E168 | Thinking Films: Taxi Driver (1976) w/ Tom Shkolnik

About this episode

Alex and Tom Shkolnik discuss the impact and relevance of the film Taxi Driver directed by Marin Scorcese.

Today Alex and special guest Tom Shkolnik discuss the 1976 film Taxi Driver directed by Marin Scorcese and starring Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster. Tom is the director of the 2012 British drama The Comedian nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2012 London film festival. He is the director of an upcoming film based on the book A Life of One's Own by psychoanalyst Marion Milner. In this episode we discuss Scorcese and his filmmaking style, why Taxi Driver remains relevant today, the ...

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Host: Alex

Guest: Tom Shkolnik

Topics covered

• film analysis
• Taxi Driver
• Scorsese's filmmaking
• relevance of classic films
• psychology in cinema

Keywords

• Taxi Driver
• Marin Scorcese
• Tom Shkolnik
• film analysis
• psychology
• 1976 film
• Robert De Niro
• Jodie Foster

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Taxi Driver, The Comedian, A Life of One's Own

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