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De Palma

American  
[duh pahl-muh] / də ˈpɑl mə /

noun

  1. Brian, born 1940, U.S. film director.


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At times, “Mr. Scorsese” feels like a very long, and notably star-studded, bonus features reel, in which the director and longtime friends and collaborators including Thelma Schoonmaker, Robert De Niro, Nicholas Pileggi, Brian De Palma, Steven Spielberg, Leonardo DiCaprio and Daniel Day-Lewis discuss the evolution of Scorsese’s work and their admiration of it.

From Los Angeles Times

A lot of people would have you do that Louie De Palma thing over and over again, and you’re so great at that.

From Los Angeles Times

According to Saxon, much of the business of what Donloe does onscreen in the first movie directed by Brian De Palma came from an unexpected interaction on set.

From Los Angeles Times

The first four made a point of swapping directors and moods and even Ethan’s core identity: Brian De Palma made him a jaundiced naif; John Woo, a hot-blooded flirt; J.J.

From Los Angeles Times

Other lawyers reportedly distanced themselves from De Palma’s comments.

From BBC