Is a win for Netflix a loss for the ‘theatrical experience’?

Published April 25, 2019 1:52pm ET



Martin Scorsese is probably pretty happy right now.

The director’s upcoming crime drama, “The Irishman,” could be up for an Oscar thanks to a rule the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences upheld this week. Scorsese’s film hasn’t even come out yet, but it and other movies distributed by Netflix just scored a huge win.

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