1. Dressed to Kill movie review & film summary (1980) | Roger Ebert
The "very violent" aspect was tame, even for a vintage flick. And the pace was just agonizing. Overly dramatic without anything close to a satisfying payoff.
When Alfred Hitchcock died, the obituaries puzzled over the fact that Hitchcock had created the most distinctive and easily recognizable visual style of his
2. BRIAN DE PALMA'S "DRESSED TO KILL" (1980) STARRING MICHAEL ...
15 mrt 2023 · There is a great deal of sexual tension and graphic violence in Dressed to Kill, so much so that when the film was released 43 years ago it was ...
3. The Test of Time: Dressed To Kill (1980) - JoBlo
29 apr 2020 · The movie is an exquisite piece of Hitchcockian style and form featuring excellent performances, an all-time memorable movie murder, and a ...
Arrow in the Head puts Brian De Palma's DRESSED TO KILL up against The Test of Time!
4. My favourite film aged 12: Dressed to Kill | Movies | The Guardian
26 mei 2020 · Dressed to Kill tells the disturbing story of a murdered suburbanite, a high-class escort and a transgender killer from different, metropolitan worlds.
My mother hooked me on an inappropriately precocious diet of horror and suspense – then a solo viewing of Brian de Palma’s dream-like slasher raised the bar
5. Dangerous Liaisons: The Legacy Of 'Dressed To Kill' At 40 | The Quietus
25 jul 2020 · Brian De Palma's erotic thriller Dressed To Kill shocked and entertained in 1980, but its legacy 40 years later feels knotty, one of dangerous influence and ...
In the 40 years since the stormy release of Brian De Palma’s erotic thriller Dressed To Kill, the film has come to represent a kind of mainstream cinema that’s no longer being made. The film plays around with pacing, including scenes that are beautifully directed but do little to advance its narrative, and it is […]
6. Dressed to Kill | Rotten Tomatoes
Dressed to Kill is quite an interesting suspenseful horror movie. Made by the legendary director who gave the world "Scarface" and "Carrie" (Brian De Palma) ...
When Liz Blake (Nancy Allen), a prostitute, sees a mysterious woman brutally slay homemaker Kate Miller (Angie Dickinson), she finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police think Liz is the murderer, the real killer wants to silence the crime's only witness. Only Kate's inventor son, Peter (Keith Gordon), believes Liz. Peter and Liz team up to find the real culprit, who has an unexpected means of hiding her identity and an even more surprising motivation to kill.
7. Dressed to Kill (1980) - Movie Review / Film Essay - Gone With The Twins
W. ith a title like “Dressed to Kill,” it's amusingly contrary to hear light, romantic melodies by composer Pino Donaggio, presiding over a nude woman ...
A detailed and comprehensive film synopsis, analysis, and critique.
8. 'Psycho' vs. 'Dressed to Kill': Who Wore It Better? | MovieBabble
20 jul 2020 · Both Psycho and Dressed to Kill dispatch their top-billed stars (Janet Leigh and Angie Dickinson, respectively) at the end of the first act — ...
On its 40th anniversary, Dressed to Kill is still a stylish masterpiece, but how does it compare to the film that inspired it?
9. Classic Movie Review: 'Dressed to Kill' Starring Michael Caine | Geeks
23 jul 2024 · The conceit, according to the screenplay by director Brian De Palma, is that this woman trapped in a man's body is like a second personality who ...
Reflecting on a classic 80s thriller.
10. Dressed to Kill at 40: Brian De Palma's thrilling yet problematic shocker
25 jul 2020 · From the very first scene, a deliciously pornographic riff on the shower scene in Psycho, De Palma is already setting Dressed to Kill on the ...
The director’s stylish Psycho homage remains a thrill yet continues to face accusations of misogyny and transphobia
11. Dressed to Kill (Film, 1980) - MovieMeter.nl
Horror / Thriller film geregisseerd door Brian De Palma. Met Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson en Nancy Allen.
12. Dressed to Kill (1980) - Movie Review - Alternate Ending
2 apr 2019 · Both films are openly experiments, with Dressed to Kill trying a bit more rigorously to tease out the dramaturgical implications of what that ...
The thriller mechanics are impeccable, but the plot is flat and predictable, and the characters flatter still. Read the review!
13. Head To Toe In High Murder: 'Dressed To Kill' (1980) Retro Review
30 jul 2020 · The film earned rave reviews with New York Magazine, who declared Dressed to Kill, the “first great American movie of the '80s!”A tall order ...
Let's take a look back at Brian DePalma's erotic thriller, 'Dressed To Kill' (1980), and remember why it should be on every horror fan's watchlist.
14. Dressed to Kill (1980) - True Myth Media
27 jun 2018 · “Dressed To Kill” feels to me like a Hitchcock film with a dash of Dario Argento; it's meticulously and artfully directed, but it contains ...
After a call girl witnesses a murder, she becomes the next target of the murderer.
15. Dressed to Kill (1980) Brian DePalma | Twenty Four Frames
13 jul 2012 · “Dressed to Kill” was one of the most derisive films ever to be released in 1980, condemned for being misogynistic, homophobic, a glossy 42nd ...
Of all the filmmakers who came to be collectively known in the 1970’s as the movie brats, Brain DePalma was the one who liked to push most the cinematic buttons of both critics and audiences.…
16. Dressed To Kill (1980) - DVXuser.com
7 nov 2021 · To me, this is also a very enjoyable film, and for sheer technical achievement, I think the camera work is even better than in Body Double. The ...
Speaking of Hitchcockian, as is well known, Brian De Palma was somewhat obessed wth Hitchcock, and “Body Double” is frequently cited as his tribute to Hitch. But for my money, one could say the same about Dressed To Kill - which if anything is almost more of a tribute. To me, this is also a...
17. Dressed to Kill (1980) - Only a Bloody Blog - WordPress.com
15 mei 2019 · It may not be saying a great deal, but Dressed to Kill represents the best film covered in this blog for a while and although there are ...
“Now you don’t have to be a detective to figure it out do you” Doctor Robert Elliott Brian De Palma writes and directs as Caine plays psychiatrist Doctor Robert Elliott in Dressed…
18. Dressed to Kill (1980) (2024) - Fromheelstohighchairs
10 uur geleden · De Palma's style is great. He's got this slick, noirish feel that makes good use of shadow and reflection and odd angles to drive the intensity ...
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19. Dressed To Kill (1980) Review - Love Horror
29 jul 2013 · Brian De Palma delivers by blending Hitchcock thrills with 80's excess and style plus a giant dose of Giallo's sex and death, Dressed to ...
The amazing Arrow Video continue their releases of the brilliant Brian De Palma’s back catalogue with his erotic thriller Dressed to Kill one of his most sexually explicit movies which is finally available on Blu-Ray in this uncut version. Telling the story of bored housewife Kate Miller (Angie Dickinson) who spends her time on dirty […]
20. Films You Have to See: Dressed to Kill (1980) - The Times
6 aug 2013 · Against that background we have Dressed to Kill. A movie that does not just revolve around a woman's experience. But a middle-aged woman at that ...
There’s a line that you’re supposed to take with Dressed to Kill. A received opinion. Critical and dismissive, it was established in 1980, soon after the release of the thriller, directed by Brian De
21. Dressed to Kill (1980) - The Bloody Pit of Horror Blog
6 nov 2011 · Dressed to Kill (1980) ... I completely understand why some viewers wouldn't really take to this psycho-thriller. Hell, I can even understand why ...
Directed by: Brian De Palma I completely understand why some viewers wouldn't really take to this psycho-thriller. Hell, I can even understa...
22. Dressed to Kill (1980) directed by Brian De Palma • Reviews, film + cast
After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation.
After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police thinks she is the murderer, the real killer is intent on silencing her only witness.
