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PEOPLE & ARTS Tuesday 30 april 2019
Ahead of 'The Irishman,' Scorsese and De Niro look back

By JAKE COYLE sense, but I hope from a dif-
Associated Press ferent vantage point," said
NEW YORK (AP) — Ahead Scorsese. "Years have gone
of their much-anticipated by and we see things in a
and most recent collabo- special way, I hope."
ration, "The Irishman," Mar- Though its release is months
tin Scorsese and Robert away, "The Irishman" — one
De Niro convened at the of Netflix's biggest-budget-
Tribeca Film Festival to look ed films yet — has already
back on their long partner- become the new flash
ship together. point of the ongoing battle
The talk, staged Sunday at between Netflix and movie
New York's Beacon Theatre, theaters. The major chains
gave De Niro, co-founder have refused to play re-
of the festival, one of his leases that don't abide to
most unlikely roles to date: the traditional exclusive
interviewer. With interstitial 90-day theatrical window.
clips chosen by Scorsese Netflix has said that doesn't
from the director's filmog- serve the interests of its mil-
raphy, the famously terse lions of members.
actor didn't so much pep- How Scorsese will navi-
per or prod the filmmaker gate those divisions is be-
as occasionally announce Actor Robert De Niro, left, and director Martin Scorsese attend "Tribeca Talks - Director Series - ing closely watched. The
Martin Scorsese with Robert De Niro" during the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival at the Beacon Theatre
it was time to discuss "the on Sunday, April 28, 2019, in New York. 76-year-old filmmaker is
next one." Associated Press among the most respected
But if the conversation re- in movies, and has long
lied largely on Scorsese, it ema. One of Scorsese's latest gangster film togeth- man" Sheeran (played by been a devoted advocate
still offered a window into other regulars, Leonardo er, following "Mean Streets," De Niro). Al Pacino plays of film history and film pres-
their long-running collabo- DiCaprio, was among the ''Goodfellas" and "Casino." Jimmy Hoffa, whose dis- ervation. The director didn't
ration. Begun with 1973's full crowd, eager to see the It's based on the 2003 book appearance some have wade into those issues Sun-
"Mean Streets" and stretch- legendary New York duo "I Heard You Paint Houses" traced to Sheeran. day, but he spoke about
ing over nine feature films, together. by Charles Brandt, which "It's in the milieu of the pic- how "Irishman" reverber-
it's one of the most famous "The Irishman," which Netflix recounts the life of mob tures we've done together ates with themes that have
director-actor pairs in cin- will release this fall, is their hitman Frank "The Irish- and are known for, in a long propelled him. q

400-year-old Bible stolen from US is found in Netherlands

By RAMESH SANTANAM The FBI will hand over the
Associated Press Bible to Allegheny County
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A 17th prosecutors, who will return
century Geneva Bible, one it to the library, Zappala Jr.
of the hundreds of rare said.
books authorities said were After charges were filed
stolen from a Pittsburgh li- last year, Zappala said, the
brary as part of a 20-year- director of the Dutch mu-
long theft scheme, is back seum contacted police in
home. The Hague and the Carn-
The Bible, published in 1615, egie Library, which in turn
was traced to the American contacted the FBI in Pitts-
Pilgrim Museum in Leiden, burgh.
about 45 miles (70 kilome- The FBI in The Hague worked
ters) from Amsterdam in the with the museum and then
Netherlands, said FBI agent shipped the Bible to FBI of-
Robert Jones. fices in Pittsburgh, said FBI
It was among more than agent Shawn Brokos.
300 rare books, maps, Wearing blue latex gloves,
plate books, atlases and she displayed the Bible,
more that were discovered carefully opening its weath-
missing from the Carnegie ered pages.
Library of Pittsburgh last The FBI hopes news of the
year. A former archivist FBI supervisory special agent Shawn Brokos shows the recovered 1615 Breeches Edition Bible dur- recovery of this Bible will
at the library and a rare ing a news conference, Thursday, April 25, 2019, in Pittsburgh. prompt others to look at
book dealer are accused Associated Press their collections for any
of stealing books valued at possible items stolen from
more than $8 million. to its rightful owner here in it is priceless." in 1560. This particular edi- the Pittsburgh library. "Some
The Bible "is more than a Pittsburgh." The Dutch museum had tion, published in London probably are in private col-
piece of evidence," Jones There are several similar Bi- paid $1,200 for the Bible, four years after the first King lections," Jones said.
said Thursday at a news bles, Jones said afterward. District Attorney Stephen James version, is similar to a Prosecutors in Pittsburgh
conference in Pittsburgh. "From a dollar-figure sense, Zappala Jr. said. Bible known to have been have so far recovered 18 of
"I am happy to say it has it is not priceless," he said. The first edition of the Ge- brought over by the Pilgrims the books stolen from the li-
finally made its way back "From a history perspective, neva Bible was published in 1620, Jones said. brary, Zappala said. q