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Blow OutOther

by Brian De Palma

Who uses, recommends or left Blow Out, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.

4 people

Ty Segall
American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer of garage and psychedelic rock, with more than a dozen solo albums, and a member of the bands Fuzz and GØGGS.
loved

I just love the use of sound in Blow Out.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Ty Segall, the entry for Blow Out.

2022-08-26·criterion.com ↗

Edgar Wright
British film director of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and Baby Driver.
loved

Blow Out is certainly one of De Palma’s finest.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Edgar Wright, the entry for Blow Out.

2011-09-27·criterion.com ↗

Carlos Reygadas
Mexican filmmaker of Japón (2002), Battle in Heaven (2005), Silent Light (2007) and Post Tenebras Lux (2012), which won him Best Director at Cannes.
liked

In Blow Out, the storyline is very pristine, there’s nothing distracting, and you get to see and observe all the details in a special way.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Carlos Reygadas, the entry for Blow Out.

2019-08-12·criterion.com ↗

Karyn Kusama
American filmmaker; her debut Girlfight (2000) won Best Director and the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, followed by Æon Flux (2005), Jennifer's Body (2009), The Invitation (2015), Destroyer (2018) and work on Yellowjackets.
liked

Brian De Palma’s Blow Out is a nihilistic portrait of political corruption, featuring John Travolta at his most blazingly charismatic.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Karyn Kusama, the entry for Blow Out.

2019-01-28·criterion.com ↗

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