The Beverly Theater brings Martin Scorsese's gritty masterpiece to its intimate downtown screen. This 1976 psychological thriller follows Travis Bickle, an insomniac Vietnam veteran navigating New York City's grimy underbelly as a late-night cab driver. Robert De Niro's haunting performance anchors the film, which explores themes of isolation, urban decay, and the blurred lines between heroism and violence through Bernard Herrmann's brooding score and Michael Chapman's neon-soaked cinematography.
Watching this film in The Beverly Theater's 150-seat space creates a different experience than catching it on a home screen. The theater's acoustics bring out every detail of the film's sound design—the hiss of steam from city streets, the rumble of the taxi engine, and those whispered "You talkin' to me?" rehearsals. It's a chance to see a classic of American cinema as it was meant to be experienced, on a big screen where every frame of Paul Schrader's screenplay comes to life with its full intensity.