Filmsoc Podcast

#9 - Blow Out (1981) ft. Jack Needle


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The age of Cosmo draws to a close with this discussion of Brian De Palma's 1981 masterful tale of a Foley Artist drawn unwittingly into the black heart of a nationwide conspiracy. To unpack this formalist behemoth, we are joined by Filmsoc veteran and filmmaker Jack Needle to talk about about style, spectacle and violence in american film and culture.


Our mount rushmore of Brian De Palma films:

  • Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
    • Body Double (1984)
      • Carrie (1976)
        • Carlito's Way (1993)
        • ...more
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          Filmsoc PodcastBy Julian Kopkas