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Scorsese’s The Irishman scores over 26 million views in its first week

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It may have been a risky proposition with a budget reportedly in excess of $175 million, but Netflix’s gamble on Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman certainly seems to have paid off with near-unanimous praise from critics, and plenty of awards buzz including five nominations at the Golden Globes. The Irishman also appears to have been a […]

Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon to start shooting in March

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Martin Scorsese is set to follow up The Irishman with another of his long-gestating projects, reuniting with his two frequent collaborators Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro for Killers of the Flower Moon, and now we have word that the project is set to begin filming in March 2020. Based on David Grann’s bestselling book, […]

The Top Five Underrated Martin Scorsese Films

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Jackson Ball with five underrated Martin Scorsese films… In terms of auteur directors, there are few who are as revered and as admired as Martin Scorsese. The Academy Award-winning filmmaker has carved out a career spanning over 50 years, filled with some the most influential American movies in history. From his intense psychological character studies, […]

Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island receiving 4K Ultra HD release for 10th anniversary

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Martin Scorsese’s 2010 psychological horror film, Shutter Island, is set to receive a 4k Ultra HD release with a Limited Collector’s Edition Steelbook on 11th February 2020 – just in time for the 10th anniversary. SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Amazon US or Amazon UK Shutter Island follows Edward “Teddy” Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) who is investigating […]

Ben Affleck to direct historical drama King Leopold’s Ghost

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Deadline has revealed Ben Affleck will be getting back in the director’s chair for King Leopold’s Ghost, a historical drama about a trio of men who uncovered and exposed King Leopold of Belgium’s plunder of the African Congo and murder of its citizens in the late 1800s. Affleck will produce through his Pearl Street Films […]

Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman gets a final trailer

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With just a week to go until The Irishman arrives on Netflix, the streaming service has released the final trailer for Martin Scorsese’s upcoming mob epic which you can watch below… SEE ALSO: Al Pacino and Stephen Graham butt heads in clip from The Irishman Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci star in […]

Kevin Feige responds to Martin Scorsese’s Marvel criticism

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Martin Scorsese caused quite the stir last month when, during his promotional campaign for The Irishman, the legendary filmmaker spent much of his time criticising Marvel Studios and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, describing its output as “not cinema” and comparing it instead to theme park attractions. While some of Scorsese’s contemporaries agreed his comments (see […]

Exclusive Interview – Filmmaker Alfonso Gomez-Rejon talks The Current War: Director’s Cut and Edison as an Anti-Hero

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Red Stewart chats with Alfonso Gomez-Rejon about The Current War… Alfonso Gomez-Rejon is an American filmmaker who has been working in the film and television industries since the 1990s. He is best known for his past collaborations with Martin Scorsese, as well as his directorial projects Glee, American Horror Story, and Me and Earl and […]

Joe Pesci will reportedly appear in Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman

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Martin Scorsese has spent several years looking to put together The Irishman, his long-gestating adaptation of Charles Brandt’s bestselling book I Heard You Paint Houses, and while he finally secured financing last year, it was reported that Joe Pesci had opted against a reunion with the filmmaker on his new project, which has Robert De […]

Is Cinema Really Dead If Scorsese Says It Is?

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Henry Bevan on whether cinema is really dead… The ‘cinema is dead’ narrative has gone around for a while. It is normally spouted by some blogger who wants to get across their “hot take”. But, sometimes, someone of note joins in, and as 2016 came to a close, a director trifecta chimed in — Martin […]