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Action, Mystery, ThrillerRelease Date :
October 06, 2006MPAA Rating :
RDirector :
Martin ScorseseStarring :
Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Alec Baldwin, Anthony Anderson
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"Departed" and Director Deemed the Best at 2007 Oscar
February 26, 2007 01:02:59The spotlight at the 79th annual Academy Awards truly belongs to "The Departed", finally.
Culminating the prestigious event, the mob saga gloriously not only grabbed the top honor of Best Motion Picture of the Year but also led its helmer Martin Scorsese to ultimately nab Best Achievement in Directing prize.
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More "Departed" Sequel Details from Mark Wahlberg
February 08, 2007 12:02:56Continues to provide interesting info on the follow-up to his latest vehicle "The Departed", Mark Wahlberg has eagerly given Empire Magazine several additional details about the project, notably on progress to attach Robert De Niro in as a key character.
"They're talking about bringing in De Niro to play a senator or a congressman," the actor spilled the bean. "You know, the corruption obviously going deeper and higher up the ranks - reaching up the political chain. So it'll be fun. And if it's a success, they're gonna do a prequel and bring everyone back... make it a trilogy."
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More About "Departed" Sequel
February 07, 2007 12:02:51Adding the hype of the recent publication on the sequel to "The Departed", CinemaBlend.com has pointed out that Warner Bros. Pictures is indeed aiming to make the mob saga a trilogy as Mark Wahlberg previously indicated last month.
"(Screenwriter) William Monahan isn't just writing a second movie, he's also working on an outline for a third Departed film. What either movie will be about is still anyone's guess," the site stated.
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"Departed" Helmer Snatched the 59th Annual DGA Awards' Best Director Title
February 05, 2007 11:02:03Chance for "The Departed" to strive high at the upcoming Academy Awards is getting larger with the triumph it has made through director Martin Scorsese at this year's DGA Awards. The veteran filmmaker finally was bestowed the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures honor at the awards dinner held Saturday, February 3 at Los Angeles' Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel.
"I was just trying to make a good picture. I didn't think I'd be standing here tonight... But it is the first movie I have ever done with a plot," he told the audience during the acceptance speech.
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"Departed" Sequel Script in Works
February 01, 2007 01:02:54Updating news about the possibility of a sequel to "The Departed", The Hollywood Reporter has pointed out that a script for the project is indeed being worked on by "Departed" scribe William Monahan.
Trade says that the script would bring back temperamental foul-mouthed cop Dignam, played by Mark Wahlberg, while introducing a new character envisioned for Robert De Niro to play as Wahlberg previously indicated last month.
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"The Departed" Back to Theaters
January 24, 2007 11:01:52Clearly pleased with the attainment of "The Departed" in winning several critics' awards, Warner Bros. Pictures is set to re-launch the flick in the theaters this Friday, January 26 in over 1,300 venues nationwide, the studio's President of Domestic Distribution Dan Fellman announced yesterday, January 23.
"With awards season rekindling interest in the film, we thought it was the perfect time to put 'The Departed' back in theatres for moviegoers who hadn't seen it, as well as for those who want to watch it again," so Fellman stated. "Additionally, we want to make the film as accessible as possible to Academy members across the country so they have every opportunity to see it on the big screen the way it was meant to be seen."
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"The Departed" to Be A Trilogy?
January 18, 2007 11:01:51Looking on the critical and financial success "The Departed" has attained so far, it is quite reasonable to filmmakers of the picture to think about the follow-ups to the acclaimed flick.
Heavy reports circulating around claim that director Martin Scorsese is considering elaborating the mob story into two more big screen installments, being supported by Mark Wahlberg's remark concerning the matter.
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"The Departed" Barred from China Market
January 18, 2007 09:01:48The accolade "The Departed" has received apparently does not play any effects to China to pass the flick into its local theaters.
Yes, the country's censor board has ruled that the gripping mob saga is not approved for domestic cinematic release, mainly because its mention of a Chinese plan to purchase military equipment, government sources said yesterday, January 17.
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The 12th Critics' Choice Awards Champs
January 15, 2007 11:01:06Presenting its Critics' Choice Awards at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium last Friday, January 12, 2007, the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) solemnly mentioned one by one names and titles deserved the honors through its starry presenters that included Jennifer Garner, Christian Slater, Sienna Miller, and Cuba Gooding Jr..
Though the top category of Best Picture gloriously fell to the mob saga "The Departed" which also won its helmer Martin Scorsese the Best Director title, the event's big winners turned out to be its two competitors "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Dreamgirls" as each triumphantly landed four prizes in other major slots.
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The 59th Annual DGA Awards Contenders Unveiled
January 10, 2007 01:01:27The road to the 2007 Oscar gets merrier as Directors Guild of America, through its president Michael Apted, unveiled its picks of film directors to be the contenders for its DGA Awards as the organization celebrates the event for the 59th time.
Making the cut in Best Director slot were "The Departed" helmer Martin Scorsese, Stephen Frears for "The Queen", Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for "Babel", and the husband-and-wife team behind "Little Miss Sunshine", Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris.
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The 2006 CFCA Awards Winners Unveiled
January 04, 2007 09:01:44Announced by its president Dann Gire, the Chicago Film Critics Association revealed their picks for the recipients of their 2006 CFCA Awards held Thursday, December 28, 2006.
Coming out as the big winner was the twist-filled mob saga "The Departed" which snatched the top honor of Best Picture along with two other prizes of Best Director for Martin Scorsese and Best Adapted Screenplay for writer William Monahan.
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The 15th Annual SEFCA Awards Winners
December 22, 2006 11:12:38A professional organization of over forty film journalists in the print media representing the Southeastern section of the United States, the Southeastern Film Critics Association solemnly bestowed its honors of SEFCA Awards to a number of noted film titles and individuals Tuesday, December 19, 2006.
The top honor of Best Picture was given to "The Departed" which also won Best Adapted Screenplay category while the title of Best Foreign Language Film went to Guillermo del Toro's fantasy horror drama "Pan's Labyrinth" with "An Inconvenient Truth" and "Cars" being deemed Best Documentary and Best Animated Feature, respectively.
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11th Annual Satellite Awards Recipients Announced
December 19, 2006 10:12:11Gathering together at Beverly Hills' Imperial Ballroom of le Meridian on Sunday, December 17, 2006, members of International Press Academy eagerly handed down the organization's honor of Satellite Awards, originally known as Golden Satellite Awards, to the year's outstanding artists, films, television shows, DVDs, and interactive media.
Martin Scorsese's mob saga "The Departed" led the event together with "Dreamgirls" as both collected four prizes each. The Warner Bros. release scored in categories of Best Motion Picture - Drama, Best Screenplay - Adapted for William Monahan, Best Ensemble - Motion Picture, and Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Leonardo DiCaprio.
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The 2006 BSFC Awards Winners
December 12, 2006 12:12:20Honoring those that "offer outstanding film programming", the Boston Society of Film Critics proudly announced the recipients of its BSFC Awards for year 2006 on Sunday night, December 10.
Though staying with the majority on who the best actor and actress of 2006 are by naming Forest Whitaker of "The Last King of Scotland" and Helen Mirren of "The Queen" in those respective categories, the group really made different selections from other award events this time as it bestowed most honors to "The Departed" instead.
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Weekend U.S Box Office of October 6-8, 2006
October 09, 2006 10:10:35Good story and good cast sure are two of the determining factors for a film feature to hit the screen hard and "The Departed" has proven it gloriously, really.
Opened in 3,017 theaters, the mob saga fantastically strived to sell $27 million worth of tickets to go straight away to the top position of weekend box office ended Sunday, October 8, 2006, muscling out fellow newcomer "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning."
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Reader's Reviews
Compare to Infernal Affairs (a HK movie which Martin's got his idea from), I found 'Departed' ending is unlogical and seems like much enforcements, especially on Billy's death. The guy who is Costello's rat appeared only to kill Billy and being killed by Colin. My question is why he wanted to help Colin, the 'hero' who killed his boss. Also, in the car on the way to his heroin deal, Costello was told by Colin that there were 2 police cars tailed him and then Costello asked Colin to send the police away - and the police were really go away. If I were Billy who was in the same car with Costello and heard the call, I would had suspicious on police captain, the one who has authority to send away those police cars. Billy was mentioned very clever in the beginning (got 1400 score for his cadet test), but was make 'stupid' to lead him to Colin's office. I think the best part of this flick is the great acting of Jack Nicholson as Costello and Matt Damon as Colin. As for Leo, I do love him, but why is his forehead always got stretch? Well, I think I enjoy seeing this movie more if the ending is no death Billy.
posted by moviegeek on Oct 27, 2006
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