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Director BRIAN DE PALMA has hit back at critics who deem his habit of casting women in victim roles degrading, insisting it's harder for audiences to....

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Director BRIAN DE PALMA has credited cult classic EASY RIDER with paving the way for maverick movie-makers like himself, STEVEN SPIELBERG and MARTIN....

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Director BRIAN DE PALMA has attacked the U.S. government and the media for fooling the American public into believing the Iraq war has the full....

Read news story: DE PALMA BLASTS US GOVERNMENT OVER IRAQ WAR COVER-UP

Director BRIAN DE PALMA's montage of Iraq war casualties was censored in new movie REDACTED on the insistence of insurance companies, who feared....

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Director Brian De Palma's latest film Redacted is scheduled to open tomorrow (Friday) in limited release as theater owners brace for possible....

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Maverick director BRIAN DE PALMA shocked film fans after he became embroiled in a public war of words with the boss of his new movie. The Carrie....

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Moviemaker QUENTIN TARANTINO has branded fellow Hollywood heavyweight BRIAN DE PALMA "desperate" for his bid to appeal to mass audiences. The Pulp....

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For the second time in three years, a film by Taiwanese director Ang Lee has won the top Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival. His....

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Director Brian De Palma's latest film, based on the alleged rape and murder of an Iraqi teenager by U.S. troops and the slaughter of her family, has....

Read news story: DE PALMAS FILM IGNITES PRAISE COMDEMNATION

Actor NICOLAS CAGE has signed up to star as Al Capone in filmmaker BRIAN DE PALMA's prequel to THE UNTOUCHABLES. Cage, reuniting with his Snake Eyes....

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The 1973 ultra-violent, cult thriller that launched the careers of director BRIAN DE PALMA and SUPERMAN star MARGOT KIDDER is in the middle of a....

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Veteran director BRIAN DE PALMA has hit back at critics who claim his movies feature too much violence. THE BLACK DAHLIA film-maker insists....

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It may only have taken in $14.4 million, but like a football game won by a single field goal, Gridiron Gang became the 10th Sony film of the year to....

Read news story: SONY GANGS UP ON RIVALS

One thing about the Black Dahlia that critics seem to agree on: it's stylish. Brian De Palma gets credit for that, along with production....

Read news story: MOVIE REVIEWS THE BLACK DAHLIA

SCARLETT JOHANSSON's screen sex scenes with boyfriend JOSH HARTNETT were less than romantic - she insists they were like "organised boxing matches". ....

Read news story: JOHANSSON LOVE SCENES WITH HARTNETT WERE AWKWARD

Hollywood director BRIAN DE PALMA has lashed out at movies and TV shows that simplify complex crimes to attract a mainstream audience. The....

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American novelist JAMES ELLROY is delighted with BRIAN DE PALMA's big screen adaptation of his best-selling novel THE BLACK DAHLIA. Ellroy, whose....

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The Venice Film Festival appeared awash in controversy Wednesday as it kicked off with the world premiere of Brian De Palma's The Black Dahlia,....

Read news story: CONTROVERSY DOGS OPENING OF VENICE FILM FESTIVAL

SCARLETT JOHANSSON has angrily dismissed claims her steamy sex scene in new movie THE BLACK DAHLIA is an unnecessary distraction. The 21-year-old....

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The mysterious death of actress ELIZABETH SHORT is to feature in yet another Hollywood movie after New Line studio bosses bought up the rights to....

Read news story: BLACK DAHLIA LEGEND CONTINUES TO GROW

Movies based on historical events will take front and center at this year's Venice Film Festival -- and the stars that appear in them will be on....

Read news story: HISTORYBASED MOVIES TO PREMIERE AT VENICE FILM FESTIVAL

Veteran director BRIAN DE PALMA' forthcoming film THE BLACK DAHLIA, which stars SCARLETT JOHANSSON, JOSH HARTNETT and HILARY SWANK, has been selected....

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