Working on my paper for the Boyd and Beyond Conference in Quantico mid-October. Will post after the event. The characterizations are strong but the plot still needs a little work.
I see De Niro as Boyd and Brad Pitt or Daniel Craig as me.
Slightly East of New
something to do with orientation …
Slightly East of New 
May I respectfully suggest the following movie quotes are woven into your paper:
Richards/Pitt (from Se7en): “You’re no messiah. You’re a movie of the week. You’re a f…ing t-shirt, at best.”
Boyd/De Niro (Taxi Driver): “You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me? You talkin’ to me? Then who the hell else are you talking… you talking to me? …”