Aug 20, 2011
Reminder: This came out in 2011. For the first time ever, we
welcome two guests for a point/counter-point discussion on a very
divisive filmmaker. This whole new format quite possibly
turned out to be our best show yet with lots of hilarity and
violent screams of fury! Some love Brian De Palma as a
remarkable visual artist and cite him as a member of the New
Hollywood group of filmmakers, while others despise him for being
derivative and lazy with the storytelling process. We wanted to
explore both sides. It got heated. There was swearing.
Our guests, Peter Sobczynski of Efilmcritic.com is on the plus
side, whereas Matt Gamble of WhereTheLongTailEnds.com is on the
negative side. We mainly look at his earliest and most
acclaimed film, BLOW-OUT, then talk about a rather goofy noir from
the latter part of his career, FEMME FATALE. Collectively, we
all have very different takes on De Palma and it makes for a really
tense and enlightening analysis especially as we obsess over his
filmography. During the what we watched segment, we also have
a heated debate on THE TREE OF LIFE, and our guests talk about two
new movies coming out within the next month or so, that we're both
really excited to see. Let us know if you enjoyed this new
format so that we consider this approach again for future episodes.
Email us at: directorsclubpodcast@gmail.com.