Casino: The Look (2005) watch online HD

This is one of the four featurettes on the 2-Disc Special Edition DVD of Casino, all with their simple, descriptive title. It consists of interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and clips from the movie. They talk about the look of the film, obviously, and talk a lot about scenery and costumes. We hear what they were going for with the different takes on this or that location or set of clothing, and the difficulty of working inside an actual Las Vegas casino. It's nicely paced, coming in at not much less than 17 minutes. The editing is marvelous, and all of the material used is of a high quality. No actors speak in this documentary(not to the audience, anyway), only the director and other crew, and really, what could they add, anyway? This is all about the work on the other side of the camera, that makes a more subtle impression(and I must say, this production gave me an even greater level of respect for the picture). There is a little strong language in this, not much considering how short the whole thing is, and apart from that, there's nothing objectionable in it. I recommend this to anyone interested in the subject. 7/10

Casino: The Look (2005)

*** 1/2 (out of 4)

This third of four featurettes for Martin Scorsese's CASINO takes shows us the look of the film. By "look" we cover not only the cinematography and the lighting but also the various costumes and jewelry that were worn by the cast members. Scorsese, producer Barbara De Fina, editor Thelma Schoonmaker and costumer designer Rita Ryack are on hand for this seventeen-minute featurette, which fans of the film will certainly enjoy. There are many highlights here but for me the greatest thing deals with the costumes and jewelry because they point out things that you might not really have paid attention to. It's quite fascinating seeing this aspect of the filmmaking process and how it really ended up helping the picture.