This is definitely one of De Palma's weaker Hitchcockian thrillers but that's not to say it's a bad film at all. Far from it. It just pales by comparison to the excellent DRESSED TO KILL and BLOW OUT. It's still a stylish thriller and if anyone's not seen it and is already a giallo convert they should definitely check it out.
Anyway, my point was I'm really stoked about this release and am definitely going to be picking it up on the strength of the fact that it has the De Palma shorts included as extras. An absolute no-brainer as far as I'm concerned and this release has gone from "I'll pick it up if I see it cheap" to an immediate must-buy.
I was also chuffed to see the the forthcoming Criterion DVD and Blu-ray releases are to include De Palma's early feature MURDER A LA MODE.
A great time to be a fan of De Palma it seems
