Scorsese and the Stones

The Miami Herald has an article that notes the use of The Rolling Stones music in Scorsese's films (and not just Gimme Shelter). Scorsese has had a Stones song in at least four (crime) films. Not as much usage as is legend but enough to support his comments that: "What they say in their songs has really affected the attitude that turns up in characters in my movies over the years. So they've been something that's fundamental to the films I make."

Here's another really great article that quotes Scorsese at length about the use of the Stones (and his sense of humor about it) from The Orlando Sentinel.

Martin Scorsese Turns 65

Martin Scorsese, who finally won an Oscar this year, and who made his first film at NYU in 1963, turned 65 today. His first film was the fun and funny 9-minute short What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

In the book Scorsese on Scorsese, he said of his first effort that it was inspired by Mel Brooks's comedy and Ernie Pintoff's animation. Brooks and Pintoff collaborated on the 1963 Oscar-winning short The Critic.

Here are the two shorts: