Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site sunybcs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!sunybcs!hobbit From: hobbit@sunybcs.UUCP (Thomas Pellitieri) Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: Re: De Palma/Phantom of the Paradise Message-ID: <818@sunybcs.UUCP> Date: Tue, 6-Nov-84 11:50:20 EST Article-I.D.: sunybcs.818 Posted: Tue Nov 6 11:50:20 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 7-Nov-84 07:17:18 EST References: <1827@nsc.UUCP> Reply-To: hobbit@gort.UUCP (Thomas Pellitieri) Organization: State University of New York @ Buffalo,NY Lines: 27 Summary: In article <1827@nsc.UUCP> chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Zonker T. Chuqui) writes: >In article <1934@ucla-cs.ARPA> reiher@ucla-cs.UUCP writes: >> >> Brian De Palma is a difficult case. He has talent; extrava- >>gant amounts, in some areas. He knows how to move a camera >>around, his films tend to be nicely shot and edited, and he's a >>fine comedy director. But he has no taste and no shame and no >>sensitivity. > >You should track down and watch 'Phantom of the Paradise'. DePalma actually >put together a nice film that doesn't particularly upset anyone except the >satanists in the audience. I also thought that 'Blow out' was quite a good >film. Also, try to track down his film "Home Movies", a wonderful comedy about a college student who is "just an extra in his own life's story". From the Headquarters of the Campaign for Real Time, -The Parker Hobbit -- decvax!sunybcs!hobbit or seismo!rochester!rocksvax!sunybcs!hobbit "We're Old Souls in a new life baby. They gave us a new life to live and learn; Some time to touch old friends and still return."