The Wall Street Journal

After Martin Scorsese famously derided superhero movies as “theme parks” and “not cinema,” James Cameron is doubling down on his somewhat different approach.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Reiner never engaged in the kind of flashy cutting, unusual camera movements or dazzling set pieces that characterized, say, the work of Martin Scorsese, whom he mocked as “Marty DiBergi” in “Spinal Tap.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints,” the streaming TV show’s executive producer, host and narrator does a dramatized dive into one saint’s life in each episode and tries to separate historical facts from myths.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s the kind of zippy, immersive crime thriller that reminds you of the international lingua franca that Scorsese all but invented with “Goodfellas.”

From Los Angeles Times