Known for:	Scarface, Mission: Impossible, The Untouchables
Birth name:	Brian Russell De Palma
Birthday:	11 September 1940, Newark, New Jersey, USA
Height:	5' 11" (1.80 m)

Director Brian De Palma has attacked the U.S. government and the media for fooling the American public into believing the Iraq war has the full support of the armed forces fighting there.


Director Brian De Palma's montage of Iraq war casualties was censored in new movie Redacted on the insistence of insurance companies, who feared relatives of the victims would sue the movie-makers.


Brian De Palma's outrage over the war in Iraq is palpable in ''Redacted,'' his fictionalized telling of the real-life rape and murder of a teenage girl by U.S. soldiers. Certainly this is a story that people need to know about, if they didn't know it already. His technique, however, tends to be gimmicky and clichéd.


(limited) Director Brian De Palma turns his lens on the Iraq war with this collection of tales focusing on the experience of U.S. soldiers involved in the conflict. Shot on high-definition video, Redacted will also address the ever-evolving manner in which war is covered by the media by focusing on such journalistic innovations as blog coverage and web reporting. Continue Summary

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A fictional story inspired by true events, Redacted is a unique cinematic experience that will force viewers to radically reconsider the filters through which we see and accept events in our world, the power of the mediated image and how presentation and composition influence our ideas and beliefs.


Reuters - Veteran Hollywood director Brian De Palma has lashed out at what he calls the censorship of his new film about Iraq and the chilling effect of corporate America on the war.
Movie maker Quentin Tarantino has branded fellow Hollywood heavyweight Brian De Palma "desperate" for his bid to appeal to mass audiences. The Pulp Fiction director believes De Palma, whose credits include Scarface and The Untouchables, has failed to match the height of his popularity in the Eighties and early-Nineties with his more recent projects.


Moviemaker QUENTIN TARANTINO has branded fellow Hollywood heavyweight BRIAN DE PALMA "desperate" for his bid to appeal to mass audiences. The Pulp Fiction director believes De Palma, whose credits include Scarface and The Untouchables, has failed to match the height of his popularity in the Eighties and early-Nineties with his more recent projects.And the result
AP - Movies by Brian De Palma, Paul Haggis, Ang Lee and Wes Anderson will compete for the Golden Lion at a star-packed, American-dominated edition of the Venice film festival opening next month, organizers said Thursday.
ROME (AP) - Movies by Brian De Palma, Paul Haggis, Ang Lee and Wes Anderson will compete for the Golden Lion at a star-packed, American-dominated edition of the Venice film festival opening next month, organizers said Thursday.


Reuters - The Venice film festival will celebrate its 75th birthday this year with a star-packed lineup and top directors like Kenneth Branagh, Brian De Palma, Ken Loach, Peter Greenaway and Ang Lee vying for its top prize.

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