Brian De Palma , how he explores his work - Alfread hitchcock

In addition, De Palma explores social and ethical tensions that deconstruct the American mythos. Paranoid conspiracy and power politics shape the ethical dilemmas of the young heroes in such works as Blow Out and Casualties of War. While De Palma may peripherally examine larger social issues of institutional, professional and political corruption, as in Scarface (1983), The Untouchables (1987) and The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), the director regards himself as an artist and not a polemicist. Even Carrie, which explores the social conformity and cruelty of teenage bonding, essentially parodies itself through De Palma's characteristic black humor.

Although De Palma works primarily in the genre of the psychological thriller, elements of romance, horror and gangster melodramas are explored as well. Adept at urban location shooting, De Palma has brought to the screen the visual ambience of such cities as Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, New Orleans and Florence. Even Casualties of War, an anomaly in genre and location, nevertheless begins and ends on a San Francisco train

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Becoming Visionary : Brian De Palma Cinematic Education Of The Senses: By David Greven

Becoming Visionary: Brian De Palma's Cinematic Education of the Senses
by David Greven

 

 

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Brian De Palma Interview / 50 Centat 2:42

At 2.42 50 Cent sends in a message to Brian De Palma in french saying 'Do you realise that Scarface is a cult movie from all of us'

Auteur Fatale: The Films of Brian De Palma

Pauline Kael's famous affinity for De Palma's films aside, few other great filmmakers have had more contemptuous relationships with film critics than he did. Unlike many other cinematic titans who simply shrugged off the various factions of middlebrow—the bluehair feminists, the part-time humanists, the Hitchcock obsessives—De Palma repeatedly dwelled on the critical brickabats. Maybe he thought he wasn't being taken seriously as an artist, maybe he thought they were responsible for his comparatively midrange level of box-office success, with the spikes in interest usually coming from his projects hacking for studios Scarface, Mission: Impossible which isn't to say these are less worthy of praise, especially in the case of the latter.

Brian De Palma Talks PASSION, THE UNTOUCHABLES Prequel CAPONE RISING, and His Upcoming Jason Statham Movie at TIFF 2012

Interview with Brian De Palma with Collider:

http://collider.com/brian-de-palma-passion-untouchables-prequel-capone-rising/195292/

Carlito's Way : Commentary from Brian De Palma , Cast and Crew Members

Carlito's Way , Another Gangster Film By De Palma

Carlito's Way another gangster film directed by Brian De Palma, Carlito's way was released in 1993 however didn't reach the UK till the 7th Jan 1994. Which stars Al Pacino who not only was also in Scarface but was used in Godfella's also .This film is about A Puerto Rican ex-con pledges to stay away from his former drug dealing ways but finds himself being dragged back by his past connections and the naive machinations of his lawyer and best friend. Hoping to raise enough money to get away from New York, Carlito Brigante takes on the job of running a nightclub, renews an affair with a dancer but old associates and old instincts suck him back into a world of violence and mistrust.