Movie shots are hard to figure out, but how did one innocuous one change history? If I told you that the movie The Bonfire of the Vanities changed Hollywood forever, you would probably agree. Although not for the same reasons. But maybe for the same reasons—I find myself on a similar wavelength with our readers all the time. The movie changed the way we look at satire, big budgets, and casting, and it altered Brian De Palma's career. This feels like the summer of The Bonfire of the Vanities. There was an incredible podcast, The Plot Thickens S2, based on Julie Salamon's book The Devil's Candy. That brought the movie back to the recent cultural lexicon. So much of the movie fails that it's easy to forget there are some awesome things about it, as well. You can appreciate anything from the opening oner to the highly inventive camera work and the sumptuous set design. What I was not aware of was that inside the film is one of the most important shots in cinema history. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 24 September, 2021