Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Brian De Palma’s rollicking rock opera is an anarchic movie about control.
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Episode Notes
In the new episode of Flashback, movie critics Dana Stevens and K. Austin Collins discuss the rock opera Phantom of the Paradise (1974), directed by Brian De Palma.
Other titles mentioned in the episode:
Nosferatu (1922)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
The Phantom of the Opera
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
Femme Fatale (2002)
Dressed to Kill (1980)
Body Double (1984)
Casualties of War (1989)
The Black Dahlia (2006)
One From the Heart (1982)
New York, New York (1977)
Sisters (1973)
Carrie (1976)
Obsession (1976)
Dionysus in ‘69 (1970)
Scarface (1983)
Blow Out (1981)
The Fury (1978)
The Untouchables (1987)
The Wedding Party (1969)
Hi Mom! (1970)
Suspiria (1977)
Faust
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Cask of Amontillado
Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
Everybody Loves Raymond
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Psycho (1960)
Frankenstein
The Day of the Locust (1975)
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987)
Finnegans Wake
Gimme Shelter (1970)
The Earrings of Madame De… (1953)
Letter From an Unknown Woman (1948)
The Swan Archives
Pauline Kael’s review
On the next episode: Max Ophuls’ Lola Montès (1955).
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Production by Chau Tu.