- Martin Scorsese, the acclaimed director, has stopped going to movie theatres due to disruptive audience behaviour such as phone use and loud talking.
- Scorsese expressed his frustration to film critic Pete Travers on his blog The Travers Take, noting that audience noise drowns out the actors, a sentiment that has resonated with many fans online.
- Travers challenged Scorsese, pointing out that people have always talked in cinemas, but Scorsese argued that past conversations were about the movie itself.
- Fans online have supported Scorsese's view, lamenting what they saw as the decline in cinema etiquette and their annoyance from phone screens lighting up during screenings.
- Scorsese is producing a documentary, Aldeas – A New Story, featuring conversations with the late Pope Francis, focusing on the Pope's interest in cinema, education, and community building.
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Martin Scorsese supported after admitting he no longer goes to the cinema
