De Palma (Noah Baumbach/Jake Paltrow)

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by Todd Tomorrow

I'm very much looking forward to this, I'm a huge De Palma fan. To anybody who has seen this: are there many clips from De Palma's films in the documentary and what is the quality of those ? Are they Blu-ray quality ?

It's nothing but De Palma interview segments interspersed with clips from his films and a few other sources (plus the occasional personal photo from his youth). The film clips are copious and of excellent visual quality. They're also VERY spoileriffic at times, so if you haven't seen all of his movies, tread lightly.

[JohnCarpenterLives]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

It's nothing but De Palma interview segments interspersed with clips from his films and a few other sources (plus the occasional personal photo from his youth). The film clips are copious and of excellent visual quality. They're also VERY spoileriffic at times, so if you haven't seen all of his movies, tread lightly.

Is the interview audio played OVER the clips? I would be severely disappointed if everything grinds to a halt to show clips. I assume the interview keeps on trucking since this documentary got great reviews.

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by JohnCarpenterLives

Is the interview audio played OVER the clips? I would be severely disappointed if everything grinds to a halt to show clips. I assume the interview keeps on trucking since this documentary got great reviews.

Yes, De Palma's commentary often plays over the clips (making this the first de facto De Palma commentary on any of his movies ).

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

It's nothing but De Palma interview segments interspersed with clips from his films and a few other sources (plus the occasional personal photo from his youth). The film clips are copious and of excellent visual quality. They're also VERY spoileriffic at times, so if you haven't seen all of his movies, tread lightly.

very true - I had to kind of blank out during the 'Blow Out' section of the doc.