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“Voyeurism, fetishism and pornography collide in a frenzied, unabashedly psychosexual pastiche of "Vertigo" and "Rear Window". Whilst De Palma foregrounding of 1980s culture adds a new dimension of outre trashiness to the proceedings, the film exists on its own plane as an artefact of its time, albeit by translating images and styles as a register on what separates the contemporary from the past in terms of sex and murder. Although commenting on Hitchcock's erotic themes and De Palma's clear evocation of them is a thorny subject considering the latter's high art valuation by critics, "Body Double" is nevertheless a stylish, unsettling remnant of Hitchcockian imagery and psychological bent as viewed through the fervid sheen and perversions of Hollywood.” read more

Watched in 2018 (244 movies items)

"Rewatched"

Watched in 2017 From best to worst (Commented) (37 movies items)

"I had the chance to watch this one remastered in a theatre. Classic, beautiful. Well done. "

Movies the giraffe watched in 2017: September (28 movies items)

"First viewing - Sept. 19th De Palma turned 70 this month, so I wanted to watch something of his I hadn't seen yet. As luck would have it this is one of the few films of his that's on Showbox, so I took a chance with it. Body Double clearly owes a huge debt to Rear Window as it's basically an updated version of that film as filtered through De Palma's cinematic sensibilities. It's consistently entertaining, and I love the ways it messed with my expectations along the way. The only thing I was ki"

Favorite Horror Films: 1984 (17 movies items)

" Directed by: Brian DePalma Produced by: Brian DePalma Written by: Brian DePalma and Robert J. Avrech Cinematography: Stephen H. Burum Edited by: Gerald B. Greenberg and Bill Pankow Music by: Pino Donaggio Distributed by: Columbia Pictures"

Lessons To Be Learned From Horror Films (580 movies items)

"Don't investigate. If you see someone getting killed, do the sensible thing. Phone the police."

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" Deborah Shelton"

House 2 (36 movies items)

" Gregg Henry and Craig Wasson "

Miika's Movie Diary - 2017 (250 movies items)

"4.2, PC"

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" Craig Wasson and Deborah Shelton"