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US cinema chains at odds with Netflix over The Irishman’s theatrical release

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Already delayed by months because of problems with the de-ageing technology that’s contributed to the hefty $160-$200 million stumped up by Netflix, Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman is facing further obstacles in its battle to obtain the big-screen release that the legendary director desires. According to The New York Times the streaming giants are in a […]

Brilliantly Intense: Why Stephen Graham is one of Britain’s finest

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Tom Jolliffe on why Stephen Graham is one of the most electrifying actors of his generation… I recall, (probably in the same film as a lot of people), the first time I became aware of Stephen Graham. It was as Tommy in Snatch, Guy Ritchie’s cockney gangster epic mk2. Tommy was sort of slow, a […]

Martin Scorsese’s mob epic The Irishman gets a first trailer

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Following on from this week’s first look images, Netflix has now unveiled the trailer for The Irishman, the new $200 million-budgeted mob epic from Martin Scorsese, which sees Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci leading an all star cast in a film that explores the notorious mob hitman Frank Sheeran (De Niro) and […]

First images from Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman feature Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci and Ray Romano

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With its premiere confirmed for the New York Film Festival this September, Netflix has released two images from Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman which give us our first look at Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci and Ray Romano in the hotly-anticipated mob epic; take a look here… Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe […]

Scorsese’s The Irishman delayed due to the “youthification” process

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Production on Martin Scorsese’s hugely anticipated The Irishman began way back in 2016, so we’re used to waiting around for this much ballyhooed reunion of the Oscar winning director and his big-hitting collaborators, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Harvey Keitel. Well, we’re going to have to tough it out for slightly longer, because Scorsese […]

Early predictions for the 2020 Best Picture race

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Liam Hoofe looks ahead to what movies could challenge for the top prize at next year’s Academy Awards… The 2019 edition of the Academy Awards is in the history books, and well, it was a bit of a weird one, wasn’t it? The Academy has spent the best part of the last decade showering themselves […]

First teaser for Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman

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During last night’s Academy Awards, Netflix unveiled the first teaser for director Martin Scorsese’s hotly-anticipated mob epic The Irishman. It doesn’t feature any footage, but when it showcases a list of names that includes Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci and Harvey Keitel, it certainly commands your attention. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: […]

Captain Marvel tops list of the most anticipated movies of 2019

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With 2018 drawing to a close, the IMDb has released a list of the most anticipated movies of 2019, as determined by page views on the website and the MOVIEmeter rankings from IMDb Pro. Coming out on top is the Marvel Studios blockbuster Captain Marvel, which will see Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers becoming the first […]

Al Pacino on being digitally de-aged for Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman

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Martin Scorsese is currently in post-production on his latest film, mob epic The Irishman, with the Netflix movie’s budget reportedly ballooning from $100 million to around $175 million thanks in no small part to the extensive visual effects required to digitally de-age its cast. Once such cast member is Al Pacino, who is teaming on the role […]