If you’ve ever called an Uber, Lyft or a taxi during rush hour or after a late night out, you know all too well how expensive the ride could be. And now to add insult to injury, riders are claiming that popular taxi app, Curb, is supposedly double-charging some of its customers. In a post … Read more
The “taxi cab” dating theory may be taking you on a ride. All women have either seen it happen or have experienced it themselves: A commitmentphobic man dates a woman for years on end without proposing, only to quickly get engaged to the next woman he starts seeing. It’s a phenomenon that’s so common that … Read more
Robert De Niro didn’t impress Jodie Foster at first on the “Taxi Driver” set. During an appearance at the Marrakech Film Festival on Sunday, Foster, 63, recalled meeting De Niro, 82, when she was 12 years old to shoot Martin Scorsese’s 1976 psychologically thriller. De Niro, according to Foster, took the young actress “under his … Read more
Marilu Henner is driving home this sentiment. The “Aurora Teagarden Mysteries” actress, 73, opened up about the beloved sitcom “Taxi,” which she starred in from 1978 to 1983. “All due respect to the ‘Cheers’ cast, I always thought the ‘Taxi’ cast was a hotter cast,” Henner said while on the “Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan” podcast on … Read more
You talkin’ to him? Martin Scorsese, 82, said he nearly threatened the movie studio over a disagreement about his 1976 classic “Taxi Driver.” In a first-look clip from the October Apple TV+ documentary “Mr. Scorsese,” the legendary director opened up to Steven Spielberg about how Columbia Pictures was allegedly anxious about the movie’s disturbing content, … Read more
NEW YORK — Paul Schrader, the writer of “Taxi Driver” and director of “American Gigolo,” has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting his former personal assistant, firing her when she wouldn’t acquiesce to advances and reneging on a settlement that was meant to keep the allegations confidential. The former assistant, identified in court … Read more
She drove his wife mad. A model was blindsided after earning a one-star rating from a taxi driver — and a message from his wife. Kerolay Chaves, a Brazilian influencer known for her curves, said that she was headed home from the gym in a cab called with a rideshare app. Everything seemed completely normal, … Read more
Ben Affleck is rocking a new look as his reported divorce from Jennifer Lopez looms. The “Justice League” actor, 51, showed off a shaved faux-hawk haircut during an outing on his electric motorcycle in Los Angeles on Saturday. Affleck wore a black leather jacket, a Red Hot Chili Peppers T-shirt, gray jeans and black boots. … Read more
It should have been a dead giveaway. The Brazilian woman who took her dead uncle into a bank to sign a loan in her name arrived there by taxi — with video even showing the driver helping her move the corpse from his car. Érika de Souza Vieira Nunes was arrested Tuesday after taking the … Read more
Call it a return to his roots. The artist Arthur Jafa began his career as a cinematographer, working with his then-wife, Julie Dash, on the acclaimed “Daughters of the Dust” (1991) and with Spike Lee on “Crooklyn” (1994), before garnering art world fame, including a Golden Lion at the 2019 Venice Biennale, for “Love is … Read more
Some of international cinema’s biggest names gathered on Tuesday night at the Berlin International Film Festival as the event honored Martin Scorsese with a lifetime achievement award. Wearing a tuxedo, Scorsese accepted the trophy from the German director Wim Wenders at a ceremony before an audience including celebrities and local dignitaries. Just around the corner, … Read more
Jodie Foster was just 12 when she starred in director Martin Scorsese’s 1976 classic “Taxi Driver.” The Oscar winner, now 61, played a teenage prostitute named Iris alongside Robert De Niro as the titular cab driver Travis Bickle. Foster revealed on a recent episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that both Scorsese, 81, and De Niro, … Read more
It was around 1PM on a bucketing wet day. I was in the front seat of the taxi with my driver, Matteo, flooring it along the A1 Autostrada between Florence and Rome. The meter had already hit 500 Euro, with a second extra ‘service’ charge blinking threateningly beside it, and we still had at least … Read more
The miracle of birth is a costly one, no matter where it occurs. A 26-year-old mother of two unexpectedly gave birth Tuesday in the back of a cab while heading to the hospital for a routine checkup — and then was allegedly charged for the taxi’s cleanup, reported the Sun. Buckinghamshire, UK, resident Farah Cacanindin … Read more