Today on Slackervision:

TWO GUN MOVIES SHOOT IT OUT - Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976) Vs. Rob Marshall's Chicago (2002)



THE LESBIAN MOVIE STANDARD (which requires two female actors to have at least one conversation about something other than a man):

Taxi Driver - surprisingly, no. (That's sarcasm.)

Chicago - surprisingly (to me, unfamiliar with the musical), yes. Solid.



THE JESUS FIGURE (which almost always exists in every mainstream movie, bringing at least one character to death or the brink of death and bringing her/him back to a greater glory):

Taxi Driver - Travis (de Niro)

Chicago - both Roxie and Velma, on death row in the movie (Zellweger and Zeta-Jones)



THE GAY CHARACTER (usually the only character that registers on gaydar, a standby in movies since the 90's):

Taxi Driver - Albert Brook's character. But that was a hard one to pick. I spotted him because he's the goofy sidekick, always a good candidate for the Gay Character.

Chicago - Mama! Queen Latifah! Those breasts should've gotten nominated for SOME kind of best supporting role.



P.S. Who the hell is Rob Marshall? - why, he did Annie for the Disney Channel in 1999, surely you couldn't forget THAT! Well, Chicago has put him on the map, so to say.