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Jason Bailey

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Covers:  Film, Television, Politics, Popular Culture
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Jason Bailey is a film critic and historian, and the author of five books, including "Fun City Cinema: New York City and the Movies That Made It," "Richard Pryor: American Id," and "Pulp Fiction: The Complete Story of Quentin Tarantino’s Masterpiece." His next book, "Gandolfini: Jim, Tony, and the Life of a Legend" will be released in spring 2025 by ABRAMS Press. His essays and reviews have appeared in "The New York Times," "Vanity Fair," Bloomberg, Vulture, "Rolling Stone," "TIME," The Playlis…

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Robert De Niro Came Up With His Most-Quoted Taxi Driver Line Himself, Thank You

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By Jason Bailey 
| Vulture
“So, Taxi Driver’s about a disaffected young man who has problems connecting romantically with women and hyperfocuses on politicians in the wrong ways and wants to be the hero in his own story but is clearly wrongheaded about it. Why do you think this is relevant today?” On that note, moderator W.
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Tribeca Dispatch: Earth, Wind, Fire, Bob and David

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By Jason Bailey 
| Crooked Marquee
We’re several days into this year’s Tribeca Festival — still mad about them dropping the “film,” and all that it implies — and the 2026 edition is very much in line with previous year’s. To wit: some terrific documentaries, some fairly pedestrian ones, a handful of indies whose star-heavy cast lists are the only reason they’re there, and a few that fly in the face of that logic.
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Trump Says Lee Greenwood and Christopher Macchio Will Replace Freedom 250 Artists

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By Jason Bailey 
| Breaking One
President Donald Trump said he would hold a rally in Washington with performances from country musician Lee Greenwood and tenor Christopher Macchio after most of the announced artists dropped out of concerts planned by Freedom 250 in honor of the country's 250th birthday. Last week, Young MC, Martina McBride, Morris Day and Bret Michaels were among the musicians who canceled their performances after they were publicly promoted by the White House.
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