Brian De Palma

NOC NOC: How ‘Mission: Impossible’ Lit the Fuse of Action Stardom Within Tom Cruise

Mission: Impossible poster art by Radostina/CinemaCity00   July 18, 2023   By Tim Pelan   In my mid-50s, doing 'Carlito's…

9 months ago

Gang Wars, the Prohibition Menace: Brian De Palma’s ‘The Untouchables’

  By Tim Pelan   Screenwriter David Mamet came up with a Stanislavski quote to describe The Untouchables: “Tragedy is…

4 years ago

‘Phantom of the Paradise’: De Palma’s Cult Horror Musical That Got Its Second Chance to Shine

  By Sven Mikulec In Brian De Palma's entire career, his 1974 musical horror film Phantom of the Paradise is…

7 years ago

‘Dressed to Kill’: Brian De Palma’s Razor-Sharp, Dreamlike Erotic Thriller

  By Sven Mikulec With its highly stylized images of violence, exceptional acting performances from Nancy Allen and Michael Caine,…

8 years ago

‘Obsession’: When De Palma Stepped Out of Hitchcock’s Shadow

Released in the late summer of 1976, more than a year since the end of production due to Columbia Pictures…

8 years ago

Brian De Palma’s ‘Body Double’: A Hitchcockian Thriller Executed in Completely Original Style

In Body Double, his 1984 erotic thriller that the critics were much too quick to judge and discard, Brian De…

8 years ago

Francis Ford Coppola and Brian De Palma: ‘The Conversation’ Between Two Great Filmmakers

  By Sven Mikulec The most personal of all films in Francis Ford Coppola's repertoire was born between two big…

8 years ago

‘American Cinema’ explores film history and American culture through the eyes of over 150 Hollywood insiders

Using clips from more than 300 of the greatest movies ever made, this series explores film history and American culture…

8 years ago

Brian De Palma’s ‘Blow Out’ is one of the finest films about the process of filmmaking

  By Sven Mikulec   A stylish American thriller knee-deep in paranoia, Brian De Palma's Blow Out is a neatly…

9 years ago

“I was never conscious of my screenplays having any acts. It’s all bullshit”

Founded by Erik Bauer in 1994, Creative Screenwriting Magazine—cited as "the best magazine on screenwriting" by the L.A. Times—is dedicated…

9 years ago