Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2 cats
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Curt May | Dennis Franz | John Aquino | John Lithgow | John McMartin | John Travolta | Nancy Allen | Peter Boyden
Michael says: “After enjoying Antonioni’s BLOW-UP, I thought it might be fun to check out BLOW OUT, Brian De Palma’s nod to that classic. In the 1966 film about a photographer who inadvertently captures a possible murder while king pictures of
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Cliff Robertson | Geneviève Bujold | J. Patrick McNamara | John Lithgow | Stanley J. Reyes | Sylvia Kuumba Williams | Wanda Blackman
Chris says: “Interesting that Brian De Palma made this between PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE and CARRIE: it feels almost beholden to reverently emulating (rather than simply paying affectionate homage to) a certain Hitchcock film (Bernard Herrmann score and all!) except
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Rating: 4 cats
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Izzy Diaz | Kel O'Neill | Mike Figueroa | Patrick Carroll | Rob Devaney | Ty Jones
Jay says: “Remember MTV Unplugged? It was a series of specials where rock stars would do an acoustic set, relying on craft and material rather than raw power. Brian De Palma is doing something similar with REDACTED; he was a
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Rating: 2 cats
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Antonio Banderas | Peter Coyote | Rebecca Romijn-Stamos
Howard says: “The latest from Brain DePalma is an enjoyable albeit forgettable romp. Its basically a mystery thriller about second chances. The first half of the movie is the best with non-stop plot twists with minimal dialogue.” 2 cats
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