It's Brian De Palma's 68th birthday today. He's been on my mind sorta the past couple of days, ever since Nat injected a little De Palma love into a recent post of his, so I figured I'd take advantage of Brian's bee-day and give him a little love of my own. Last year I gave him birthday love in the form of a visual poem; this year I think I'll list my five favorite flicks of his...

"Pimples are the Lord's way of chastising you."

"Thank god, straight fucks are still in style!"

"I do not do animal acts. I do not do S&M
or any variations of that particular bent,
no water sports either. I will not shave my pussy,
no fistfucking and absolutely no coming in my face.
I get $2000 a day and I do not work without a contract."

"Did you know that the germs can come through the wires?"

"That's a terrible scream.
Jack, what cat did you have to strangle to get that? "

Another highlight not mentioned yet -
Carla Gugino in Snake Eyes:

Another another highlight not mentioned yet -
John Lithgow in Raising Cain:
Carla Gugino in Snake Eyes:

Another another highlight not mentioned yet -
John Lithgow in Raising Cain:

Great and sorta awful sometimes and crap I love it all.
Just look through this post and imagine cinema without these things.
Barren, it'd be. So happy birthday, Brian... you absolute nutcake.
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Just look through this post and imagine cinema without these things.
Barren, it'd be. So happy birthday, Brian... you absolute nutcake.
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4 comments:
It is on Carrie but I think Dressed to Kill is a pretty great movie.
I think the elevator slashing is one of the freakiest moments in the history of cinema.
I love DePalma's work. Happy Birthday to the man who gave us, stunning visuals, Nancy Allen and Michael Caine in Drag!
Pretty much in total agreement, but I'd add "Phantom of the Paradise" and "The Fury" to my list of favorites with "Obsession" getting an honorable mention.
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