ADHD-DVD, Episode #31: Mean Streets

We may be a bit late in getting Marty Month started, but we're diving in head long with Scorsese's breakthrough picture, and the first of many collaborations with his two leads as we finally sit down to watch 1973's Mean Streets, written and directed by Martin Scorsese, and starring Harvey Keitel, Robert De Niro, Amy Robinson, Martin Proval, Richard Romanus, Cesare Danova and Victor Argo. It's Scorsese's second full length feature, but the first that comes from a personal space, and features so many elements of the director's signature voice and style that would only become more refined in the decades since. It is indeed hard to imagine what it would have felt like to see this movie for the fi rst time upon its release, as its influence is hugely felt across film and television.

This week we're hyper-fixated on Sufjan Stevens' Javelin and the fact it's cold enough to go for pho. Tough to say whose fixation is whose. And we've got Theatre Field Reports on Stop Making Sense, The Creator, The Royal Hotel, Gran Turismo, and PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie. Other films discussed in this episode include: Charade, His Girl Friday, Ford v Ferrari, Need For Speed, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and countless other Scorsese movies.

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We'll be back later this week on Friday as normal, as Scorsese Month continues with The Aviator. That movie is available on Crave in Canada currently, while Mean Streets can be seen on Starz. Sorry we missed some weeks there! We're glad to be back!