All My Movies: The Departed

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Best Picture Month continues with the film that won Martin Scorsese his long-awaited Oscar - The Departed. I break down its place in Scorsese's filmography and why the naysayers may be focusing on the wrong things.

Written and hosted by Dan Murrell
Edited by Frank Janisch and Dan Murrell

0:00 - Introduction
1:14 - Remaking Infernal Affairs
3:16 - The screenplay
5:42 - Hiring Scorsese & the cast
14:20 - Thelma Schoonmaker & editing
16:35 - Defending The Departed
27:16 - Box office success
28:58 - The Oscars
32:08 - Blu Ray special features
33:13 - Wrap-up

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