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Raging Bull
Archived Festival Film

Raging Bull

In this new 4K scan from the original camera negative, Robert De Niro teams up with director Martin Scorsese to create one of cinema's eternal masterpieces. Nominated for eight Academy Awards®, including Best Picture and Best Director, this contemporary classic is "ambitious, violent, poetic and lyrical" (The New York Times). De Niro turns in a powerful, Best Actor Oscar®-winning performance as Jake La Motta, a boxer whose psychological and sexual complexities erupt into violence both in and out of the ring. Joe Pesci and Cathy Moriarty co-star.

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Telling a Bronx Tale
Archived Festival Film

Telling a Bronx Tale

Almost 20 years ago, Chazz Palminteri wrote and starred in an Off-Broadway play based on his experiences growing up in the ’60s on the gritty streets of the Bronx. One man knew how best to bring Chazz’s remarkable story to the screen: Robert De Niro. The film, which marked De Niro’s directorial debut, follows a young man whose life is guided by two father figures, played by De Niro and Palminteri. Following the screening, De Niro and Palminteri will discuss how this powerful one-man stage show made it to the silver screen.

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The King of Comedy
Archived Festival Film

The King of Comedy

Comedian Rupert Pupkin confronts then kidnaps his hero, late night talk show host Jerry Langford, all for a shot at the big time. Thirty years after its release, Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy is more relevant than ever, sending up reality television culture through an unforgettable hack who overcomes his many social shortcomings with felonious ambition. Robert De Niro, Sandra Bernhard and the legendary Jerry Lewis light up the screen in this marvelous, multi-layered comic gem.
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The Godfather & The Godfather: Part II
Archived Festival Film

The Godfather & The Godfather: Part II

Arguably two of the best films ever made, and winners of nine Academy Awards® between them, Francis Ford Coppola's epic masterpieces paint a chilling, multi-generational portrait of the Corleone crime family's rise and near fall from power in America. Tribeca celebrates the legacy of one of the most influential film sagas of all time with this 45th anniversary screening and reunion event.

After the Movie: A 45th anniversary conversation with Francis Ford Coppola, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, and Robert De Niro.
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Closing Gala: A Bronx Tale
Festival Film

Closing Gala: A Bronx Tale

In Robert De Niro’s stunning directorial debut, a devoted father battles a local mob boss for the life of his son. Growing up on the racially divided streets of 1960s New York, 9-year-old Calogero, or “C,” idolizes sophisticated local gangster Sonny (Chazz Palminteri), despite stern warnings from his working-class father (Robert De Niro). But when “C” gets older, he finds himself torn between two worlds and must choose between earning respect like his father or commanding it like Sonny. Vividly evoking the sights and sounds of the iconic neighborhood, A Bronx Tale is a compelling story of love and loyalty.


After the Movie: A conversation with director and star Robert De Niro, producer Jane Rosenthal, and writer and co-star Chazz Palminteri. They will be joined in conversation by the editor of The New Yorker David Remnick.

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100 Years of Universal
Archived Festival Film

100 Years of Universal

In celebration of 100 years of Universal Studios, join us for a conversation with iconic actor Robert De Niro and director Judd Apatow as they share their favorite moments and memories from Universal's extraordinary history. Moderated by Film Editor for Deadline Hollywood Mike Fleming.
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Tribeca Talks: Storytellers - Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro
Archived Festival Film

Tribeca Talks: Storytellers - Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro

Academy Award nominee Bradley Cooper will sit down with Robert De Niro to discuss his career as an actor, producer and now director; from his early work in acclaimed comedies such as Wet Hot American Summer, Wedding Crashers and The Hangover trilogy, to his impactful dramatic turns in Silver Linings Playbook and American Sniper, which led to him becoming the tenth actor to receive an Academy Award nomination three years in a row. Most recently, Cooper has been working on his directorial debut, a modern adaptation of A Star is Born, which he also produced, co-wrote, and stars in alongside Lady Gaga. Cooper and De Niro have worked together on such films as Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, Joy and Limitless which was their first picture together.
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Taxi Driver
Archived Festival Film

Taxi Driver

Martin Scorsese’s powerful psychological thriller Taxi Driver will celebrate its 40th Anniversary at the 15th edition of the Festival. Starring Robert DeNiro, Jodie Foster, Albert Brooks, Leonard Harris, Peter Boyle, and Cybill Shepherd, Directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Paul Schrader and produced by Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips, the 1976 film was nominated for four Academy Awards®, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Robert De Niro; and two Golden Globes. One of TIME Magazines 'all-TIME 100 Movies,' Taxi Driver was called 'a brilliant nightmare,' by the Chicago Sun-Times and praised by the Village Voice as 'a phenomenon from another day and age.'
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Heat
Archived Festival Film

Heat

The brilliantly written and directed crime drama from Michael Mann follows master criminal Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) as he pulls off a series of heists in LA. In pursuit of McCauley is the obsessive Lieutenant Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino). Both men at the same time are dealing with upheavals in their personal lives and form mutual respect even as they try to derail each other’s plans. 

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The Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award
Archived Festival Film

The Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award

Robert De Niro will present Common with the second annual Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award.

Academy Award, Emmy and Grammy-winning artist, actor, author, and activist, Common continues to break down barriers with a multitude of critically acclaimed, diverse roles, and continued success in all aspects of his career. Having starred in numerous film and television projects, Common has worked behind the scenes as an executive producer and on multiple soundtracks for which he has received Oscar, Grammy, NAACP, and Critic Choice Award nominations. Common has dedicated countless hours and has been deeply engaged in social justice and advocacy work around mass incarceration, mental health and voting. He launched the nonprofit Imagine Justice, which is dedicated to leveraging the power of art to advocate for communities around the country. Through his Common Ground Foundation, Common is dedicated to empowering high school students from underserved communities to become future leaders. The foundation operates educational programs in Chicago that focus on character development, healthy living, financial literacy, social impact, technology, and leadership.  The programs include mentoring and college readiness, summer camp, and an annual Youth Business and Leadership Conference. The foundation students have a 100% graduation rate from high school. The Common Ground Foundation was proud to honor Harry Belafonte in 2012. He will be joined in conversation with New York Times columnist and MSNBC political analyst Charles Blow.

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Common with Charles Blow: The Harry Belafonte Voices of Social Justice Award
Archived Festival Film

Common with Charles Blow: The Harry Belafonte Voices of Social Justice Award

Robert De Niro will present Common with the second annual Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award.

Academy Award, Emmy and Grammy-winning artist, actor, author, and activist, Common continues to break down barriers with a multitude of critically acclaimed, diverse roles, and continued success in all aspects of his career. Having starred in numerous film and television projects, Common has worked behind the scenes as an executive producer and on multiple soundtracks for which he has received Oscar, Grammy, NAACP, and Critic Choice Award nominations. Common has dedicated countless hours and has been deeply engaged in social justice and advocacy work around mass incarceration, mental health and voting. He launched the nonprofit Imagine Justice, which is dedicated to leveraging the power of art to advocate for communities around the country. Through his Common Ground Foundation, Common is dedicated to empowering high school students from underserved communities to become future leaders. The foundation operates educational programs in Chicago that focus on character development, healthy living, financial literacy, social impact, technology, and leadership.  The programs include mentoring and college readiness, summer camp, and an annual Youth Business and Leadership Conference. The foundation students have a 100% graduation rate from high school. The Common Ground Foundation was proud to honor Harry Belafonte in 2012. He will be joined in conversation with New York Times columnist and MSNBC political analyst Charles Blow.

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