“My music is for Phoenix. Only she can sing it. Anyone else who tries, dies!” If you’re a film geek, sometimes, hopefully more often than not, you’ll discover the kinds that put the zap on your brain and make you an instant fan. Well, Brian DePalma’s 1974 cult classic horror-music-comedy […]
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Scream Factory, the sub-label of Shout Factory will be releasing a new edition of Brian DePalma’s 1974 cult classic Phantom of The Paradise next summer. Speaking as a longtime fan who has owned several copies from different regions, I’m excited as hell that the movie will be on R1 Blu […]
“Daddy’s off to the slay the dragon.” Eaten Alive (1977) was Tobe Hooper’s rather mediocre follow up to his 1974 horror masterpiece The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. If you look closely at the storyline, it’s basically a retread of that movie with some slight variations added. Neville Brand plays Judd a […]
Director Brian DePalma began his film career in the late 60s making indie counterculture comedies like The Wedding Party, Greetings and Hi Mom!. In 1973 he took his first step into the realm of horror/thrillers (which he would become best known for) with SISTERS. The idea for the movie was […]
With his 1978 supernatural action-thriller The Fury, Director Brian DePalma dealt with a subject he had explored previously in Carrie: telekinesis. The story involves a newly retired special government agent named Peter Sandza (Kirk Douglas) whose teenage son Robin (Andrew Stevens) has special powers (although we aren’t sure exactly what […]