UNCUT GEMS PODCAST KICKS OFF "DEPALMARCH" WITH PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE DISCUSSION
"It’s such a weird film," says Jakub Flasz, co-host of the Uncut Gems Podcast, near the beginning of the latest episode. "But the more I think about it, the more I realize that it’s probably incredibly personal, as well." Flasz is speaking about Brian De Palma's Phantom Of The Paradise. "Aesthetically," he continues, "it’s such a beast. It’s such an art deco sort of screaming, jazzy sort of experience that’s super-hyper-stylized, and then narratively-speaking and thematically-speaking, this film has a shit-ton of things to say that are relevant for the time, that are relevant today, and I think we’re going to get some of it, because I have notes. And also, I feel like this film is kind of, against all odds (because it has been a failure that only has been reappraised after a long while), it’s incredibly influential, I would say. I will put it that way."
Here's the podcast page's description of the episode:
In this episode of the show we embark on our DEPALMARCH marathon also known as 4 DECADES OF DE PALMA where we will pick four films directed by Brian De Palma and give them a fair shake. We begin with a conversation about his 1974 absurdist horror rock opera Phantom of the Paradise. Over the course of our chat you will hear us talk about the multitude of references embedded in this film, both literary and cinematic, how it functions as a prescient commentary on the rotten culture of Hollywood, how it is above all an ode to storytellers and their artistic integrity, how it is a bona fide oddball in Brian De Palma’s filmography and much more!