Scorsese set to become film critic
30/08/2006 - 16:01:45Famed director Martin Scorsese has been hired as a film critic for an American satellite TV service after complaining about their movie review system.
The Aviator director will pen a monthly column for On DirecTV, a magazine and programme guide for people who subscribe to DirecTV, a satellite television service.
Scorsese will offer critiques of overlooked films on DirecTV.
Executives at the company came up with the idea when Scorsese, a DirecTV subscriber, wrote to the firm to suggest changes in the movie review system.
