THE FILMS OF BRIAN DE PALMA: Sisters (1972)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This was first on the site on October 29, 2021. Brian De Palma was inspired to make Sisters after reading an article in Life magazine about how Soviet conjoined twins Masha and Dasha Krivoshlyapova were separated. A photo at the end of the article — along with a mention that the girls were developing psychological problems — […]
THE FILMS OF BRIAN DE PALMA: Hi Mom (1970)
Playing the same role from Greetings, Robert De Niro is Vietnam veteran and aspiring filmmaker Jon Rubin, who has been hired by producer Joe Banner (Allen Garfield) to make an adult film. Rubin uses this to take advantage of his crush on neighbor Joey (Jennifer Salt), wooing her and having sex with her on hidden camera. […]
THE FILMS OF BRIAN DE PALMA: The Wedding Party (1969)
The Wedding Party has an interesting story behind it. It was a joint effort between Sarah Lawrence theater professor Wilford Leach and two of his students, Brian De Palma and Cynthia Monroe. Stanley Borden, owner of American Films, as well as De Palma’s mentor and employer, let the young director make the movie on company […]
THE FILMS OF BRIAN DE PALMA: Greetings (1968)
The first American film to receive an X rating by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), this may have not been the first movie Robert De Niro was in — that would be an earlier film by director Brian De Palma, The Wedding Party — but it is one of the first. This is a […]
THE FILMS OF BRIAN DE PALMA: Murder a La Mod (1968)
Brian De Palma’s first released movie as a director and writer, this movie is all about models, murder and multiple points of view. Sure, it doesn’t all work, but it’s a first try for a creative of staggering genius that would soon be regularly making suspense magic throughout the 70s and 80s. It’s about a […]
Junesploitation: The Ark of the Sun God (1984)
June 20: Junesploitation’s topic of the day — as suggested by F This Movie— is Free Space! We’re excited to tackle a different genre every day, so check back and see what’s next. Also known as Sopravvissuti della città morta (Survivors of the Dead City), this was directed by Antonio Margheriti and written by Giovanni […]
TUBI ORIGINAL: Play Dead (2022)
Patrick Lussier directed The Prophecy 3: The Ascent, Dracula 2000 (and two sequels), My Bloody Valentine 3D, Drive Angry, Trick and now this movie, which explains why it looks so engaging and feels miles beyond most streaming horror as of late. Written by Simon Boyes and Adam Mason, this film kicks into high gear pretty fast. Chloe (Bailee Madison, […]
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