Concrete Playground

Right up there with "yeah, baby!" from Austin Powers, or Jerry (I haven't even seen the damn movie but I know this line) Maguire's "show me the money", Taxi Driver's "you talkin' to me?" is a movie quote I need NEVER hear again, except if it's Robert DeNiro in a state of manic panic in front of his bathroom mirror. In which case — because nobody puts baby in a corner — I'll be first in line for a ticket.

Following the glam bloodbaths of the Dario Argento festival, the Chauvel Cinema is hosting a month of Scorcese Fridays. Despite the fact The King of Comedy isn't screening (boo), the line-up is worthy of you putting every session down in your diary right now. In pen, even. What I'm saying is, it's time to get organezized. O-R-G-A-N-E-Z-I-Z-E-D...

Friday 26th March 8:30pm
Mean Streets (1973)
Power, love, loyalty and a smoking gun in Little Italy.

Friday 2nd April 8:30pm
Taxi Driver (1976)
Yes I'm talking to you, you should know what this '76 Palme d'Or winner is about already.

Friday 9th April 8:30pm
Good Fellas (1990)
This ain't your mum's Sopranos. Well, actually it is. This has more bada bing than Bada Bing.

Friday 16th April
Raging Bull (1980)
Best boxing film ever made, end of story. If that's not enough, it inspired one of the best scenes in Waiting For Guffman.