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Martin Scorsese on obsession with box office numbers: ‘It’s kind of repulsive’

[ad_1] Director Martin Scorsese on Wednesday took the stage on the New York Film Festival and spoke about how the emphasis now’s solely on the movie’s box office numbers, value, and the opening weekend. The filmmaker began off by saying, “Cinema is devalued, demeaned, belittled from all sides, not necessarily the business side but certainly the art.” Powerful phrases on…