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 […]
Movie Review – Domino (2019)
Domino, 2019. Directed by Brian De Palma. Starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Carice van Houten, Søren Malling, Guy Pearce, and Eriq Ebouaney. SYNOPSIS: A Copenhagen police officer seeks justice for his partner’s murder by a mysterious man. Calling Brian De Palma’s new thriller a “troubled project” would most certainly be an understatement, given that it started shooting […]
Movie Review – Domino (2019)
Domino, 2019. Directed by Brian De Palma. Starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Carice van Houten, Eriq Ebouaney, Søren Malling, Paprika Steen, Nicolas Bro, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Mohammed Azaay, Younes Bachir, and Guy Pearce. SYNOPSIS: A Copenhagen police officer seeks justice for his partner’s murder by a mysterious man. For a film mired in production troubles (apparently, the […]
First trailer for Brian De Palma’s Domino starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Guy Pearce and Carice van Houten
Ahead of its theatrical release next month, Saban Films has debuted a poster and trailer for the upcoming crime thriller Domino. Directed by Brian De Palma, the film stars Games of Thrones‘ Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as a police officer seeking justice for the murder of his partner, and also features Guy Pearce and Carice van Houten; […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Brian De Palma
Tom Jolliffe begins a series of features focused on iconic directors. Those whose work has influenced many younger directors who have followed them. First up is Brian De Palma… The 70’s saw a group of exceptional directors coming to the forefront of cinema. It’s an era where I could all too easily cover Martin Scorsese, […]