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1 day ago · Some directors love watching films that don’t end up impacting their own oeuvre at all, but based on the 1960s classics that made De Palma’s list of all-timers, he clearly wasn’t among them. Brian De Palma’s favourite movies of the 1960s: Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960) Homicidal (William Castle, 1961) Two Rode Together (John Ford, 1961)
Jun 15, 2024 · From his iconic adaptation of Stephen King’s debut novel to his later work on the groundbreaking action series Mission: Impossible, have a look at some of Brian De Palma’s greatest movies...
Jun 14, 2024 · Here are a few facts to break out at your next screening of Scarface, Brian De Palma’s gangsters-and-cocaine classic, which arrived in theaters in 1983. It wasn't the first Scarface. It...
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Jun 1, 2024 · Brian De Palma's homage to Alfred Hitchcock, Body Double, challenged cinematic conventions and became a cult classic.
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Jun 16, 2024 · While “Mean Streets” was the beginning of their 10-film, 50-plus year creative journey together, Scorsese said their introduction first came at a Christmas dinner, where they were urged into...
Jun 2, 2024 · Brian De Palma was the undisputed king of thrillers in his heyday, with a run of hits, classics and near-misses that began with “Carrie” and ended when his take on Tom Wolfe’s “Bonfire of the Vanities” became one of the greatest flops of its era.
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Jun 3, 2024 · Brian De Palma’s love of film oozes out every cinematic allusion. Instead of blending into the story, such imagery sticks out. The whacky comedy undermines the horror, but perhaps it makes the tragedy more digestible. The music is inspired by Goethe’s Faust, yet the film is The Phantom of the Opera. Consequently, the soundtrack works better ...