MasterClass, a startup that offers specialized instruction from celebrities in various industries, has now added Martin Scorsese to its roster.

For $90 you can take a general filmmaking class with one of the most critically and commercially successful directors of the last 40 years. Or, as MasterClass CEO David Rogier boasts in a press release, “Scorsese is one of the most influential filmmakers of all-time… This is a once in a generation opportunity.” That’s some pitch.

Scorsese isn’t the first high-profile filmmaker to teach a course on MasterClass. Werner Herzog taught a “principles of filmmaking class,” Aaron Sorkin led a screenwriting class, and Hans Zimmer put together a course on scoring films. Kevin Spacey, Dustin Hoffman, and…

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