Today is the 68th birthday of one of my all time favourite actors - Robert De Niro (if not my favourite). He has collaborated eight times with my all time favourite director Martin Scorsese (I have still not seen 'Mean Streets', 'New York, New York' or 'Cape Fear'). 'Casino' was a masterpiece, but three of the pair's films, in my opinion, top 'Casino' - they are some of the greatest films ever - 'Taxi Driver', 'Raging Bull' and 'Goodfellas'. I have studied all of these films in depth, particularly 'Taxi Driver', which is my favourite film of all time. Plus I have also had a screenwriting masterclass from the writer of 'Taxi Driver' and 'Raging Bull', Paul Schrader. I intend to one day post in depth articles about some, if not all, of these three films.
Above: De Niro in 'Taxi Driver' (1976) (top) and 'Raging Bull' (1980); he won an Oscar for his performance in Raging Bull.
It is also the 51st birthday of two time Academy Award winner Sean Penn (he won the awards for 'Mystic River' (2003) and 'Milk' (2008)).
Above: Sean Penn in 'Mystic River' (top) and 'Milk', both of which I am yet to see.
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