Canadian-American producer, creator of Saturday Night Live
The Scotsman and other outlets report that Scottish theatres face rising costs and funding constraints. Edinburgh’s Lyceum, Pitlochry Festival Theatre and other venues are expanding co-productions to sustain scale, diversify audiences and support workers as freelance opportunities shrink.
The Tribeca film festival marks 50 years since Taxi Driver’s release. Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster and Paul Schrader gather to reflect on the film’s loneliness and its relevance to today’s digital isolation. Schrader calls the screenplay “like a razor blade,” while Foster notes the antihero’s enduring pull and the film’s shock of its time.