Salutations from the Other Side
FXRetro will likely have Brian DePalma’s Phantom of the Paradise in heavy rotation seeing this is the haunting season. And given the clip above is from ScreamFactoryTV it wouldn’t be out of sorts to think it will be there as well as at their shop.
What can even be said of this that hasn’t already been mentioned? Absolute blast involving Faustian deals in the recording industry… a look at how music was changing between decades and within the 1970s. See the evolution of the Juicy Fruits from the opening scene to their Caligari-esque performance opening for Beef at the Paradise’s grand reveal.
The mastermind writing these genre spanning “hits” none other than the “5 foot of awesome” Paul Williams. Being “half a midget” myself, I might be able to get away with it. And to think, the cross promotion for Phantom of the Paradise would include prime time performances on The Brady Bunch and a Hardy Boys & Nancy Drew Meet Dracula Halloween special.
Oh, the 70s… decade of mavericks across the art field. A number of whom we’ve already lost but their creations remain and some who continue to create.