Sat., 12:40 p.m., 3:40 p.m., 6:40 p.m., 9:40 p.m. (and various times through Sept. 18)
If the news of the world isn’t enough of a bummer, there’s always Martin Scorsese鈥檚 riveting and nightmarish portrait of urban malaise, starring Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster and Harvey Keitel, for a wallet-friendly $5.
Robert De Niro plays cabbie/would-be assassin Travis Bickle in Martin Scorsese鈥檚 鈥淭axi Driver.鈥澛
Fox Theatre
2236 Queen St. E.
鈥淢onterey Pop鈥
Sun., 1 p.m.
Widely considered one of the greatest rock documentaries of all time, D.A. Pennebaker鈥檚 film of Northern California鈥檚 1967 Summer of Love music festival features extraordinary footage of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, the Who, the Byrds, Otis Redding and others.
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Paradise Theatre
1006 Bloor St. W.
鈥淢补迟别飞补苍鈥
Tues., 7:30 p.m.
Chris Cooper, David Strathairn, James Earl Jones and Mary McDonnell star in John Sayles鈥 acclaimed 1987 historical drama about a coal miners’ strike in West Virginia.
Revue Cinema
400 Roncesvalles Ave.
鈥淧hantom of the Paradise鈥
Weds., 9:30 p.m.
Remember when Brian De Palma (鈥淐arrie,鈥 鈥淭he Untouchables,鈥 鈥淢ission: Impossible鈥) directed a gaudy glam-rock adaptation of 鈥淭he Phantom of the Opera鈥 starring an impish Paul Williams, who also wrote the (fantastic) songs? No? Then head to the west end for this rare screening of this remarkable 1974 movie.
Hot Docs
506 Bloor St. W.
鈥淩omeo + Juliet鈥
Fri., 9 p.m.
Baz Luhrmann’s MTV-inspired update of Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes as the star-crossed lovers, with an outstanding supporting cast that includes John Leguizamo and Paul Rudd. Part of Hot Docs’ “Shakespeare, Sorta” series.
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