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Article: Brian De Palma: The Black Dahlia; DI, as well as his trademark camera moves, play a key role in this period piece.(DIRECTOR'S CHAIR)
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HOLLYWOOD -- For over three decades now, director Brian De Palma has won international acclaim with his highly-stylized use of camerawork and moody imagery in such thriller-chiller films as Dressed To Kill, Body Double, Carrie and Scarface, films that also earned him the distinction of being the heir apparent to Alfred Hitchcock.
Now De Palma, whose credits also include The Untouchables, Mission: Impossible and The Bonfire of the Vanities, is back with another film noir thriller, The Black Dahlia. For a director who built his reputation on intricate and flamboyant camera moves, his new film once again showcases some trademark complex sequences. "My favorite is the ...