Brian De Palma's FEMME FATALE

Hellbilly · 08-16-2002, 04:12 PM

Wow! The Trailer looks very good! I can't hardly wait to see this one.
De Palma's new thriller FEMME FATALE starring Rebecca Romijin-Stamos

opens November 8 from Warner Bros.

DVD Connoisseur · 08-16-2002, 08:20 PM

Excellent news. It's been a fair while since I watched a De Palma film (I missed Mission To Mars completely....).

Should be a good 'un!

The Chaostar · 08-17-2002, 01:15 AM

Err, the film is not that good. Saw it at Cannes and, to me at least, seemed very poor. It's the same case with SNAKE EYES: Great camerawork, great editing, great way to say a story but no story - good looking but empty. At least that is my opinion.

Hellbilly · 09-15-2002, 08:29 PM

Looks like our friend Ebert enjoyed De Palma's latest:

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"Femme Fatale" is Brian de Palma's high-style new thriller, a deceptive labyrinth that also sinks through lies and deceptions to get to the truth of the story. Rebecca Romijn-Stamos is a sexy member of a theft ring who daringly seduces a diamond costume off the model wearing it, before a screening at the Cannes Film Festival. Antonio Banderas is the photographer drawn into her web, in a film of relentless sex, spectacular sequences without dialogue, plots within plots, and payoffs after payoffs. De Palma is in form.

thanks to rhett for the info.

rhett · 09-15-2002, 10:48 PM

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De Palma is in form.

That is great news, and it has really increased my anticipation for this film. De Palma hasn't done a great film in years, and perhaps this will rival his films of the 70's and 80's.

KillerCannabis · 09-16-2002, 05:20 AM

Romijn? I'm there. I'll go see it when it opens. Sounds good too.

JW77 · 09-16-2002, 09:11 AM

I saw a French trailer for this months ago. Looked like RR had a full nude scene in it (the under water bit).

Which, if this were the case, would make it a work of cinematic genius.

indiephantom · 09-16-2002, 04:04 PM

Saw it at the Toronto Film fest. It's a lot of fun. As the other poster above noted, it does fall into the category of SNAKE EYES and a few other De Palma efforts which open big, but then never really amount to much.

This one is cool because of the sexy females and the humor. It's big entertainment and everyone looks to be having a great time. Argento might not be happy to see that DePalma rips off a shot from TENEBRE for the second time.

Cydeous · 09-16-2002, 06:39 PM

I love a lot of De Palma's work and hopefully this one will be allong the lines of Sisters and Dressed to Kill, or at least as good as Body Double.

I wonder why he made Mission to Mars. What was he thinking?

Hellbilly · 11-09-2002, 10:44 AM

So, did any of you guys watched this yet?

Richard Anthony · 11-09-2002, 06:29 PM

I'm really looking forward to seeing this film. I love Brian De Palma's films, one of my favorite directors of all time, he is a brilliant director. FEMME FATALE sounds like Brian De Palma is back in top form, some of his classic Horror/Thrillers DRESSED TO KILL, THE FURY, and BODY DOUBLE, and this film brings to mind some of his best work in film.

BloodMan · 11-09-2002, 08:53 PM

Ripped off Argento again! Grrrrr

Anyway, Might go see this film... not too sure

cheers!!!

Nick

11-10-2002, 07:13 PM

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Originally posted by BloodMan
Ripped off Argento again! Grrrrr

Anyway, Might go see this film... not too sure

cheers!!!

Nick

He didn't really rip off the Tenebrae "he's behind you" shot in his earlier film Raising Cain. A similar scene is present in the Alfred Hitchcock film Frenzy, so both directors are ripping him off.

I haven't seen Femme Fatale, so I can't comment about the second alleged rip off.

rhett · 11-12-2002, 12:13 AM

I don't understand why so many people bash DePalma for "ripping off" Hitchcock, Argento, etc. We live in a post-modernist time, where everything is taken in quotation marks and wink-wink-nudge-nudge humor. Carpenter lifts shots from Howard Hawks, Tarantino lifts from countless films, and Kevin Smith owes more than his fair share of filmmaking to John Hughes. Everyone is influenced by others, so why fault directors for actually acknowledging these influences by including them as homages in their films?

11-12-2002, 03:40 AM

Saw this the other day - I really loved the shots and setups that DePalma has concocted here, BUT storywise, it just didn't make it for me - I had hopes for this too. But I don't see it getting ranked up there with "Blowout", "Sisters", or "Dressed To Kill".

08-16-2002, 04:12 PM	#1
Hellbilly Water-squirting greatness Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Franconia Posts: 13,666	Brian De Palma's FEMME FATALE Wow! The Trailer looks very good! I can't hardly wait to see this one. De Palma's new thriller FEMME FATALE starring Rebecca Romijin-Stamos opens November 8 from Warner Bros. __________________ "Common sense turns me on"

08-17-2002, 01:15 AM	#3
The Chaostar Johnny Hallyday forever Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Hell-as Posts: 4,257	Err, the film is not that good. Saw it at Cannes and, to me at least, seemed very poor. It's the same case with SNAKE EYES: Great camerawork, great editing, great way to say a story but no story - good looking but empty. At least that is my opinion. __________________ "Only on Horrordvds.com could a well intentioned get well thread turn into an infomercial about the propensity for testicular perspiration". There Is No Freedom, Wake Up.

09-16-2002, 09:11 AM	#7
JW77 Support Halliburton Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Korova Milk Bar Posts: 2,369	I saw a French trailer for this months ago. Looked like RR had a full nude scene in it (the under water bit). Which, if this were the case, would make it a work of cinematic genius. __________________ "There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the US, and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos, and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz, and swing, result from marijuana use. This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes, entertainers, and any others." -- Harry J. Anslinger, first commissioner of the United States Bureau of Narcotics

09-16-2002, 06:39 PM	#9
Cydeous Axxon N Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: La Casa Maledetta Posts: 1,194	I love a lot of De Palma's work and hopefully this one will be allong the lines of <B>Sisters</B> and <B>Dressed to Kill</B>, or at least as good as <B>Body Double</B>. I wonder why he made <B>Mission to Mars</B>. What was he thinking?

11-09-2002, 10:44 AM	#10
Hellbilly Water-squirting greatness Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Franconia Posts: 13,666	So, did any of you guys watched this yet? __________________ "Common sense turns me on"

08-16-2002, 08:20 PM	#2
DVD Connoisseur Moderator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The UK - Home of Censorship Posts: 2,309	Excellent news. It's been a fair while since I watched a De Palma film (I missed Mission To Mars completely....). Should be a good 'un!

09-16-2002, 05:20 AM	#6
KillerCannabis Slow, Deep & Hard Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: So Cal Posts: 5,606	Romijn? I'm there. I'll go see it when it opens. Sounds good too.

09-16-2002, 04:04 PM	#8
indiephantom Horny Spirit Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Ghost World Posts: 3,880	Saw it at the Toronto Film fest. It's a lot of fun. As the other poster above noted, it does fall into the category of SNAKE EYES and a few other De Palma efforts which open big, but then never really amount to much. This one is cool because of the sexy females and the humor. It's big entertainment and everyone looks to be having a great time. Argento might not be happy to see that DePalma rips off a shot from TENEBRE for the second time.

11-09-2002, 06:29 PM	#11
Richard Anthony Stalker Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MA Posts: 478	I'm really looking forward to seeing this film. I love Brian De Palma's films, one of my favorite directors of all time, he is a brilliant director. FEMME FATALE sounds like Brian De Palma is back in top form, some of his classic Horror/Thrillers DRESSED TO KILL, THE FURY, and BODY DOUBLE, and this film brings to mind some of his best work in film.

11-09-2002, 08:53 PM	#12
BloodMan Kill Time B4 It Kills You Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 4,432	Ripped off Argento again! Grrrrr Anyway, Might go see this film... not too sure cheers!!! Nick __________________ We Are Never Very Far From Those We Hate, For This Very Reason, We Shall Never Be Truly Close To Those We Love If I Don't Have The Right To Torture You, Why Then Do You Have The Right To Torture Me By Taking Away The Pleasure That I Could Get From Torturing You? Remember, one cannot make footprints in the sands of time by sitting on their butt, and who wants to leave butt prints in the sands of time?

11-12-2002, 12:13 AM	#14
rhett Moderator Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Canada Posts: 8,876	I don't understand why so many people bash DePalma for "ripping off" Hitchcock, Argento, etc. We live in a post-modernist time, where everything is taken in quotation marks and wink-wink-nudge-nudge humor. Carpenter lifts shots from Howard Hawks, Tarantino lifts from countless films, and Kevin Smith owes more than his fair share of filmmaking to John Hughes. Everyone is influenced by others, so why fault directors for actually acknowledging these influences by including them as homages in their films? __________________ "It's a good scream...it's a good scream..."

11-12-2002, 03:40 AM	#15
Joel Groce Guest Posts: n/a	Pretty film...in more ways than one! Saw this the other day - I really loved the shots and setups that DePalma has concocted here, BUT storywise, it just didn't make it for me - I had hopes for this too. But I don't see it getting ranked up there with "Blowout", "Sisters", or "Dressed To Kill".

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