Chapter 1 Introduction: Martin Scorsese, Authorship, Context

Chapter 2 New York, NYU, and the European Influence: What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?; It’s Not Just You, Murray!; The Big Shave

Chapter 3 Entering the Marketplace, Developing a Style: Who’s That Knocking at My Door ?

Chapter 5 New Hollywood Cinema: Mean Streets

Chapter 6 Into the Mainstream: Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

Chapter 7 An Italo-Judeo Production: Taxi Driver

Chapter 8 (Failed) Blockbuster Cinema: New York, New York

Chapter 9 Conclusion: ‘That’s the worst part. That’s the whole thing. Going on …’