Raising Cain, 1992. Directed by Brian De Palma. Starring John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer, Frances Sternhagen, Gregg Henry, Tom Bower, Mel Harris, and Amanda Pombo. SYNOPSIS: The wife of a respected child psychologist starts to suspect that her husband’s obsession with their daughter’s behaviour may not be very healthy. Returning to the well of […]
Brian De Palma to direct The Truth and Other Lies
Acclaimed filmmaker Brian De Palma is set to get back behind the camera, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that he’s set to direct an adaptation of Sascha Arango’s black comedy crime novel The Truth and Other Lies. The book, which was awards the Prix Européen du Polar du Point, the European prize for best literary […]
Game of Thrones’ Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Carice van Houten reunite for Brian De Palma’s Domino
Deadline is reporting that Game of Thrones stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Carice van Houten have signed on to star in Brian De Palma’s upcoming suspense thriller Domino, which has been scripted by Petter Skavlan (Kon-Tiki). The film sees the duo as two police officers “who go rogue while tracking down the killer of their police […]
Movie Review – De Palma (2016)
De Palma, 2016 Directed by Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow. SYNOPSIS: A documentary exploring the life, work and influences behind the films of Brian De Palma Brian De Palma may be popular among cineliterate enthusiasts but he’s never had the same popularity elsewhere. When you list his movies, it’s easy to imagine audiences being taken aback […]
Blu-ray Review – Carrie (1976)
Carrie, 1976. Directed by Brian De Palma. Starring Sissy Spacek, Nancy Allen, John Travolta, William Katt, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, P.J. Soles, and Betty Buckley. SYNOPSIS: A shy teenage girl with a domineering religious mother unleashes hell with her telekinetic powers against all those who have wronged her. On the back of their excellent release […]
October Horrors 2017 Day 15 – Carrie (1976)
Carrie, 1976. Directed by Brian De Palma. Starring Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Nancy Allen, William Katt, Amy Irving and John Travolta. SYNOPSIS: Carrie White is a shy teenager who endures a daily ritual of bullying from her classmates who torment her mercilessly at school, while also being subjective to repeated abuse from her religious fanatic […]
