Begin your day with an invigorating toilette...

...but for heaven's sake be careful with that razor! Above, an image from Martin Scorsese's grisly, pointed 1967 short The Big Shave, part of a mostly nifty disc of Scorsese shorts and docs only available in a French edition. Yes, it's time for the Foreign Region DVD Report, at The Auteurs'.

Comments

[The Siren]

Such a nice corrective to Ben Shapiro's thick-skulled philippic. But that screen cap, while eye-catching, is giving me the shrieking blue fantods. Much as I worship Scorsese I hope that doesn't stay up top too long.

[Tom Russell]

I asked Criterion about Scorsese's short films in 2008 and they said there was a disc coming out in 2009-- which, as we know, has never materialized. I assume it would be some kind of rights issue, and like you, am curious if anyone has any details on what's the what there.

[Steve Winer]

When I was in high school in the late sixties, I was lucky enough to attend a film class conducted by Gordon Hitchens, the original editor of Film Comment (among many other credits). One day he brought a little film by the name of "The Big Shave" to show us. Not surprisingly, I never forgot it and years later, after Martin Scorsese had become Martin Scorsese, I found that he was the man who gave us that memorable film. And I can honestly thank Gordon Hitchens for making me a Scorsese fan long before I knew his name.

[JM]

Mr Scorcese was on Conan last night in case you missed it:

http://www.tonightshowwithconanobrien.com/video/clips/martin-scorsese-pt1-011810/1194409/

I think that's just the first part but really enjoyed the interview with him as well as his speech from the Golden Globes the previous night.