De Palma
Americannoun
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There were other filmmaking upstarts at the time—including Brian De Palma and Paul Schrader, both of whom spoke with Mr. Fischer—but these directors stay on the sidelines in this telling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Fans of the classic, artfully made thrillers of Alfred Hitchcock and Brian De Palma will find themselves gripped by the film from the start.
From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026
Bouzereau starts his defense early, asking, “Is it fair to label De Palma a copycat? Isn’t he, rather, the legitimate heir to the Hitchcock kingdom?”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2024
But the author’s unabashed adoration of De Palma can be a hindrance to deeper understanding.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2024
The same is true of our great railroad builders, of Stanley, Peary, Livingston, and other explorers, of De Palma, Oldfield, Anderson, Cooper, Resta, and our other automobile racing kings.
From Analyzing Character by Blackford, Katherine M. H.
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