Netflix has released the first official poster for director Martin Scorsese’s highly anticipated gangster epic The Irishman. Based on the book I Heard You Paint Houses and scripted by Steven Zaillian (Schindler’s List), the film chronicles the life of Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro), a hustler and hitman who worked alongside some of the most notorious figures of the 20th century, and who may or … Continue reading ‘The Irishman’: First Poster Reveals Martin Scorsese’s Epic Mob Movie!! Check It Out!!

Empire has revealed three new images from Martin Scorsese’s upcoming mob epic The Irishman featuring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Ray Romano, Jesse Plemons, Stephen Graham, and more; take a look here: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci star in Martin Scorsese’s THE IRISHMAN, an epic saga of organized crime in post-war America told through the eyes of World War II veteran Frank … Continue reading ‘The Irishman’: New Images Further Tease the Martin Scorsese Film!! Check It Out!!

Are you sitting down, folks? The New York Film Festival has revealed that Martin Scorsese‘s The Irishman will boast a running time of… wait for it… 210 minutes. That is exactly 3-and-one-half-hours. You could literally watch Crank and Crank: High Voltage in that time frame, and still have roughly 10 minutes to spare. Now, I know what you’re thinking. 3.5 hours? That’s a lot of … Continue reading ‘The Irishman’ Run Time Clocks Up to 210 minutes!!!

Even though most movies pretty much vanish from your local multiplex after a month anyway, major theater chains are holding fast to their three-month release window even though in practice a film’s run is far shorter. That creates a predicament for a company like Netflix, which wants to give some of its movies theatrical releases, but also runs into a wall with major theater chains … Continue reading ‘The Irishman’ Gets Release Dates, but Major Theater Chains Refuse to Show It!!

With Netflix making a bigger and bigger impression on the awards circuit each year, we’re circling back to the disconnect between streaming services and theater chains regarding the theatrical release of their films. This time around, the focus is on Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, and this particular case could reshape the theatrical distribution model on a much wider scale depending on the outcome.  The movie stars … Continue reading ‘The Irishman’: Netflix in Talks with Major US Theaters for Release!!

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 RayRomano in the hotly-anticipated mob epic; take a look here: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci star in Martin Scorsese’s THE IRISHMAN, an epic saga of … Continue reading ‘The Irishman’: First Images Reveal Martin Scorsese’s Next!! Check It Out!!