(Source: onlydeniro)

(Source: onlydeniro)

foreveryourinnamorata:

Richard Burton, The Longest Day 1962

foreveryourinnamorata:

Richard Burton, The Longest Day 1962

Travis Prepares

“I remember, here, De Niro was deep in conversation with Scorsese - who’s out of shot.

“Often, the anxiety and tension of actually making the film registered more on Scorsese’s face. Bobby was in character pretty much all the time - something this picture captures.”

Travis Prepares

“I remember, here, De Niro was deep in conversation with Scorsese - who’s out of shot.

“Often, the anxiety and tension of actually making the film registered more on Scorsese’s face. Bobby was in character pretty much all the time - something this picture captures.”

Iris & Iris

“Jodie Foster was only 12 when she played the part of Iris, a young street hooker. Before that, she’d starred in a few polite Disney family films. But it was amazing how she gave a performance worthy of a seasoned actress.

“Her 19-year-old sister Connie became her film double - and her chaperone.”

Iris & Iris

“Jodie Foster was only 12 when she played the part of Iris, a young street hooker. Before that, she’d starred in a few polite Disney family films. But it was amazing how she gave a performance worthy of a seasoned actress.

“Her 19-year-old sister Connie became her film double - and her chaperone.”

Applause Please

“De Niro’s ‘method’ is intense and extreme but he felt that he had to go as far as he could because of the nature of the character - an ex-marine soldier who is physically and mentally preparing to shoot a civilian.”

Applause Please

“De Niro’s ‘method’ is intense and extreme but he felt that he had to go as far as he could because of the nature of the character - an ex-marine soldier who is physically and mentally preparing to shoot a civilian.”

Bobby, Marty, er… Paulie

“This is Paul Schrader, the writer, sharing a joke with Marty and Bobby.

“At one point, both Schrader and Scorsese thought about becoming priests or ministers. They saw Taxi Driver as a religious ritual movie set in an everyday world. Travis Bickle would work to ‘purify’ the city and then martyr himself. Schrader loved the idea of his gun not going off when he tries to kill himself.”

Bobby, Marty, er… Paulie

“This is Paul Schrader, the writer, sharing a joke with Marty and Bobby.

“At one point, both Schrader and Scorsese thought about becoming priests or ministers. They saw Taxi Driver as a religious ritual movie set in an everyday world. Travis Bickle would work to ‘purify’ the city and then martyr himself. Schrader loved the idea of his gun not going off when he tries to kill himself.”

“There will be no more bad food…”“De Niro’s famous for doing a lot of preparation and for Taxi Driver, he drove a cab at night for a month so he could become Travis Bickle both internally and externally.“Pretty much everything you see Travis doing - including working out - Bobby did for real.”


“There will be no more bad food…”
“De Niro’s famous for doing a lot of preparation and for Taxi Driver, he drove a cab at night for a month so he could become Travis Bickle both internally and externally.
“Pretty much everything you see Travis doing - including working out - Bobby did for real.”



zombiesenelghetto:

Joe Strummer and Martin Scorsese in NYC 1981.
In May/June of 1981, The Clash were booked to play at the curiously  named “Bond’s International Casino” in New York City in support of the sprawling 3-record Sandinista!  album. They were meant to play just eight gigs in the smallish Times  Square space, but the performances were dangerously oversold by greedy  promoters. Fire marshals and the NY Building Department closed down both  of the May 30th concerts, but the band vowed to honor every last ticket  and the number of shows was extended to seventeen, with matinee and  evening performances added.
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desden:

Top 5 title sequences

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filmtacular:

On-set production photographs of Martin Scorsese’s superb Taxi Driver have been released in Steve Schapiro’s photo essay about the film. They provide an interesting perspective on one of the greatest and most influential films of all-time. If you haven’t already, I highly suggest you purchase the anniversary edition on Blu-Ray or DVD. Its packs the amazing film with amazing special features that should have you asking “Are you talking to me?” in the mirror the next time you go take a shower. Click the picture to view the rest of the photos on Total Film, each accompanied with little snippets of commentary from Schapiro himself.

filmtacular:

On-set production photographs of Martin Scorsese’s superb Taxi Driver have been released in Steve Schapiro’s photo essay about the film. They provide an interesting perspective on one of the greatest and most influential films of all-time. If you haven’t already, I highly suggest you purchase the anniversary edition on Blu-Ray or DVD. Its packs the amazing film with amazing special features that should have you asking “Are you talking to me?” in the mirror the next time you go take a shower. Click the picture to view the rest of the photos on Total Film, each accompanied with little snippets of commentary from Schapiro himself.