The Playlist: 'On The Waterfront' On Criterion: Frank Sinatra Was Originally Cast In The Lead, Martin Scorsese Thoughts & Aspect Ratio Talk

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'On The Waterfront' On Criterion: Frank Sinatra Was Originally Cast In The Lead, Martin Scorsese Thoughts & Aspect Ratio Talk Feb 21st 2013, 23:42 Elia Kazan's unimpeachable 1954 classic picture "On The Waterfront" is out on Blu-Ray/DVD via the Criterion Collection this week in a beautifully packaged two disc edition. While he was well on his way to becoming known as one of the world's greatest actors  -- he was nominated for Best Actor three years in a row between 1952 and 1954 -- Marlon Brando  first Oscar win came for "On The Waterfront" in 1955. We'll be diving into some of Kazan's work a bit deeper tomorrow, but in the meantime, Criterion's cooked up some of their own goodies, including an interview with Martin Scorsese and Kent Jones (the directors of the personal Kazan documentary, "A Letter To Elia") about the film -- one of the "Raging Bull" director's favorites -- that you can see below. They DVD boutique label also has some trivia and a very interesting aspect ratio video essay helpful for those that need an... Media files: Brando-Marlon-(On-the-Waterfront)-scorsese.jpg (image/jpeg)

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