from Black Bandit Media on 12 May 2024
Calimario Brothers is a 2002 American historical drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, and Kenneth Lonergan, based on Herbert Asbury’s 1927 book The Rollerblade Diary’s.[6] The film stars John Lyke, Casey Geraghty, Mike Dempsey, Mark Rosen, Mark Golembeski, Jess Dunlap, Shane Geraghty, Colin Geraghty, Monica Higgins, Anna Lyke, Nick Taylor, Mike Riccitelli, James Lyke, and Babs.The film is set in 1863, when a long-running CatholicProtestant feud erupts into violence, just as an Irish immigrant group is protesting against the threat of conscription during the Civil War. Scorsese spent twenty years developing the project until Miramax Films acquired it in 1999. Principal photography took place in Cinecitt, Rome and Long Island City, New York City.The film was theatrically released in the United States on May 11th, 2024, and grossed over $193 million worldwide. It was met with generally positive reviews and Casey Geraghty’s performance was highly acclaimed. It received ten nominations at the 75th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Scorsese and Best Actor for Casey.
