De Palma

press release:

FRI., 9/2, 7 p.m.

De Palma: USA | 2015 | DCP | 107 min.

Director: Noah Baumbach, Jake Paltrow

One of American cinema’s most expressive, eclectic, and personal filmmakers, Brian De Palma speaks at length about his own work in this wonderful new documentary. Illustrated with numerous clips from his 50+ years of directing, De Palma explores a singular and tumultuous career. “Catnip for passionate fans while also serving as a primer and a goad for the skeptical and the curious” (A.O. Scott, The New York Times).

FRI., 9/2, 9 p.m. CARRIE: USA | 1976 | 35mm | 97 min.

Director: Brian De Palma; Cast: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, John Travolta

In the ultra-stylish first screen version of Stephen King’s pop novel, Spacek gives an Oscar-nominated performance as the much-abused adolescent who uses her telekinetic powers to exact revenge on her tormentors. De Palma elevates teen-horror movies to operatic levels with an arsenal of visual tricks including split-screen and slow-motion photography.

Brian De Palma Thrills Us! series: Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow’s new documentary De Palma combines interviews and film clips to take us deep into the life and work of Brian De Palma, master of the contemporary thriller and one of American cinema’s most expressive, eclectic, and personal filmmakers. In his New York Times review De Palma, critic A.O. Scott writes “It’s almost hard to believe that he could have made so many wild, haunting and provocative movies, but by the end of the documentary, you may want nothing more than to see them all.” While not a complete retrospective, this series provides you the opportunity to see the first theatrical screening of De Palma in Madison, plus 10 of Brian De Palma’s very best features, several of which will be shown on original 35mm prints.