Critical Essay by Vincent Canby
"Murder à la Mod," the first feature to be released here by de Palma, is [an] ambitious and abrasive work. It opens with an unseen director screen...
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Critical Essay by Royal S. Brown
De Palma sets us up with a cinematic technique in the same way Hitchcock sets us up for the shower scene in Psycho, with the rainstorm, the gothic setting, and the ki...
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Critical Essay by Howard Thompson
With an unconventional technique, including quick-cut editing and speeded-up locomotion reminiscent of the old silent comedies, plus an impromptu flavoring, ["...
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Critical Essay by Vincent Canby
[De Palma] is a very funny filmmaker. He's most funny, so far, anyway, when he's most anarchic, and "Get to Know Your Rabbit," though somew...
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When Brian De Palma hears that his new movie Redacted, which opens today, will make some viewers feel like they’ve been punched in the stomach, he seems happy about it. “Maybe because ...
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Venice (dpa) - In addition to the usual glitz and glamour, the
64th Venice Film Festival is also serving up a bit of death and
despair, along with a helping of politics and ...
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Venice (dpa) - The 64th Venice Film Festival formally opened
Tuesday to the flashing of cameras, applause of thousands of fans,
and a touch of star glamour in the form of Va...
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American and British films dominate this year's Venice film festival, including Brian De Palma's "Redacted" and Wes Anderson's "The Darjeeling Limited."Of the 22 movies vying for the Golden Lion, a...
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Rome (dpa) - George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Richard Gere head a
star-studded cast vying for the coveted Golden Lion awards at this
year's Venice Film Festival, which opens on...
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Venice (dpa) - Two movies highlighting the horrors of the war in
Iraq were were being acclaimed Saturday after their screening the
previous evening at the Venice Film Festiv...
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Venice, Italy (dpa) - Taiwan's Ang Lee has won the coveted Golden
Lion award at a ceremony to mark the culmination of the 64th Venice
Film Festival or Biennale in the north-...
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Venice, Italy (dpa) - Taiwan's Ang Lee has won the coveted Golden
Lion award at a ceremony to mark the culmination of the 64th Venice
Film Festival or Biennale in the north-...
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Japanese film director Takashi Miike's 2000 film, ''Audition,''
entered the Time magazine's top 25 picks for horror movies of all
time, according to the magazine's issue due to hit newsstands...
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Background Info
Andrés Arturo
García-Menéndez
was born in
Cuba
in 1956 to a well-to-do family. When
Fidel
Castro
came to power, the young
Andy
was taken to
Florida
, where h...
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Critical Essay by Vincent Canby
Man of War
