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Showing posts with label Phantom of the Paradise. Show all posts

Saturday, September 12, 2009

De Palma Blog-A-Thon: Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

by Pat Piper


[Pat Piper of the Lazy Eye Theatre brings us a look at one of Brian De Palma's more unusual offerings. Lazy Eye Theatre is a film blog that provides multi-layered, multi-faceted, multi-colored commentary about the amazing film world that's all around us. For all your film needs, shop Lazy Eye Theatre!]

While it's easy to dismiss Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise or at least forget about it, I might make an argument that it's one of his purest pieces of work. Or I might not make that argument at all. We'll just have to see.