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I was not involved
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timing of the
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"a horror movie
based on real things
that have happened
in the news"

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Washington Post
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Karoline Herfurth
Leila Rozario

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AV Club Review
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Saturday, February 5, 2022
JAY COCKS RECALLS OPENING SCENE OF DE PALMA SCRIPT
UNPRODUCED SCRIPT OPENED WITH "FONDLY SINISTER" PARODY OF HITCHCOCK'S 'NORTH BY NORTHWEST' CROP-DUSTER
https://www.angelfire.com/de/palma/nbnw1a.jpg

As I was reading Bruce Weber's New York Times profile of Brian De Palma from 1989, this bit about an unproduced De Palma screenplay, co-written with Jay Cocks, got my attention:
Cocks remembers an unproduced script they worked on together that De Palma opened with a scene in which a man is killed in a park by a murderous model airplane, a fondly sinister parody of the famous scene in Alfred Hitchcock's "North By Northwest," in which Cary Grant is chased by a crop-duster.

This appears to be one screenplay I otherwise have not heard of... later on, though, De Palma did open Mission To Mars with what turns out to be (spoiler alert?) a toy rocket.


Posted by Geoff at 4:31 PM CST
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Saturday, May 17, 2014
DE PALMA TO APPEAR IN 'HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT' DOC
INTERVIEWEES ALSO INCLUDE SCORSESE, SPIELBERG, FINCHER, ASSAYAS, WES ANDERSON, MORE
Variety's Leo Barraclough reports from Cannes today that Brian De Palma is among several filmmakers who will appear as interviewees in the upcoming feature documentary Hitchcock/Truffaut, which looks at the book of the same name and is based on the recordings (of Alfred Hitchcock discussing his career with Francois Truffaut) that led to its completion. Kent Jones is directing the movie, which will be released in 2015. It will also include interviews with Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Wes Anderson, David Fincher, James Gray, Richard Linklater, Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Olivier Assayas, and Arnaud Desplechin. Barraclough reports that "the directors will share how the book shaped their careers, transformed cinema and introduced the French New Wave and 'New Hollywood' to the world."

Barraclough adds, "The film will journey through the extensive series of conversations between Hitchcock and Truffaut, illustrating their love for filmmaking and demonstrating their impact on world cinema. Scenes from Hitchcock’s films will be intercut with comment from the filmmakers. Segments from the 1962 original recordings between the two filmmakers will also feature, allowing audiences to hear candid discussions between Hitchcock and Truffaut, and to witness first-hand a quintessential moment in cinematic history."

"For me, in many ways, cinema began with Francois Truffaut’s book about Alfred Hitchcock,” Jones tells Barraclough. “For me, and for many others, the book was more than formative — it was essential and direct.”

The book, of course, made a cameo in De Palma's Greetings (as shown above).


Posted by Geoff at 4:51 PM CDT
Updated: Saturday, May 17, 2014 4:53 PM CDT
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Saturday, January 25, 2014
IF 33 FAMOUS MOVIES WERE MADE INTO TRILOGIES
AT CRACKED.COM



(Thanks to James!)

Posted by Geoff at 10:22 AM CST
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Thursday, August 8, 2013
R.I.P. KAREN BLACK

Posted by Geoff at 7:16 PM CDT
Updated: Thursday, August 8, 2013 7:20 PM CDT
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Sunday, July 10, 2011
'THE ULTIMATE HITCH COOKBOOK'

Hitch from Pascal Monaco on Vimeo.


Posted by Geoff at 11:40 AM CDT
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