Conjuring synthetic sound and Faustian fury, Brian De Palma's adaptation PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE is one of cinema's most striking keystones, both as a cult object as well as an inspirational force of nature. As William Finley's Winslow Leach's appearance and creative sincerity are contorted into Expressionist angles by Paul Williams' Swan, their battle illustrates the recapitulation of myth across all mediums, the folly of eternal life in whatever form we can conceive it, and of course, artistic integrity! In discussion of its explosively referential cinematography, incisive character work, dazzling soundtrack, and postmodern trappings, this is a palooza of a Dolly Back episode - and we would not have it any other way!
Susan Sontag's Essay - Notes on "Camp"
Sarah Welch-Larson's Article on BrightWallDarkRoom - He Sold His Soul For Rock And Roll
Conjuring synthetic sound and Faustian fury, Brian De Palma's adaptation PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE is one of cinema's most striking keystones, both as a cult object as well as an inspirational force of nature. As William Finley's Winslow Leach's appearance and creative sincerity are contorted into Expressionist angles by Paul Williams' Swan, their battle illustrates the recapitulation of myth across all mediums, the folly of eternal life in whatever form we can conceive it, and of course, artistic integrity! In discussion of its explosively referential cinematography, incisive character work, dazzling soundtrack, and postmodern trappings, this is a palooza of a Dolly Back episode - and we would not have it any other way!
Susan Sontag's Essay - Notes on "Camp"
Sarah Welch-Larson's Article on BrightWallDarkRoom - He Sold His Soul For Rock And Roll