Tag: The Irishman
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Why Martin Scorsese Likes Netflix: ‘They Came Up With the Money and the Freedom’
Martin Scorsese is gearing up for a busy 2019 with two major film projects set for release. First up is the director’s summer music documentary “Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese,” followed by his expensive gangster movie “The Irishman” sometime in the fall. Both movies are being released online and in…
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Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro on How ‘Raging Bull’ Avoided Being Shut Down
From “Mean Streets” to their upcoming “The Irishman,” Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese have one of film’s most famous (and long-running) actor/director partnerships.The two talked about their decades of work together at the Tribeca Film Festival (which De Niro co-founded) on Sunday afternoon, touching on the dynamics of their partnership, Scorsese’s hesitance to take…
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Netflix’s Announcement Video for ‘The Irishman’ Teases Martin Scorsese’s New Film
Netflix has wasted no time in looking ahead to the 2019 Oscars race. In a new video for their upcoming release The Irishman, the streaming service touts the Oscar-bait that’s both behind the camera and in front of it for the true crime adaptation. Oscar-winner Martin Scorsese (The Departed) directs from a script by Oscar-winner…
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‘The Irishman’ Announcement Teaser: Martin Scorsese’s Long-Awaited Film Is Confirmed For A Fall Release
Martin Scorsese‘s “The Irishman” has been in development for probably about 43 years, at this point. Since the film was announced, we’ve been anticipating Scorsese’s return with collaborator, Oscar-winner Robert De Niro. But it’s not only De Niro that has all film fans interested in the crime thriller. The cast is stacked with Oscar-winners Al…
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‘The Irishman’ Teaser Lets Us Hear (But Not See) Martin Scorsese’s New Gangster Epic
The first teaser for Martin Scorsese‘s The Irishman is here! And…there’s no footage. But hey, we’ll take what we can get. In the Netflix film, Scorsese reunites with his original leading man, Robert De Niro. He also reunites with Harvey Keitel and Joe Pesci, the latter having come out of retirement to work with the…
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‘Raging Bull’ editor Thelma Schoonmaker to receive Bafta Fellowship
Schoonmaker is a regular colaborator with Martin Scorsese, winning Oscars for Raging Bull, The Aviator and The Departed.Editor Thelma Schoonmaker will be honoured by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) with the Fellowship at this year’s film awards (February 10).Schoonmaker has edited all of Martin Scorsese’s films since Raging Bull, including his…
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Netflix’s Funa Maduka on Strategy for African, Arab Markets (Exclusive)
Netflix has played a prominent role in this year’s edition of the Marrakech Intl. Film Festival through sponsorship of the main industry event – the Atlas Workshops – and its recent investments in projects involving two of the fest’s highest profile guests – Martin Scorsese (“The Irishman”) and Guillermo del Toro (“Pinocchio”).The streamer is reported…
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Robert DeNiro Says Netflix Plans A Theatrical Run For ‘The Irishman’ As Scorsese Applauds The Service For Taking Risks
The fall film season has seen streaming service Netflix break its own rules and begin a different release strategy for certain films, giving these projects exclusive theatrical runs before they land on the service to be watched at home. Many people are thanking the Alfonso Cuaron film, “Roma,” for paving the way for this new…
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Martin Scorsese on why ‘The Irishman’ was “a risky film” for Netflix
Scorsese also expressed his concerns about the future of the business, saying: “Everyone can make films today, but no one can see them.”Martin Scorsese discussed his new film The Irishman and how the streaming giants have disrupted the industry at a Marrakech Film Festival In Conversation event over the weekend.The Irishman is being financed on…
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Toronto Film Review: Chris Pine in ‘Outlaw King’
Someone at Netflix must love movies, because they keep on making them: massive, large-canvas sagas that beg to be witnessed on the big screen — like Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” (shot on 65mm) and Martin Scorsese’s upcoming “The Irishman” (whose budgeted has reportedly swollen past $140 million) — even if virtually everyone who does see them…