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Martin Scorsese defends Killers of the Flower Moon's hefty runtime: 'It’s a commitment' Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese faces criticism for the length of his movies, including his latest work, The Irishman, which ran for 209 minutes. Despite their extended duration, Scorsese's films have earned acclaim and solidified his status in Hollywood. His upcoming film, Killers of the Flower Moon, is 206 minutes long and once again the director is asked to defend the hefty runtime. Martin Scorsese is one of the greatest filmmakers cinema has ever seen but there is a persisting belief among some that his movies are too long. His last film, The Irishman, clocked 209 minutes, the highest for him. But even other movies he has directed like Gangs of New York (168 mins), The Aviator (170 mins), Casino (178 minutes), Goodfellas (145 mins), and more are longer than your usual fare. That is, of course, because Scorsese has always tried to carve his own path and the acclaim he has received and the stature that he has enjoyed in Hollywood for decades is a testament to the fact that even as long as his movies are, they are damn good. His upcoming Killers of the Flower Moon clocks 206 minutes, just short of The Irishman. While he does not need to, Scorsese finds himself once again having to defend the hefty runtime of his film. While speaking to Deadline, he said, "The risk is there, showing in a theater in the first place. But the risk for this subject matter, and then for running time. It’s a commitment. I know I could sit down and watch a film for three or four hours in a theatre, or certainly five or six hours at home. Now, come on. I say to the audience out there, if there is an audience for this kind of thing, 'Make a commitment. Your life might be enriched. This is a different kind of picture; I really think it is. Well, I’ve given it to you, so hey, commit to going to a theater to see this.'" "Spending the evening, or the afternoon with this picture, with this story, with these people, with this world that reflects on the world we are in today, more so than we might realise," he added. Killers of the Flower Moon is based on journalist David Grann's non-fiction book of the same name. It is scheduled to make its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. With a budget of $200 million, the film boasts of an impressive cast, including frequent collaborators of Scorsese such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro. Joining them are Jesse Plemons, Lily Gladstone, Brendan Fraser, and John Lithgow, among other notable actors. After its Cannes premiere on May 20, Killers of the Flower Moon will release in select cinemas on October 6. It will then get a wider release on October 20. At one point, it will also be available for streaming on Apple TV+. Source

Slowly I wonder if any of those PTA casting rumors were true.

Haven't read the book but wth is this look? 😅

Never forget the time when Blake didn't want Leo and the result was he went crazy in australia. Poor man 💔 Also proof he isn't always the one in charge in his relationships. Just saying. When Leonardo DiCaprio Broke Up With 24-Year-Old Blake Lively Because He “Wanted To Start A Family” & She Wasn’t Ready? [Reports] Blake Lively was not ready to take her relationship to the next level with Leonardo DiCaprio? Find out the truth. Blake Lively who is currently happily married to Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds and is busy raising a family, but there was a time when he enjoyed a whirlwind romance with superstar Leonardo DiCaprio. When the duo started dating, the actress was just 24, and their romance only lasted for a year. However, do you know what was the real reason behind their breakup? Many reports claimed that Blake was not ready to take the relationship to the next. Scroll below to find out the truth. Blake and Leo first met in November 2010 and then reunited in the May of the following year and felt a connection. The duo then began started dating each other and their romance took them around the world to many places, including Sydney, Disneyland, and among others. However, enjoying each other company for a few months, they decided to part ways, and less than one year later, Blake decided to marry Ray, which left their fans shocked. So, what went wrong between Blake Lively and the Titanic star Leonardo DiCaprio? An insider in the year 2011 told US Weekly the possible reason behind their split and revealed, “Blake wasn’t ready to move to the next level. It was just too much, too quickly.” According to Us Weekly’s insider, it was Leonardo DiCaprio was looking for something serious and wanted to marry. The source revealed, “He’s looking for someone to eventually start a family with …That’s not where she’s at. She’s only 24!” The insider also revealed that Leo was quite more mature than Blake Lively and were not in the same place. Well, despite the claims of the insider, it was Blake Lively who took the plunge and went on to marry Ryan Reynolds in just less than one year after parting ways with Leo. Source

Surprisingly good movie, also love the cover 😍

Don't know how many spoiler this contains: Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio & Robert De Niro On How They Found The Emotional Handle For Their Cannes Epic ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ Meet Lily Gladstone, The Breakout Star Of ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ And An Early Oscar Contender

Cannes: Why Martin Scorsese and Backers Declined a Spot in Competition for ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ The Palme d'Or-winning filmmaker's latest work is set to premiere out of competition on Saturday. At the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off Tuesday, six titles — not counting midnight screenings or the TV series The Idol — will screen “out of competition,” meaning with a big red carpet premiere and the heavy media coverage that accompanies one, but without eligibility for festival prizes. They include and cineastes’ most highly anticipated title, Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon. (...) Among those, Killers is a unique case, in that fest director Thierry Fremaux revealed in April that it was — and remains — invited to screen in competition. He said that he initially offered the film only of an out of competition slot, since its worldwide digital distributor Apple, like most other streamers, won’t usually wait for a lengthy theatrical window prior to streaming them, as required by the fest for a competition slot. But then Apple indicated that it would do so with Killers (which Paramount will distribute theatrically in France and the U.S.). “So,” Fremaux explained, “I said, ‘Well, in that case, you are welcome in competition.’ And now we’ll see what their response is.” Scorsese — who has previously had numerous films play at Cannes both in competition (including Taxi Driver, which won the Palme d’Or in 1976, and After Hours, for which he was awarded 1985’s best director prize) and out of it (numerous documentaries) — and Apple have opted not to take up Fremaux on his offer. That begs the question: why would a legendary filmmaker and a flush distributor, armed with what Fremaux describes as “an extremely strong film” that drove him to tears, not want to screen a film in competition at the world’s most prestigious film fest? Some filmmakers are averse to the idea of competition. Woody Allen, for instance, has brought more than a dozen films to Cannes dating back to 1979’s Manhattan. Three opened the fest, but none have played in competition. Allen explained in 2016, “For any group to judge other people is something one should never do… I don’t believe in it, and I don’t want to participate.” Others have followed suit. Jacques Audiard, whose Dheepan won the Palme in 2015, said in 2018 that he will henceforth refuse competition spots, stating, “I don’t want to be in competition anywhere.” And that was also the takeaway of Stephen Frears after he presided over the competition jury in 2007; despite having previously screened multiple films in competition, he kept his next, 2010’s Tamara Drewe, out of it. Other times, a filmmaker and/or distributor is concerned about managing expectations for a film. The New York Times noted way back in 1974, “An increasing number of established filmmakers… decline to compete at Cannes, reasoning that the loss of the grand prize to some upstart newcomer can be more damaging than winning can be prestigious.” Columbia University film professor Annette Insdorf, a veteran of many Cannes fests, tells THR, “I don’t recall that it ever helps the ‘masters’ who have films in competition. There is less pressure for filmmakers when their work is reviewed on its own terms.” That factored into the calculation to keep Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon out of competition at the fest in 1999, according to Sony Classics co-chief Tom Bernard: “The movie just gets written about differently if it’s in competition. We wanted people to discover it without the context of competition.” On rare occasions, a veteran filmmaker simply feels magnanimous and wants to give lesser-known filmmakers a chance to compete. That was the explanation of Steven Soderbergh, whose sex, lies and videotape won the Palme in 1989, for why he initially declined a competition slot for 2013’s Behind the Candelabra (before Fremaux talked him into reconsidering). Robert Altman, who won the Palme in 1970 for M*A*S*H, found all of these sorts of explanations to be lacking, telling Roger Ebert in 1977, “If you don’t want to be in competition, that means you’re either too arrogant or too scared. So you might lose? I’ve lost before; there’s nothing wrong with losing.” That said, nobody in the know regards Scorsese as arrogant or scared — quite the opposite. Instead, THR hears that he and his backers have based their position regarding Killers on the fact that two American films that premiered out of competition last year, Top Gun: Maverick and Elvis, generated tremendous buzz at the fest, made a fortune at the box office and ended up going just as far in the awards season as the film won the Palme, Triangle of Sadness (all three received best picture Oscar nominations), so there is no reason to try to fix what isn’t broken. Source

Can't help but Leo and Lewis look kinda good together

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InStyle germany

Can't wait to watch the 3rd season of THE GREAT 😍

Nora Attal is also married 🤣 https://www.arabnews.com/node/2097661/lifestyle

New 🥰 credit to Dennys Ilic

^according to google she is married to a italian DJ (?). But what do you expect from the press? Leo is standing next to a woman means he's dating her of course 😅

More in the other thread

Rolling Stone UK interview: https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/film/features/the-quiet-passion-of-cillian-murphy-peaky-blinders-oppenheimer-29064/

interview: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/feature/natalie-portman-cannes-may-december-times-up-1235483130/

She looks stunning 💜

+Kristen Stewart +Sam Claflin

Chanel Cruise 2024 Collection fashion show held at Paramount Studios on May 9, 2023 in Los Angeles, California

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Just some lesser gel looks from the last 2 decades. 2010 2011 (basically his year of hair porn) 2012 (his GG look was very gely but blonde haired Leo is everything 🤤) (proof) (also still not over this pure hair porn moment) 2013 (solid year) 2015 (some goodies) 2016 2019 2022 (I guess he isn't wearing any gel here) The last couple years were pretty dry hair days. BONUS: skip the shirts and say HAIR Daisy LOL