Considering how long I’ve been writing this editorial series, it’s wild that this is the first entry tackling Brian De Palma. While there’s a history of contentious reactions to his works (primarily from feminists in the 70s and 80s who accused him of misogyny for his often brutal treatment of female characters), aside from Adrian Lyne, De Palma is easily one of the most significant directors to work on mainstream Erotic Thrillers.
Body Double is a solid entry in his filmography. It is also incredibly representative of his filmmaking interests in that it focuses on doubles, deep focus/split screens, Hitchcockian themes of obsession, sex and voyeurism, and, finally, a mystery murder that is more complicated than it initially appears.
For first time viewers, it might be surprising to learn that star Melanie Griffith does not appear until well past the one hour mark, after her doppelgänger,...
Body Double is a solid entry in his filmography. It is also incredibly representative of his filmmaking interests in that it focuses on doubles, deep focus/split screens, Hitchcockian themes of obsession, sex and voyeurism, and, finally, a mystery murder that is more complicated than it initially appears.
For first time viewers, it might be surprising to learn that star Melanie Griffith does not appear until well past the one hour mark, after her doppelgänger,...
- 4/20/2023
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
Snd is set to host market premieres for Patrice Leconte’s period detective film “Maigret,” as well as high concept comedies “Employee of the Month” and “The Bodins” at the Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris, a showcase of French content hosted this week in Paris.
“Maigret,” based on Georges Simenon’s literary masterpiece, will star Gérard Depardieu (“Cyrano de Bergerac”) as detective Maigret, who investigates the death of a young girl in 1953. During his inquiry, Maigret crosses paths with Betty, a young offender who reminds him of the dead girl. The movie will be released by Snd on April 6.
“We’ve pre-sold ‘Maigret’ across 90% of Europe, it’s really a highlight on our slate due to the strength of the franchise, director and cast – Gerard Depardieu is outstanding in this role,” said Ramy Nahas, head of international sales at Snd.
“Employee of the Month” will be directed by French comedian Jerome...
“Maigret,” based on Georges Simenon’s literary masterpiece, will star Gérard Depardieu (“Cyrano de Bergerac”) as detective Maigret, who investigates the death of a young girl in 1953. During his inquiry, Maigret crosses paths with Betty, a young offender who reminds him of the dead girl. The movie will be released by Snd on April 6.
“We’ve pre-sold ‘Maigret’ across 90% of Europe, it’s really a highlight on our slate due to the strength of the franchise, director and cast – Gerard Depardieu is outstanding in this role,” said Ramy Nahas, head of international sales at Snd.
“Employee of the Month” will be directed by French comedian Jerome...
- 1/10/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Brian DePalma has always come under the gun of the Movie Police, whether it’s for charges of Hitchcock “homages” or misogynistic attitudes towards his female characters. Well round up the paddy wagons for Body Double (1984), the clever thriller that mixes Vertigo, Rear Window, and the adult film industry into one heady stew that audiences took a hard pass on at the time. Maybe it was too classy?
Released in late October by Columbia Pictures, Body Double returned less than its $10 million budget and garnered the same mixed reviews that followed DePalma around for most of his career. (For those keeping count, Ebert gave it a three and a half star review; did his appreciation of the female form inform his opinion? Discuss amongst yourselves.) Regardless of its box office demise, Body Double lives on as one of DePalma’s cleverest magic tricks, a cinematic sleight of hand gussied up in fishnets and mirrored ceilings.
Released in late October by Columbia Pictures, Body Double returned less than its $10 million budget and garnered the same mixed reviews that followed DePalma around for most of his career. (For those keeping count, Ebert gave it a three and a half star review; did his appreciation of the female form inform his opinion? Discuss amongst yourselves.) Regardless of its box office demise, Body Double lives on as one of DePalma’s cleverest magic tricks, a cinematic sleight of hand gussied up in fishnets and mirrored ceilings.
- 9/30/2017
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
The Nassau Film Festival 2017 screened 42 films this year from countries in each of the six continents. The highlights this year were: Michael Wong (China) The Story of 90 Coins, Branko Tomovic (Serbia) Red; The Inuring, Wendy Keeling (USA), The Unconventional Gourmet, Fabrice Bracq (France), A Whole World for a Little World, Joao Inacio (Brazil) Shala, Mohammed Mohammadian (Iran), The Endless River, Danny Malin (Canada), I Promised, Mamadou Dia (Senegal), Samedi Cinema, Jenae Hall (Australia), The Moon Is Essentially Gray, Hannah Roman (USA). Lewis Goldstein, the festival's organizer, says the first year focused largely on local films, while last year saw an increase in international submissions. This year's festival will have a truly international flavor, with films from Australia, South Africa, Bangledesh, Senegal, the Czech Republic, Iran, China, the U.K., and Brazil. "It was an explosion this year of submissions because the film...
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- 5/22/2017
- Screen Anarchy
The Nassau Film Festival will be running this year on Saturday, May 20, and Sunday, May 21, at the Princeton Garden Theatre. The festival is expanding this year to two days given the requests from festival goers to be able to show more films. 42 films this year will be screened from countries in each of the six continents. The highlights this year are: Michael Wong (China) The Story of 90 Coins, Branko Tomovic (Serbia) Red; The Inuring, Wendy Keeling (USA), The Unconventional Gourmet, Fabrice Bracq (France), A Whole World for a Little World, Joao Inacio (Brazil) Shala, Mohammed Mohammadian (Iran), The Endless River, Danny Malin (Canada), I Promised, Mamadou Dia (Senegal), Samedi Cinema, Jenae Hall (Australia), The Moon Is Essentially Gray, Hannah Roman (USA). Lewis Goldstein, the festival's organizer, says the first year focused largely...
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- 5/13/2017
- Screen Anarchy
The Atlanta Underground Film Festival celebrates a decade of being in the business of bringing great alternative cinema to the South. The 10th edition of the fest runs Oct. 16-20 and is screening an eclectic mix of feature films and loads of shorts.
Some of the feature include the voyeuristic drama Diamond on Vinyl by J.R. Hughto; the oddball consipracy of Crimes Against Humanity by Jerzy Rose; the rockin’ documentary Discoverdale by George Kane; the Christian shame of Bhoner by Frank Anderson and Colin Shields; the medical documentary A Body Without Organs by Stephen Graves; and more.
Short films are organized in blocks for comedy, drama, experimental and the always popular Animation Attack!.
The full film lineup is below. For more info, please visit the festival’s official website.
October 16
6:30 p.m.: Diamond on Vinyl, dir. J.R. Hughto. A complete stranger attempts to heal the shattered relationship between a formerly engaged couple.
Some of the feature include the voyeuristic drama Diamond on Vinyl by J.R. Hughto; the oddball consipracy of Crimes Against Humanity by Jerzy Rose; the rockin’ documentary Discoverdale by George Kane; the Christian shame of Bhoner by Frank Anderson and Colin Shields; the medical documentary A Body Without Organs by Stephen Graves; and more.
Short films are organized in blocks for comedy, drama, experimental and the always popular Animation Attack!.
The full film lineup is below. For more info, please visit the festival’s official website.
October 16
6:30 p.m.: Diamond on Vinyl, dir. J.R. Hughto. A complete stranger attempts to heal the shattered relationship between a formerly engaged couple.
- 10/16/2013
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
One week prior to the March 26th announcement of the full line up of films in competition for the Col•Coa Awards 2013, the annual French film festival in Hollywood reveals a little more of its program for the 17th edition, taking place from April 15-22 in the Directors Guild of America complex.
International Premiere Of Duo Nakache/Toledano’S New Film At Col•Coa
One year after the success of Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano’s The Intouchables at Col•Coa (Col•Coa Audience Award, Col•Coa Lafca Critics Award 2012), they produced the new short film Clean, directed by Benjamin Bouhana,
starring Laurent Lafitte, which will open the festival and the short films competition on April 15.
Line Up Confirmed For The Col•Coa Short Film Award 2013 Competition
Nineteen new short films will compete for the Col•Coa Awards:
505G, written and directed by Jérémy Azencott
75 Canaries, written and directed by Philippe Prouff
À la française, co-written and co-directed by Morrigane Boyer, Julien Hazebroucq, Ren-Hsien Hsu, Emmanuelle Leleu, William Lorton
Clay, written and directed by Michaël Guerraz
Just Before Losing Everything, written and directed by from Xavier Legrand
Bella B., written and directed by Jan-Luck Levasseur
Bet She’an, written and directed by Julien Soler
Bad Toys II, written and directed by Daniel Brunet et Nicolas Douste
Clean, co-written and co-directed by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano
Come What May, co-written and co-directed by Maxime Feyers et Mathieu Bergeron
Fragments of a standstill trip, written and directed by Lionel Mougin
Fuck U.K., written and directed by Benoît Forgeard
The Inn, written and directed by Izú Troin
The Lizards, written and directed by Vincent Mariette
Kiki of Montparnasse, written and directed by Amélie Harrault
My Sweetheart, written and directed by Daniel Metge
Leaving, written and directed by Joanna Lurie
Time 2 Split, written and directed by Fabrice Bracq
City of Light, written and directed Pascal Tessaud
Col•Coa.doc: French Documentary In The Spotlight In Hollywood
Three films will round up the documentary section at Col•Coa 2013:
- The Sons of Wind (Les Fils du Vent) directed by Bruno Le Blanc, produced by Les Films du Veyrier. The documentary about the followers or spiritual sons of guitarist Django Reinhardt will be presented at Col•Coa as a North American Premiere.
- Becoming Traviata (La Traviata et nous) written and directed by Philippe Béziat, produced by Les Films Pelléas. A mise en scene look at the modern staging of Verdi’s opera La Traviata in Aix-en-Provence with internationally acclaimed soprano Natalie Dessay will be showing at Col•Coa as a four-month tour of Natalie Dessay starts in the U.S. Distrib Films will distribute the film in the U.S..
- The Invisibles (Les Invisibles) directed by Sébastien Lifshitz, produced by Zadig Films. Taking home the Best Documentary César for 2013, eight months after its official selection at the Cannes Film Festival, The Invisibles traces the evolution of French society from the post-war years to the present from the perspective of homosexual men and women. It will be presented as a U.S. Premiere at Col•Coa. It will be released in the U.S. afterwards by Distrib Films.
These three films will be in competition along side 28 feature films for the Col•Coa Awards 2013.
From April 15 to April 22, 2013, will be the 17th edition of Col•Coa « A Week Of French Film Premieres In Hollywood » in the prestigious theaters of the Directors Guild of America.
Col•Coa was created by the Franco-American Cultural Fund, a unique collaborative effort of the Directors Guild of America, the Motion Picture Association, the Writers Guils of America West, and France’s Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music (Sacem). Col•Coa is also supported by France’s Society of Authors, Directors and Producers (L’Arp), the Film and TV Office of the French Embassy in Los Angeles, the Cnc and Unifrance.
For more information: www.colcoa.org...
International Premiere Of Duo Nakache/Toledano’S New Film At Col•Coa
One year after the success of Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano’s The Intouchables at Col•Coa (Col•Coa Audience Award, Col•Coa Lafca Critics Award 2012), they produced the new short film Clean, directed by Benjamin Bouhana,
starring Laurent Lafitte, which will open the festival and the short films competition on April 15.
Line Up Confirmed For The Col•Coa Short Film Award 2013 Competition
Nineteen new short films will compete for the Col•Coa Awards:
505G, written and directed by Jérémy Azencott
75 Canaries, written and directed by Philippe Prouff
À la française, co-written and co-directed by Morrigane Boyer, Julien Hazebroucq, Ren-Hsien Hsu, Emmanuelle Leleu, William Lorton
Clay, written and directed by Michaël Guerraz
Just Before Losing Everything, written and directed by from Xavier Legrand
Bella B., written and directed by Jan-Luck Levasseur
Bet She’an, written and directed by Julien Soler
Bad Toys II, written and directed by Daniel Brunet et Nicolas Douste
Clean, co-written and co-directed by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano
Come What May, co-written and co-directed by Maxime Feyers et Mathieu Bergeron
Fragments of a standstill trip, written and directed by Lionel Mougin
Fuck U.K., written and directed by Benoît Forgeard
The Inn, written and directed by Izú Troin
The Lizards, written and directed by Vincent Mariette
Kiki of Montparnasse, written and directed by Amélie Harrault
My Sweetheart, written and directed by Daniel Metge
Leaving, written and directed by Joanna Lurie
Time 2 Split, written and directed by Fabrice Bracq
City of Light, written and directed Pascal Tessaud
Col•Coa.doc: French Documentary In The Spotlight In Hollywood
Three films will round up the documentary section at Col•Coa 2013:
- The Sons of Wind (Les Fils du Vent) directed by Bruno Le Blanc, produced by Les Films du Veyrier. The documentary about the followers or spiritual sons of guitarist Django Reinhardt will be presented at Col•Coa as a North American Premiere.
- Becoming Traviata (La Traviata et nous) written and directed by Philippe Béziat, produced by Les Films Pelléas. A mise en scene look at the modern staging of Verdi’s opera La Traviata in Aix-en-Provence with internationally acclaimed soprano Natalie Dessay will be showing at Col•Coa as a four-month tour of Natalie Dessay starts in the U.S. Distrib Films will distribute the film in the U.S..
- The Invisibles (Les Invisibles) directed by Sébastien Lifshitz, produced by Zadig Films. Taking home the Best Documentary César for 2013, eight months after its official selection at the Cannes Film Festival, The Invisibles traces the evolution of French society from the post-war years to the present from the perspective of homosexual men and women. It will be presented as a U.S. Premiere at Col•Coa. It will be released in the U.S. afterwards by Distrib Films.
These three films will be in competition along side 28 feature films for the Col•Coa Awards 2013.
From April 15 to April 22, 2013, will be the 17th edition of Col•Coa « A Week Of French Film Premieres In Hollywood » in the prestigious theaters of the Directors Guild of America.
Col•Coa was created by the Franco-American Cultural Fund, a unique collaborative effort of the Directors Guild of America, the Motion Picture Association, the Writers Guils of America West, and France’s Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music (Sacem). Col•Coa is also supported by France’s Society of Authors, Directors and Producers (L’Arp), the Film and TV Office of the French Embassy in Los Angeles, the Cnc and Unifrance.
For more information: www.colcoa.org...
- 3/18/2013
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
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