AND AS DAFT PUNK CALL IT QUITS, EDGAR WRIGHT RECALLS THEIR ATTENDANCE AT 40TH
Two days ago, Daft Punk announced that they were calling it quits. The duo had been inspired by seeing Brian De Palma's Phantom Of The Paradise early on, and worked with Paul Williams on the song "Touch" from the 2013 album Random Access Memories. Edgar Wright tweeted Monday:
When I hosted a 40th anniversary screening of Phantom Of The Paradise at the Cinerama dome, there were lots of superfans in the house; not least Daft Punk (sans masks). Pre-show, their manager asked politely that I not say they were present. I can now reveal they sat in G9 & G10.
Meanwhile, the latest episode of Slate's "Flashback" podcast has critics Dana Stevens and K. Austin Collins discussing Phantom Of The Paradise. The description lists "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)