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Brian De Palma's Films, Ranked. Peter Sobczynski August 23, 2013. Tweet. Brian De Palma. If you ever want to instigate an massive argument among cineastes, simply mention the name "Brian De Palma" and watch the sparks fly. In a career spanning nearly a half-century, De Palma has been gleefully provoking audiences with outrageous symphonies of ...
Mar 20, 2024 · Brian De Palma's done it all, from tense thrillers like Blow Out to grand gangster movies like Scarface, and even an iconic horror film with Carrie.
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- Mission to Mars (2000) A challenging project for De Palma that also, sadly, became synonymous with the term “box office poison” back in 2000 when it came out, the film also saw a lot of unsavory artistic compromises foisted upon him from the studio, including a problematic script he could do very little about.
- The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) Certainly De Palma’s most notorious film, this misguided adaptation of the best-selling Tom Wolfe novel of the same name, The Bonfire of the Vanities tells the confused and convoluted story of Wall Street executive Sherman McCoy (Tom Hanks).
- Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972) A challenging film for De Palma, he had to prove his status as a skilled up-and-coming filmmaker to both leads Tom Smothers and the legendary Orson Welles in this seldom seen early effort that often feels like a Bananas-era Woody Allen pratfall comedy with the drollery of Monty Python stirred into the mix.
- The Wedding Party (1969) A fast moving farce on the unease and misgivings of getting married, The Wedding Party is one of De Palma’s earliest efforts (he co-directed the picture with his then theater professor Wilford Leach and fellow student Cynthia Monroe).
- Blow Out (1981) Referred to by J. Hoberman as "the last '60s movie," "Blow Out" is De Palma's loving tribute to conspiracy thrillers "The Conversation" and "Blow-Up."
- Carrie (1976) "Carrie" is just about a perfect example of how to adapt a book successfully. It's very definitely a Brian De Palma film while remaining faithful to the book at all times, in spirit if not in every respect.
- Phantom of the Paradise (1974) A rock opera may seem like an odd choice for De Palma, but from the moment Rod Serling's voice reverberates in the prologue of this Faustian cult musical, you know you're in for a treat.
- Carlito's Way (1993) From the start of "Carlito's Way" we know that Al Pacino's titular gangster is not getting out of this alive. Introduced in his dying moments recounting the events leading to his fatal shooting, it all contributes to the sense of doom that hangs over the entire story.
- Domino
- Passion
- The Wedding Party
- Get to Know Your Rabbit
- Greetings
- Wise Guys
- Home Movies
- The Bonfire of The Vanities
- Murder à La Mod
- The Black Dahlia
Brian De Palma's 2019 movie, Domino, was unlucky from the outset. The production was, by all accounts, an underfunded nightmare with undelivered promises of payment and De Palma himself locked out of post-production entirely. Unfortunately, all the budgetary and production issues are incredibly easy to spot in the final film, from the cheap-looking...
With Passion, Brian De Palma attempts to make a throwback to his '80s erotic thrillers but fails to recapture what makes those movies endure. Instead, Passion feels like a cheap parody of De Palma's previous work. The third act of Passion comprises a series of consecutive plot twists, each more implausible than the last, piling on top of each other...
Although it was the third Brian De Palma film to be released, in 1969, The Wedding Party was actually the first film he was involved in when it was shot back in 1963. Brian De Palma is also one of three credited directors, the others being Wilford Leach and Cynthia Munroe. Its early production, on top of the presence of two other co-directors, mean...
Get to Know Your Rabbit was the first studio film for Brian De Palma and, thankfully, the last of his series of early comedies. It opens promisingly with a fantastic visual trick, fitting for a film about a magician, where the opening two shot reveals itself to be a split screen and the two characters conversing were not only not talking to each ot...
Greetings, Brian De Palma's second film to be released, is a satirical comedy about 1960s counterculture, the Vietnam War, and JFK assassination conspiracy theories. The film is about as messy as it sounds; Greetings, instead of a traditional plot, features a series of sketches centered around three characters, one of which is played by a young Rob...
Wise Guys is the last of Brian De Palma's comedies and is among the worst of his movies. With an utterly wasted cast that includes the talents of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Danny DeVito, Patti LuPone, Dan Hedaya, and Harvey Keitel, Wise Guys disappoints with unfunny humor that all too often relies on Italian and Jewish stereotypes. Wise Gu...
WhileHome Movies is clearly a creative failure, the project had an utterly fascinating, and unique, production. Home Movies was conceived as a learning device for De Palma’s students at Sarah Lawrence College, allowing them to “learn by doing”. The students shot the film while De Palma supervised their work, co-wrote the script, and co-produced the...
The Bonfire of the Vanities undoubtedly has some redeeming qualities. The shot of the Concorde passing across the setting Sun as it comes into land, for instance, with Manhattan in the background, is arguably one of the most spectacular images ever put to film. It's perhaps unsurprising that this scene alone took five cameras, months of planning by...
In his feature debut, De Palma steals from many of his usual haunts: Hitchcock’s Psycho, Antonioni’s Blow-Up, Powell’s Peeping Tom, and also, in a surprise twist, Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon. While its story may not be the most original, Murder à la Mod's filmmaking is highly experimental; De Palma plays with all sorts of techniques like jump cuts, v...
The Black Dahlia effectively captures the tone of a classic film noir tale with its excellent, Oscar-nominated cinematography from Brian De Palma regular, Vilmos Zsigmond, but little else. Based on the book by L.A. Confidential scribe James Ellroy, The Black Dahlia was widely hyped upon release but unfortunately fell victim to executive meddling. D...
Sep 8, 2023 · Let’s take a look back at 20 of his greatest films, ranked worst to best. De Palma began his filmmaking career directing underground features shot on a shoestring, many of which starred a...
Sep 5, 2022 · Best Brian De Palma Films, Ranked. By Erik Nielsen. Updated Sep 5, 2022. Here's a look at the best works of the controversial director Brian De Palma, from Scarface to Blow Out....
