{"id":49000,"date":"2016-05-02T09:56:53","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T13:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=49000"},"modified":"2016-05-02T10:41:25","modified_gmt":"2016-05-02T14:41:25","slug":"40-years-of-taxi-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=49000","title":{"rendered":"40 Years Of Taxi Driver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sLpMx8_TYOo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>This year marks the 40th anniversary of <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?q=taxi+driver&#038;mod=AP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Taxi Driver<\/a><\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?q=martin+scorsese&#038;mod=AP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Martin Scorsese<\/a>&#8216;s haunting exploration of urban alienation that marks one of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?cr=Robert%20De%20Niro%7C365519&#038;mod=AP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Robert De Niro<\/a>&#8216;s finest performances. Although the grim and gritty New York City featured in the film has become sanitized and gentrified into a playground for the wealthy in the four decades since its release, <em>Taxi Driver<\/em> remains as visceral of a viewing experience as ever. In conjunction with this milestone, <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> recently published an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/features\/taxi-driver-oral-history-de-881032\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">oral history<\/a> of the movie that sheds new light on its production and most iconic moments. I recommend you check you it for a glimpse behind the scenes at a true movie masterpiece.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year marks the 40th anniversary of Taxi Driver, Martin Scorsese&#8216;s haunting exploration of urban alienation that marks one of Robert De Niro&#8216;s finest performances. 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