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Guest Essay

By Martin Scorsese

Mr. Scorsese is an Academy Award-winning director, writer and producer.

Rob Reiner was my friend, and so was Michele. From now on, I’ll have to use the past tense, and that fills me with such profound sadness. But there’s no other choice.

Rob and I got to know each other in Los Angeles in the early 1970s. I had a good friend in New York named Bill Minkin, a legendary comedian, radio host and actor. Bill appeared in a few of my pictures, including my very first feature, “Who’s That Knocking at My Door.” Through Bill, I got to know George Memmoli, also in comedy (George played Joey in “Mean Streets” and Nicky in “New York, New........

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