Casey Chong revisits Brian De Palma’s Body Double as it celebrates its 40th anniversary… Brian De Palma’s works may have been inconsistent but at his peak, he directed a fair share of memorable genre films that defined his career. As a self-professed fan of Alfred Hitchcock, he has exploited the Master of Suspense’s themes, tones […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Body Double (1984)
Body Double, 1984. Directed by Brian De Palma. Starring Craig Wasson, Gregg Henry, and Melanie Griffith. SYNOPSIS: Brian De Palma’s thriller Body Double is 40 years old, and Sony is celebrating the milestone with a new SteelBook of the film that contains 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Discs, along with a code for a digital […]
Scarface at 40: The Story Behind the Seminal Gangster Classic
Hasitha Fernando on the story behind Scarface as it celebrates its 40th anniversary… There is nary a filmgoer who has not heard of Brian De Palma’s Scarface. Debuting 40 years ago this month, the movie stirred controversy and polarized audiences with its graphic violence, excessive profanity and depictions of drug usage but has since then […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Carlito’s Way (1993)
Carlito’s Way, 1993. Directed by Brian De Palma. Starring Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, Luis Guzman, and John Leguizamo. SYNOPSIS: Sure, Carlito’s Way has made its way to 4K Ultra HD before, but Arrow pulled out all the stops here with an improved visual presentation as well as a big batch of new […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Untouchables (1987)
The Untouchables, 1987. Directed by Brian De Palma. Starring Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Robert De Niro, Sean Connery, and Patricia Clarkson. SYNOPSIS: Brian De Palma’s classic The Untouchables arrives on 4K looking about as good as it did in theaters 35 years ago. No new extras were commissioned for this release, but […]
The Untouchables is coming to 4K Ultra HD for 35th anniversary
In celebration of its 35th anniversary, Paramount Pictures has announced the 4K Ultra HD release of Brian De Palma’s class crime drama The Untouchables which goes on sale on May 31st; check out the cover artwork, steelbook, and bonus content details below… Originally released on June 3, 1987, THE UNTOUCHABLES celebrates its 35th anniversary this year and remains […]
Brian De Palma reveals how Mission: Impossible’s opening scene was changed with George Lucas’s help
Director Brian De Palma has revealed how the opening scene to the first Mission: Impossible instalment was completely changed after some advice by filmmaker George Lucas. “When George saw Mission: Impossible he said, ‘There’s no setup to this thing. You’ve gotta set this thing up! You’ve gotta have that scene where they’re all sitting around the table […]
25 Years of Mission: Impossible: High Stakes Stunts, Dense Plotting and Tom Cruise
Ricky Church on the 25th anniversary of the Mission: Impossible movie franchise… “Your mission, should you choose to accept it.” 25 years ago today those words were uttered as the action-spy genre was given a shot in the arm with a big screen revitalization of the Mission: Impossible franchise. Based on the 1960s TV series […]
The Greatest Director of All Time?
Tom Jolliffe ponders the question: who is the greatest director of all time? One of the toughest of tough film related questions. Who is the greatest director ever? Think over all the icons throughout history. There have been countless, many who crossed from silent to sound, such as Fritz Lang, Carl Theodore Dreyer, D.W Griffith […]
Brian De Palma believes one Mission: Impossible movie was “enough” for the franchise
The original director of the 1996 Mission: Impossible movie, Brian De Palma, doesn’t think the successful and highly popular action franchise needed sequels. In an interview with AP News, De Palma pointed out that making sequel after sequel earns a filmmaker money, but as a director whose career was built on original films, that was never his […]
