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‘People are still isolated and obsessive’: De Niro, Scorsese, Foster and Schrader reunite for Taxi Driver at 50

The director, screenwriter and stars of the 1976 classic film spoke about its making and parallels to the internet age at New York’s Tribeca film festival

The Guardian - US

Famous director says 1970s’ De Niro classic was ‘too controversial’ to win an Oscar

Schrader wrote the screenplay for Martin Scorsese’s acclaimed crime noir

The Independent UK

Self Driver review – cabbie who signs up for sinister app offers Travis Bickle take on the gig economy

A desperate driver joins a service that directs him down a shadowy path in this interesting, less-is-more satirical thriller

The Guardian - UK

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Love classic films? We've picked these 10 iconic flicks from 1976 for your next movie night

Our editorial team highlights some of the most memorable films from 1976 that are turning the big 5-0 this year.

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Taxi Driver at 50: How Martin Scorsese turned New York into the coolest scum-ridden hellhole on earth

INSIDE FILM: Movies like ‘The French Connection’, ‘Midnight Cowboy’ and ‘Death Wish’ depicted the Big Apple as a scuzzy metropolis of filth and grime. And despite the reported fury of the New York Mayor’s Office, they helped define the city as we know it to this day, writes Xan Brooks

The Independent UK

‘If I didn’t write about him, I’m afraid I might become him’: the making of Taxi Driver at 50

Screenwriter Paul Schrader talks the inspiration and legacy of Martin Scorsese’s incendiary New York nightmare

The Guardian - US

50 Years Later, Martin Scorsese's First Masterpiece Is More Relevant Than Ever

Half a century later, Robert De Niro's iconic loner in 'Taxi Driver' still endures in Martin Scorsese's dark premonition of America.

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Taxi Driver Turns 50 This Weekend, So I Rewatched It For The First Time In Years, And It's More Stressful Than Ever

A commentary on modern times

Cinemablend

Taxi Driver at 50: Martin Scorsese’s film remains a troubling reflection of our times

Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver turns 50 this month. Nominated for four Oscars and winner of the Palme d’Or at the 1976 Cannes Festival, Scorsese’s searing, hallucinatory portrait of urban alienation is widely regarded as one of the most important American films of all time.

The Conversation

Jodie Foster Reveals How She Was Saved From Hollywood Predators As A Child

Jodie Foster's comments were not well-received by some. They called her "lucky" for surviving Hollywood without being exploited.

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I Just Found Out Jodie Foster Thought Robert De Niro Was ‘Really Uninteresting’ While They Worked On Taxi Driver

There was a good reason for this.

Cinemablend

6 Scorsese movies were just added to Netflix and Paramount Plus — here's what I'd stream first

Paramount and Netflix just added a combined six Martin Scorsese movies. Here's what you need to watch.

Tom’s Guide

Scorsese ‘threatened to get gun’ after request to cut violence from Taxi Driver

The 1976 film features Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle, a former US marine who becomes a taxi driver, which earned him his first Oscar nomination.

Evening Standard

Watch what Martin Scorsese was ready to do to save Taxi Driver in Mr. Scorsese first look

Clip about Scorsese’s first bonafide classic is a preview of Mr. Scorsese documentary series premiering on Apple TV Plus October 17.

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The Independent UK

13 greatest movie lines you didn’t know were improvised

From ‘Jaws’ to ‘Barbie’, we look at some of the most unlikely improvisations in movie history and the stories behind them

The Conversation

Six Robert De Niro films that explore alienation, isolation and loneliness

“Loneliness has followed me my whole life,” says Robert De Niro’s character, Travis Bickle, in Taxi Driver. “Everywhere. In bars, in cars, sidewalks, stores, everywhere. There’s no escape. I’m God’s lonely man.”

The Guardian - UK

Heading isolated and paranoid into the night, these are the voters our politicians created

So many citizens are angry and cynical, like Taxi Driver’s Travis Bickle. I wish our leaders would ask themselves why, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Tom’s Guide

7 best classic movies on Netflix to watch right now, ranked

Netflix is streaming iconic classic movies including Field of Dreams, Scarface and Jaws

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The Guardian - US

From Taxi Driver to The Irishman: our writers pick their favourite Scorsese movies

With the highly anticipated release of Killers of the Flower Moon, Guardian writers look back at their top Scorsese films

The Guardian - UK

The Guide #109: Martin Scorsese’s lessons on masculinity

In this week’s newsletter: the male ego in crisis is a recurring theme in the director’s work. Fifty years after the release of Mean Steets, we round up his most seductive portrayals of troubled men

The Independent UK

Robert De Niro is disgracing himself – and Taxi Driver – by starring in an Uber advert

By joining the likes of Harvey Keitel for Direct Line and Judi Dench for Money Supermarket, the Oscar winner is threatening his legacy by nodding to his ‘Taxi Driver’ character in a TV commercial for a ride-sharing app, writes Nick Hilton. What is he thinking?

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Ranking 16 iconic Robert De Niro performances, from Taxi Driver to Goodfellas

De Niro's one of the greatest actors all of time. Which movie was his best?

Cinemablend

Quentin Tarantino Rumored To Want Bruce Willis For A Small Part In Final Movie

Quentin Tarantino's tenth and final movie is coming up, and rumor has it he wants Bruce Willis to appear.

Total Film

Quentin Tarantino compares his next film to Taxi Driver, but not in the way you might think

Tarantino has teased more details about his tenth (and supposedly final) film, The Movie Critic

Cinemablend

Quentin Tarantino Clarified Details About His Upcoming Film The Movie Critic

Some important details have come to light about the lead character of Quentin Tarantino's supposedly final film, The Movie Critic.

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