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'The Irishman' is now on Netflix. And Martin Scorsese has a few more things to say

Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman," which has had a limited run in theaters, begins streaming on Netflix on Wednesday. The epic film's arrival ends a decadelong odyssey that brought a master filmmaker into the fold of a platform that is redefining cinema in an age of small screens and shifting entertainment alliances.

"The Irishman" opened in movie houses Nov. 1, but as part of a deal between Scorsese and Netflix, the $160-million film did not receive the expanded theatrical run of many big studio pictures. Like the Oscar-winning "Roma" and Noah Baumbach's "Marriage Story," which Netflix also distributed, "The Irishman" is another indication

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