Martin Scorsese says ‘desperation’ led him to work with Netflix

There’s a time-honored tradition of turning celebrated movies into television series. A lot of them have ended up as sitcoms: “The Odd Couple,” “M*A*S*H,” “Alice” (spun out of Martin Scorsese’s 1974 landmark “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”).

There’s a time-honored tradition of turning celebrated movies into television series. A lot of them have ended up as sitcoms: “The Odd Couple,” “M*A*S*H,” “Alice” (spun out of Martin Scorsese’s 1974 landmark “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”).

The star-studded National Board of Review gala, held Wednesday at midtown Manhattan’s Cipriani 42nd, honored A-listers like Brad Pitt for best supporting actor (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”), Renee Zellweger for best actress (“Judy”), Quentin Tarantino for best director (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”) and Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino for best film (“The Irishman”).

By Dade Hayes

Rob Lowe was instructed by Netflix not to tell anybody that his “stupid Christmas elephant movie” was watched more than Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman.

Netflix may have stumbled at the Golden Globes with just two wins, but the streamer isn’t slowing down its awards campaigning anytime soon.

Sir Sam Mendes has said he “couldn’t be more delighted” by the success of his “highly personal” war film 1917, which received nine Bafta nominations.

By Erik Pedersen

The Directors Guild of America has nominated Bong Joon Ho for “Parasite,” Sam Mendes for “1917,” Martin Scorsese for “The Irishman,” Quentin Tarantino for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” and Taika Waititi for “Jojo Rabbit.”

Roll out the red carpet—it's time for the BAFTAs!

By Peter White

By Tom Grater

Sam Mendes’ war movie 1917 and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood were the toast of the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday (January 5, 2020), landing five big wins between them.

1917 was crowned Best Motion Picture - Drama, upsetting Martin Scorsese's awards season favourite The Irishman, while Mendes surprised himself as he beat his peers to take home the Best Director honour.

Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman is coming very soon to both a cinema and a Netflix near you. We were lucky enough to attend a press conference for the films to hear some of the legendary cast and crew discuss the journey of getting The Irishman to your screens. In attendance were Martin Scorsese, actors Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, and producers Jane Rosenthal and Emma Tillinger Koskoff and moderator Francine Stock.

By Nancy Tartaglione

Martin Scorsese, Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Todd Phillips, Fernando Meirelles and Lulu Wang discussed storytelling in a changing industry, inclusivity in filmmaking, distribution and the Netflix model and more on The Hollywood Reporter's Director Roundtable.Beginning Sunday, Jan.

It turns out Netflix users like Adam Sandler more than Martin Scorsese.