Phantom of the Paradise (De Palma, 1974): Prince Charles Cinema, 12.15pm
This film, part of the Horroctober at the Prince Charles Cinema, also screens on October 24th. Full details can be found here.
Time Out review:
Despite the dread MOR dirges given to Jessica Harper's crooning ingenue,
arguably De Palma's finest film. A highly inventive updating of the Phantom of the Opera story to the rockbiz world - complete with borrowings from Faust and The Picture of Dorian Gray
- it tells of rock composer William Finley's desire for revenge after he is
cheated by a nightclub and record label mogul (Paul Williams). Nothing that
remarkable about the plot in itself, but De Palma employs his love of
gadgetry to imaginative effect (making terrific use of split screens and
video technology), and casts a satirically beady eye upon the
money-hungry foibles of the music industry. Best, in fact, is the cameo
by Gerrit Graham as the camp, 'Producers'-style glamrock star, although
Memmoli's world-weary manager and the piss-take of Alice Cooper are also
memorable.
Geoff Andrew
Here (and above) is the trailer.
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