Articles Tagged Taxi Driver

PODCAST: ABC 774 – 20th February

In this week’s Friday Film segment we discuss the latest feature from director Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher starring Channing Tatum. Plus, talkback on ‘Masculinity on Film’ on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne.

REVIEW: Taxi Driver

Thirty-five years after it claimed the Palme d’Or for best feature film at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival, Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver remains a landmark work of cinema. An iconic depiction of loneliness, violence and urban alienation, Scorsese’s film stands out within that period of American cinema during the late 1960s and 1970s often referred […]

PODCAST: Plato’s Cave – Taxi Driver Special

To commemorate the film’s 35th anniversary restoration release, the Plato’s Cave team take an in-depth look at Martin Scorsese’s 1976 classic Taxi Driver. They also cast their eye over Scorsese’s early career, discussing the films on the the recent DVD collection Martin Scorsese’s Short Films (including What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a […]