After a welcomed but all too brief return to U.K. cinema's,
Martin Scorsese's seminal psychological horror
Taxi Driver was finally released on a
Region Free Blu-ray in the U.K. yesterday and we have 3 copies of one of the greatest films of all time to give away. Yes, we really do mean one of the greatest. How can you read
Laurent Kelly's recent love letter to the movie and not think that? Read on to find out how you can win; Following an extensive 4K restoration from the original negative the 35th Anniversary Edition of Four-Time Academy Award®-Nominated Cinema Classic Arrives on Blu-ray Disc for the First Time on 6th June 2011 De Niro plays the legendary Travis Bickle, a traumatized Vietnam War veteran who takes a job as a night-time
Taxi Driver in New York City. When he encounters a 12-year-old prostitute named Iris, played by then-13-year-old Foster, Travis sets forth to rescue her from an exploitive pimp, played by Oscar-nominee Harvey Keitel(Best Supporting Actor,
Bugsy, 1991). The film also features Cybill Shepherd (
The Last Picture Show, Moonlighting). The
Taxi Driver 35th Anniversary Edition has been newly remastered following an extensive
4K digital restoration from the original camera negative, approved by cinematographer Michael Chapman and director Martin Scorsese. The film arrives on Blu-ray
packed with bonus material, including an all-new Blu-ray exclusive, interactive Script to Screen feature, MovieIQ+Sync, and Martin Scorseses original 1986 commentary with Paul Schrader, as well as documentaries and animated photo galleries
. The
Taxi Driver 35th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Disc
will be available for the suggested retail price of
£19.99 RRP. BLU-RAY FEATURES INCLUDE: Interactive Script to Screen feature, exclusive to Blu-ray. Explore the Taxi Driver script like never before in this interactive experience. The script will automatically scroll as the film plays so you can read along and discover the stage direction notes along with differences from the original script to the finished film. Exclusive to Blu-ray Original 1986 Commentary with Director Martin Scorsese and Writer Paul Schrader recored by The Criterion Collection Exclusive to Blu-ray Martin Scorsese on Taxi Driver featurette Producing Taxi Driver, a behind-the-scenes featurette Influence and Appreciation Robert De Niro, Oliver Stone, Roger Corman and others pay tribute to Scorsese and the film in this video homage Gods Lonely Man a documentary featuring screenwriter Paul Schrader and Professor Robert Kolker discussing the loneliness themes as seen in the film. Schrader also talks about what circumstances lead to writing the screenplay Travis New York Locations a contemporary, video visit to the films famous locations in New York City, comparing them to the same locations used in 1975 Video bonus: Storyboard to Film Comparisons, with a Martin Scorsese Introduction Commentaries by writer Paul Schrader and professor Robert Kolker, discussing the film scene-by-scene Taxi Driver Stories featurettetaxi tales as told by real life New York city cab drivers Making Of Taxi Driver Documentary Animated Photo Galleries that include photo montages featuring the films music score, location shots taken during filming and Martin Scorsese at work The Taxi Driver 35th anniversary edition also features movieIQ+sync, which gives you the full movieIQ experience on your computer or iPhone by linking to your Blu-ray Disc. Once connected, movieIQ+sync will display all of the great information movieIQ offers on your computer screen or iPhone instead of onscreen, all while staying synchronized to the movie! Exclusive to Blu-ray Trailers For your chance of winning one of three Blu-rays we are giving away all you need to do is email
contest@obsessedwithfilm.com with the e-mail header Taxi Driver. Make sure you leave your full name and address and please only enter if you are 18 or over. Good luck and the winners will be notified next month.