The De Palma Decade
Redefining Cinema with Doubles, Voyeurs, and Psychic Teens

Some of the most inane film analysis I’ve ever read. Very poorly written. Thankfully, the interviews included are mildly entertaining (if not particularly insightful). De Palma is a major artist for me, so this was disappointing.......more

Compulsively readable journey through DePalma's defining decade of filmmaking. Bouzereau's prose and analysis is somewhat workmanlike, but his interviews (as befits his status as a legendary behind-the-scenes documentarian) are fantastic and full of fresh insight.......more

I'll give the book two stars for the cover and good pics...Otherwise, one can hardly call this a book...and hardly anything definitive regarding De Palma...It's called The De Palma Decade and for some reason it's NOT done chronologically...fine...If you want anecdotes from actors and production folk......more

It should be noted that... A: This books covers De Palma's films "Sisters" through "Blow Out." and B: If you have not seen any of the movies, you should avoid their chapters if you don't want to encounter massive spoilers. This is a great in-depth look at a 10-year stretch of De Palma films that are ico......more

De Palma is one of my heroes and Bouzereau is one of the great documentarians so this was the perfect combo of author and subject. A real treat. The discoveries in this are anecdotal but that’s all I was hoping for. I greedily want the next decade covered but until then, this is essential text for a......more