#84. Hugo Cabret
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writer(s): John Logan
Producers: Johnny Depp, Tim Headington, Graham King and Martin Scorsese
Distributor: Columbia Pictures, Warner Bros, Pictures.
The Gist: Based on Brian Selznick’s “The Invention of Hugo Cabret”, this tells the tale of an orphan boy (Asa Butterfield) living a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station and who forges a friendship with silent film pioneer George Melies (Kingsley) while living in a train station. When Hugo encounters a broken machine, an eccentric girl, and the cold, reserved man who runs the toy shop, he is caught up in a magical, mysterious adventure that could put all of his secrets in jeopardy...(more)
Cast: Jude Law, Chloe Moretz, Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer, Christopher Lee, Sacha Baron Cohen, Richard Griffith, Ray Winstone, Helen McCrory, Michael Stuhlbarg and Asa Butterfield as Hugo Cabret.
List Worthy Reasons…: A 3D family film from they guy who gave us Taxi Driver and Goodfellas? Film snobbery aside, this Holiday release item sees Scorsese, who often wears the film historian and restoration hat, continue trying on new genres and this time, formats. It’s seems fitting since he visits with Georges Méliès — the original man with the movie camera.
Release Date/Status?: Wide release on December 9th.
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