Filmmaker Martin Scorsese has offered some new comments on the state of cinema again, this time though it’s not about Marvel movies.
Scorsese made headlines again recently for a GQ interview in which he credited filmmakers like Christopher Nolan and the Safdies for protecting “what movies are” as opposed to studi-made comic book event movies.
This week, whilst attending the New York City premiere on Wednesday night of his highly anticipated historical crime thriller “Killers of the Flower Moon,” the master director says he takes issue with the label of ‘indie film’.
Speaking with Indiewire on the red carpet, he says that labelling makes it easier for theater chains to disregard booking such movies for their cinemas and they belong in theaters as much as blockbusters.
“The thing about it is, it would be great to see not only blockbusters on a big screen, franchises on a big screen, but also what they consider now ‘indie films.’ I don’t like that title. I think that categorizes, pigeonholes.
I think they’re films for everyone, and I would love to see a support from theaters, particularly, which would make it possible for people to want to come to a theater to see a film that isn’t necessarily a blockbuster that needs a giant screen.
I’m glad that it’s on a giant screen, but otherwise the theaters will only become for films that are action films. That’s all I’m concerned about.”
Scorsese also spoke recently about the fragmented film culture in theaters today. The comments come as his new film is reportedly on track for a $24 million opening weekend, according to the latest projections.
